Olympic Games: London 2012 Slalom Canoe, Basketball and Hurdles Google Doodle Games

Olympic Games: London 2012 Slalom Canoe, Basketball and Hurdles Google Doodle Games

Over the last few days Google have launched 3 Olympic Google Doodle Games. These games have been cleverly designed as Google Doodles and each one have their own unique Olympic sport theme. The London 2012 Google Games have been designed using a clever mix of HTML 5, Adobe Flash and JavaScript.

By Gerald Ferreira8 August 20124 min read

Over the last few days Google have launched 3 Olympic Google Doodle Games. These games have been cleverly designed as Google Doodles and each one have their own unique Olympic sport theme. The London 2012 Google Games have been designed using a clever mix of HTML 5, Adobe Flash and JavaScript.

London 2012 slalom canoe

These Google doodles sparked a renewed interest in Google Doodles, the Olympics and the Sport Events happening at the London 2012 Olympics. We here at Car Site love that Google are pushing the sports and providing massive extra exposure to the Olympics and the featured sports in particular.

If you missed any of the 3 London 2012 Olympic Games they are:

  • London 2012 Slalom Canoe
  • London 2012 Basketball
  • London 2012 Hurdles

London 2012 Slalom Canoe Game

London 2012 slalom canoe game

The London 2012 Slalom Canoe game was launched on August 9, 2012. The purpose of the game is to kayak as fast as possible down the river. In the river there are beacons that you need to pass trough. If you miss a beacon extra seconds are added to your final time. The game also has obstacles that you need to avoid as these will slow you down. The London 2012 Slalom Canoe Game is by far the game that requires most skills to complete.

The game is fun to play and an excellent way for Google to provide more exposure to the Olympics providing more information on the London 2012 Slalom Canoe Olympic competition.

Best Scores for London 2012 Slalom Canoe Game: Currently the best scores for the London 2012 Slalom Canoe game are standing on 16 seconds.

London 2012 Basketball Game

london 2012 basketball game

The London 2012 Basketball game was launched on August 8, 2012. The purpose of the game is to shoot as many hoops as possible in the shortest amount of time. In the game you need to through the balls through the hoops using your spacebar, the spacebar also controls the power at which you are throwing the ball. To get the best times in the London 2012 Basketball game you need to have a good rhythm going and time your shots.

Although Basketball is mainly a USA game, Russia seems to be the favorites for the London 2012 Basketball Gold this year.

Best Scores for the London 2012 Basketball game is between 40 and 45 balls.

London 2012 Hurdles Game

London 2012 hurdles

The London 2012 Hurdles game was the first Olympics Game Google Doodle for the London 2012 games. When the London game launched on the 7th August 2012 Social Networks were buzzing with people talking about the London 2012 Hurdles game and their best scores and times.

In the London 2012 Hurdles game you need to run the 110 meters men’s hurdles event jumping over hurdles.

Best Times for the London 2012 Hurdles game: People are claiming that they have run the London 2012 Hurdles game within 9 seconds.

If you like the games, please share it with your friends, also feel free to post your times.

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