Wrestling - Freestyle
Appears in	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)
Type	Contact Sports
Info	Top Speed Tackle! A Button: tackle B Button: throw Fill the gauge to super tackle!
Controls	Move: Hold +Control Pad left/right. Tackle: A Button. Throw: B Button.
Entry characters	Wild Ones
Game level

Wrestling - Freestyle is aContact SportsEvent that exclusively appears in theNintendo 3DS version ofMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The aim of the event is to score points by performing various moves on the opponent.

Gameplay[edit]

In this event, the player plays two rounds, a semi-final round which decides their placement in the next round, and either a final round for a win against the other victor or third place match for a loss against the other loser. In the story mode versions, only one round is played. To win a round, the player must score three points before the opponent, or have the most points when the time limit is up. To score a point, the player must successfully either tackle the opponent by pressing when they are close enough to them, or counter their tackle with the right timing and perform a throw by pressing the B button. If the player is not close enough to the opponent when they attempt to tackle them, the tackle will fail and they will not score the point. Attempting to throw too early however will cause the player's character to lose their balance and will temporarily be unable to perform any moves, leaving them open to attack from the other character. Throwing too late will have no effect as the other character would already have had the time to perform the tackle. The player can move backwards and forwards by pressing left and right on the control pad. Over time, a super charge meter will build up, which is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Filling up the meter will enable the player to perform a super charge, which surrounds their character in rainbow colored stars and, if successful, will immediately score them three points and win the match. It is performed by pressing in the same way as performing a regular tackle, but if the player is too far away from the opponent, however, the attack will fail in the same way as a normal tackle. The meter gradually builds up over time, but can be further increased by attempting tackles, and both players receive a boost for it after a point has been scored, with the player that won the point receiving the greater boost.Espio acts as the referee in this event.

Controls[edit]

1)Move: Hold +Control Pad left/right.
Tap twice for a quick step!
2)Tackle: A Button.
3)Throw: B Button.

Medley Match[edit]

In Medley Match mode, Wrestling - Freestyle appears as the third event of the Contact & Power Medley, as well as the fifth event of the Cat-like Reflex Medley.

Story Mode[edit]

In the game's story mode, Wrestling - Freestyle appears as the challenge of Wild Ones Episode 1,The Banana Incident, in whichDonkey Kong must beatOmega in the event. It also appears as the first challenge of Wild Ones Bonus 1,Bowser's Blues, in whichBowser must beat Donkey Kong in the event. Wrestling - Freestyle also appears as the fifth part of the first challenge in Wild Ones Bonus 2,The Life of a Minion, in which Bowser must beatKnuckles in it, along withHammer Throw,Javelin Throw,Football andBoxing.

Names in other languages[edit]

• Contact Sports
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) events

• Articles with unsourced foreign names