Will Steel Battalion Make Hardcore Gamers Buy A Kinect?

The mech simulator that was best-known for the fact that it came bundled with a $200 controller that only plays one game, is now being revived as a mech simulator that requires a $100 controller that only plays The Gunstringer. Sure, the Kinect can also play other games like My Little Pony Dance Party, and C3PO’s Pilates Challenge, but with the decidedly casual and kiddy library for the Kinect, the question remains: Will the hardcore target audience of Steel Battalion Heavy Armor buy Microsoft’s motion sensor to play this game?

[StrongMan]

"There are a few issues that break the illusion, namely that players have to perform actions quickly, then let the game catch up to them, so when reaching for the periscope, the animation will come a second after the Player has made the pulling gesture."

No. Kinect is just a causal shovelware gimmick. You CAN'T have a core experience without buttons and extremely laggy detection from Kinect. Hardcore gamers that want to play Ghost Recon are buying it to play Ghost Recon not to put the controller down after every mission to wave their arms to put attachments on guns and then pick the controller back up to actually play the game. MS has to accept the fact that this gimmick is for the casual kids and NOT the hardcore gamers. Ever wonder why the so called core Kinect games flop in sales? There's your answer.

[Tzunoy]

yeah buy a hardware for one game pff very intelligent :)

[jimbobwahey]

I like to think that people are smart enough to not waste money on Kinect these days considering there are no worthwhile games and future releases such as Steel Battalion merely use the peripheral for gimmicks.

[Rhythmattic]

My mate bought the first game which inc a hardcore hardware controller...

I had a go, it was one of the most immersive experiences I've had... full friggin' on...

So do you really think he's going to buy this game, little lone a kinect to play it

You'd be living in the clouds if you think he will......

[Rhythmattic]

For the disagree' s...

Yeh kinect is this...And does as good a job...

NOT.

PS: As for Dance Battalion when it comes out, probably.

Related video

[brettyd]

I buy every knew piece of gaming hardware and buying kinect has never crossed my mind. That's how pointless unapealling it is.

[cstyle]

Something tells me that you lie often.

[brettyd]

False.

[mcstorm]

I could not care less if people do or don't buy Kinect. I have it and I will pickup this game as I had the other 2 and loved them so I want this. But what people are saying on here makes me lol. Have any of you played UC on the PSV? If so you will know that this game was made as a fad then yes?

For the people that have not it has the same controls as the PS3 versions but they have also added (as a choice to use them or not) touch and tilt actions.

At the end of the day its all about choice I got a PSV because I wanted one not because it had a touch pad and screen. The same with Kinect I wanted it so I got one just like my HTC Titan ect. I don't follow the crowd I buy what I want and this is what we should all do. Stop going on about you don't like Kinect, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Man Utd ect. Just because you don't like something and the other person likes it dose not make any of you right or wrong its just you.

[mcstorm]

I know what you mean. That is the way I look at it and that's why I put what I put.

[KMCROC54]

I have two & waiting for steel battalion to release.

[from the beach]

Hardcore gamers yes, hardcore Kinect haters no.

[Rhythmattic]

So not true in my eye's....

Kinect believers ? Yeh...

People that don't need the "Hard Core" gimmick, No.