Thanks! There are no user reviews of this game yet. I'm curious about it, but still waiting to see some reviews come in before I buy.

Originally Posted by dirtyvu I just got it so I haven't gotten very much into it (trying to catch up on backlogged games). It definitely ramps up slowly in difficulty compared to PowerUp Heroes. The first few guys are cakewalks and are used as tutorial guys (since they spread out the tutorial over multiple rounds instead of show it all at once). I barely scratched the surface of the game so I'll say more when I've played more. The look and sound is fantastic. I wish there were actual cutscenes and a story. In-between matches, you get a comic book panel and a voiceover. And that's it.

forgot to add this about avengers... it'll make more sense if you've played powerup heroes...

the charge time between super attacks is much shorter. this totally changes the attack strategy. In PowerUP heroes, you needed to constantly switch characters because of the long charge time or else you would have no power moves available. In Avengers, at least in the early part of the game, you can totally stick to your superhero because the charge time is so short. And because the charge time is so short, it's easier to chain moves together. However, the game seems faster and more chaotic because the screen gets so busy with all the power moves that you have to sift through the visual chaos.

I think it was actually easier, due to the slower pace, to enjoy what you're doing in PowerUP Heroes. Here, I'm working fast to do the moves fast and then I win the match. So I get the result without getting the journey. In Avengers, you end up looking at the status of your power moves so much that you don't get to see much of the rest of the screen. Kind of the same in PowerUP Heroes but the pacing of that game was slower so I got to enjoy my attacks more.

I don't know if this is because it's early in the game for me, but it seems like they took out all the QTE blocking from PowerUP Heroes. I actually really like the QTE because it made me feel like Neo from The Matrix where I'm parrying back the punches.

Any word on a release date for Kinect Party?

Originally Posted by not2worried Any word on a release date for Kinect Party?

We should have one pretty soon if they really do intend to release it before Christmas.

I was walking around the auto booths at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2012 and saw some interactive demos, using the Kinect system. I don't know if there were more since I kind of ran out of time (the show is HUGE!) and didn't get to explore too many booths.


This was Toyota making an interactive video game with the Toyota Prius. This was the best of the ones I saw. You can interact and look around the car and the cockpit. You had to run to the car. And you can drive the Prius in a little video game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xEltK_dvk

This was Kia Motors using it to interactively try out some features of their cars. Unfortunately, they stuck on the crummy Nyko attachment which ruined it, and they stuck it near the floor. I kind of messed him up by stepping in view of the Kinect. Sorry about that. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4RF32cdGrc

Here was the Range Rover interactive display.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW8PeHr4rZI

My mother in law is going to be buying a 360 with Kinect and plans on getting a Zumba game. She enjoys her Zumba classes and at the price she is paying for the classes this will have paid for itself in a couple months.

She is wanting to get Zumba Fitness: Join the Party, but which is the better game? That or Zumba Fitness Rush? Any other fitness games that are just far and away better. She enjoys Zumba in and of itself, so she is leaning heavily in that direction, but it something else is better then she may change her mind.

Thanks!

Rush is by far the better game. However, Rush is single player or local multiplayer.

Join the Party has online multiplayer. but take that out of the equation, it's not as good as Rush. get Rush first.

Thanks! We will get her Rush.

Any thoughts on the Nike+ Training? Might get that for ourselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I8P35cU7Tg

Originally Posted by Only One Haze Thanks! We will get her Rush. Any thoughts on the Nike+ Training? Might get that for ourselves.

depends on what you like. there is a demo for Nike+ as well as some of the other fitness games. no matter what game, ultimately, it's up to you to stick with it. no game will be alluring enough to keep exercising. that's the lure all exercise programs have: "our exercise program is so comprehensive and fun, you'll lose so much weight"

personally, I have different tastes than most. I crossed off the first Ubisoft Your Shape Fitness game because it didn't have floor exercises like crunches and because it didn't have online multiplayer. That probably influenced my decision on the sequel. It seemed like a repeat of the first but they added floor routines. However, Your Shape games are the most popular (which I think the Microsoft advertising helped them a lot as well as being the first exercise game on the block).

I like The Biggest Loser because it has a little bit of everything. It uses equipment, it has floor exercises, it has online and local multiplayer, it has multiple programs, it has recipes, etc. However, there are some flaws. The menu system is awful and seemed to be designed for a mouse and keyboard. The "fun" exercise activities are not that fun. But it is a complete package with a wide variety of types of exercises such as yoga-type activities, boxing, etc. And this game will lose tracking of the person more than other games.

I kind of love UFC Personal Trainer. This will kick your butt. In fact, it might be too hard for people that are not in good shape and need to seriously lose weight. It's a lot of fun though and the exercises are good. It doesn't have online multiplayer but it does have the ability to send online challenges to your friends (though I don't know anyone that has UFC which means I have no one to send challenges). The programs (e.g., 30-day program, 60-day program, etc.) are extremely intense. Seriously, if you're not in shape after doing them, you were cheating or not trying. But if the programs are too intense, there are lots of other activities that you can do (such as the boxing) that are fun and still a good workout.

I also have Zumba but we already talked about that.

I actually haven't tried Nike+ yet with the holidays and the game deluge (still working through Halo 4 and others). And I haven't tried the demo. But I heard good things and will try soon.

Thanks for the great insight! Yeah we will definitely be sticking with it. My wife and I have lost a combined 150 lbs since the end of March doing nothing but at home/outdoor stuff. Looking for something to change things up a little. I like the way the UFC Trainer sounds as I have done some of the P90X stuff and we have been intrigued by Insanity. May just go the UFC Route.

I have the Beach Insanity videos! If you can handle those easily, then you can definitely handle UFC easily.

The big difference is P90X and Insanity get their work in with a lot of jumping exercises. That's not the strength of the UFC workouts. There are tons of core exercises in UFC though. So your hamstrings up to your chest get worked hard.

Played Fruit Ninja Kinect for first time in a while. Great game, but the calibration or lack thereof sure can be frustrating. My son and I must have been trying for 10 minutes to try to get the damn game to recalibrate for him because he was too close when it first calibrated. Also the game is tricky to play 2 player if people are different sizes. I hope the next Kinect comes up with a fix for that.

The 8-bit shadow, blade and theme are cool, but it's a total crock that you have to pay for those.

Kinect Party will be free at launch (Dec 18th), through Dec 31st!

http://majornelson.com/2012/12/11/co...arketplace-21/

Originally Posted by crunchewy Kinect Party will be free at launch (Dec 18th), through Dec 31st! http://majornelson.com/2012/12/11/co...arketplace-21/

That is amazing! I would have quite happily paid $15-20 for this on release.

Originally Posted by Ryuukishi That is amazing! I would have quite happily paid $15-20 for this on release.

Same here. Kids loved the first one.

More Kinect Party pricing details revealed

Also, I've been playing the game for a few days and it's quite a substantial improvement over HAT. However, the Facebook photo uploading doesn't work yet and the controls/voice commands for photo-related things are not explained as well as they could be. Still, it's great that they have those things since sharing the silliness will add a lot of value to the game.

the wording on the article is a little tricky:

"The entire unlocked game with all 36 channels are free through Dec. 31st 2012!!!"

To me, this implies that the entire game is unlocked for free through December 31st, and then it's not unlocked anymore. At which point, you have to pay to unlock it at the aforementioned price points. You alluded to the fact it was free and clear indefinitely if downloaded between those dates so that should be emphasized.

Originally Posted by dirtyvu the wording on the article is a little tricky: "The entire unlocked game with all 36 channels are free through Dec. 31st 2012!!!" To me, this implies that the entire game is unlocked for free through December 31st, and then it's not unlocked anymore. At which point, you have to pay to unlock it at the aforementioned price points. You alluded to the fact it was free and clear indefinitely if downloaded between those dates so that should be emphasized.

That's a direct quote from Double Fine. I realize the wording is a bit tricky - it's really hard to say you can get it free and keep it without saying "and keep it" every time we mention it. Will think about clarifying further.

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My question is will just downloading the game be enough, or do I then need to launch the game and download the new levels? If the latter than people without Kinect are SOL. I have Kinect, of course, so it's not a problem for me, though if I do need to launch the game and download the new levels, it would be good to know that in advance.