Alan Hansen’s Sports Challenge
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Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge is a sports based quiz video game for Wii
, PlayStation 2
and PC
platforms developed by Oxygen Studios
and published by Oxygen Games
. It is based on former Liverpool and Scotland footballer
Alan Hansen
. It was released in Europe in November 2007. Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge also features a deep sea fishing minigame, after Hansen came 3rd in an Icelandic Deep Sea fishing competition.
At the end of each match the loser must face a forfeit of alcohol; the prize for winning the challenge is simply survival.
23rd July 2011 marks the inaugural "Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge Invitational" with all proceeds being donated to the Derek Young
Benevolent fund.
It was recently announced that the 2011 competition will be sponsored by Jagermeister who will be providing the forfeits at the end of each match.
This event is a strictly invite only competition hosted by Alan Hansen which will pit the early pioneers of the "Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge Competition" against each other with the last man standing declared the winner.
Current confirmed competitors include select members of the Globe Reds, as well as Alan Hansen as quiz master. Derek Young is also rumoured to be in attendance however this may only be in case any of the competitors get hungry and require a take-away.
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and PC
Personal computer
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platforms developed by Oxygen Studios
Oxygen Studios
Oxygen Studios is a video game development studio set up by Oxygen Games in 2007. The studio's primary focus is on producing mainstream titles on Wii and Nintendo DS. It also collaborates with third parties to bring their titles to PlayStation 2 and PC...
and published by Oxygen Games
Oxygen Games
Oxygen Games is a developer and publisher of video gaming entertainment for major console platforms including the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2 and Sony PlayStation Portable, as well as for the PC...
. It is based on former Liverpool and Scotland footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland...
. It was released in Europe in November 2007. Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge also features a deep sea fishing minigame, after Hansen came 3rd in an Icelandic Deep Sea fishing competition.
Summary
In 2011 Alan Hansen, the wannabe English ponce co-founded the "Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge Competition". Based on the county wide smash hit video game of the same name. The contestants are faced with a test of sports knowledge, skill and reactions tougher than ever previously seen in the arena of sports quiz.At the end of each match the loser must face a forfeit of alcohol; the prize for winning the challenge is simply survival.
23rd July 2011 marks the inaugural "Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge Invitational" with all proceeds being donated to the Derek Young
Derek Young
Derek Young is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Greenock Morton after leaving Grindavík.-Career:Young started his career with Aberdeen before having spells with Dunfermline Athletic, St...
Benevolent fund.
It was recently announced that the 2011 competition will be sponsored by Jagermeister who will be providing the forfeits at the end of each match.
This event is a strictly invite only competition hosted by Alan Hansen which will pit the early pioneers of the "Alan Hansen's Sports Challenge Competition" against each other with the last man standing declared the winner.
Current confirmed competitors include select members of the Globe Reds, as well as Alan Hansen as quiz master. Derek Young is also rumoured to be in attendance however this may only be in case any of the competitors get hungry and require a take-away.