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Talking Point: What Would You Want in Kinect Sports 2?

Posted Tue, 03 May 2011 by James Newton

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Share your sequel ideas

After six months and 27 games, for many gamers it's Rare's Kinect sports still getting the most play time as they strive to conquer world records, defeat new opponents or just have fun making the crowd perform Mexican waves. The whole game is a great demonstration of Kinect's abilities, and developer Rare would be foolish not to follow it up with a sequel. With that in mind, what would you like to see in Kinect Sports 2?

We've been taking suggestions on our and wanted to share our favourites.

There's nothing like a bit of relaxation after physical exercise:

: Volleyball, FigureSkating, Tennis, Bobsleighing,StreetLuge, then lounging in a hottub!

Do you know Kung Fu?

: Basketball, improved football, kick ups mini game, tennis, kung fu, improved boxing, wrestling...

How about some winter sports?

: I would like to see Curling and archery. Could also be Ski Jumping and DodgeBall

These are just the tip of the ideas iceberg, of course. What would you want to see in Kinect Sports 2? Join the discussion below, and don't forget to and to join our Kinect community!

Tags: Talking Point, Features, Kinect Sports 2, Rare, It's Nice to Want Things.

User Comments

1. dominion 03 May 2011, 21:24 BST

how about some snowboarding, or skiing. hockey.

2. jaxim 03 May 2011, 22:23 BST

I liked to see them improve some of the existing sports. Boxing is really terrible compared to some of the other sports.

I'd also like to see a longer race than just the 50m dash. How about 100/200m? And I agree with some of the other people that tennis should also be included.

3. Algorhythm 04 May 2011, 00:41 BST

Some kind of TRON Disc type thing where you fling disc then try to avoid one coming at you. Refine the Boxing, it's still the most potentially compelling thing you can do physically with Kinect...just make it work like it should with ducking and weaving and such...

4. dennistng 04 May 2011, 08:05 BST

Snooker. Although I have no idea how the actual implementation would be, but i reckon similar to bowling.
Netball might be a good one since you can't move once you get the ball - similar to soccer. You might even finally capture a female audience in a sports video game.

5. davahsa 04 May 2011, 14:14 BST

My family and I play almost nightly and I agree with the boxing comments- you should be able to move! Also-we would love to have the option to see the score card at the end of a game of bowling. When all four players are busy running around during a game (normal at my house!) you don't get the chance to look over the scorecard for more than 3 seconds. . . boo! BTW-keep up the good work Rare!