i think thats a bit silly really. as its not the same as move/wii as really you arent just flaffing your hands about to run, you are actually running on the spot or doing whatever other action. actually i dont know about Move but i would assume its similar to wii.
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Caporegime
Where are the naked videos? 
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being a fan of singstar, i bought singstar/Dance last week and it was fun until my daughter realised you did not have to actually dance, but just waggle the Move controller.
got Dance Central a week later for Kinect and its just a whole better experience.
will trade singstar/dance towards Kinect Sports tommorow.
I've heard the Dance games on the Wii are also the same.
On a side note, will you be changing your sig then? As clearly the Move controller doesn't change everything on that statement.
Soldato
Been playing on it all weekend. It's a right laugh. Think I'm gonna need a bigger place for 2 player though 
Caporegime
I also have been playing this at the weekend, few of the mates came round for a Kinect session followed by the boxing (Kinect was more fun than that pile of a joke 
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Was cracking fun playing bowling and a few mini games, quite liked the football one where you have to hit the targets.
All in all, very impressed with Kinect so far, it's much, much better than what I expected.
)Was cracking fun playing bowling and a few mini games, quite liked the football one where you have to hit the targets.
All in all, very impressed with Kinect so far, it's much, much better than what I expected.
Caporegime
You're all traitors!
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Ordered one yesterday but a bit worried about space, only got about eight feet back from the telly and about 2 and half feet either side.
What do you reckon?
What do you reckon?
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Cant wait untill Christmas to give this a try. Ive been keeping a close eye on it since it was announced. Seems the people who think the tech is poor have it calibrated or set up wrong. I think with the right space and good calibration this could really make for an interesting gaming experience.
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Probably be okay for 1 player in most games but might find some issues with hitting the top right/left targets in some games.
I tried that "Your Shape" game the other day... It killed me after 20mins haha, worked very well but man she doesn't half push hard. "SQUAT LOWERRRR". My legs were aching after that, back to Black Ops and a controller I'm thinking.
But I was really surprised how much that took out of me as the moves are fairly slow but the amount it wants you to stretch and hold each exercise is a killer. Also puts in to perspective how unfit I actually am
Seems to work much better than the Wii Fit etc as you actually have to following the moves and timing perfectly (for 100% score) rather than maybe cheating the Wii remote a bit.
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Aye, as long as you have calibrated it good the games i have work spot on
Im so addicted so playing bowling online as well as table tennis atm great fun
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Aye, as long as you have calibrated it good the games i have work spot on
Im so addicted so playing bowling online as well as table tennis atm great fun
Yeah the table tennis looks like a good laugh. This is definatley something that is going to help increase xbox sales over christmas.
I just hope afterwards it comes down in price reasonably so i can grab one and not feel bad for the costs involved.
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Got into playing it a bit more yesterday - Kinect Sports is great! Loving the discus throws and hurdles. Bowling is brill, too. The Track and Field section is over pretty quick, but you still manage to get a bit of a sweat on!
Also, in the Boxing game - try endlessly windmilling your arms. I nearly died laughing.
Joy Ride is good fun now that I've figured out drifting etc. I don't find it as unresponsive as some of the reviews have made out, either.
One thing we've found, through, is that Kinect HATES my wife, LOL. The facial recognition just doesn't like her at all (might be her glasses), and the body tracking in Kinect Sports definitely doesn't handle her as well as it does me - the Javelin and Discus being prime examples of where it works OK for me, but spazzes out and throws early etc. for her.
Lighting seems to be pretty important for it to function properly, and it also isn't too keen on the dog wandering around the room - tends to make my avatars legs go all "Riverdance" when he's puttering about.
Also, in the Boxing game - try endlessly windmilling your arms. I nearly died laughing.
Joy Ride is good fun now that I've figured out drifting etc. I don't find it as unresponsive as some of the reviews have made out, either.
One thing we've found, through, is that Kinect HATES my wife, LOL. The facial recognition just doesn't like her at all (might be her glasses), and the body tracking in Kinect Sports definitely doesn't handle her as well as it does me - the Javelin and Discus being prime examples of where it works OK for me, but spazzes out and throws early etc. for her.
Lighting seems to be pretty important for it to function properly, and it also isn't too keen on the dog wandering around the room - tends to make my avatars legs go all "Riverdance" when he's puttering about.
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How long is the cable for Kinect? My Xbox is the other side of the room from my screen, so I'm concerned it may not reach; I suspect I need a 6 meter run, and I doubt it will be that long.
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Caporegime
It's fairly long to be fair, although I doubt it'll reach 6 metres.