Kinect Sports

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Kinect Sports
KinectSportsBox.jpg
System Xbox 360 (w/Xbox Kinect add-on)
Release Date NANovember 4, 2010[1][2]
EUNovember 10, 2010[3]
Publisher Microsoft Game Studios
Genre Sports
Rating Pending
Players Pending
Controller Pak
Rumble
Expansion Pak
Link Cable
Xbox Live Supported
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Kinect Sports is a sports game for the Xbox 360 which uses the Xbox Kinect peripheral. The game was released by Rare and launched alongside the peripheral. The game allows multiple players to engage in six different motion-controlled sports, with many challenges available in each sport. It also includes a Sports Party mode, allowing many players to play in a tournament or series of tournaments.

Contents

Sports Available

  • Bowling: This is a ten-pin bowling played from a first-person perspective. Available game modes are solo game, 2-4 player competitive match or a selection of challenge modes.
  • Boxing: Three-round matches for one or two players, either split-screen or over Xbox Live.
  • Track and field (Includes Hurdles, Sprint, Javelin, Discus and Long Jump): A selection of track and field events, all taking place at the Flame Stadium. Possible to play as a pentathlon.
  • Table tennis: Solo or doubles matches at the Blade Centre. There are also a selection of challenge modes.
  • Football (Soccer): Football can be played solo against a computer-controlled team, with two players (co-operative or competitive) or in one of the skill-based challenge modes.
  • Beach Volleyball: Supports solo play against a computer-controlled team, or two players (co-operative or competitive) either split-screen or over Xbox Live.

Gameplay

The game appears to be very similar to Nintendo's Wii Sports title, however, it features more available sports and takes advantage of the Kinect camera to utilize full-body motion for the gameplay.

References

  1. VideoGamer.com - Kinect Sports Hands-on Preview for Xbox 360

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