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In a stunning, yes STUNNING, admission today Ubisoft has added to the list of games that the Kinect would not be very good for. Amongst shooters, racing sims, RPG's, anything that requires more than two people, and anything that may have you lying down, you may now add Air Combat games to the list.
Narrative director for Ubisoft's H.A.W.X 2, Edward Douglas, told CVG that losing button control in the genre risked its 'authenticity'."My personal thought is that buttons are needed to control an Airplane," he said.
He added: "Why would you go so far away from that kind of authenticity?"
In the words of Captain Renault from Casablanca: "I am shocked! SHOCKED!"
I for one was looking forward to running around my apartment with my arms outstretched making "BZZZZZZZ"-ing sounds with my mouth. Now I need new plans for my Saturday nights.
Kinect no good for air combat games - Ubisoft (Computers and Video Games)
Comments
14 years, 11 months ago
Aw, dammit! Well, I still have high hopes for Kinect's "Luge Around the World" (tentatively titled).
14 years, 11 months ago
RATA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA! BOOSH! NOOOOOOO WE ARE GOING DOWN! BRRREEEEEAAAAaaaaaoooowwww..... CRASH! Rofl i need to see this. I might need a pair of flying goggles and a scarf :P I'm not cutting corners I'm going to DESTROY my social life
14 years, 11 months ago
Well, you could always fly around your apartment buzzing while watching Top Gun. :/
14 years, 11 months ago
Well that's unfortunate, I guess we just have to get in a box and draw airplane buttons and pretend.
14 years, 11 months ago
Joseph there is always BattleTag.
14 years, 11 months ago
but fighting games might be good? I can't think of anything else really....
14 years, 11 months ago
Just like those airplanes, I think this game will crash and burn.
14 years, 11 months ago
Good now I won't have to buy Kintect just to play hawx.
14 years, 11 months ago
Don't worry, even if the Kinect is bad for Air Combat games, we can still have a Top Gun game.
It will just focus on the movie's true theme instead: Beach Volleyball
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=133
14 years, 11 months ago
Well Joseph if you want an equally annoying and obnxoious activity that inolves making a BZZZZZZ noise invest in a vuvuzela
14 years, 11 months ago
Kinect, an impressive piece of hardware, that can't play much software. I am beginning to think that it will never be able to use games for 'core gamers'.
14 years, 11 months ago
I think in and of itself, yeah..
But combine it with a basic control, and its ability to recognise tone of voice etc. (apparently) could be used in interesting ways.
14 years, 11 months ago
What am I going to take control of the wheel? My thumbs for guns?
Ubisoft why must you be like this. I do not want your Laser Tag games and Kinect things. I don't think even casual families want them.