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January 2011
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The editors liked
Innovative and beginner-friendly control scheme
Suitable for all ages
Good range of fitness titles
Makes you feel like you are in the game as well as moving around
The editors didn't like
Some games suffer from lag issues
Setting up can be a chore
The odd moment when the Kinect takes photos of you. The Kinect microphone is not available in Australia at the moment
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Published: 2011-05-04, Author: Gabriel , review by: techgeek.com.au
Makes you feel like you are in the game as well as moving around
The odd moment when the Kinect takes photos of you. The Kinect microphone is not available in Australia at the moment
Innovative and beginner-friendly control scheme, suitable for all ages, good range of fitness titles
Some games suffer from lag issues, setting up can be a chore
Kinect for Xbox 360 still has a lot to prove. The games we have seen so far are quite limited in scope (most are variations on the party and fitness genres). That said, the potential is there for more exciting and innovative titles in the future...
Oh my knees, my back, my legs…my body! - I grabbed myself Kinect on November 18th, the day it launched in Australia, and there was never a doubt I would get it. Sure, I read about the lag issues and the room you needed and all that stuff, but I wasn’...
Abstract: The shiny new Kinect is here. The star child of Microsoft certainly gives you a feeling of wonderment when first trying this technological wonder. While the device certainly is an item that bridges much of the age gap in gaming, maybe even bringing fam...
Kinect is a fantastic accessory that will extend the Xbox 360's user base to new audiences. That said, for the moment there's no killer game that will make the Xbox 360's current fan base run down to stores with their wallets. This is compounded by th...
The Kinect has potential, but it’s juuuust barely showing it right now. This is the case for every gaming console/accessory ever made, though — things are always going to be rough in the beginning, if only because developers haven’t really figured th...
Abstract: When Sony and Microsoft both said they wanted their latest console platforms to last in homes for a full decade, the enthusiast gamers out there (including me) scoffed at the idea. There was just no way that these platforms were going to last that l...
An engineering marvel; has the potential to add genuinely new genres to gaming; when it works, it astonishes.
Requires too much room to maneuver; doesn't work well with simultaneous players; lag time is exceedingly disconcerting; expensive; often fails to match movements onetoone; generally feels "unfinished."
