November 4th, 2010 by Devin Durock
Portion of a Kinect Sports Review by Destructoid…
Soccer’s probably the best sport to really show off what sets Kinect apart from its motion controlled competition, with full-body recognition allowing you to get your legs into the game. Perhaps that’s why it’s the most fun game to play on the disc — it’s doesn’t really feel like anything else I’ve ever played (outside of, say, real soccer). Don’t expect Pro Evolution Soccer levels of depth here, because you’re not going to get it. Most of the mechanics are “on-rails,” with the game holding your hands as to what direction you’re kicking and where your body needs to be in order to block. Regardless, it remains just challenging and physically exhausting enough to want to keep you in the game.
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November 4th, 2010 by Devin Durock
Portion of a Kinect Sports Review by Gamespot…
One of Kinect Sports’ greatest strengths is that even if you choose to skip the brief but informative sport-specific tutorials before jumping into a game for the first time, you’re unlikely to have much difficulty figuring out what you need to do. That’s because, for the most part, you control these games by moving in much the same way that you would if you were participating in the sports for real. That doesn’t mean you need to run around your living room in soccer or dive onto your hardwood floor in beach volleyball, of course, but your arms and legs definitely get a workout. This is especially true in the track and field events, which include long jump, javelin, discus, sprint, and hurdles. With the exception of discus, all of these events involve building up speed by running on the spot; the higher you lift your knees, the faster you run. You jump when you need to jump (hurdles change color as you approach them to help with your timing), you make a throwing motion as you approach the foul line with your javelin, and you swing your outstretched arm from back to front to get power behind your discus. All five of the track and field events work well, though because they’re the most physically demanding , it’s likely that much of your Kinect Sports time will be spent elsewhere.
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November 4th, 2010 by Devin Durock
Portion of a Kinect Sports Review by Kotaku…
Some of the games? OK let’s go through all. How was soccer? This was a lot of fun. Rare made some smart design decisions here, essentially turning the game into a sort of third-person foosball. That doesn’t mean you’re connected at the hip to a row of players. It means that the game focuses on passing, blocking and shooting. When you have the ball, you get to kick it a set number of directions, each marked with arrows on the ground. Once you’re close enough to shoot, you can kick wherever and however you’d like. You block by trying to move in front of your opponent’s kick which is also marked with an arrow. When you’re in control of the goalie you have to block or catch the ball, which pops up as an icon after the shot is made. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you find the flow of the game it’s quite a blast.
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