One year ago today I published my comparison between the Xbox Kinect, the Playstation Move, and the Wii based on my early experiences with the systems. I thought it might be a good time to give an update, especially with Christmas approaching. I’ll use the same grading system I used a year ago. Technology: Wii: C Playstation Move: A Kinect: A I had to dock the Wii a letter grade [ Read More ]
Who knows how long this deal will last, but Amazon has the Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect for sale at $199. There have been similar deals in recent weeks where you’d buy it at the retail price of $299 and get a $100 gift card, but this is the cheapest I’ve seen it out-of-pocket. If you’ve been on the fence about getting a new Xbox, jump on it while [ Read More ]
It’s been a year since the motion control console wars started. A lot of Xbox owners have been taking a “wait and see” approach as to whether to get a Kinect. While some may still debate the relative advantages of one system over another (and I have my own post on the subject coming up in a few days), one thing is very clear: the Xbox has by far the [ Read More ]
Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure Jillian’s first entry into the world of Kinect gaming is a good game if your conditions are absolutely, absolutely perfect. But for those of us for whom it is not, it carries over too many issues from the ill-fated Wii versions. Fans of Jillian Michaels have been dreaming for years of a game where Jillian could truly act as your “virtual trainer”. That’s why over 600,000 [ Read More ]
If you’re not on Bing Rewards yet, you really should think about it! With Bing Rewards, you get points every time you search on Bing (up to 10 points a day) and when you perform certain tasks. For those who don’t know, Bing is basically Microsoft’s attempt to build a search engine that competes with Google. They’ve had years of very bad luck with such absurdities as MSN Search and [ Read More ]
Kinect Disneyland Adventures An amazingly authentic virtual Disneyland with spectacular attention to detail, marred only by some uninspired gameplay If you love Disneyland or Walt Disney World, you will feel right at home with Kinect Disneyland Adventures. The theme park is recreated with amazing details as an open world for you and your kids to explore and interact in. Graphics and attention to Disney detail are impressive, but the execution [ Read More ]
Self Defense Training Camp Solid content surrounded by a less-than-impressive game Self Defense Training Camp is less a video game and more an interactive training class. In it, you can learn practical techniques for 30 different scenarios. Unfortunately, great content is marred by being in a disappointing shell of a video game. Rating by steve: 3.0 stars I wouldn’t call Self-Defense Training Camp a “game” as much as I’d call [ Read More ]
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 Still the best “pure fitness” game you can get for the Xbox Kinect Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 picks up where the original version left off. It contains a number of activities which are extremely fun, but also great workouts. It also includes traditional cardiovascular and strength-building workouts of the kind you’d find at the gym, as well as some interesting themed workouts. Rating by [ Read More ]
Grease Dance Not the One that You Want Grease Dance is 505 Games’ attempt to cash in on the success of dance games. While they scored a coup in being able to license the songs of the musical Grease, their implementation of motion tracking is sloppy. Recommended for die-hard fans of Grease, but everyone else can take a pass on this one. Rating by steve: 3.0 stars Grease Dance is [ Read More ]
If you missed out on the Best Buy deal a few days ago, have no fear, GameStop is having its own version of the same deal to celebrate the anniversary of Kinect. For this week only, buy a 4GB Xbox 360 console with Kinect for $299 and get a $100 gift card back. GameStop Sale for week of 11/6 to 11/12 With promising Kinect fitness games like Dance Central 2, [ Read More ]