Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games while competing in various events hosted by Orbot and Cubot from "Sonic Colors" and "Sonic Lost World". "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games" received generally mixed reviews, with most critics praising the visuals and the online mode, but criticising the game's similarity to previous "Mario & Sonic series" games and motion controls. It has an aggregate score of 54.81% on GameRankings and 55/100 at Metacritic. Gaz Plant of Nintendo Life gave the game 6 out of 10, summarising that it "...feels like a minor progression, and not the huge leap you might be expecting. Taking a
Winter Olympic Games a full-time basis. Nevertheless, the IOC held to the traditional rules regarding amateurism until the '90s. The Cold War created tensions amongst countries allied to the two superpowers. The strained relationship between East and West Germany created a difficult political situation for the IOC. Because of its role in World War II, Germany was not allowed to compete at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1950 the IOC recognised the West German Olympic Committee, and invited East and West Germany to compete as a unified team at the 1952 Winter Games. East Germany declined the invitation and instead sought international legitimacy