Monday, November 4, 2013

The Ghost of Xbox Launches Past: Part 4, Kinect

The much maligned Kinect...

Well, I had a little experience with the Xbox Vision Camera and wanted to see if a camera could be an input device for video games - the vision camera didn't work that well.  Along came Project Natal, which interested me greatly.  You see, I was getting a little bit tired of the gaming scene and wanted something new/different.  For the most part, Kinect worked.  I didn't really notice the lag everyone else did.  One of the problems I had with Kinect is that I would get sore almost every time after using it.   

The Kinect seemed like an interesting first step.  Yes, I am (if you believe the internet) one of the few people actually looking forward to Kinect 2.0 (and want it). 

I am using it as its own category to break up the Xbox 360 games into more manageable groups.  I traded in my Kinect sensor and all Kinect retail games towards the purchase of the Xbox One. Too bad I can't use Kinect for Xbox One on my 360 (I would have to rebuy some games if I could)

Kinect:
Got: November 4, 2010
Launch Games:
- Kinect Adventures
- Kinect Sports
- Dance Central?
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (unsurprisingly didn't use that much)

Other Games (Retail):
- Dance Central 3
- Fable the Journey (I actually liked it, come on Xbox One sequel)
- Kinect Disneyland Adventures
- Kinect Joy Ride
- Kinect Sports Season 2
- Kinect Star Wars
- Kinectimals
- PowerUp Heros
- Rise of Nightmares (not bad, I just got stuck early and never came back.  Best camera control)

Other Games (XBLA)
- Fruit Ninja Kinect
- Intel Discovered
- Kinect Party
- Leedmees (not sure I ever played it)
- Mini Ninja Adventures (not sure I ever played it)
- Wreckateer (not sure I ever played it). 

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