Kinect Sports Rivals

KINECT SPORTS RIVALS is a collection of mini-games for Xbox One that takes advantage of the Kinect peripheral that sits just above or below the television screen and captures player movement and voice commands through its multiple cameras, sensors, and microphone. This offering features a three new sports -- jet skiing, rock climbing, and target shooting -- not found in previous Kinect Sports games. They join returning events soccer, bowling, and tennis to make a total of six sports. The game starts by using Kinect's cameras to capture your likeness and create a cartoonish onscreen avatar that looks a bit like you. When the competition begins your avatar can challenge either the game's artificial intelligence or a friend with his or her own avatar playing in the same room. While playing you'll move your arms, hands, or entire body to control your character. Some events also require players to jump. An option exists to upload your stats to an online hub to see how your performances stack up against others, but there is no direct, real-time online play. A simple story helps lead players through the basics of each event before letting them join a team for ongoing competition against computer-controlled opponents.