Google Doodles have always served as a fun and creative way to highlight interesting facts of the day or significant events going on in the world. The most recent iteration is no different, and has even taken the feature to new heights in the form of the Doodle Champion Island Games!

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A welcome surprise in celebration of the Tokyo 2020 (now 2021) Olympics, the team at Google has created a fully-fleshed RPG featuring its own story, characters, side quests, and seven different exciting sporting games to explore.

Users can play as Lucky the Cat as she challenges the seven Legendary Champion of each sport to claim their scrolls and bring them back to the island. The games themselves make creative use of the rather limited controls of the keyboard to make each one fun, unique and rewarding. Here's how each one stacks up, and how to beat it.

Skateboarding

The Skateboarding event can be played by visiting Tanooki City, the largest area and central hub of activity on the island. There are a lot of different places like shops and restaurants to visit, but the highlight is of course the Skateboarding event you can access right from the entrance, the Champion of which is the shapeshifting trickster Tanuki!

Unlike the other events, you do not go directly against Tanuki. You're instead sent to the skate park to show off your moves! Like every event though, the controls are space bar and arrow keys to control Lucky as she tries to pull off the sickest moves to score the most points.

The space bar lets her jump and the arrow keys are used to execute moves, which must be combined to do sick moves like Kick Flips and Barrel Rolls. You're given a minute and a half to score as many points as you can to win, and although this is probably one of the more unique games, the combos are sometimes difficult to pull off in sequence if you are not high enough in the air.

Climbing

The Climbing sport can be accessed from the northernmost section of the island, in the snowy mountain ranges. Here, you can find a small, snow-covered village at the base of the mountain and challenge the Legendary Owl Champion, Fukuro, to claim his title.

Similar to Tanuki, players do not have to climb the mountain faster than Fukuro, but rather, avoid the obstacles Fukuro throws at them as they make their way to the top. The giant owl throws many snowballs at you as you try to grab on to climbing stones on the mountain, some of which are moving, and take refuge on checkpoints. You have a minute and a half to reach the top, but as you climb, Fukuro's snowballs become harder to avoid and some of the stones you landed on before disappear, leading you back to their last checkpoint. It is definitely one of the more difficult events, but patience and focus are key to success.

Archery

The archery event can be accessed from the northwestern section of the island, and has Lucky go up against the Legendary Champion of Archery, Yoichi. Their dojo is found near a small boat village, and contestants must shoot various targets that move along the river bank. So long as you score higher than Yoichi, you will win the challenge.

The event is rather challenging as there are many different types of targets that give different points. It is easy for Yoichi to quickly accumulate points by hitting every target he sees, especially the small red fans that give 50 points and the explosives that can hit multiple targets at once. The best strategy is to follow where he goes and try to get to the targets closest to Yoichi before they do.

Artistic Swimming

The Artistic Swimming event is probably the most unlike any of the others, as it is a full-on rhythm minigame. You will be dancing along to a remixed version of the game's main theme beside the Legendary Champion Princess Otohime. Venture to the western portion of the island to access this game in the water town inhabited by plenty of aquatic creatures like Kappas and turtles.

The minigame itself is fairly straightforward, and you can use the arrow keys to represent the button inputs. It starts off rather easy, but gradually speeds up as the song goes on. Keeping hands on the keys at all times and memorizing where each key is will be much better, so you may have to lose a few times before getting the muscle memory right. Just stay on beat and victory will follow!

Marathon

The southeastern portion of Champion Island is where you'll find the beach, where you can challenge a group of energetic and spry Kijimuna spirits to a full-on marathon! This is perhaps the most straightforward of the minigames but also the easiest to mess up on if you get carried away. The goal is simple: outspeed in the other Kijimuna competitors and pass the finish line first, but this simple task is made a bit more complicated by the terrain and the obstacles in Lucky's path.

While Lucky will automatically build up speed as she runs along the winding sand path and can easily move past the other runners, obstacles like crabs and octopuses can stand in the way and catch her by surprise if she moves around them. But, by paying closer attention to the obstacles as opposed to the Kijimuna to better move along the path, you'll find this event to be a breeze.

Table Tennis

This event is all about speed and accuracy. Taking place in the northeastern wetlands of the island, you'll find yourself up against the formidable Tengu in an intense match of table tennis. The goal is to score at least 30 points by hitting the ball past them and not letting them pass Lucky as he moves along his side of the table, though it is a lot easier said than done. The Tengu is fast, but luckily there a few tricks up this cat's sleeve you can use to outlast them.

The game is mostly a battle of patience, as once you charge up the Power Shot meter on the bottom of the screen, you can unleash a super-strong swing that sends all balls flying across the table — even the ones that aren't close to Lucky. Following the balls is more important than following the Tengu, and as long as you keep focused, victory is but one swing away!

Rugby

The sport of Rugby stands out from the rest of the games because, this time, Lucky is not alone! Momotaro (one of the island residents) and his friends join our feline protagonist and face off against the Legendary Champions of rugby, the monstrous red and blue Oni! This sport is all about teamwork, and the goal is to to get the ball across the field without being caught by any of the Oni.

It's highly recommended to frequently pass the ball to your fellow teammates, keeping it as far away from the Oni as possible, as well as take advantage of every power-up placed across the field as you can. There is a lightning power-up that greatly increases running speed, a blue power-up that conjures a bubble to protect Lucky and friends from the Oni, and a red power-up that scares the Oni away. Teamwork truly makes the dream work with this game, and the reward is the joy of victory!

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