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Kinect Sports: Rivals

Rare · Apr 8, 2014

Xbox One

Everyone10+

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The allnew, unparalleled Kinect technology captures your likeness as a champion and thrusts you into sporting events against friends, rivals and the entire world. Skill matters. Precision is rewarded. Small movements make big impacts. With online tournaments, head-to-head rivalries and a world full of, sports are reimagined to ignite your competitive spirit. The game learns how you and your friends compete, creating an ever-evolving network of rivals in the cloud. There's a competitor in each of us just waiting to come alive. It's You vs. the world.

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Xbox One

Critic 6.2 (33 critics) · Gamer 7.4

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  • ZTGD

    Ken McKown · Apr 16, 2014

    7.0
    Kinect Sports Rivals isn’t going to sell anyone on an Xbox One, or even Kinect for that matter, but it is definitely the best use of the device to date. For those looking for a fun way to get active with their new $500 machine, this is the best example of it yet. I love Rare, and think they still make some of the best software. Rivals definitely feels polished and carrying that quality. Now please let them get back to work on a new Conker game.
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    Angelo M. D'Argenio · Apr 16, 2014

    5.4
    You can squeeze a little bit of fun out of Kinect Sports Rivals. ...It’s just that every game in the compilation is shallow when done in single-player and broken when done in multiplayer. Even though you may have fun with the games that actually work, there’s little here to keep you coming back to play them again a second time.
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  • Game Informer

    Matt Helgeson · Apr 16, 2014

    6.5
    Rare went the extra mile in creating the game's structure. There's a story, tons of items and clothing to buy with in-game cash, and an online hub for comparing yourself against others and uploading game footage. That's fine and good, but it feels like a lot of a sizzle for such a small piece of steak. If this had been packed in with the Xbox One to demonstrate the new Kinect, it would seem like a nice extra. As a standalone game, it's just not compelling.
  • Game Revolution

    Nick Tan · Apr 15, 2014

    5.0
    As a full retail release more than five months after the Xbox One's release, Kinect Sports Rivals is a tough pill to swallow. It's essentially ten dollars per mini-game and only about half of them are worth replaying, after you fully prepare your living room of course. If it had been a launch title or a bundled tech demo, it would not only have had a wider audience but have had its multiple flaws more easily forgiven. As it stands, there's too much to apologize for.
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  • Edge

    Edge Staff · Apr 11, 2014

    5.0
    Yet all the good work Rare has done on the trimmings counts for little when you must play with a device that is still too finicky and untrustworthy, that still requires too much space, and that asks you to make almost-real motions at almost the right time, then expects you to be satisfied. Chances are you won’t be, even if you have enough space to push back the sofa, move aside the coffee table and work around the white elephant in the room.
  • COGconnected

    Shad Forsyth · Apr 07, 2014

    8.5
    Admittedly, I had developed my own preconceptions that Kincet Sports Rivals was going to be a game that attempts to justify the forced bundling of the Kinect. I was wrong. The motion control is impressively accurate and the various inputs involved are simple enough to provide wide accessibility for all players.
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