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*FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com Favorite* - This was one of our favorite family-friendly video games we saw at the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles in June 2010. Here's what we had to say about it then:
Kinect Joy Ride is scheduled to be one of the first games available for Microsoft’s new Kinect add-on for Xbox 360. The game is designed as an easy-to-play kart racer, which sees you race around the track and pull of crazy flips and other stunts as you go off big jumps.
The controls appear to primarily consist of simlulating holding a steering wheel in your hand, although leaning appears to help your car take tight turns. When you go off a jump, different motions will lead to different stunts for your car.
Kinect Joy Ride looks to be a fun racer that is perfect to get family members of nearly age behind the wheel and racing.
INFORMATION FROM COMPANY FACT SHEET:
3 … 2 … 1 … Go! “Kinect Joy Ride,” the first controller-free racing game, will take you and your friends on the ride of your lives — no driver’s license required. “Kinect Joy Ride” combines wild kart racing excitement with the effortless fun of full-body gaming possible only with Kinect for Xbox 360.
“Kinect Joy Ride” reinvents driving and kart racing by adding massive jumps and full-body stunts to the classic kart racing action. With a host of cool features and game modes you can find your inner Andretti by going solo, pick up a co-pilot, or team up with your friends and family to take on the world.
“Kinect Joy Ride” takes the thrilling driving experience off the track and into your living room as you bend, twist and move your body to hug the curves, jump through obstacles and show off your acrobatic skills — when you get your whole body into it, you are the car!
Details, Details, Details
• No steering wheel or controller required. Feel the wind in your hair, show off your high-flying stunts and tricks, or blast and smash through a destruction arena. Lean to drift, and use your hands to fire rockets. Flip, twist or spin your car in the air with full-body motion and chain tricks together for even better scores.
• Racing action meets friendly competition. When the road gets lonely, “Kinect Joy Ride” is the perfect collaborative experience for friends and family. With racing competition or co-pilot cooperative play in the same living room, or head-to-head competitive play for up to eight players on Xbox LIVE,* getting into the game is now easier than ever.
• Take it to the street and around the world. Stunning landscapes provide the backdrop for unique driving adventures in three far-flung worlds with six hyperactive courses and a multitude of environments that are exciting to everyone from amateurs to the most skilled.