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Jumping Waves In Kinect Sports Rivals With The New Kinect | GameInformer

GameInformer: "I had my likeness scanned into the game then took first place in a fun jet skiing race."

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Bigpappy3894d ago (Edited 3894d ago )

"The Xbox One’s Kinect feels much more precise. The game recognized the slightest adjustments in my imaginary steering, including an open or closed hand which controlled throttle." Bye, bye 'on rails' Kinect games.

"took first place with little effort thanks to the accurate motion controls." These will be the kinds of quotes you will be seeing going forward in X1/ Kinect adds.

Next step is to get Kiosk setup in the M$ store in malls across the U.S and the Best Buy and targets, and where ever moms and Kids hand out.

I have not heard one negative from the press regarding Kinect Sports: Rivals.

M$ is in a really great position now, because they stuck to their guns on this one.

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iamnsuperman3894d ago (Edited 3894d ago )

I agree and disagree. They need to get it into shops for people to try. That is the only way to sell the kinect to people. However, despite this being a big step up from the first are those consumers going to care. The Kinect 1 wasn't released so long ago so those parents who wanted a kinect for their child most probably bought one or are not interested in getting one for their children (remember Ipads come into this market demographic which is even more relevant since the ipad mini is far cheaper than the Xbox One). They will see some new features but with like most products on the market (especially gaming) once the thing has been done once people are not that interested a second time around (an example being the Wii and Move) despite being better

Getting these systems into shops to try will help but it is getting them to try in the first place which Microsoft needs to think about. They need these consumers to try it out and convince them that this is vastly different from the Kinect 1 and just sticking it in a shop isn't enough

Bigpappy3894d ago

Kinect has a lot more upside for a parent trying to entertain children that Ipad. The most glaring is the fact that the children are active. Next that come quickly to mind is that they can all play together, including the parents.

kingdip903894d ago

Its all down to the devs and not the device honestly. The device seems fantastically accurate but a little lazy and poor coding from devs and their games could be a crappy lag fest.

Yeah kinect sports will likely be good but one good kinect game does not a device make. The fighter within looks lazy and laggy, we will see if devs take the device seriously or if it gets shovelwared to death like the wii did.

Khajiit863894d ago

Im getting a PS4 day 1. I am getting an Xbox One soon after. Motion gaming is fun and makes you exercise, I have 2 kids and they are the main reason I want a kinect. I always felt the original kinect was good but it was not as precise as I would like. In the article it seems like kinect 2.0 improved on that and much more. The next major problem was that they did not have a lot of major games supporting it. I think making it come with the console should help that out as well.

I am just hoping for the greatest gaming generation ever next gen. I can not wait until Zelda comes out on the wii u I know that will make me buy 1. Personally this gen (ps3 360, wii) has been the best for me. Just so many great games came out non stop for all consoles. I do not stick to just 1 console ever because every console has something over another, and really amazing exclusives on all consoles.

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15 Xbox Games With Absolutely Horrible Sequels

When an original game becomes a hit, it can be difficult to re-configure its secret sauce into an equally enjoyable sequel.

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Christopher2514d ago

Would you say absolutely horrible hyperbole? :D

4Sh0w2513d ago (Edited 2513d ago )

Halo 5?....pffft to each his own but Halo 5 is a great game, every Xbox owner I know enjoyed it, the campaign was nice I like the teamwork concept and the multiplayer keeps 'em coming back with great gameplay & modes so much content, 343 did a helluva job.

Christopher2513d ago

@4Show: Uh... going to assume that's a comment intended for someone else.

spicelicka2513d ago

Not Halo 5. It had a bad story COMPARED to past games but it didn't have a bad story overall. The gameplay was top notch, and multiplayer is still one of the best on the market right now. Custom games browser is the single greatest thing 343 did which I'm grateful for.

ninsigma2513d ago

Nah it really was a bad campaign. MP was great but seriously, that was a hugely terrible story mode.

spicelicka2512d ago

The story maybe, but some of the missions were extremely fun. The Sangehlios ones are right up there with the best missions in the franchise.

Kingthrash3602513d ago

Halos mp was great but became boring quicker than most.
The story. Naw that was bad and it's marketing was a lie. Made it seem like old master chief was gunna fight that new fake master chief but the conflict ended up being a one punch cgi sequence.
Not to mention fighting the same boss over and over and over....plus add the no split screen mp and whala! You got the worst canon halo ever made

brich2332513d ago

Compared to Halo 4, Halo 5's story was trash and not memorable at all.

ninsigma2512d ago

That's not really saying much though cuz that was pretty bad as well.

ninsigma2512d ago

Agreed on sanghelios. That was one of the very few times it actually felt like halo.

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Aenea2513d ago

And another article with 15 items from this website *shakes head*

MadLad2513d ago

Halo 5, FarCry 2, Dragon Age 2, Nuts and Bolts, and Gears of War: Judgement were all far from bad games. Hell, even Crackdown 2 was pretty fun.

There's a difference between a lesser sequel, and a bad game.

rlow12512d ago

With a Title that says "horrible sequels", most of these are far from that. Better title should be disappointing sequels. But I'm sure they went with the former to get clicks and bring in the fanboys.

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Battlefield Hardline $10, Star Wars: Battlefront Deluxe $35, Kinect Sports Rivals $12 & More

"Some good digital games for PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 are on sale at Amazon. Deals include Battlefield Hardline $10, Star Wars: Battlefront Deluxe $35, Kinect Sports Rivals $12 and more!"

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Get Your Young'uns Gaming With These Fun Games for Kids

If you got young kids around the house, you don't want to be playing games like COD or DOOM. These are some kid friendly games you could get to keep your kiddo's entertained.

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