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**Drakul** · 01-01-2011, 02:58 AM

I bought Kinect yesterday but I didn't really give it a spin until just now.

It's impressive and fun. I wasn't "blown away" like other people say they have been but i was impressed.

I only have Kinect Adventures right now but the disc also has demos of Dance Central, Joy Ride and Your Shape Fitness Evolved.

You move around a lot in KA but it stays fun. Some activities are better than others. I'm enjoying the Breakout style game and the onrails obstacle course the most. The underwater leak game is pretty rubbish, to be honest.
I think the reason for that is that Breakout and the obstacle course are very physical. Breakout, you are moving side to side, kicking and punching. The obstacle course has you jumping, ducking and moving side to side as well as stretching out your arms and legs to collect the coins. While the underwater leak game has you stand still 90% of the time and just stretch your arms out to block the leak.

My two, admitedly minor, problems with KA is that you have to sit through the "Kinect tips" every time it initially loads up. Stuff like "Make sure Kinect is on a stable surface" etc. The other problem is that I can't get back to the KA main menu after I start playing. So I can't access the demos if I start KA because they're only selectable from the main menu.

Kinect itself is better than people give it credit for. It's nothing like the Wii and it's not like the eyetoy, either. Admitedly I only had the original eyetoy so that's the eyetoy I'm comparing it to. To say it's a souped up eyetoy would be like saying your car is a souped up old-west wagon.

Also, you can use Kinect as a mic when you play games online. I think that includes regular games like Super Street Fighter IV or UFC or CoD. So, no headset needed for online chat, it seems.

This year is an unclear one because, looking at the release schedule for Kinect, the only game I know I'd get is Forza 4. I'm hoping more games are announced soon or even regular games with Kinect options. Kinect seems to have sold pretty well so I think it's safe to assume it's going to have a flow of games for a while to come. Weither that flow turns out to be crystal spring water or a burst sewage pipe, in terms of quality, we'll have to wait and see. It's fun, it works, it's just up to the developers how we use it now.

01-01-2011, 02:58 AM	#265
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	I bought Kinect yesterday but I didn't really give it a spin until just now. It's impressive and fun. I wasn't "blown away" like other people say they have been but i was impressed. I only have Kinect Adventures right now but the disc also has demos of Dance Central, Joy Ride and Your Shape Fitness Evolved. You move around a lot in KA but it stays fun. Some activities are better than others. I'm enjoying the Breakout style game and the onrails obstacle course the most. The underwater leak game is pretty rubbish, to be honest. I think the reason for that is that Breakout and the obstacle course are very physical. Breakout, you are moving side to side, kicking and punching. The obstacle course has you jumping, ducking and moving side to side as well as stretching out your arms and legs to collect the coins. While the underwater leak game has you stand still 90% of the time and just stretch your arms out to block the leak. My two, admitedly minor, problems with KA is that you have to sit through the "Kinect tips" every time it initially loads up. Stuff like "Make sure Kinect is on a stable surface" etc. The other problem is that I can't get back to the KA main menu after I start playing. So I can't access the demos if I start KA because they're only selectable from the main menu. Kinect itself is better than people give it credit for. It's nothing like the Wii and it's not like the eyetoy, either. Admitedly I only had the original eyetoy so that's the eyetoy I'm comparing it to. To say it's a souped up eyetoy would be like saying your car is a souped up old-west wagon. Also, you can use Kinect as a mic when you play games online. I think that includes regular games like Super Street Fighter IV or UFC or CoD. So, no headset needed for online chat, it seems. This year is an unclear one because, looking at the release schedule for Kinect, the only game I know I'd get is Forza 4. I'm hoping more games are announced soon or even regular games with Kinect options. Kinect seems to have sold pretty well so I think it's safe to assume it's going to have a flow of games for a while to come. Weither that flow turns out to be crystal spring water or a burst sewage pipe, in terms of quality, we'll have to wait and see. It's fun, it works, it's just up to the developers how we use it now.