Rise of Nightmares

[Team Andromeda]

Well I've just bought the game and as feared it's not brilliant , but that's not because of the game it's self but the Kinect unit games that need player movement in all directions need a pad it's as simple as .

IGN review is taking the piss a bit, there's some fun to be had here, it's a 6 out of 10 game really.

[Kori-Maru]

I wish I could have a go at the game, but I don't have my Kinect with me at the moment. I did look at a walkthrough of the game last night and got a HotD vibe abit mixed with little of Bayonetta/Panzar D. It was just weird. The story was good though.

[Barry the Nomad]

I've played an hour of the game last night and I'm really enjoying it!

Had the game been pad controlled, it would lose a lot of it's appeal. It would end up being a so-so melee zombie game. I've found the Kinect controls to be responsive, the story to be very House of the Dead inspired and the actions have a good variety and are intuitive. My only complaints: no other play modes outside of story and from what I hear it can be a short playthrough. So $50 might be a bit too expensive, still it has the same amount of gameplay as any SEGA lightgun game, but has far more freedom in terms of actions and movement. Review to come...