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New Kinect Games

There are some exciting new Kinect games due for release in 2011.

The first new Kinect game of 2011 is “You Don’t Know Jack” and this is a trivia, quiz game that was made popular in the 1990′s with its insulting answers. This is due for release February 8th 2011

“Body and Brain Connection” is due for release February 8 2011 which includes 20 mini games which will test your math skills, memory, reflexes, and other strengths or weakness. One of the games will have you matching pairs from a field of shapes, while another asks you to use your arms to sort toy cars that are moving.

“Brunswick Bowling” is a bowling game for the whole family, with three levels of competition, so everyone can play at their own ability.

Dance Paradise is another dance game due for February 22 2011, with music from Akon, Caesars, Geri Halliwell, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dog, Super grass and MC Hammer to dance to.

Fantastic Pets due for release March 15th 2011, where you start with a cat, dog, horse, and lizard that can change into different creatures like unicorns and dragons. Using the Kinect controller to control their movements and your voice commands will change their environment, another good looking game for the kids.

Get Fit with Mel B where you will appear on screen alongside celebrity superstar Mel B receiving her real-time feedback in several disciplines like dance fitness, cardio, step and kickboxing. There are 140 recipes with a great diet and nutrition program in it along with over 140 exercise, this looks to be one of the better fitness games developed. This is due for release March 15 2011.

Michael Jackson – The Experience is a dance moves games that will be something very special, this now due out April 12th 2011. You will be able to sing and dance like Michael Jackson. This is one of the most anticipated new Kinect games of 2011.

Forza 4 is a real car racing game that will be coming out in the fall of 2011, you will be able to drive one of the very nice looking Ferrari 458 Italia.

Star Wars which is due for release December 31 2011, which also looks to be very special.

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Kinect Fitness Games

The Kinect for the Xbox 360 consist of cameras, motion sensors, and microphones designed to put players into the action. Because of its capabilities the Kinect is a great platform for battling the enemy of countless gamers: inactivity. Several fitness titles were available at launch, and more are planned for upcoming release. All are created to get gamers from the couch and be more active.

Your Shape Fitness Evolved
Your Shape Fitness Evolved is a premiere fitness title available on the Kinect. Available at launch, Your Shape Fitness Evolved by Ubisoft is a follow up to Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy for the Wii. Using Ubisoft’s player projecting technology which reads over 50,000 points on your body, Your Shape Fitness Evolved puts you into the game for the most precise motion tracking possible. Your Shape Fitness Evolved performs an initial scan and asks several questions, and tailors a workout program to your specifications.
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he Kinect for the Xbox 360 consist of cameras, motion sensors, and microphones designed to put players into the action. Because of its capabilities the Kinect is a great platform for battling the enemy of countless gamers: inactivity. Several fitness titles were available at launch, and more are planned for upcoming release. All are created to get gamers from the couch and be more active.

Your Shape Fitness Evolved
Your Shape Fitness Evolved is a premiere fitness title available on the Kinect. Available at launch, Your Shape Fitness Evolved by Ubisoft is a follow up to Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy for the Wii. Using Ubisoft’s player projecting technology which reads over 50,000 points on your body, Your Shape Fitness Evolved puts you into the game for the most precise motion tracking possible. Your Shape Fitness Evolved performs an initial scan and asks several questions, and tailors a workout program to your specifications.Other activities like Cardio Boxing, Zen Tai Chi training, and fun gym games are available. Your Shape Fitness Evolved feedback system will show you how you are doing, and will tell you if your squat just isn’t deep enough. Your Shape Fitness Evolved includes with exercise routines designed by renowned fitness gurus along with the experts at Men’s Health and Women’s Health Magazine, and is available on Amazon now.

The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout
Based on the popular Tv series, The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout is another great fitness title availble for Kinect. A follow up to The Biggest Loser Challenge on the Wii, Ultimate Workout offers more than a hundred exercise moves focused on upper body, lower body, cardio, yoga, and cardio boxing – featuring the expertise of personal trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels combined with the encouragement of Alison Sweeney and over 70 former contestants of the hit show.
Stay motivated with personalize routines, feel empowered with full motion body control, record a video diary to track your results, and workout with friends and family. The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout is available today and promises to take your workout to the next level.

Zumba Fitness
Zumba is the high energy dance exercise program, gathering popularity in over 100 countries and 90,000 fitness centers. Zumba blends Latin and international music like salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, samba with dance to make exercise fun. In Zumba Fitness, players can learn and perfect nine different dance styles with 30 different infectious music tracks and routines – some exclusive to the game celebrity instructors like Gina Grant and Tanya Beardsley. No matter what your level of skill, Zumba Fitness is accessible to any or all with Learn the Steps tutorial, plus Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced routines. Zumba Fitness was released November 18.

Get Fit With Mel B.
Based on your requirements, your goals and your characteristics, Scary Spice Mel B will select for you personally a personalised program which includes cardio, advanced cardio, pump and tone, step and combat programs. By combining the 199 available exercises, developed in collaboration with Mel B and Fitness First, it is possible to put your ability to the test and get healthy while having fun every day with different activities every time! Available in Europe now, its North American release date is yet to be announced.

Kinect Games List

Kinect Games List

Now that the Xbox kinect has been around for a while here is a kinect games list in categories of sports, dance action and kinect games for kids.

Kinect Sports Games are pretty extensive to start with; the top kinect game from the initial introduction of kinect games is Kinect Sports, this has a 9.2 rating out of 10. It features soccer, beach volleyball, bowling, table tennis, track and field, and boxing.

EA Active Sports – will give you a total body workout, heart rate monitor that provides constant on-screen monitoring. It gives a workout, and even corrects form when you are off.

You’re Shape and Fitness Evolved- is a revolutionary fitness game for the kinect video game. You’ll control the game with your voice and body as you create your desired fitness experience. Choose a personal trainer to help you meet your specific fitness goals, take a Yoga or Martial Arts class, or play fun, family-friendly mini-games.

Motion Sports – This collection shows off Kinect at its purest, bringing six sports to life right in your living room. Run, jump, duck, dodge, and soar through over 40 challenges that put your physical skills to the test. You’ll dodge defenders and race to the end zone in football, flash fancy footwork in soccer, and work that jab in boxing.

Zumba Fitness: Find your rhythm and let go as Zumba instructors guide you through 30 routines that will work you into a sweat and make you forget you’re even exercising.

Deca Sports Freedom: – Choose from Tennis, Boxing, Figure Skating, Archery, Snowboard Cross, Mogul Skiing, Dodge Ball, Kendo, Beach Volleyball, and Paintball. Swing rackets, spike volleyballs, throw uppercuts, and glide across the ice and much more as you play each game with complete realism.

The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout – The Ultimate Workout offers more than 125 exercise moves focused on upper body, lower body, cardio, yoga, and cardio boxing. Players can select from the exercise moves to create a custom fitness routine or choose from 10 pre-set fitness programs such as Belly Buster and Boot Camp.

There are two dance kinect games and both of them are highly rated, but they both have different types of dance moves and music.

Dance Central – you can expect hot music licenses to provide the background to this full body dancing game. Imagine Dance Dance Revolution, but for your entire body.Dance Masters-Features 30 tracks with many music classics, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, and Techno, Dance Masters dancers can groove to their favorite songs, creating non-stop set lists. The game also offers three game play modes for the ultimate dance experience: Dance, Lesson, and Status. Players can also compete to determine the ultimate dancer with multiple difficulty levels, from beginners to advanced.

Michael Jackson – The Experience The Experience will be real on February 15th 2011, when this game is releases and it will feature a wealth of unforgettable hits, which the motion capture capabilities of the Kinect system and microphone functionality allow you to dance and sing to, just like Michael did.

List of Kinect Games for the Kids

Kinectimals: – This is the number one kinect games for kids, a Bengal tiger cub moves its head to the side and playfully s looks at you. Memories of your first trip to the zoo come rushing back. Through the magic of Kinect that furry tiger cub is in your living room and about to become your best friend.

Kinect Adventures- Kinect Sports for the extreme sports crew. White water rafting and other hard core sporting events can be enjoyed by up to four players.

Kinect Joy Ride This game is the first controller-free racing game, will take you and your friends on the ride of your lives, no driver’s license required. Kinect Joy Ride combines wild kart racing excitement with the effortless fun of full-body gaming possible only with a body controller like Kinect.

Sonic Free Riders:-You are free to turn, twist and jump, as you speed your way to the finish line. Use your whole body to take full control of a variety of hover boards and bikes. Reach out and grab a variety of rockets, bowling balls, traps and more to knock your rival’s off-course. Throw, shake, or swing to launch and give yourself the competitive edge.

Joyride allows players to really drive a car by steering with their hands. This is so much fun for the kids. This is just a fun, casual, racing game that uses your body to control the game.

Adrenaline Misfits thrusts gamers into 7 unbelievable fantasy worlds with exciting boarding battles in amazing environments. Compete in cross boarding action through freestyle, time and collection challenges against boss characters each with unique abilities.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -Play as Harry, you are on the run from the opening sequence, fighting for survival on a desperate and dangerous quest to locate and destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes. There are no more lessons, no more training. This time the danger is real.

In Motion Game Party brings your favorite party games into their living room and with no controller required players can jump right into the fun. Choose from your favorite party games! Ping Cup, Hoop Shoot, Table Hockey, Darts, Puck Bowling, Horseshoe Hysteria, Pool Hall Party, Root Beer Tapper, and Double Racquets

Brunswick Pro Bowling- is a bowling simulation game for Xbox 360 that utilizes the motion capture and control capabilities of the Xbox 360 Kinect motion control system. Choose from 10 different bowling alleys, all with different lane characteristics; 5 game-play options including Exhibition, Skins and Tournament modes.

Star Wars– This game is going to be introduced December 31 2010, but very little is known about the games; you can fight like a Jedi, blast some storm troopers with force powers by stretching out your hand, Kenobi style. This is your chance to slice, dice, and beat up your opponents with flashy lights saber fighting skills.

Child of Eden – is due to be release March 29 2011, the special effects and spectacular visual effects look amazing in this game. Child of Eden puts you in the center of a battle to save Project Lumi, a mission to reproduce a human personality inside Eden, the collection of all human memories. As the project nears conclusion, the archive is invaded by an unknown virus.

The Exciting Xbox Kinect Games to Watch Out For

Interactive gamers are gearing up for the commercial introduction of the xbox kinect in the world market. In fact, Xbox kinect pre-orders are running high in the U.S. market for its arrival in November 2010. For those of you who are as excited as everyone else to experience the kinect for xbox 360, with its high sensitivity motion-sensing capability, here are some popular and exciting xbox kinect games you should not miss:

? Kinect Sports – a collection of Microsoft interactive sports games, such as soccer, ping pong, bowling, boxing, volleyball, basketball, football, tennis and a many more.
? MotionSports – enjoy playing alone or have much fun in multi-player mode as you try this collection of different sports including basketball, boxing, snowboarding, football and many others.
? Deca Sports Freedom – experience realistic sports play with this xbox kinect game.
? Kinect Adventures – an exciting game for the whole family. It features a variety of obstacle courses set in a jungle. Jump, duck and dodge though roaring rapids, underwater laboratories to complete the game. Includes 20 different adventures.
? Kinect Joy Ride – the first racing game developed by Microsoft for the xbox kinect, this extremely fun game takes you through three unique worlds, where you navigate obstacles, power slide through corners and fly off jumps.
? Your Shape: Fitness Evolved – this interactive fitness game allows you to set your own level of challenges and goals and keeps track of your performance and giving you feedbacks. Developed by Ubsisoft.
? Dance Central – with the xbox kinect’s high sensitivity motion-sensing capability, this dance game becomes even more exciting with challenging choreography for all levels.
? Zumba – another xbox kinect game of fitness and exercise based on a Latin dance workout.
? Kinectimals – an exciting game for children, which allows them to choose their favorite animal and play with them. With the xbox kinect’s sophisticated features, a “Kinectimal” will come running when they hear your voice and respond to your commands, just like real a real pet would.
? EA Sports Active 2.0 – a kinect for xbox 360 version of one of Wii’s best fitness game. Enjoy a nice workout at home with more than 70 exercises.
? Child of Eden – enjoy this underwater adventure with many beautiful and exciting animals. This maybe the coolest motion gaming experience yet, with intense special effects.
? Metal Gear Solid Rising – a kinect for xbox 360 action game without the controllers.
? Forza Kinect – choose from a variety of sports cars and get involved in different competitions in this realistic xbox kinect racing game.
? Sonic Free Riders – this is the xbox kinect version of the popular, Sonic the hedgehog computer game. Take on the role of Sonic as he goes through a variety of challenges.
? Adrenalin Misfits – a downhill extreme sports game, controller-free.
? Star Wars Kinect – a xbox kinect game that will draw the attention of most core gamers; features control-free light saber fighting and motion-activated force powers.
? The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout – this kinect video game will give players a whole new fitness games experience, with new awesome features such as video diaries and an online workout friend.