Bryan Clay’s Decathlon 2012 Will Sprint Into App Store This Weekend
by Brent Dirks
July 30, 2012
Looking to capitalize on Olympic fever, developer Elite Systems is planning to release Bryan Clay’s Decathlon 2012 in the App Store this weekend.
Described as a “spiritual successor” to the classic Track & Field game from Konami that was released in 1983, the app promises to bring the decathlon into the 3-D gaming age. Bryan Clay is the 2008 gold medal winner of the event from the United States.
For those who aren’t familiar with track and field, the decathlon is one of the most grueling of all Olympic events. Split over two days, the athletes compete in a total of 10 events. Points are awarded in each event dependent on finish. The person with the most points after the 10 events wins the gold.
And since we’ll probably never get to compete in the decathlon in real life, the app is promising to bring some track and field fun to iOS devices. The app will feature the familiar button-bashing play controls with inputs designed specifically for each individual event.
Players can choose to compete in each of the 10 events individually or collectively as the decathlon. There will also be three user-selectable difficulty levels – easy, medium, and hard.
The app will be universal, even though no price was announced.
If you’re interested in using your iOS devices to follow all of the action from London, take a look at our new Olympics AppList. And our own Robin Rhys dedicated an entire AppAdvice Daily episode to some of the top iOS apps for following the summer games.
