Common Sense Media Review
By Mark Raby
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Collection of easy, active sports mini-games for Kinect.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 7+?
Any Positive Content?
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Deca Sports Freedom
What's It About?
DECA SPORTS FREEDOM lets players get up and move and to virtually compete in a whole bunch of sporting events. There are 10 sports to choose from -- tennis, boxing, archery, paintball, beach volleyball, dodgeball, kendo, mogul skiing, snowboard cross, and figure skating. The goal is for players to push themselves to do the best they can.
Is It Any Good?
The controls in Deca Sports Freedom are very basic, and work more to just get players to move around than provide a good simulation of the actual sport. As such, some players might find frustration with the lack of depth. However, it does make it more accessible to younger players, and allows non-gamer parents to play along as well. The large selection of events also introduces players to the variety of sports that exist in the real world. In the end, there are other games, like Kinect Sports, that do a better job at simulating the actual physical activity involved. Deca Sports Freedom is fun and easy, but its lack of good, solid controls makes it difficult to recommend.
Online interaction: Players can compete with others online, but it is the same kind of gameplay experience as playing with other people in the same room. It's good, clean competition. However, voice chatting is possible between players. Common Sense Media advises parents of younger players to disable unrestricted voice chats.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how to include video games as part of a regular exercise routine. How can this game help keep you fit?
What are other fun ways of staying active?
Which sport do you like to play the most in real life?
Game Details
- Platform : Xbox 360
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Hudson Entertainment
- Release date : November 18, 2010
- Genre : Sports
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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