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About this item
- Easily hook up with friends with Video Kinect, no headset required.
- Sign into your profile by just stepping in front of the sensor
- Kinect games give you the freedom to jump, duck, and spin your way through a unique adventure.
- Kinect uses cutting-edge technology to provide a whole new way to play
- Kinect Adventures game
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ASIN | B002BSA298 |
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Release date | November 4, 2010 |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #32,570 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #658 in Xbox 360 Games |
Product Dimensions | 14.81 x 5.88 x 4.79 inches; 2 Pounds |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Everyone |
Item model number | LPF-00016 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 2 pounds |
Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Date First Available | May 31, 2009 |
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Product Description
Kinect for Xbox 360 brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways with no controller required. Simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect recognizes you and responds to your gestures. Connecting in a whole new way is as easy as a wave of your hand. Kinect removes the last barrier between you and the experiences you love. Best of all, Kinect works with every Xbox 360 console.
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Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary newways – no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kickit. Control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. With Kinect technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360 right out of the box*.
What's in The Box?
- Kinect Sensor
- Power Supply Cable
- Kinect Adventures Game
- Manual
Product Features
- Array of 4 microphones supporting single speaker voice recognition
- Depth Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
- Color VGA Motion Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
- Fully compatible with all Xbox 360 models*
- Revolutionary technology that includes body recognition
About Kinect Adventures Game (Included in the box)
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Good Science Studio
Format: DVD compatible with Kinect for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system
ESRB Rating: “E” for Everyone
Developer Information: Good Science Studio, formerly code-named “Spawnpoint,” is a Microsoft Game Studio game development studio founded in 2009 by a combination of industry veterans and creative newcomers. “Kinect Adventures” is the first title from Good Science. Float in outer space. Experience the thrill of roaring rapids. Tackle mountain top obstacle courses. And dive into the deep to explore a leaky underwater observatory — all from your living room. With “Kinect Adventures,” you are the controller as you jump, dodge and kick your way through exciting adventures set in a variety of exotic locations.
What else you need to play Kinect:
- Xbox 360 4GB Console
- Room to Play (6ft between you and the sensor)*
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Customers like the quality, entertainment value, value, and kinect compatibility of the video game console. They mention that it's a great product, worth every penny, and that the Kinect interface is awesome. They appreciate the simple instructions and the intuitive setup process.
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Customers like the quality of the video game console. They say it's a great piece of tech, an amazing technological achievement, and a high-tech piece of advanced hardware. Some customers also mention that it works great as a controller and adds dimensionality to the game system.
"...So far we're very pleased with how the unit works. It definitely takes a little bit of getting used to, but that's the case for any new technology...." Read more
"...The games are all pretty mindless, which is just fine with me. There aren't any complicated instructions and they are relatively easy to get into...." Read more
"...is far beyond being a Wii-rip off because it truly raises the bar of video gaming technology when it comes to interacting with the player...." Read more
"...which you can use the Kinect is self evident, and therefore not a source of frustration. The activities themselves are also wonderously simplistic...." Read more
Customers find the entertainment value of the video game console to be great. They mention that it's a great family game, and that it makes gaming a little more fun. Some say that the product is the best entertainment product they've ever bought, and a refreshing way to get everyone playing. Some mention that Dance Central is a lot of fun, and it'll get you sweating after playing for awhile.
"...Kinect Joy Ride is fun, but you can only steer and power up (pull back, push forward), and I can see someone getting bored with this...." Read more
"...video game (the personal trainer feedback so far is really cool), fun party toy, voice navigation of the Xbox unit..." Read more
"...Adventures has some awesome minigames (the 20,000 Leaks game is a good showcase for Kinect), and is overall one of the best games so far...." Read more
"...A refreshing way to get everyone playing - Before the Xbox was mainly my toy, my wife had little interest in it...." Read more
Customers like the value of the video game console. They mention that it's worth the price, a great buy, and cheaper than the Move. Some say that the Kinect is truly a ground-breaking piece of hardware.
"...And the price point is reasonable for a two person controller with game...." Read more
"...I think its worth the price to be able to play games that were specifically made with the kinect in mind... Good fun for sure!" Read more
"...It might be worth the money just to give you something to make your friends go "wow" over.The aesthetics of it are both scary and cool...." Read more
"...You can get used to it in a few minutes. Overall, it it worth the money. I think the price is about right as well...." Read more
Customers like the kinect compatibility. They mention it's wonderful, has good response and accuracy, and is pleasantly surprised by the interface. They also appreciate the online feature, video kinetis, and the ESPN add-in.
"...(such as requiring a large amount of playspace), the Kinect is absolutely wonderful...." Read more
"...Well, don't believe everything you hear. THE KINECT IS AMAZING!!! Is it perfect? Nope...." Read more
"...Hopefully that update is around the corner. Oh and the ESPN add-in for the Kinect is great...." Read more
"...It accomodates for game music and sound, but the echoes off the wall can interfere and I find myself having to yell commands a lot...." Read more
Customers find the installation of the video game console to be easy. They mention that the setup is fairly easy, with simple instructions and calibrations. They also say that the device installs to the Xbox 360 very easily. Customers also find the activities fascinating and easy to play.
"...Free Riders is impressive with it's graphics and the game does a nice job teaching you how to play, but due to my right knee I have some problems..." Read more
"...To sum up -Pros: Easy setup, recognition is cool, actually burning calories while playing games, chance to get in better shape with a video..." Read more
"...There aren't any complicated instructions and they are relatively easy to get into...." Read more
"...The Kinect seems far more easy to get into than the Move from what I have seen... people are far more willing to give Kinect a chance than Move if..." Read more
Customers like the accuracy of the video game console. They mention that the motion-detection is awesome, the system seems to pick up their moves accurately, and the sensor is very responsive. They also say that the tracking of the Kinect seems ok, and that the appeal of motion-control will likely see a large entry of family-friendly games.
"...They teach you how to do the various moves, and even have a slow down set up to help you if you're still not getting it...." Read more
"...Very little lag and very responsive...." Read more
"...There is the dashboard motion controls, the voice commands, the video chat, and the rumors on what else is coming is truly fantastic...." Read more
"...The menus are great, the hand and voice movement detection works very well, and the facial recognition is also very accurate even in dim..." Read more
Customers like the physical performance of the video game console. They say it gives quite a workout, has a great workout fitness game, and gets them exercising while playing video games. They also mention that it's a good way to get moving and helps them train harder.
"...Your Shape Fitness is crazy good, I was really impressed with this program, and the features, my only complaint is that this game requires more..." Read more
"...A great workout - Just playing table tennis in Kinect Sports can break quite a sweat and get the blood pumping...." Read more
"...A side note, this is one heck of a workout, absolutely hard to believe you can feel the burn and excitement of a workout with a video game, and alot..." Read more
"...The games also give you a surprisingly good workout...really!..." Read more
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"...Sonic Free Riders is impressive with it's graphics and the game does a nice job teaching you how to play, but due to my right knee I have some..." Read more
"...It is truly amazing...." Read more
"...This is very cool. I watch a little of the Clippers game...." Read more
"...First, the Pros.1. It is one very, very cool piece of technology. It makes the gaming experience very accessible to the general population...." Read more
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When I booted up the Kinect, it brought me up to the intro screen and walked me through some basic things to know and then went to the calibration screen (area, noise and voice). I have found the voice commands to work almost flawlessly, noticing the only delay being the confirmation time, where I have to say yes or no to confirm a command. If you have not been auto recognized by the Kinect, a simple back and forth of one of your hands is all that is needed to activate it, and if you see your hands glowing in the lower right hand corner box, you know that you're good to go. I placed the Kinect on top of my DLP TV to keep it away from my center speaker that is below the TV, which places it on bout my eye level when I stand up. I have a 360 slim so the set up was very easy as I didn't need to worry about another power connection. In case your confused, the `calibration disk is the Adventures disk'.
When I ordered the Kinect, I also purchased the following games: Kinect Adventures (which comes with the Kinect), Dance Central, Motion Sports, Kinect Joy Ride, Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, Your Shape Fitness Evolved, Sonic Free Riders - so I have had the chance to play a good sampling of various games. I would state that even without using the Fitness games you can get a good workout, because you will be moving around... a lot.
The first thing I tested out with the Kinect was the ESPN application, and after the update download, it came up and was able to scroll left and right to find the video that I wanted to watch. When I selected the video, the Kinect drew a circle to confirm my selection and then started. I was dying to try out the voice commands, so I said Xbox pause, and the microphone appeared on the bottom with a note asking me to confirm yes or no to which I responded and it worked. I said Xbox play and yes and the story started up again. I tried rewind and fast forward and confirmed that it worked (Note in order to speed up the rewind/fast forward you need to repeat the command again).
The next thing I tried was the Video Kinect and to my surprise the update started, and then the software crashed (hung). I'm not sure if it was because this feature wasn't really available or if it was a just bad luck, but I restarted the Xbox and have not gone back to this feature. I will not cover up problems; I want this to be a honest review.
Then I started Adventures and played a few of the games where you were in Zero Grav and had to float and move back and forth to pop the bubbles, if you wanted to rise you had to flap your arms and to sink you had to lower them. I had a lot of fun doing this, and think that Adventures is a great party game.
Kinectimals was next and I was blown away by the graphics of this game. Wow is the first word that came to mind (at least in 1080P). I picked the young tiger as my pet and then went through some of the basic playing with it, and was floored with the response of the game to my actions. If you have young kids this game is going to be a big hit. They also made it clear that this is an adventure to find a lost treasure. Even if you don't have kids, I think this is going to be fun to play and if you like cats (I have 4) you might really like this.
Next up was Kinect Sports and I only played a few of the various sports but I loved the beach volley ball, and I think I could spend hours playing this. I also found the boxing to be fun. The bowling was very responsive; however the ball kept tracking to the right even when I was attempting to put spin on the ball. When I stepped to the left, I was able to bowl from the left part of the lane and corrected the slight drift. I can't say that the spin wasn't working, because I was clearly able to put some spin on the ball when I went to pick up some spares. I might have just been pushing the ball right myself, I honestly wasn't a 200+ bowler when I bowled, so my form might be wrong. This program will be a great party game, I would recommend purchasing it.
I only played 3 Motion Sports, the boxing which was fun (I thought it was better than Kinect Sports boxing, but I did have a problem of it not picking up my uppercuts, however I had no problem with jabs or hooks be it lefts or rights. The snow skiing was very responsive, if anything, it might have been too responsive, when I made left and right turns. I destroyed my right knee running a few years ago, so staying bent in a tuck for me was difficult and noticed if I stood up, so did my skier. There are no Live features, so this could be a problem for people who want to compete on line (I didn't try this, but have read it from other reviews and wanted to comment on this).
Your Shape Fitness is crazy good, I was really impressed with this program, and the features, my only complaint is that this game requires more distance than the other games, so if you don't have 8 feet or more, you might want to consider one of the other fitness games. I loved the calorie burning tracking and the scan of your body into the program, and the dissolving of your body if you step outside the area of game play.
Kinect Joy Ride is fun, but you can only steer and power up (pull back, push forward), and I can see someone getting bored with this. I wouldn't spend more than $20 on this game, and I clearly paid too much. It is a fun game, but not worth the price.
Sonic Free Riders is impressive with it's graphics and the game does a nice job teaching you how to play, but due to my right knee I have some problems jumping (I wasn't a great jumper when I had a good knee and was 175 pounds, and I'm worse now), so I had problems once they jumps and stunts were added, but I would recommend this game to anyone who likes skateboarding/snowboarding.
Dance Central is probably going to get the best reviews of any of the original release games for the Kinect, and it will deserve them. They teach you how to do the various moves, and even have a slow down set up to help you if you're still not getting it. The graphics are sharp, and clearly MTV and Harmonics know music. They have about 5 to 6 different male and female characters so you can get one to your liking. My only complaint is that I really didn't know any of the music that came with the game with the single exception of "Funky Town". I would have like some more Rock and Pop mixed in with the original list. I like this game, but I will have to admit, I just stink at dancing.
I really didn't pick up on any lag, but then again I was playing and not watching. I would highly recommend this, and I think it will be a great party game. I've have Harry Potter, Game Party In Motion, and Decca Sports Freedom (I love Amazon pre-order credits, I've saved a ton of money with them on these Kinect games)and will comment on them after I receive and play them.
Other than running out of some space with Your Shape (until I move my couch), I did not have any tracking issues with the Kinect. The only complaint I have with Kinect, is after playing a game or if I stopped to get a drink I had to wave my hand to reactivate my dashboard control, I could understand if I was gone for a half hour, but 2-3 minutes shouldn't have caused this. I'm assuming that patches will be coming in the future to fix this and the Video Kinect as well.
Anyway, I do own a PS3 and the PS3 move (and I reviewed it), but I will state for the record, I like the Kinect a whole lot better.
Ken
My boyfriend's birthday is today, and he really wanted the Kinect for his birthday - it was a sign that it was released the day before his birthday, right? :) So, like a good girlfriend (and fellow gadget addict), I ordered it from Amazon for him and it was waiting for us yesterday when we got home from work. Props to Amazon for flawless release date delivery!
He had it set up before I got home and reported that the setup was very simple. What took the most time was re-configuring the furniture and figuring out the best place to put the sensor. We have the 360S, so the device was plug and play.
We tried the Kinect Sports and Your Shape games, we also have the Adventures game that came with, and I plan on getting the Dance Central game as well.
So far we're very pleased with how the unit works. It definitely takes a little bit of getting used to, but that's the case for any new technology. I know there were reviews about how this isn't good for hardcore gaming - and for us that's fine. He's a gamer (MW2, excited for BlackOps), but if he's going to play those games he's going to use the controller. I am not a big fan of the controller gaming, I am a Rock Band fan - much happier with a mic :)
We bought the Kinect so we could burn some energy and not be such couch potatoes. The shape-up program is really great so far, but I suppose I should take my review for that over to the game.
The acid test for the unit will be tomorrow - birthday party for the boyfriend and we're going to have a bunch of friends over to play games with the Kinect. Kinect Sports has a party setting that should be perfect, but with that many people in the room and players of varying sizes and shapes, I will be very curious to see how it goes.
To sum up -
Pros: Easy setup, recognition is cool, actually burning calories while playing games, chance to get in better shape with a video game (the personal trainer feedback so far is really cool), fun party toy, voice navigation of the Xbox unit
Cons: Had to re-arrange the living room, and in a small apartment it's kind of difficult to do that. Only two players at once. Interface takes some getting used to.
So, all in all, I'm delighted with the purchase and can't wait to see what other cool things this can do. I'm really looking forward to the video chat aspect. I'm also looking forward to the future of video gaming. Using the unit last night I really couldn't help but to think that this is really going to change the video game playing landscape.
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A post-Kinect party update:
The unit worked flawlessly. Space was a little tight, but that's a function of the small house and tall friends. Everyone had a blast either watching or playing the games. Most popular were the games where you could challenge someone else there. The sports game and Dance Central (Yeah! Dance Battle!) were the most popular for that. The unit worked perfectly as far as working great with different people trying the games - 17 of us tried different games at various times and it worked without a hitch. Everyone at the party was jealous of our toy and several people left trying to figure out how they're rearrange their house so they could get one too!
Oh, and we tested out the Xbox Live feature with the ping-pong and boxing parts of Kinect Sports and were pleasantly surprised at just how well it worked. Very little lag and very responsive.
Them I spent an hour or so yesterday on the workout mode of Dance Central and boy I tell you what, I definitely got a good workout. Boyfriend has been doing workouts with the Your Shape game and is also quite pleased.
Love it love it love it love it....
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The Kinect I got was shipped quickly and is in excellent working condition. I'm once again back to using "Your Shape Fitness Evolved".
Positives:
- Great technology
- No controller
- A lot of fun
Negatives:
- Very expensive
- Need a big room
- Menu interactions are awful
- Separate AC adapter