History YMMV / MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames

* CriticalDissonance[=/=]CriticProof: Reviews for all three games were low, and the mainstream doesn't seem to care. It's mainly because fans wished that this crossover would be used for {{Platform Game}}s instead.

* {{Narm}}: Males can take part in female-centric events such as synchronized swimming or rhythmic ribbon gymnastics. Cue snickers as [[FanYay Bowser]], [[FatBastard Wario]], or [[StoutStrength Vector]] participate.

* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Sonic simply not reach the finish line within seconds? He's only running at a fraction of his top speed so that everyone else has a chance of winning.
** But then why isn't Shadow winning all of the races effortlessly, considering he's depicted in the Sonic series as being [[WorthyOpponent one of the few beings (if not the only one) who can go toe-to-toe with Sonic in a race]]? He's doing it because beating Sonic when he's holding back wouldn't mean much.

* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Sonic simply not reach the finish line within seconds? He's only running at a fraction of his top speed so that everyone else has a chance of winning. Either that, or his top speed requires charging in his ball form or hitting speed boosts.

* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Sonic simply not reach the finish line within seconds? He's only running at a fraction of his top speed so that everyone else has a chance of winning. But then why isn't Shadow winning all of the races effortlessly, considering he's depicted in the Sonic series as being [[WorthyOpponent one of the few beings (if not the only one) who can go toe-to-toe with Sonic in a race]]? He's doing it because beating Sonic when he's holding back wouldn't mean much.

* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Sonic simply not reach the finish line within seconds? He's only running at a fraction of his top speed so that everyone else has a chance of winning, as noted on the main article. But then why isn't Shadow winning all of the races effortlessly, considering he's depicted in the Sonic series as being [[WorthyOpponent one of the few beings (if not the only one) who can go toe-to-toe with Sonic in a race]]? He's doing it because beating Sonic when he's holding back wouldn't mean much.

** It's [[AwesomeMusic/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[AwesomeMusic/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], people.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The victory taunts alone signify this. "Wa ha ha! Waluigi, number one!"
** Not to mention Sega's Remixes of Mario Music in the second game. Seriously, Mario just got a lot more epic.

* FanonDiscontinuity: While not a bad game, it still gets this treatment, mostly because it's difficult to make the crossover fit into the stories of both game series.

* FanonDiscontinuity: While not a bad game, it still gets this treatment.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Metal Sonic, boss battles against characters who didn't make the cut such as Chaos, and the use of various Mario and Sonic stages in the Dream Events and music from the two series in ''Winter Games''.

** It should also be noted that Shadow's speed comes from skating with his Hover/Air Shoes. His ''actual'' running speed is nowhere near as impressive. Fans tend to forget/widely overlook this, with more than a few games noting that Shadow can't outrun Sonic naturally.
** It should also be noted that Sonic is very bad at accelerating, taking a long time to reach full speed. In addition, almost every character in the game has some degree of SuperSpeed in their respective series, with Waluigi and Donkey Kong being the exceptions.

* CriticalDissonance[=/=]CriticProof: Reviews for all three games were low, and the mainstream doesn't seem to care.

* CriticalDissonance[=/=]CriticProof: Reviews for both games were low, and the mainstream doesn't seem to care.

** It should also be noted that Shadow's speed comes from skating his Hover/Air Shoes. His ''actual'' running speed is nowhere near as impressive. Fans tend to forget/widely overlook this, with more than a few games noting that Shadow can't outrun Sonic naturally.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The victory taunts alone signify this. "Wa ha ha! Waluigi, number one!"
** Not to mention Sega's Remixes of Mario Music in the second game. Seriously, Mario just got a lot more epic.
** It's [[AwesomeMusic/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[AwesomeMusic/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], people.
* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Sonic simply not reach the finish line within seconds? He's only running at a fraction of his top speed so that everyone else has a chance of winning, as noted on the main article. But then why isn't Shadow winning all of the races effortlessly, considering he's depicted in the Sonic series as being [[WorthyOpponent one of the few beings (If not the only one) who can go toe-to-toe with Sonic in a race]]? He's doing it because beating Sonic when he's holding back wouldn't mean much.
* {{Narm}}: Males can take part in female-centric events such as synchronized swimming or rhythmic ribbon gymnastics. Cue snickers as [[FanYay Bowser]], [[FatBastard Wario]] or [[StoutStrength Vector]] participate.

** It's [[CrowningMusic/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[AwesomeMusic/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], people.

** It's [[CrowningMusic/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[CrowningMusic/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]], people.
* {{Narm}}: Males can take part in female-centric events such as synchronized swimming or rhythmic ribbon gymnastics. Cue snickers as [[FanYay Bowser]], [[FatBastard Wario]] or [[StoutStrength Vector]] participate.

Now being in what amounts to a minigame compilation is a disappointment for some, since the most logical crossover would be a PlatformGame. Regardless, this series has been a major success.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Metal Sonic, boss battles against characters who didn't make the cut such as Chaos, and the use of various Mario and Sonic stages in the Dream Events and music from the two series in ''Winter Games''.