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Xbox X|SWe've documented 14 accessibility features for Child of Eden, including Guaranteed Progress, Select Difficulty, Play Without Hearing, Audio Cues and Minimal Reading. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Getting Started but it also has features in Audio, Difficulty, Reading, Navigation and Visual to reduce unintended barriers.
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Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Child of Eden accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Ben Kendall and updated 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
In controller mode, you can choose between four different button mappings in the settings menu. You can switch between using the controller and motion controls (Playstation Move on PS3 and Kinect of Xbox 360) with a single button. On some of the levels, it can be very easy for your sphere you control to get lost in the background, and the glow that indicates you're targeting something can be very faint and hard to spot as well.
While the soundtrack certainly enhances the experience, all the information you need to play is conveyed to you visually, so you don't need the sound to play.
While most of the text used throughout is large and high contrast, there are some areas where it is hard to read, either due to font, size, or lack of contrast.
Game Details
Release Date: 17/06/2011, updated in 2011
Out Now: PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Players: 1
Genres: Shooting (Action, Physically Active and Rhythm)
Accessibility: 14 features
Components: 3D First-Person
Developer: Mizuguchitter (@Mizuguchitter)
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 5 accessibility features for Controls in Child of Eden which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Motion
Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.
Motion Camera: Can use a camera controller like Xbox Kinect or PlayStation Camera. This can offer game control via hand gestures or body movement and position.
Remap Controls
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.
Controller Vibration
Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.
Informative Vibration: Controller vibration indicates events or interactions in the game, echoing visual and audio cues. This can provide additional information about progress, approaching enemies or hitting a target.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- Robobeat (10 Controls Features)
- Klang 2 (9 Controls Features)
- Rez Infinite (8 Controls Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (8 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Child of Eden which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:
- Klang 2 (3 Difficulty Features)
- Metal: Hellsinger (2 Difficulty Features)
- The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (2 Difficulty Features)
- Active Arcade (2 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 3 accessibility features for Getting Started in Child of Eden which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
Practice Area: You can practice freely without opponents or time pressures. This can be a specific practice option, or the ability to play levels with the easiest opponents to improve understanding and skill.
Assistance For Progressing
These features aid your progress through the game offering different ways of maintaining your progression.
Guaranteed Progress With God Mode: There is no fail state for any game level, where you lose progress or have to start again. Or there are options to make failing impossible: infinite health or lives, unlimited time. Sometimes called God Mode or Unfailable.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (6 Getting Started Features)
- Secret Shuffle (6 Getting Started Features)
- Spin Rhythm XD (5 Getting Started Features)
- Wii Music (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Child of Eden which deals with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Klang 2 (6 Reading Features)
- Robobeat (5 Reading Features)
- Entwined (4 Reading Features)
- The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Child of Eden which deals with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.
Head-Up Display
Adjust Head-Up Display: Resize and adjust the content of the head-up display. This enables it to be made more visible. It can also enable the removal of too much information that can be distracting or confusing.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Navigation
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
- The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (6 Navigation Features)
- Robobeat (5 Navigation Features)
- Klang 2 (5 Navigation Features)
- Rez Infinite (3 Navigation Features)
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Child of Eden which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Audio Cues for Visual Events
Audio Cues for Visual Events: Audio is provided to indicate visual events. Game events or progress highlighted by visual icons, effects or animations are also accompanied by audio to signify that progress. This is useful for blind players.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
- Secret Shuffle (7 Visual Features)
- Active Arcade (6 Visual Features)
- Fruit Ninja (6 Visual Features)
- The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor (5 Visual Features)
Audio
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Audio in Child of Eden which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.
Adjustable Audio
Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.
Play Without Hearing
Play Without Hearing: No audio cues are necessary to play the game well.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio
If you want to play Child of Eden, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Audio accessibility:
- Spin Rhythm XD (3 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson and Ben Kendall
