There's also an RPG-style element to character development, as you earn XP and coins for each win, allowing you to unlock new abilities and purchase new gear and outfits - nothing revolutionary but a good way to keep you invested and interested. A cramped room will hamper your enjoyment, and if your place has low ceilings you might find yourself, as I did, punching the plasterwork when reaching for a handhold in the rock climbing event. One thing worth noting is that you will need a decent sized gaming space to get the most of KSR the bigger the better. There were a few niggles along the way, with the Kinect requiring some fine tuning along the way but after some careful camera adustments and some furniture shifting, it was soon sorted.

The difficulty is a little more forgiving than its Wii Sports equivalent, with strikes and spares fairly easy to achieve once you get into the swing of things.Ĭontrol accuracy was always going to make or break this game, and for the most part it doesn't disappoint. The level of control is particularly impressive here, with your champion able to add minute amounts of spin and shot adjustments with the tiniest of hand movements. As well as tracking individual limbs, the camera is now so sensitive it can monitor heart rate and facial expressions. Laggy response times, patchy performance and hit-and-miss moments marred the whole experience.Īn updated Kinect was bundled with the Xbox One, along with a promise that version 2.0 would be a major improvement on the original. In practice, Kinect's Xbox 360 debut didn't quite live up to expectations. In theory, a 3-D camera that tracks the player in real time, allowing you to interact with games using your body and voice alone sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film.

Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight firmly behind the motion-tracking gizmo, and although it has copped its fair share of criticism, it has always struck me as a piece of kit that has been crying out for the right game to take advantage of its technology.

Love it or hate it the Kinect is here to stay. ON YOUR MARKS: Kinect Sports: Rivals serves up six different events that use your body as a controller.

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