<s>
is	O
a	O
2013	O
crossover	O
sports/party	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
that	O
were	O
held	O
in	O
Sochi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
formed	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
after	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
back	O
in	O
mid-October	O
2013	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lyric	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Boom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
in	O
November/December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rio	I-Application
2016	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sochi	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
currently	O
final	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
are	O
controlled	O
either	O
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
(	O
Plus	O
)	O
,	O
Nunchuks	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
with	O
some	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
biathlon	O
,	O
utilizing	O
both	O
control	O
methods	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
returning	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
skiing	B-Application
,	O
bobsledding	O
and	O
curling	O
,	O
new	O
events	O
include	O
figure	O
skating	O
pairs	O
and	O
snowboarding	B-Application
slope	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
participate	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
fictional	O
Dream	O
Events	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
mixed	O
event	O
in	O
which	O
cases	O
can	O
be	O
simultaneously	O
played	O
with	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
skiing	B-Application
and	O
bobsledding	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
places	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchises	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
Action	O
&	O
Answer	O
Tour	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
answer	O
questions	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
while	O
competing	O
in	O
various	O
events	O
hosted	O
by	O
Orbot	O
and	O
Cubot	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sochi	I-Application
2014	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
panning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
games	O
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
's	O
Liam	O
Martin	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
aspects	O
and	O
family-friendly	O
fun	O
but	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
spark	O
"	O
and	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
When	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
go	O
and	O
games	O
are	O
in	O
full	O
swing	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
flashy	O
and	O
fun	O
mini-game	O
compilation	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
