Google wanted to celebrate the start of the Tokyo Olympics, one of the biggest sporting events of the year, with a very special Google Doodle. During the next few hours, Internet users will be able to play Champion Island Games , a game created in collaboration with the Japanese studio “Studio 4ºC”, which simulates a 16-bit Olympics with a style inspired by the protagonists of Japanese stories.
The game is divided into 7 sports minigames : table tennis, skateboarding, archery, artistic swimming, climbing, rugby and marathon. Each minigame has different levels, as well as hidden missions and challenges that will add points to the game. The objective is to fight the enemies to get the seven sacred scrolls.
To play the new Doodle, it is only necessary to access the main page of the search engine from a PC and click on the Google logo. After a short introduction and a short minigame to familiarize yourself with the controls, the game will become more complete, with the possibility of joining a team and starting the different missions proposed by the Doodle. At the end of each game you can share your score or get more information about the Tokyo Olympics.
A Doodle inspired by popular tales and stories from Japan
Studio 4ºC, a Japanese animation studio, has been commissioned to create the animations and characters for the Google Doodle “Champion Island Games”. According to team members, the characters are inspired by Japanese folk tales and stories .
“In the design process, each champion of the event was selected from those unique stories. The team mascots and city characters such as Kappa, Yatagarasu, the lion dance, were also chosen as they are well known throughout Japan. The design of each character was based on their original image from the story, but was later adapted for the game. “, They comment.
Google has shared a video about the development of the video game, where you can see the original designs and the process of creating the Doodle . The Tokyo Olympics begin on July 23 and end on August 8 of this year.
