Atari has announced details of a new game on Wii this winter based on the popular French comic book series, Asterix.

Asterix at the Olympic Games will be released to coincide with the upcoming live action feature film of the same name and will blend live action elements from the film with computer generated and video game animation as you jump into the roles of Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix as they travel to Greece in aid of their lovesick friend Alafolix.

Their journey takes them to the Olympic Games where they find themselves pitted against the athletic might of the Roman Empire, which includes competing against Brutus and Julius Caesar himself.

The story is said to take a parallel course to the film and the comic book. Our heroes must stop Brutus who has opened the gates between the worlds of the book, the film and the game while still finding time and energy to triumph at the Olympic Games themselves. The mini-game mode lets players compete in Olympic challenges with their chosen character, while two-player multiplayer lets friends go head to head in a series of contests.

The live action feature film has the biggest production budget of any film in European cinema history and is scheduled for release across Europe in early 2008. Asterix at the Olympic Games will also be available for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and PC is scheduled for release this coming winter.