Engadget - When Microsoft announced it would start selling the Xbox One without the motion-sensing Kinect peripheral in June 2014, Mattia Traverso and his team at Through Games were shocked. They were in the middle of developing a Kinect-exclusive title, Fru, a platformer that used players' silhouettes to uncover hidden ledges and outlets in a Mario-inspired world. The Kinect wasn't off to a roaring start to begin with, but Through Games was down to take a gamble on an innovative idea.
With Microsoft announcing that they’re stopping production of the Kinect, we reflect and look back at some of the highlights that the motion based peripheral has given us.
I actually prefer KS season one, and Kinect Adventure over most on the list. But its good that someone else was bold enough to say these were fun and interesting games to play.
This week Classick(@ClassickMateria) from @CSPNMedia and CSPN.us joins Tiny(@Tiny415), Mike(@AssaultSuit) and Aaron(@Ind1fference) talk about: RetroCon, Dinco D, CSPN, Cold Slither Podcast comic books, Monster Hunter International, NESpi, Retroflag, Robert Guillaume, Eli Vance, Benson, Fats Domino, Be Kind Rewind, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Sega Dreamcast, Propeller Arena, Crimson Skies, Call of Duty, Kinect, The Gunstringer, Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, Child of Eden, Happy Action Theater, Rapala Fishing Game, Michael Phelp’s Swimming, Blackwater, Fantasia, Star Wars Kinect, Kinect Sports, Carnival Games, FRU, Commander Cherry, D4 Dark Dreams Don’t Die, Star Wars Battlefront II open beta, Burnout Paradise, Evolve, Lego Marvel’s Avengers, Shadow of Mordor, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Tomb Raider, Justice League, South Park: Fractured But Whole, Mass Effect: Andromeda, PUBG, NHL 94 Sega CD, Time Gal, Goldeneye Wii, The Flash, The Mummy Demastered, Mystik Belle, A Hat In Time, Wulverblade, Earth Atlantis, Morita Shougi, Sin and Punishment, Super Hydorah and more.
Jason Stettner of Gamerheadquarters writes; "There have been 500 ID@Xbox Games released at this point and now to take a look at some our favorites from this long list of Xbox Indie games."
