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StartSelectJeff
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TA Score for this game: 50
Posted on 18 July 12 at 17:00 |
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If you grew up like me, at one point or another you probably wanted to become an astronaut. Also, like me, you probably weren't diligent enough in school to make it, or you weren't lucky enough to be the 1 in 13.2 million people who are lucky enough to make it into the space program (yes, I looked that number up) Even though you've given up that dream there is still hope for you to feel like a part of the space program. That chance is given to you in the form of Kinect Fun Labs: Mars Rover Landing.
This is a free (at this moment) Game from Kinect Fun Labs. It is a very short game, maybe only taking 15 minutes to run it through from start to finish. It is a very good looking game for what it is though. They actually seem to have put a fair amount of time and effort into this free game.
As far as gameplay goes, i'm sure you could figure it out by the title, but this game is for Kinect use only. There are there stages to the game. Stage one is the rover's entry into the atmosphere of Mars. you must move your body left, right, forward and backward to keep the rover on track and to prevent it from burning up. Stage two requires you to raise your arms to correspond with certain points on screen to get through the breakaway period and deploy a parachute. Stage three is probably the toughest. This part makes you have to raise your arms to adjust the power of your thrusters to slow down your rate of decent and to try to land the rover safely within a target area.
All in all, I was very pleased with this game. It's a great offering for a free game, it could be good for getting children interested in space, and it's just difficult enough to offer a challenge. I would certainly recommend picking this up just for the fun of it. Besides, what harm can it do, it's free!
Cost- Did I mention it's free???
Completion Time- It takes about 15-20 minutes to play from start to finish
Achievements/Gamerscore- 8/50
Pros- Plenty, it's free, it's a quick game, looks good
Cons- You can't bitch about a free game
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