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Kinect Sports (Series) Review
Posted: 2 years ago, last updated 7 weeks ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer, @boersc, Jo Robertson and Ben Kendall.
Overview
Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports Rivals are a pair of games offering the Xbox equivalent of Wii Sports. Although these games use the Xbox Kinect camera so you simply move in front of the screen to control the different activities.
The different Kinect Sports games are as follows:
The Xbox One version of the game is more ambitious in the number of players and detailed movement. Although you do need some space to play this and a well-lit room, if you get it right it is a hugely involving and enjoyable experience, unlike any other game you will play.
The different Kinect Sports games are as follows:
- Kinect Sports (2010) on the Xbox 360 and offers Bowling, Boxing, Track & Field, Table Tennis, Football and Beach Volleyball
- Kinect Sports: Season Two (2011) on Xbox 360 and offers Golf, Darts, Baseball, Skiing, Tennis, and American football.
- Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection (2012) on Xbox 360 includes the above sports and adds basketball, golf and skiing.
- Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason (2014) is on Xbox One as a stand-alone Jet Ski game.
- Kinect Sports Rivals (2014) is on the Xbox One and features more detailed interactions for Bowling, Jet Ski Racing, Rock Climbing, Soccer, Target Shooting, and Tennis.
The Xbox One version of the game is more ambitious in the number of players and detailed movement. Although you do need some space to play this and a well-lit room, if you get it right it is a hugely involving and enjoyable experience, unlike any other game you will play.
Game Details
Release Date: 03/11/2010, updated in 2014
Platforms: Xbox One
Content Rating: PEGI 12
Players: 1-4 (4 online)
Genres: Action, Physically Active (Race and Sports)
Accessibility: 17 features
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Duration
Play Time: It takes between 5 minutes and 20 minutes to play a round of this game.
Play Style
You can play with 1 to 4 players in the same room or as a 4-player online game. Kinect Sports support multiplayer both locally and online, with a mixture of competitive and cooperative play options. In addition, players can also take part in eight sport-based mini-games, or join in the Party Play mode designed to accommodate a larger number of players amassed in the same room, divided into two teams.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Kinect Sports Rivals is rated PEGI 12 with frequent mild violence. It's rated ESRB EVERYONE 10+ with mild violence.
Kinect Sports Season Two is rated PEGI 3 and ESRB EVERYONE because it doesn't include the boxing sports that elevates the age on the other titles.
Costs
Kinect Sports usually costs £42.99.
In-game purchases are available to unlock more activities individually and in packs.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Kinect Sports Rivals
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
In-game purchases are available to unlock more activities individually and in packs.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Accessibility
Our Kinect Sports Accessibility Report documents 17 accessibility features:
We've chosen to highlight the most recent game, Kinect sports rivals, on Xbox One, in this report, so some of the older games on older platforms may not have all the accessibility features listed here.
Because it uses the motion camera, you need to stand up and move all your limbs, make hand movements, and sometimes subtle gestures. In some games, such as waterskiing, you move very quickly so need to be able to quickly react to changes in the environment.
There are 4 difficulty levels in each sport, and in each, the opponent becomes more adept at the sport. Each sport also has a practice area where you learn the basics and can practice how to play.
All the dialogue is voiced, some of it by Hollywood star David Tennant, and all the subtitles, along with other text in the game is large and of high contrast. The game in general is bright and each element is easy to distinguish.
We've chosen to highlight the most recent game, Kinect sports rivals, on Xbox One, in this report, so some of the older games on older platforms may not have all the accessibility features listed here.
Because it uses the motion camera, you need to stand up and move all your limbs, make hand movements, and sometimes subtle gestures. In some games, such as waterskiing, you move very quickly so need to be able to quickly react to changes in the environment.
There are 4 difficulty levels in each sport, and in each, the opponent becomes more adept at the sport. Each sport also has a practice area where you learn the basics and can practice how to play.
All the dialogue is voiced, some of it by Hollywood star David Tennant, and all the subtitles, along with other text in the game is large and of high contrast. The game in general is bright and each element is easy to distinguish.
Diversity and Inclusion
We haven't documented diversity and inclusion information for this game yet.
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