GAME COMPLETED #17: KUNG FU PANDA 2

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.