Kinect Sports

Six Sports (Soccer, Track & Field, Bowling, Table Tennis, Boxing, Volleyball) + mini games involving these same activities = Lots of Fun. First off... I would like to say The Kinect works very well with all this Kinect Sports title. I have excellent response times. There are really no glitches that stand out that would make this title have any serious negative feedback. Kinect Sports works! Its fun for everyone and has something for everyone young and old. It is intuitively easy learn all the moves as you move your body the way you actually need to. So it is simply plug and play and lots of fun. It all basically comes down to getting off your couch and doing what you physically can with these sports activities. The only negative that can be said is that if you don't like a particular sport activity because you simply don't like that sport ...you can just move on to a different sport activity. However, you really can't be critical as these sport games are intended for easy fun for everyone. All these sports are easy to get into regarding the fun factor. Even if you just play Kinect Sports title for half an hour at least you got off the couch and did some physical exercise in a fun manner. These are not a heavy thinking sport activity games... Its a physical arcade game activity to get you moving and it does all this well. You use your XBOX360 Dashboard Avatar within Kinect Sports which mimics your every move and is plenty fun to watch react as you move your body. Its pretty cool. Don't over think that this is complex and not for you. Kinect Sports is for everybody. The only thing is with every Kinect game is to make sure you have at least 6'ft. to 8'ft. of clear play area in front the Kinect camera. So, to reiterate! Kinect Sports is fun for everyone. It is not complicated. It responds excellent to your body motions. The fun factor is excellent. Kinect Sports is not a serious mind game it is quality family entertainment for all ages to have fun together with family and friends! And a note for all you guy only vs guy only hardcore gamers.... female gamers are into this Kinect Sports title too! ; ) So, if you must continue to save the world within your popular guy only couch potato titles. No need for me to further explain what your 'frag'n' missing.

I just got finished playing all of the sports in Kinect Sports and here is my evaluation:1. Track & Field: This area includes a variety of different activities that work well with the basic body movements the Kinect can control. These include running , jumping, and throwing things (javelins & discus). I think young and old would both have fun with this! This may actually be my favorite activity in this game.2. Bowling: Not as much control as Wi Sports bowling--but it is actually feels more like bowling when you can just stick your hand out to pick up the ball and then swing your arm to bowl. No controller to hold on to or push buttons. Once again this is an activity that would appeal to both young and old. Personally, I still like the bowling in Wii Sports better because of the more precise control.3. Boxing: I like this better than the Wii Sports Boxing--but there is still some lag time and I just don't get the feel that all my moves are translating accurately. Plus, like an earlier reveiwer indicated it seems like punching wildly is actually a winning approach in this game. I do like how you can just hold your arms up to block--this felt very natural. I'm waiting for the Kick Boxing version because when you kick your legs in this activity your avatar kicks its legs--but they don't seem to translate to "hits" in the game.4. Beach Volleyball: This one will take some time to master. It can get a bit confusing because there are several different techniques involved--jumping, hitting, and blocking. If you're tall--make sure you don't have a ceiling fan above you--or at least make sure it's not on!5. Table Tennis: Once again it was fun to play without a controller in my hand but I felt there were a few times when the intensity of my hits were not reflected in what actually happened on screen. For example, when an opportunity comes up for a "smash" the game announces it and then actually does it regardless of whether I swung harder or not.6. Soccer: Fun and interesting. You don't have to run around the field yourself. Your player magically appears where the ball is kicked to. Simple body movements control your kicks and blocks. Gray directional lines on the screen show the directionally options when kicking and your location when blocking.Throughout the games the Kinect takes photos and short videos of your movements. These are played at the end of each game. The images are saved so you can share them with others. This feature will appeal to some and not to others. For example, I find the images of my son interesting and humorous--but I need to find out how to erase the images of me!Adding a second player was extremely easy. If I wanted to join my son all I had to do was step in front of the TV and the Kinect added me to the in-play game. The graphics are also much better than the Wii! Kinect Sports looked great on a 40" HDTV. We don't even play the Wii on this TV because of how bad it looks.Bottom line: If you have an XBOX already--adding the Kinect and Kinect Sports really adds a nice dimension to your video game experience. If you have young kids or older folks that have trouble remembering what buttons to push on a remote--it doesn't get any easier than the Kinect.P.S. It is a neat and strange sensation to be standing in front of your TV and the avatar on the screen is doing the same movements that you are. You can sway, move your arms and legs, and dance, and the avatar mimics it. This alone makes for good entertainment!