1UP, Jose Otero- "Child of Eden or Fruit Ninja Kinect are prime examples of fun Kinect games that know what they want to be and dial down complexity in order to maintain a fun and interesting atmosphere. This idea of designing a game around limitations certainly isn't new, but its something that Kinect Star Wars misses entirely.
I do acknowledge that compiling a group of mini-games set to a Star Wars theme could be a fun idea, the wide scope of things to do make each one feel sloppy in one way or another. While the mere existence of this game guarantees a week of Star Wars Kid video revivals, the more painful joke here is that outside of families looking for something to play with their children, Kinect Star Wars offers little for anyone else."
Kinect Star Wars, a groundbreaking game released in April 2012 for the Xbox 360, utilized the Kinect motion-sensing peripheral to plunge players into the heart of the Star Wars universe.
One of the worst things to happen to Star Wars was it being exclusive to Kinect when PS Move could have been a better version because of "buttons" per Kevin with better tracking. And the controller looking like a light saber hilt. Or, had an actual light saber game similar to the dojo in Vader Immortal.
But the miming lies on the Microsoft E3 stage was icing on the cake of this garage. Wasn't even live gameplay. Just bad acting. Nothing ground breaking about this travesty.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "This piece wasn’t meant to say that Star Wars‘ gaming future is ruined forever, nor that there isn’t a chance for a good AAA Star Wars game to come out in the near future. I need to reiterate that, yes, I’m looking forward to Jedi Fallen Order. Then again, as a massive Star Wars fan, like most of you I miss the days when we would get loads of titles a year, each one focused on one specific feature of the franchise. I’d rather have a slew of smaller Star Wars games being released every year, some good and some not as good, than one big generic title being released every two years. These are always at the risk of being criticized due to typical AAA practices like expensive season passes, cut content, or microtransactions. Had Disney allowed for anyone, especially mid-range developers and publishers, to bring their creative and risk-free ideas to life, I’m sure fans would have rejoiced. And Disney’s pockets would most certainly fill up faster than nowadays."
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WTMG's Leo Faria: "Kinect Star Wars gave me the opportunity to witness Darth Vader and the Emperor dancing to Deadmau5's "Ghosts n' Stuff" like a couple of teenage ravers on ecstasy. That's the best thing I never thought I'd ever see in my life."
lol I remember this. Almost as much of an embarrassment as the Star Wars Holiday Special
Surprise surprise another crappy Kinect game. The tech is useless for videogames and the only decent games that utilize the device are vastly superior experiences on other platforms. Wanna play Fruit Ninja? Much better with a touchscreen. Wanna play Child of Eden? Much better with a PlayStation Move controller.
All that Kinect is, is an expensive paperweight. I feel so sorry for everybody that wasted money on it, I really do. At least Nintendo, Apple and Sony know how to support their stuff with great software, Microsoft doesn't have a clue.
i though that Dancing with Boba feet was supposed to be hardcore?
I thought the score would have been lower.
Very generous score for such a game.
...being the Ranker. It's like Rampage!