When the Wii bust onto the stage I remember the concept of motion sensing games blew me away and I was left in shock and awe over this new system. However as the system has aged and the more I used the system the flaws with Wii sensing really got to me. First, the Wii takes advantage of IR, infrared, sensors. This is great because it keeps cost low but there is a reason IR emitters and recievers are cheap it is because they are easy to obstruct. The problem: When on the cusp of victory your _________(friend, family, pet, …??) gets in the way of the sensor bar and next thing you know the race is over and you just finished last. >( Second, The motion sensing accuracy never had a realistic feel. Not much to say here because Wii MotionPlus did improve on alot of these issues, but not all of them. So I do commend Nintendo for keeping their system fresh. A few hardcore gamers have an issue with the Wii software/games but this doesn’t “kill” the system.

Kinect ….. Well, since the author of this article, MrB4, has already given Bill Gates a happy ending for this new peripheral I don’t need to say anymore positives. $150 is not reasonable for THIS. Playstation Eye, which can motion sense like the Kinect does, costs $50. If that costs $50 then I would expect the Kinect to not cost more than $100 tops. Unless Mircosoft is, like they always do, charging a premium. I am sure everybody who has wanted to upgrade their 360′s hard-drive, get a 360 flash drive, etc has noticed that the XBOX label is expensive. (If you want some solid examples let me know and I will post links to SOLID examples.) Earlier I made the mention that Kinect uses gestures in lieu of button pressing. In it’s most basic form this is exactaly what the Kinect does, this also happens to be the way that the Sega motion sensing controller worked. (I have a question: Which 3rd party is investing alot in to developing Kinect software? Sega, maybe because it has had this experience before.) Also, as mentioned above, you cannot wear some clothing. This probably won’t affect most the men but women, for example, cannot wear dresses while trying to play a game.

Last and not least the Playstation Move, the NEXT BIG THING. This is going to bring something new to the table, 1:1 motion sensing accuracy. It will be easy to immerse yourself in the game when it is actually you who is doing all the motions. The Move is so sophisticated it will track your motions on 3 different planes, or in layman’s terms, it will track you in 3D. (For more explanation on what I mean by, “it will track you in 3D.” just ask and I will explain more throughly.) Then add to that a 3D enviroment and that gives us an almost Vitural Reality. Yes, I said it. Move + 3D gaming is going to be a near VR experience. I could expain more about Move or the 3D but I think this is enough. Some
people are very critical of the system without reason. I will admit the PS3 has some issues and downfalls but as a whole it is a wonderful system. (Don’t believe me then play Uncharted 2 or look at the great exclusives coming out this fall like LBP 2, if you haven’t played the first one then I am sorry. I feel that even the most diehard MS fanboy would be hard pressed to talk too much trash on this beautiful game.)

VR is where we eventually be heading, as the technology develops further. Sony, however, can give us a taste of this future in September. If this ins’t proof enough for you that Sony will be delivering a Knockout punch to the competing companies then I am sorry to have wasted your time.

PS: I loved the XBOX when it came out. I could update my harddrive and mod the system, easily. I still have a soft spot for the original HALO and the best FPS game still to date HALO 2, which was the only worthy successor in the franchise. When MS dropped the axe down and elimited BC support I moved on with my life and decided to buy a console that didn’t have a 50% chance of bricking during gameplay. ….. I am glad I never invested in the 360 and this is why, RROD.

Too many times I hear this same thing over and over again. Here’s a shocker, when you give birth to a child, you are supposed to take care of them and teach them what to do, and what not to do. Shocking, isn’t it?

OK, so I gave it a B, which is an average score. On a 10 scale, that B would be a 6 out of 10.

0 dunce cap = REJECTED! F rating
1 dunce cap = Below average. C-/C/C+ rating
2 dunce cap = Average. B-/B/B+ rating
3 dunce cap = Above average. A-/A/A+ rating

Thanks for reading. I liked the game alot at first, it just goes on for to long and that made its flaws harder to overlook is all. You should try it, at bargain bin prices, since you didn’t like Mass Effect