Crazy about video games? Well, then check out the following Xbox 360 Kinect games list for some interesting titles!
Released in November, 2010, the Kinect harnesses a path-breaking technological concoction which Microsoft defines as a controller-free gaming and entertainment experience. This platform, which is a web-cam based Xbox 360 console add-on, allows the player to interact with the Xbox 360 gaming console without using any game controller. It does so by interpreting 3D scene data which is captured by structured light having infrared wavelengths on a continuous note. The entire application includes depth sensors, RGB camera and a proprietary software that runs multiple array microphones. It allows the user/player to interact with the video game console using gestures and verbal commands. As most of you may have guessed by now, the main competitor of the Xbox 360 Kinect are PlayStation Move and PlayStation eye.
Kinect Games, 2010
The following list includes some of the best Kinect Games that hit the stores in 2010:-
- Adrenalin Misfits
- Dance Central
- Dance Evolution
- Deca Sports Freedom
- EA Sports Active 2: Personal Trainer
- Fighters Uncaged
- Game Party: In Motion
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
- Kinectimals
- Kinect Adventures
- Kinect Joy Ride
- Kinect Sports
- MotionSports
- Sonic Free Riders
- The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
- Zumba Fitness
Games for Kinect Released in 2011
The following games for Kinect hit the markets in 2011:-
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
- Big League Sports
- Blackwater
- Body and Brain Connection
- Brunswick Pro Bowling
- Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do
- Child of Eden
- Dance Central 2
- Dance Paradise
- Fantastic Pets
- Forza Motorsport 4
- Grease Dance
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show
- Hulk Hogan’s Main Event
- Just Dance Kids 2
- Just Dance 3
- Kinect Disneyland Adventures
- Kinect Sports: Season Two
- Michael Jackson: The Experience
- Minute To Win It
- Nicktoons MLB
- Puss In Boots
- Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking
- Rise of Nightmares
- Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
- The Adventures of Tintin: the Game
- The Black Eyed peas Experience
- The Gunstringer
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Sims 3: Pets
- Twister Mania
- UFC Personal Trainer
- Virtua Tennis 4
- Wipeout in the Zone
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012
Games for Kinect, 2012
The following list includes all those games that have been released for the Kinect this year. You might want to check if you have ’em all.
- Binary Domain
- Brave: The Video Game
- Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer
- Get Fit With Mel B
- Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games
- Just Dance: Greatest Hits
- Just Dance Kids
- Kinect Star Wars
- London 2012
- Mass Effect 3
- Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
- Zumba Fitness Rush
That concludes the list of games for Kinect that have been released till date and are easily available. A lot of these games are not exclusive to Kinect and can be played on Xbox 360 as well. With the emergence of motion sensing game platforms like the Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move, video gaming is no longer a sedentary pastime! Anyone who has played on these platforms know what amount of physical activity is involved in playing these motion games. For those who debate that video games make people lazy and inactive, these video game platforms have completely changed the definition of indoor entertainment. Don’t believe me? Well, find out for yourself whether or not the Kinect makes you sweat!