PlayStation Move, a great new feel

Now PS Move is finally available for the PS3 and everyone was excited to see how well it works. Have we here a really sophisticated control method in hand or are there while gambling input delays as it is criticized for Nintendo's Wii console? The answer is fortunately very positive, PlayStation Move works very well.

After unpacking you realize immediately the well lying in the hand motion controller. This has all 4 action buttons from the Dual Shock 3 controller, a large Move button, Select and Start button, the PS button as well as the back of a T-key. There is a ball, which applies to the orientation in space at the top. It covers the movements of the PlayStation Eye camera, which takes place either on the TV or in front of the TV. The battery takes about 3 hours until it is fully charged, then stops as well as more than 10 hours. I recommend the way to tie the included wrist strap, so that the controller of gaming while not slipping accidentally hand.

The motion controller must be at every game start newly recognized and calibrated in the main menu of the game. However, this is only a short obstacle, but the calibration is fast. Also worth mentioning is that it must not be too bright in the room, as there may be a problem with the detection of the ball on the motion controller otherwise. The controller is suitable for both left and right-handed. And I would still very important to emphasize that motion control is not equal to that one rumhampelt front of the screen. Games like Heavy Rain and Killzone 3 can be quite comfortable playing on the sofa also. Even the minimum distance is still sufficient with 1.5 meters, but was at first my fear, I would need more space, but 1.5 meters distance between me and television have completely been sufficient when placing the camera useful.

So far I have tested the demo Sports Champions, Tumble-Demo (PSN) and Heavy Rain and Killzone 3. With Sports Champions you can really put the trowel table tennis closer or farther away from the table tennis, Stop and smashes, no problem. The three-dimensional detection in the room works just fine. Dasgleiche applies to tumble, a puzzle game from the PS Store, where you have to stack components to each other and build the highest tower possible without this coincides. The components can be rotated very comfortable and situated in space.

Heavy Rain benefited by the already applied to a very kontextsenstive control of the Move controller, you will execute the actions themselves with the hand instead of just moving the stick to imitate. If you open a door, you must therefore move the controller forward while you really have to imitate a fist movement in fights. This works perfectly and only two places I had a few problems. With a little trick but this was also overcome.

Killzone 3 is the first full-fledged shooter that supports Move, accordingly great was the tension, how does it work. Again, one can only be delighted with the control. Reloading works by turning the wrist, it suggests, by ramming the motion controller forward and aiming to work very closely and can also be adapted to your own wishes. Again, you have a more intense gaming experience.

My conclusion is that PS Move is a complete success, but how to control actually works as it wants to. Of course you have to get used to it and you will be playing a bit more required than with the normal controller, but the gameplay is, if you do then you can even be greater now.