Forget a gamepad or joystick, because the Kinect makes you the controller, bringing your games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways. The Kinect Sensor responds to your movements, so if you need to kick, then kick. If you need to throw a punch, well just throw a punch. It’s the perfect opportunity to play your favorite video games and get a good workout in the process.
All that’s left is for you to get off the couch.
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In the interest of full disclosure, let me say I have never considered myself a Disney fan.
When I was a child, I always preferred Daffy Duck to the sometimes over-saccharin Disney characters.
But I was determined to review this Kinect Disneyland Adventures game without any bias.
And so, to my surprise, I enjoyed myself – perhaps a little too much.
I spent the first half hour of this Disneyland Adventures game happily traversing through the vibrantly modelled streets of Disneyland, occasionally stopping to hug Mickey Mouse and Snow White.
If fans feel like the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is a rehash of the previous game, it’s probably because it is.
With the success of Assassin’s Creed II, the concept of a master assassin running around Europe has been milked by developer Ubisoft to great effect, but that cow looks to be running dry.
To its credit, Ubisoft has tried to incorporate new elements to each sequel and each game brings new abilities for the lead character Ezio.
The previous game, Brotherhood, introduced a recruitment system as well as more weapons to play with.
I was not a fan of the recruitment option and obviously, someone on the development team must have felt the same way because Revelation does not have that feature.
In its place is some real-time strategy element where players get to place troops and obstacles to fortify a location.
Yet, while it adds a grander scope to the game, commanding an army just felt impersonal as I am someone who just wants to strike enemies up close and personal.
In some ways, Max Payne 3 will be the first game of the series in which gamers can see the character in full.
While actor James McCaffrey voiced the title character in the first two games, Max Payne’s appearance was modelled after other people.
But in the upcoming first-person shooter, McCaffrey, through the use of motion-capture technology, slid into the shoes of the popular noir character he helped to create.
The first chapter saw the familiar black leather-clad Payne being given a new lease of life when he is offered a job in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
While he is still thinking it over, well-armed thugs come after him in his apartment building and the battle is lost in ‘bullet-time’ blur.
The term refers to a special effect where time is slowed down but the camera continues to move at normal speed. Gamers can make the game run in slow motion but control Payne in real time.
As I punch buttons in response to on-screen prompts to free myself from a car that is about to be crushed, I cannot help but wonder if I am really playing a racing game.
As it turns out, it is indeed a car racing game: the 18th edition of Need For Speed.
But it is also the first time in this series that you can travel (or escape) on foot via quick-time events such as the above.
You play the role of Jackson Rourke who owes bucketfuls of money to a mysterious crime organization and is also running away from the police.
Rourke is directed to compete in an illegal street race event with a prize money of US$25million (S$32.4m) to secure his freedom.
He has to race 4,828km across the United States, from San Francisco to New York – and beat more than 200 drivers.
Infinity Blade, the titan-slaying game that took iPhone gaming by storm, is back with its first sequel.
Fans looking for more action will not be disappointed – Infinity Blade II is bigger and better than its predecessor.
Like the first installment, it lets players take on the role of a hero who engages in a series of one-on-one battles with giant foes as he wanders through a dilapidated castle.
This sequel also features great-looking visuals – everything from the characters to the castle environment are beautifully rendered.
While the first game was almost devoid of a storyline, Infinity Blade II keeps players intrigued with one that is full of mystery.
The hero from both games finally gets a name – Siris. Several scenes in the game also provide answers and the background to events that happened in the first game. Voice acting has also been introduced this time.
Apparently, I know a lot more songs by The Black Eyed Peas than I realized.
And this knowledge will determine how much players will enjoy this The Black Eyed Peas Experience game.
Presented as a concert of their songs performed in different locations, players join the band on stage to dance with the quartet.
The scoring here is slightly different: players need to match the moves of the group to gain fans in order to win and each song has a pre-determined number of fans that players need to obtain.
Once players reach the correct number, they can progress to the next one on the 30-plus song setlist in campaign mode. If you do not win any fans after performing a move, it means you have made a mistake.
Visually, this game is vastly different from the first Experience dance title, Michael Jackson.
