Kinect Sports Rivals
| Kinect Sports Rivals | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Rare |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Studios |
| Composer(s) | Robin Beanland |
| Series | Kinect Sports |
| Platform(s) | Xbox One |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Kinect Sports Rivals is a sports video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One.[1] It is the third game in the Kinect Sports series and utilizes the console's Kinect motion-sensing camera.[1] The game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event and was released on April 8, 2014.[2]
Gameplay
The game features sports such as bowling, jetski racing, rock climbing, soccer, target shooting, and tennis.[1]
Development
The staff size for Kinect Sports Rivals was 150.[3] Originally intended as a Xbox One launch title, the game was delayed from November 2013 to April 2014.[4] Ex-Rare designer Gavin Price commented on the development of the game in 2015: "During Rivals' development, Kinect kind of got dropped quite suddenly. I think in part it was because we missed the launch date - I don't think that did us any favours! But we managed to get a jetski demo out for Xbox One's launch, and we had our cloud-based Avatar creation system with the facial recognition as well."[5]
Reception
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The game received average review scores, getting scores of 7.3/10 from IGN, a 7/10 from the Official Xbox Magazine UK, and a 6/10 from Polygon. According to review aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic, the game received a mean review score of 64.18% and 60/100 respectively.[12][13]
A source indicated to Eurogamer that Rare Ltd. suffered a significant loss on the project.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Farokhmanesh, Megan (10 June 2013). "Kinect Sports Rivals is a launch title for Xbox One, coming this holiday". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/25/4557026/kinect-sports-rivals-for-xbox-one-delayed-to-spring-2014
- 1 2 Yin-Poole, Wesley (19 May 2014). "Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Goldfarb, Andrew (25 July 2013). "Kinect Sports Rivals Delayed to 2014". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (16 December 2015). "Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Electronic Arts. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kienct Sports Rivals Review". Eurogamer. 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kienct Sports Rivals Review". IGN. 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals review: A Smooth Forward Motion". Official Xbox Magazine. 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals review: Second String". Polygon. 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
