Kung Fu Panda 2 for Kinect is based on the film of the same name. Kinect allows you to control Po, the kung fu panda, throughout many adventures and minigames.
GAME: Kung Fu Panda 2
REVIEW SCORE: 6/10
One major downfall to this game is lack of time it takes to complete. The game offers a Story mode campaign, but don't expect to spend more than two hours on it before the game is finished.
Fortunately, the game is packed with various mini-games. This is where the real fun can be found. There is a target aiming game that may very well offer the best use of aiming that the Kinect has ever offered. There is even a Noodle minigame where you have to prepare noodles and serve them to hungry customers. For you older gamers, the gameplay is similar to the classic game 'Diner Dash'.
In fact, almost all the minigames focus heavily on scoring and combos to give them a feel of classic arcade gaming.
The sounds and voices are well done, even if they couldn't get the original voice cast to support this title. You won't find the talents of Jack Black or Jackie Chan, but James Hong does reprise his role of Mr. Ping. (For those who don't know of James Hong, he deserved an Oscar for his role as Lo Pan in "Big Trouble in Little China".
Fitness Score: 4/10
Like many Kinect titles aimed at younger audiences, the gameplay is focused more on energetic styles that require a decent bit of movement. The Noodle minigame oddly requires to most vigorous use of motion controls. The activity offered by this title does not really require any strenuous workouts, but keeps you constantly moving to the point where you may break a sweat.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
-If you are going for full gamerscore, you should play through the Story mode first. This will unlock the minigames required for a large percentage of the achievements.
-There is really no need to focus on the achievements for collecting steel, iron or gold. If you play through all the minigames and try to earn Gold medals, you should have collected enough by the end of the game to earn all of these.
-For the achievements oriented around defeating X number of enemies, I highly suggest playing through the Story mode first, and then going for Gold medals on all minigames. By this time, if you are missing any of the enemy defeating achievements, you can replay the various Arena minigames to finish them off.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
GAME COMPLETED #16: CARNIVAL GAMES: MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO with DLC
Carnival Games: MSMD is a collection of carnival style games that can be played in your own home. This series was made popular on the Nintendo Wii with its motion style gaming.
GAME: Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do (with DLC)
REVIEW SCORE: 5/10
The most important factor in this game is that is pretty fun. There are several carnival style game that you might have played in real life growing up, and now you can relive them in your own living room. Games include Balloon darts, lucky wheel spin, skee ball, basket ball shoot, home run derby, and many, many more.
If the initial games aren't enough, the game offers a couple of DLC packs with additional game variants.
The Kinect sensor didn't seem to give me much trouble, but some of the different game variants seem to be somewhat luck based (as real carnival games would be), which can be frustrating in some instances.
There are some downsides as well. The Carnival guy and his pet monkey keep you constantly annoyed with puns and constant hijinks that become distracting from the gameplay. Also, there are handful of games that aren't very fun that bring down the overall quality for this title.
FITNESS SCORE: 2/10
Most games in this compilation require little physical activity. Mostly just gestures such as throwing your arms, leaning your body side to side, and other slight motions.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
-The fastest way to collect tickets is to play the "Spin the Wheel" game. Although it costs 25 tickets to play, it has the highest potential payout. In addition, if you spin on one of the 'skulls' and lose the round, you can press the Guide button on your xbox controller to pause the game. From here, you can unpause, and choose to restart the match. You will not lose any tickets this way.
-In order to win all prizes in the game, you must purchase all prizes from the stores as well as score high enough on each minigame to unlock a special prize. Once you unlock the special prizes from each minigame, you can earn 25 tickets by repeating the high score.
-If you buy the Barker items from the Barker store, each one will unlock an avatar item as well.
GAME: Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do (with DLC)
REVIEW SCORE: 5/10
The most important factor in this game is that is pretty fun. There are several carnival style game that you might have played in real life growing up, and now you can relive them in your own living room. Games include Balloon darts, lucky wheel spin, skee ball, basket ball shoot, home run derby, and many, many more.
If the initial games aren't enough, the game offers a couple of DLC packs with additional game variants.
The Kinect sensor didn't seem to give me much trouble, but some of the different game variants seem to be somewhat luck based (as real carnival games would be), which can be frustrating in some instances.
There are some downsides as well. The Carnival guy and his pet monkey keep you constantly annoyed with puns and constant hijinks that become distracting from the gameplay. Also, there are handful of games that aren't very fun that bring down the overall quality for this title.
FITNESS SCORE: 2/10
Most games in this compilation require little physical activity. Mostly just gestures such as throwing your arms, leaning your body side to side, and other slight motions.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
-The fastest way to collect tickets is to play the "Spin the Wheel" game. Although it costs 25 tickets to play, it has the highest potential payout. In addition, if you spin on one of the 'skulls' and lose the round, you can press the Guide button on your xbox controller to pause the game. From here, you can unpause, and choose to restart the match. You will not lose any tickets this way.
-In order to win all prizes in the game, you must purchase all prizes from the stores as well as score high enough on each minigame to unlock a special prize. Once you unlock the special prizes from each minigame, you can earn 25 tickets by repeating the high score.
-If you buy the Barker items from the Barker store, each one will unlock an avatar item as well.
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