Common Sense Media Review
By Michael Lafferty
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Light on instructions but 13 fun sports to play.
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Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection
What's It About?
KINECT SPORTS ULTIMATE COLLECTION is a compilation of Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports: Season Two. It contains 13 mini-games that can be played as a solo player or in competition with another player on the same machine or in teams of two. The games include: football, golf, baseball, skiing, tennis, darts, soccer, bowling, beach volleyball, table tennis, boxing, basketball, and track & field. Because the game uses the Kinect motion-recognition system, players need room to move without hitting each other or furniture. A variety of motions will be employed from running in place to jumping to boxing and dodging.
Is It Any Good?
Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection is a fun series of games that don't take too long per event to play. This could be used as a Kinect party game. The title also records player's movements during each event and plays them back to the embarrassment of the one recorded and the laughter of others watching -- so check your ego at the main menu screen. While Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection is enjoyable to play in a solo-player setting, the game's value really picks up when competing with and against other players.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how to stay safe and healthy while playing games that involve exercising, even in fun mini-game settings.
They can also discuss different sports and why a child may like a certain sport. This can be expanded to include what a child thinks are necessary preparations (such as stretching, warming up muscles, and a good diet) in order to perform well in a certain sport.
Parents can talk about cooperation in team-based events and what attitudes team members should bring to the competitions.
Game Details
- Platform : Xbox 360
- Subjects : Language & Reading : following directions , Arts : movement , Hobbies : sports
- Skills : Collaboration : cooperation , meeting challenges together , teamwork , Thinking & Reasoning : part-whole relationships , strategy , Self-Direction : work to achieve goals
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Microsoft Studios
- Release date : September 25, 2012
- Genre : Sports
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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