Kinectimals – The cutest game on the Xbox Kinect
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Get in touch with your wild side and create memories that last a lifetime. With Kinectimals, you're a pet owner of a wide-eyed Bengal tiger cub or 20 other playful friends. Just like real pets, your "Kinectimals" will come running when they hear your voice and respond to your commands—through the magic of Kinect for Xbox 360.
Features:
- Remember your first trip to the zoo as you experience the magic of Kinect's furry tiger cub in your living room
- Build lasting relationships with any one of 20 different playful Kinectimals and have it become your best friend
- Train your pet to jump, roll over, play dead, and even purr with joy when you scratch it behind the ears
- Travel far and wide to discover treasures and toys, and find and unlock new environments
- Customize your pet and decorate your home, plus use the in-game store to shop for items to care for your friend
- Don't forget those scratches and belly rubs; those will be met with smiles and purrs
Kinect Information
Kinect is the Xbox answer to Nintendo Wii- a revolutionary new gaming experience that brings Xbox entertainment to life with full-body play. Based around an add-on peripheral device for the Xbox 360 console, it allows users to play specific Kinect games without the use of controllers. Instead, games are controlled by arm, leg, feet, hands and full-body gestures, or even spoken commands. Kinect acts as a sort of camera for Xbox 360, equipped with a unique sensor that can capture all the movements in the room. Using invisible infrared light, as well as advanced motion sensing and a motorised tilt, Kinect can track 48 points of the body in real time for up to two players simultaneously.
The idea is that the experience is natural and intuitive, making it easy for anyone to join in and broadening the user audience beyond traditional gamers. It also contains a feature called videokinect, which works much like Skype, so you can video chat with friends either from their own Xbox Live portal or Windows Live Messenger.
Kinectis scheduled to be launched worldwide from November 4th, 2010, though no official price has yet been disclosed.
It is expected to be launched with plenty of new and exciting games to get you started. Some of the Kinect games being advertised and talked about are:
- Kinectimals. A family game that takes you to a magical island where you can raise your own exotic, wild animal as a pet, teaching them commands and competing in contents with them, or just exploring the island together.
- Kinect Sports. Similar to Wii Sports, with interactive games like soccer, ping pong, bowling, boxing, volleyball, etc.
- Kinect Adventures. A game of obstacle courses that challenges you to jump, duck and dodge though roaring rapids, underwater laboratories, and more.
- Kinect Joy Ride. A crazy racing game that takes you through three unique worlds, where you navigate obstacles, power slide through corners and fly off jumps.
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. AUbsisoft fitness game that gives you fitness challenges based on your own level and the goals you set, tracking your performance with specific feedback for each move.
- Dance Central. A Harmonix hip-hop dance game that tracks full-body dance moves, with challenging choreography for all levels, along with an upbeat soundtrack of pop, hip-hop and R&B.
- Zumba. Ahigh-energy Latin dance workout set to lively music, giving you a fun, easy way to get involved in this latest fitness craze.
With all these games and more, Xbox Kinect is sure to be a hit with gaming fanatics and casual users alike. Many people are already queuing up to get their hands on the device, with pre-order sales dominating the top 10 sales lists in many online retailers. Whether it lives up to the hype is yet to be seen, but reports and critics suggest that Xbox Kinect could truly be taking gaming that one step further, paving the way to more interactive and user-friendly gaming experiences.