Star Wars Kinect (360)

[CaptainZombie]

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/05/star-wars-at-e3-your-first-look-at-kinect-star-wars-exclusive/

Star Wars fans, prepare to connect with The Force in a kinectic way. On Monday, Microsoft Studios and LucasArts will formally announce the first Star Wars video game for Kinect, Microsoft’s hands-free, your-body-is-the-controller playing experience for the Xbox 360. Simply called Kinect Star Wars, the game is intended for all ages and will hit stores this winter. Microsoft will preview the game this at E3 (aka the Electronic Entertainment Expo), the video game industry’s annual confab at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Check out the trailer for a peek at the game and the gameplay

[Burns11]

Re: Star Wars Kinect (360)

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[CaptainZombie]

Re: Star Wars Kinect (360)

SW Kinect even rough at TGS

If you've followed our coverage of Kinect Star Wars, you know we've expressed plenty reason for concern. Phil came away unimpressed when he played it at E3, Jeff Cork experienced recognition problems during the Gamescom demo, and the game has been delayed because of quality concerns. Despite the issues and criticism this title has faced, Microsoft is showing it off once again at their TGS booth. After checking it out, you can put me in the same camp as Phil and Jeff when it comes to my thoughts on the game.

Lightsaber duels are lackluster, with little in the way of strategy or defense thanks to the often laggy Kinect controls. "Flailing" is a term that's used a lot when people describe motion controls, but that's exactly what you'll be doing as you face off against battle droids.

I walked away from Kinect Star Wars thinking it felt like an unimpressive amusement park ride, shuttling you along on rails from battle to battle. With limited options in terms of navigation and combat, it feels less like you're playing a game and more like you're performing a checklist of motions in a specific order. Based on what I saw, Kinect Star Wars is definitely in need of its delay to 2012.

That's a real shame. Maybe like EG said several months ago, a cancellation could be on the horizon.

[st67]

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This Kinect seems to be a bust, so far.

After this long, I kind of figured they'd finally be showcasing some great stuff coming up. So far - nothing.

[p2xgamers]

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Yeah there's no way I'm buying this. I could maybe forgive the earlier showing but it's being delayed anyways, but even then it doesn't seem like its going to be anything great.