Guarantees great fun, without Gamepad ++++++ super !!

I have the Microsoft Kinect sensor bought used at a major auction house (Amazon might me this please forgive) and was really straight away of this great system very enthusiastic. Since I have an older X-Box 360 own, I had the sensor additionally to a specialized power supply connect (this is available separately here under:; url = search-alias% 3Dvideogames & field-keywords = power supply + f% FCr + Kinect + Sensor ) The other end is plugged into the front USB port of the X-Box and away you go. The sensor was detected immediately after switching from the X-Box 360, after that you have various settings regarding position, voice, volume, etc. in order to go through the sensor for everything is properly calibrated. This will only take a few minutes. Then you can now immediately on the Dashboard by waving activate the Kinect Sensor, or controlling normal with the gamepad, if you want to play without Kinect. Of course, I then first by the sensor wave activated. Works really great. A manual is not necessary, it is a step by step explains everything and you are amazed already here what this unit has everything on it.

As a warm-up match, I: "Dance Central" put into it, and after a selected manually update it was already going on. That's the game really great, I need sichelich not to mention at this point here, after all we are talking about the Kinect Sensor. All movements are converted really excellent and both the gesture and voice controls work great, as are the navigation and select menu. What bothers me but very great distance from the TV is the need to be followed consistently, since otherwise unresponsive the camera sensor and instead tells you that you should resign to stand properly again in the focus of the collection.

My living room is now not just big and the bed is also quite close to the TV. So it is really very closely with the place, especially with dance games is not the place enough. Remedied by a zoom camera adapter for the Kinect (qid = 1346248202 & sr = 8-8) which should be necessarily to buy the same. It reduces the distance and the detection of the Kinect sensor significantly, so that you now can stand close to the TV and must do no more to small space concerns. Can I really recommend it to anyone the distance from the sensor is simply too large.

Witzig is the camera function that can be in some games in between some photos or short videos created by one and see themselves with the executed movements. The quality of the camera is so so bad that even some smartphones can create better photos and videos. Sorry, but we live in 2012 and since at least one HD function would have to with it. For me, unfortunately, that means an entire star deduction, together with the large einzuhaltenen distance. That would be really better implement because a 640x480 camera function is really out of date and it should already be on the production of a better lens for shorter distance with built. Had these things been taken into account, so I would have the sensor given 5 stars. The adapter for the camera costs eventually even some cash.

However, the Nintendo Wii console can hide behind the Kinect because it's just a completely different feeling really hold no interfering remotes and gamepads longer in his hands. The Kinect Sensor is a truly great device which converts the movements still 10 times better than the Wii. Dance games like "Dance Central" one experiences in an unprecedented control and motion detection, you almost feel like you are in a disco. I'm really curious to see how well the other Kinect games like "Kinect Sports, and" Adventures "have been implemented.

CONCLUSION: The Kinect Sensor is really a lot of fun and is pure party. Whether alone or in pairs, here everyone really gets their money. Remains to be seen whether the new Nintendo Wii console is launched with an even better technology. Until then, the Kinect sensor for me one of the best of what is available for the XBox 360.

Thank you for reading's and a lot of fun with the Kinect sensor!