Sega's Activator. Nintendo's Power Pad. Mattel's Power Glove. Video-game history is littered with activity-oriented peripherals that have failed. They might have seemed like good ideas on the drawing board, but when they hit store shelves, there wasn't the same enthusiasm from consumers. In fact, very few gaming peripherals-beyond replacement control pads, DDR gear and the Guitar Hero/Rock Band music games-have made any real impression.
Microsoft's Xbox Vision Camera is, frankly, another one that hasn't done much. Some are using it for video chats with friends and family, but there hasn't been a lot of game-related usage with it. Now Microsoft has teamed with Codemasters and Zoe Mode for a title that centers around the Vision Camera. If the trio has their way, the game name and game will have the same result: You're in the Movies.
Kombo: Towards the end of last year (but prior to Project Natal's announcement), I was mulling over the used game section in my local gaming store when my girlfriend tapped me on the shoulder and gestured to the Xbox 360 Accessories section. Towards the bottom of the shelf was an Xbox LIVE Vision Camera bundled with the 2008 casual gaming experiment, You're In The Movies, with a price tag of $19.99. We took the device home and spent time playing a few rounds of what amounted to an interactive movie-themed casual-party-gimmick fest culminating in a campy movie trailer with our likenesses inserted for good measure. By the end of it, both of us were physically exhausted from the minigames and laughing like crazy at the movie trailer.
And something dawned on me - I had more fun than I thought I would.
Craig H writes: "One of our biggest gripes, actually one of the biggest complaints throughout the industry right now, is that the level of quality in games has been suffering lately. Sure there are some great titles that get the perfect amount of polish and love to ensure every drop of potential is squeezed out of the title. But there are those games that hit retail with undeservingly high price tags."
Like any other game console, the Xbox 360 has had its successes and its failures, but some of its failures have just been unforgivable. This article expands on some of its greatest failures, and is meant to pair with Top 5 Takedown's previous article, "Top 5 PS3 Fails", because both consoles deserve some scrutiny by the public that both hates and loves them.
and it's time to bash the 360?
Even as a Sony fan, I am against this because it's as stupid as all the sony bashing.
Really, what the heck is wrong with those journalists?
I knew this game was crap the second I played Totem Ball or whatever that crappy XBLA game was called. I almost threw up after seeing it at E3 though.
NXE though is awesome so far though.
well that sums it up.
after this and the poor review for Lips
its official that if it wasnt for the final fantasy announcement for 360, microsoft had a crappy line up and weak E3 this year.