Sega working with Kinect

With the upcoming release of all the new controllers this autumn (the Move for Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 Kinect), there is a lot of pressure on the release titles to really set the consoles apart. The Xbox 360 has enlisted Sega’s mascot Sonic as one of it’s opening titles in Sonic Free Riders. A demo of the game using kinect at E3 showed controlling the characters involves mimicking the actual movements that the characters would do in game such as leaning, punching and even doggy paddling.

 

However, this is too a big step away from the hardcore games that the Xbox has been known for? During an interview with CVG, Sega has reassured us that they are making a much more serious game for a different audience, but it’ll take time to take advantage and develop for the new hardware. The Sega rep has said that “We’ve got one good idea and hopefully something will be out the back end of next year, perhaps early 2012, which we think will use the aspects of Kinect a lot more originally and in a more sophisticated way”, hopefully this means that we will be getting different types of unique games to take advantage of the Kinect.

There have been worries regarding this as fears of Wii-style “shovelware” may become mainstream and plague the other consoles too, although this statement from Sega is slightly reassuring. Titles like Kinectimals bring a breath of fresh air onto the console and hopefully there will be many more different types to come. Sonic Free Riders is one of eight games prepped for launch alongside Microsoft Kinect, which will be available on GamingZap.com amongst many other Xbox 360 accessories.