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Kinect Sports (2010) 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:
  • 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.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Kinect Sports 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Ben Kendall and updated 15 months ago.
Kids not old enough for this yet? There are lots of games similar to Kinect Sports (Series). Here are some similar younger-rated games:

Play StylePlay Style

This is an Action and Physically Active game with Race and Sports elements. 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:

DurationDuration

Play Time: It takes between 5 minutes and 20 minutes to play a round of this game.

BenefitsBenefits

This game is good if you want to:

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

This game has been rated PEGI 12.
 
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.

CostsCosts

Kinect Sports usually costs £42.99.
 

Kinect Sports Rivals

XBox Store Xbox One £42.99
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. 
 
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DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 03/11/2010, updated in 2014

Out Now: Xbox One

Players: 1-4 (4 online)

Genres: Action, Physically Active (Race and Sports)

Accessibility: 17 features

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: Rare Ltd (@RareLtd)


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