Summer Athletics (also known as Summer Athletics: The Ultimate Challenge ) is a sports game set in the Olympic Summer Games. It features 26 sports divided into seven disciplines: Swimming, jumping, throwing, cycling, running, platform diving and archery.
The gameplay involves rhythmic motions to keep the athlete moving and quick time events (pressing a button when it gets displayed on the screen) for performing certain actions. The type of motion depends on the input device used, such as pressing buttons or rotating analog sticks.