Sonic Free Riders Discussion

[Sega Uranus]

It is very odd to hear Microsoft say they don't care about scores, just 2 years ago they couldn't shut up about metacritic scores. I guess when you cut all your good studios lose and can't put out the quality number of first party titles that Nintendo and Sony do, you might as well change up.

They just meant this for Kinect. It is for a different market entirely, they would have freaked out if something like Reach got poor scores.

[fernandeath]

So, is Sonic Free Riders the best kinect launch game ?

[Barry the Nomad]

From the sound of it, it could be the deepest of the launch games. 17+ characters, 16 tracks, 20+ vehicles with 2 slots for add-on parts and a variety of modes. Right there you've got a large number of gameplay combinations.

[Barry the Nomad]

Rumor has it that a track map for Dolphin Resort matches a track map from Daytona USA. This is a rumor, but it would be cool if confirmed.

[max_cady]

It's probably the best of the bunch, but between a pet simulator, a dancing game and a few mini-game compilations, Sonic Free Riders is the closest thing the Kinect has to an actual game.

[Sega Uranus]

It's probably the best of the bunch, but between a pet simulator, a dancing game and a few mini-game compilations, Sonic Free Riders is the closest thing the Kinect has to an actual game.

I am not sure why people keep saying stuff like this. Almost every game being launched with the platform is based around scoring points, how is that not a game then? More than half of the games are more 'laid back' than we would expect HD killer-aps, but the content is there for basically every game announced.

[George]

Don't know why you would be defending bad software.

[Sega Uranus]

Put the pipe away, ya dungus!

Calling something an actual game =/= Bad software

[George]

Didn't know fitness and dog games had scores.

[MadeManG74]

What about Fighters Uncaged? That's just as much a game as Sonic FR for example. If you consider stuff like Samba De Amigo a 'real game' then surely the dancing games will be too.

There is also that Crossboard 7/Adrenalin Misfits which seems to be some kind of snowboarding game.

[fernandeath]

According to Gameinformer's rating scores, Sonic Free Riders is the worst kinect launch game.

http://gameinformer.com/xbox+360/reviews.aspx

Just compare...

[MadeManG74]

^Fighters Uncaged.

[Barry the Nomad]

The score has been all over the map. Some say the game is broken, others say it's a lot of fun. IGN gave it a 7.5, Joystiq gave it a 1/5 (complaining mainly about how they disliked Kinect), G4 gave it a 3/5 (citing controller recognition snags as what bumped it from 4 to a 3, though they did say "Granted, that was about 20% of the time, and the other 80% were spent in pure enjoyment.")

What I'm curious about is how Kinect's ability to learn translates to games. CVG wrote a in depth review detailing the calibration process: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=273523

I'd assume from reading it, that if you calibrate the device, have an open space and decent lighting, you'll enjoy a game like Free Riders much more than you would if you just plugged in and played. Guess all I can do is speculate until I try it myself.

[Sega Uranus]

This is also part of the set of Riders games. A 1/5 is a massive improvement over whatever the Hell Zero Gravity was.

I think it looks/seems fine. Acceptable quality for a launch game in my opinion. If I had a Kinect, this would be one of the first games I would get.

[CosmicCastaway]

Looks like the best launch game for the Kinect to me. I'm sure I would really enjoy it as I love the previous Sonic Riders games.