Rail shooters found Kinect a tenuously appropriate vehicle when Child of Eden hit the psychedelic sweet spot in June 2011. Now, charm-smothered and bristling with the potential of Microsoft's motion camera peripheral, The Gunstringer wrangles the awkward approximation of controller-free gaming with equally adolescent grace. It revels in referential nods and disgust for the fourth wall, burning sacred cows with gleeful frequency. It's imperfect and sensitive as Kinect gamers might expect, and it's relatively short. But it's a pleasantly unexpected justification for that expensive camera on the T.V. stand.
This week Ahmed and Khalil from Decoy Games(@DecoyGames) makers of Swimsanity join Aaron(@Ind1fference) to talk about: Black Manta, Young Justice, Justice League Unlimited, Superman vs Elites, The Witcher, Venom, Joker movie, Jared Leto, Mission Impossible Fallout, Man of Steel, Mid90s, Skyscraper, Loki, Bad Times at the El Royale, Castlevania, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Seven, PSPGo, Kingdom Hearts, MAGfest, Mega Man 11, NBA 2k, Ys VII, Far Cry 5, Overwatch, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, The Division 2, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, XNA, Unity, Splosion Man, Twisted Pixel, The Gunstringer, Castle Crashers, Pit People, The Missing, Johnny Turbo’s Heavy Burger, Swap This, Rage in Peace, Suicide Guy Sleepin’ Deeply, Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Steel Rats, Tetris Effect, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, Mr Game & Watch, Cuphead, Joshua Mosely, Dreamhack Atlanta
With Microsoft announcing that they’re stopping production of the Kinect, we reflect and look back at some of the highlights that the motion based peripheral has given us.
I actually prefer KS season one, and Kinect Adventure over most on the list. But its good that someone else was bold enough to say these were fun and interesting games to play.
GXC: "Twisted Pixel Games’ Kinect adventure, The Gunstringer may soon be finding a new home on Kinect for Windows PC."
Great review. Gotta love Twisted Pixel's crazy sense of humor.