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Kinect Sports: Season Two
Released On: Oct 25, 2011
66
7.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
66
28% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
65% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
7% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
66
28% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
65% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
7% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
For a renewed sense of wonder about Kinect, simply play this game. In exactly the same fashion as last year, Rare is at the cutting edge of what the device is capable of and as a result Kinect Sports Season 2 is, yet again, an essential sports game.
However, the bottom line is that Kinect Sports: Season Two is a lot of fun to play. It's not a game you'll play for hours on end, but instead it's one you'll pull out when friends come over for a fun couple of minutes.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 47 User Ratings
7.0
51% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
34% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
15% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 47 User Ratings
7.0
51% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
34% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
15% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Entertaining at times and overly basic at others, this sophomore outing is 'average' on the whole. Whether that speaks to the game itself or the expanding library of Kinect options is still up in the air, but the result is the same.
American football and tennis let the side down, but overall this is another fun, albeit slightly flawed, party game for Kinect.
While all of the events offer glimpses of the Kinect's potential to enhance sports games, they're too basic and imprecise to satisfy fans looking for a new way to control their favorite athletic events.
Kinect Sports has given a right answer to Wii Sports mini-games, showing Kinect true capability to all. However, Season 2, strangely enough, is exactly the same game, demonstrating how quickly we can get bored by a genre without innovation.
Excelente video juego, incluye dardos, golf, basketball, fútbol americano, esquiar en nieve, tenis y baseball, los mini juegos son divertidos y generan un buen ambiente familiar, pudo ser un poco mejor, falla la precisión del movimiento en el baseball, pero es excelente en los demás juegos, el pase vale la pena
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Xbox 360
Kinect Sports Season Two is a great game if what you expect is a casual experience with friends during a party. It doesn't provide enough content for you to get back to it over and over again.
But first things first.
The idea is pretty much the same as Kinect Sports, but overly simplified at moments, if you ask me.
You get baseball, football, golf, skiing, darts and tennis. The last one is a mistake, IMHO. I couldn't get the controls right, it felt sloppy, boring and not precise enough to be fun. Skip it. You won't regret it.
The same goes for football. It's too simple and badly crafted. The idea is: one of you(if you play 1+, if you're flyin' solo you do all of that yourself) is the QB and has to distribute the ball. You have three choices. Basically left wing, center and right wing. Then you throw and the other person in the party starts running. Potentially fun? Yes! In reality? Nope.
Whether I "throw" left or center - it doesn't matter. On one occasion it'll fly left, on the other to the right. No precision there. And the running? Well... that's just dumb. No matter how fast you pull your knees to your chin. You'll be running at the same speed. Evading is either not working or random.
Skiing is a bit faster, but overally no great fun. The main plus for me is the time: ~ 1 minute per ride. That's good. People can have their share of skiing. No other feats there.
But hey! That's enough with ****. Now the fun part!
Baseball - my personal favourite, if you play with somebody. It takes some time to get the hang of it (and I didn't see any tutorial on throwing or batting), but then it's just pure fun. Throwing and hitting is fun. Really. You never know what your opponent will throw. A curve ball with the curve of 20 feet? A 5-mile fast slowball? That's the best of it :) It's what this game should be all about.
And, thank you God, running here does serve a purpose and is dependant on the speed you run. I got outed once or twice by split second just because I decided to jog and not to sprint.
The play can be long if two good players oppose each other. Definately use mingames for baseball when Kinecting with more people. It just can be that long. And fun. :)
Golf - pretty neat, but too simple and short. Lacks a bigger variety of courses. That would be excellent. Minigame with floating islands is excellent. You can take your time and try to hit the 3 point mark. Darts - well it's generally okay. The controls are somewhat tricky, but if you ignore the lock symbol and tips - you'll get it yourself. It works, has the precision - good job. And, again, the minigames are fun and funny. In general, it's a fair game that can shine when people don't have the time to look at it closer. It could've been so much more. Instead it's just a proper game which can defent itself against other Kinect competition.
It's a shame really, because a year has passed and I don't see any or almost none progress with this technology. Kinect Sports Season Two is just episode number two, not a succesor. And that's it's main flaw.
On the other hand, if you like the games included and especially the last three - you'll spend some quality time together with it, just as I did. What I yearned for is a game I would launch myself and play for hours. This game lands in the console only when I have company and want to laugh a bit. Too bad. Could've been much more...
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Xbox 360
Kinect Sports 2 is a good game but it's lacking alot of key elements to make it successful as Kinect sports 1. My biggest problem with KS2 is it's too simple. Baseball , and football especially. When you play those sports your first thought would be.... ehhh it's fun but they should've included defense mode or the ability to run to all bases instead of just first, Tennis really felt weird, it was ok but not as deep as i expected. Table tennis felt way better plus you had much more control of your avatar. Golf was done very well but could have been a little longer with more variety and courses. Darts... was ok as well. Skiing was one of those games i said to myself why did they include this i think basketball or a more realistic boxing would been a better option. Again overall KS2 is a Good game but it could have been way better. Another case **** that didnt live up to its expectations .
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Xbox 360
Kinect Sports: Season Two can be a fun experience if you let it. Kinect can feel unresponsive at times in games such as football, but, it can allow for some great laughs. It allowed me to brush off my dusty Kinect.
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Xbox 360
Finally, it's time to write review for this game. I was completely dissappointed in Kinect Sports: Season Two. It's just another minigame collection for Kinect that NOT WORTH $80 (yes, i live in Russia).
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Xbox 360
Summary "Kinect Sports: Season Two" pulls the whole family off the couch and turns your living room into a world-class sports arena where intuitive, full-body gameplay and friendly competition reign supreme. Following the top-selling and award-winning "Kinect Sports: Season Two," the second season amps up the action and deliv...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Oct 25, 2011
Developer:
- BigPark
- Rare Ltd.
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genres:
