"OK, we've done two editions of Summer Games - I think we've pretty much exhausted the track and field events. Winter Games 2?"
"mmm...I think we're out of winter events to be honest."
The room becomes silent bar the sound of pens being chewed and the scratching of heads. Then....
"I know - why don't we make an edition where players can take part in lesser-known, native sports from countries across the globe!! Like... like... erm....Sumo wrestling!!"
"Now there's an idea....hmmm..."
"Yeah!!....what about....cliff diving in Mexico...?"
"Hey, now we're getting somewhere"
"This is brilliant....what about ... caber tossing in Scotland?"
"What?? Who the hell is Caber?? And since when did THAT become a sport?!?"

And so the idea for World Games was born. Well, not exactly in the way I've described but I'm sure it was very similar. Probably.

A continuation of Epyx's highly successful 'Games' series, World Games allows up to eight players to take part in a variety of unusual sports from various exotic locations across the globe. Specifically these are...Barrel Jumping, Caber Toss, Cliff Diving, Sumo Wrestling, Log Rolling, Bull Riding, Slalom Skiing and ...er...Weightlifting.

"Weightlifting?...we can't use that...Konami did that two years ago in Hypersports!.."
"Ah, shaddup!"

As with the other games in the series, instead of a 'Track & Field' approach to the events, a unique control method has been designed for each sport requiring precise timing and co-ordination rather than mouth-foaming all-out button-bashing. For example, in the Barrel Jumping event,the skater's speed is increased by joystick movements in rhythm with the skater's legs. The 'Snatch and Jerk' weightlifting method is achieved by performing a series of six well-timed joystick movements. And so on.

Upon loading the game, the opening menu offers the option to practise (recommended!) or compete in any number of events, or view the current stored records. When competing, players get to choose a country to represent and even get to hear a burst (an out-of-tune burst in the case of Britain!) of the chosen nation's often ill-advised national anthem. Each event is loaded seperately and is preceded by a travelogue detailing location, history and a brief description of the sport.