Kinect Sports Xbox 360 Review (B002I0JBVY)
Use your Kinect for your Xbox 360 to become a world-class athlete in six different sports – all from the comfort of your own home! Feel as if you were right there in the middle of all the action and become the star player in your favorite sport.
Practice and become great at an individual sport, or get the whole family involved with team and competitive sports. Each sport has got various modes which can be played – either solo, or competitively against others, or cooperatively with others as a team. The six different sports that you can play are soccer, bowling, table tennis, beach volleyball, track and field and boxing.
Each of these sports is simple to pick up, intuitive to your movements, easy to learn and yet challenging enough to keep you coming back for more. Collect rewards for your accomplishments, and enjoy fame and fortune when you are victorious.
Pros
One of the really great features with the Kinect and Kinect Sports according to one player is the ease of use. She said that anyone, young or old could easily figure out how to use it, and it is very easy to add a second player. The second person simply has to step in front of the screen, and they are automatically joined into the game.
Compared to similar games, like Wii Sports, people commented on how much more freedom of movement you have with Kinect Sports. You can move about much more, dive, jump and run which makes for a really great workout.
Another fun feature of the game that some people enjoyed is the way that it records videos and shots of you playing throughout the game, and then puts together a playback at the end which can be entertaining and very funny.
The graphics were also said to be superior to other comparable games.
Cons
Some people said that they found that the Kinect didn’t always correctly interpret their movements. They said that it took some time to learn how the device recognizes movement otherwise it can become frustrating.
The games can be noisy, especially if you have neighbors living below you as there is a lot of running and jumping involved.
A number of people said that the game has limited replay value. They felt that it got boring and monotonous after playing the sports for a while. One person said that it is not really a serious sports game, and it is definitely very family oriented.
Kinect Sports is a fun and active game for the whole family to play together. Play one or more of the six available sports, and become a sports pro with all the fun and glory that comes along with it, without any of the hard work!