Deca Sports Freedom Xbox 360
Metascore
26 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 15 out of 16
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  1. MS Xbox World
    Jan 4, 2011
    50
    Deca Sports Freedom is merely an O.K effort and one that fails to ignite any real passion.
  2. GamingXP
    Dec 30, 2010
    45
    Sports Island Freedom introduces ten sports, including the all-time-favorite tennis, beach volleyball, dodge ball, archery and paintball. Unfortunately, as the control is inaccurate, the game quickly gets annoying.
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Jan 11, 2011
    40
    Sports Island Freedom is a bad game. This Hudson's franchise wasn't good on the Wii, and now it's really clumsy even on Xbox 360, due to its control problems. The sports selection is quite good, but the final result doesn't match Kinect Sports'.
  4. Official Xbox Magazine
    Nov 16, 2010
    35
    Stay far, far away. [Holiday 2010, p.58]
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  5. Gamereactor Denmark
    Jan 6, 2011
    30
    If you were to judge the capabilities of Kinect based solely on Sports Island Freedom, you'd be likely to think the device was a horrible failure. The menu is a mess that's hard to navigate, and things just go downhill from there. The controls are awful across almost all disciplines. Get Kinect Sports instead.
  6. Impulsegamer
    Dec 21, 2010
    30
    For some reason, I get déjà vu while I'm playing this game because surely the developers, especially Hudson would have learnt by now that games like this are not acceptable on the Nintendo Wii, especially on the XBox 360.
  7. Vandal Online
    Dec 20, 2010
    30
    This is an example of what not to do with Kinect, although it has two positive things: skating and archery, which are well implemented and fun sports.
  8. VideoGamer
    Dec 2, 2010
    30
    A collection of barely playable mini-games with dodgy physics, poor controls and not an ounce of charm.
  9. GameSpot
    Nov 23, 2010
    30
    Awkwardness abounds in this messy Kinect sports collection.
  10. MEGamers
    Jan 2, 2011
    24
    A hilarious attempt at a sports game that just doesn't work.
  11. NZGamer
    Dec 27, 2010
    20
    A rotting, steaming pile of awful.
  12. Eurogamer
    Dec 10, 2010
    20
    Perhaps Sports Island Freedom is best summed up by the person I forced to help me test out the multiplayer mode. His verdict, following several long minutes of tedious menu navigation and 48 seconds of gameplay: "What is the point of this? It is appalling."
  13. D+PAD Magazine
    Nov 19, 2010
    20
    Definitely one to avoid.
  14. Console Monster
    Feb 6, 2011
    17
    Overall Sports Island Freedom is probably the worst game I've ever had to review. The best advice I can give you is don't purchase this game and instead purchase Kinect Sports or Motion Sports, either or will be a thousand times better and much more fun.
  15. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2010
    10
    At once percent per game we're being generous. [Feb 2011, p.108]
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  16. GamesRadar
    Dec 16, 2010
    10
    Creatively and conceptually bankrupt.

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User Score
3.5 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 2 out of 2
  1. Killer_Kast_One
    1
    When I first threw this game into my 360, I was a little excited...I wanted to see if a game with varying sports had any sort of depth. I was sincerely let down, the game lacks any linear gameplay, you can fight and play against the same opponents over and over again, mainly because defeating a character does not push you forward, instead you go back to the menu screen where you can again choose play.

    The controls, what to say about the controls...well first of all, I am not sure what XBOX was doing allowing this game to hit the market. I have seen the Hudson logo before, but this time I acquainted anger with its presence. Half of my 30 minutes of play were trying to navigate back and forth through the menus while aiming at the right options. Some options you hover over take a second or two to choose. Others just click as soon as you pass over them so you are stuck trying to go manipulate the hand to go around certain options very slowly.pfffft.

    DarkZX said it well. This is by far the worst game I have ever played. I bought 5 kinect games with my system and this is the first one I tried. (Deca Sports) I am hoping the others are better. Fingers crossed.10/100 and next time you beta test a game, please make sure you can navigate through the menu.    … Full Review »
  2. DarkZX
    2
    Hey everyone, DarkZX here, I just want to say before you read this review, this game will piss you off in so many ways imaginable. Anyways continuing, the game introduces 10 sports, all of which are hard to play due to horrible controls. It was a ridiculous excuse for an idea that has been overused many many times. The only reason I am not giving this game a 0 or a 1 is because it is a good filler game (game to let out your anger on while waiting for a new game). There isn't anything else to say about this game.

    Final Rating: 21/100
    Consensus: Don't buy it.... seriously buy another game that actually has a little something called good controls.

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