Thursday, January 13, 2011

Kinect for Xbox 360

So first off, I make it a point not to ever buy first generation gambling consoles/systems of any kind unless they are for review. And this being Microsoft I was leary as I have not had lovely luck with their products historically, chiefly the Xbox 360 which happens to be my favourite gambling platform.

So, owning the Wii I was already hesitant to buy a method that fundamentally does the same thing. I had even read a few reviews but I was still being urged by my babies to get the Kinect because well, their friends already had it and if I desired to miss out on their childhood because they were spending all their free time at their friends homes I had better order it asap. So I did.

I was happily surprised at the quick setup. Not that I had expected it to be as complicated as my home surround sound but I was happy I had it completed in a mere couple minutes. I think I spent more time moving furniture in the game room than actually setting the game up.

As for playability. It was exactly what i thought it was. They played the Kinect Sports and had a blast. I was sprawled out on the floor huffing and puffing in no time. The babies can play for hours on finish and they get exercise simultaneously so I am a fan. I am more of a controller game player because I do not like to exercise when I play my video games so I was over happy to sit and watch them. My spouse suggested they get the Your Shape games so they could work out with the games. Again, I don't know if I love the idea of mixing my game time with exercise but seeing as I have been gambling more and exercising less these days i may must spend more time with the Kinect.

Overall I am happy with the Kinect. It is not a leading edge new tech type game but it wasn't marketed as such. I think the Wii is more user friendly for tiny babies. From what I can tell, my babies got the hang of the game but it took some time.

I watched as my babies played for about hours and saw no glitches. After I wrestled the game from them I decided to try its online functionality. I was pleasantly surprised, No lag time and it was responsive. I was expecting less but I was happy I was proven wrong, My favourite game was boxing. I spent an hour throwing haymakers and days recovering.

Have fun along with your Kinect! I did and found I needed more exercise in my life.

And last but not least, you will need ample room to play the Kinect. In the event you have a little room you will have issues playing.

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