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Fruit Ninja Kinect |OT| Take That Pomegranate : XBLA - 800msp
- Thread starter Gowans
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7echnicolor
Member
Looking forward to this. The iPhone version is quite addicting when you're bored.
I'd love for this to have online multiplayer.
I'd love for this to have online multiplayer.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I tink I'm going o pick this up. My wife and kids like the game on their iTouch, and this would be a fun new way of playing.
Besides, the Kinect does nothing but gather dust these days.
Besides, the Kinect does nothing but gather dust these days.
Apharmd Battler
Member
My kids are going to love this!
MikeE21286
Member
SeanR1221 said:
so, controls....good/bad?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yes, let's add two controllers to a game that doesn't need any.Truespeed said:
Maybe they should add a d-pad to the iOS version as well, right?
Neuromancer
Member
My godPoker360 said:New Quick look up on giant bomb.
Phonomezer
Banned
Seems like this game is going to be the surprise hit of SoA. Who knew
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Okay, I know at least two of the devs from Halfbrick post on this board, they need to pop into threads like this so we can congratulate them on their success.
Stormwatch
Member
I find that I have hard time slicing things that are on the extreme edges of the screen. I also have a hard time scrolling through the list of awards in the dojo because the game registers my hand moving back to the default position as a swipe in the opposite direction. I wonder if they could patch that or if I'm doing something wrong.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
Menu navigation seems to be the weakest aspect by far (as is often the case with Kinect games). Have you tried arcing your hand back to default position in the dojo as if you're writing the letter 'D' with your hand, rather than up and down.Stormwatch said:
Goldmund said:
Roughly 10 hours or so. You really need to give some time to get used to, because it's quite different feeling compared to iOS version.
I don't like Classic mode because of the bomb. But zen mode and challenge mode make me keep playing.
BTW I feel there's a little bit of delay. Maybe I need to calibrate my Kinect again (I have really small space to move). But still having a blast.
MrDanger88
Member
I actually want this, Gunstringer and CoE, but I don't want to spend money on the Kinect. Kinect 2.0 will most likely be built into the Nextbox so I'll just play these titles then.
Congrats, game looks dope! I am not sure you can answer this, but are you guys planning to make more original/exclusive Kinect games? Seems like a great platform for such games.HalfbrickPhil said:Hello
Well, just a few more hours now until release - I'll be hanging around so feel free to ask me any questions you have about the game and its development - our first Kinect game we made and the first downloadable Kinect game ever!
Hi Phil I remember when you first launched FN man what a success.HalfbrickPhil said:Hello
Well, just a few more hours now until release - I'll be hanging around so feel free to ask me any questions you have about the game and its development - our first Kinect game we made and the first downloadable Kinect game ever!
How was it taking it from Mobile to Kinect? Is the plan to update it along with the iOS versions or is FN pretty much complete now? and What have been your big challenges and successes with this?
_Alkaline_
Member
This and Child of Eden are pushing me precariously close to picking up a Kinect. I still can't justify it, but damn it if this doesn't look like a great time with mates.
MetaCritic don't index our 360 reviews, so here's a link:
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/08/09/review-fruit-ninja-kinect/
and a video of the game in action and how it plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKMLhGLbuQY
Apparently very good, and great fun with Kinect!
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/08/09/review-fruit-ninja-kinect/
and a video of the game in action and how it plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKMLhGLbuQY
Apparently very good, and great fun with Kinect!
derFeef said:
Thanks! Well, we are primarily a mobile and casual developer, that is where our focus is. However, FNK made so much sense it was impossible to pass up - we will pursue unique opportunities with our IP when they make the most sense for us creatively and commercially. FNK satisfies both of those criteria, so we were good to go!
Gowans007 said:
Well, we'd already released an XBLA game with Raskulls so working with Xbox and Microsoft was quite easy. Basically, a key reason why the mobile version was so successful was because it felt great to slice the fruit on the screen. Our priority was to make that Kinect sing - precise, satisfying slices. Without it, no extra bells and whistles could have saved it so we focused on that input. We're VERY happy with the end product!
dragonelite
Member
How is the responsiveness i heard it quite good?
Gowans007 said:
Yup just got it alot of fun, i was worried about giantbomb saying in the podcast this morning that they had issues with it but i played in a not that big bedroom there with two people and never had one issue. Ohhh and gowans your arcade score crushed my friend.
Seemed perfect to me, acidently hit the menu a couple of times but its worth it over the hover and hold other people use for kinect menus.dragonelite said:
hahaha those were just test scores, just wait till later and I get some time.madmackem said:
I have my rocky soundtrack and headband ready!
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Just tried it, first Kinect game I actually like! (I don't own the Kinect myself, it's a friend's) Works really well and it's good simple fun.
It would probably work better with a couple of Move controllers, but the Kinect controls (once you actually manage to get it to calibrate) do the job nicely.
They just use your sillhouette, rather than any of the spotty skeletal tracking stuff, so it controls more like an Eye Toy game but it doesn't really matter since it works well with this game.
Getting up and swinging your arms around is a lot more fun than swiping with your finger on an iPhone IMO!
Good job Halfbrick!
No noticeable lag here (probably because it avoids the more advanced skeletal tracking stuff), nice and responsive.
It would probably work better with a couple of Move controllers, but the Kinect controls (once you actually manage to get it to calibrate) do the job nicely.
They just use your sillhouette, rather than any of the spotty skeletal tracking stuff, so it controls more like an Eye Toy game but it doesn't really matter since it works well with this game.
Getting up and swinging your arms around is a lot more fun than swiping with your finger on an iPhone IMO!
Good job Halfbrick!
dragonelite said:
No noticeable lag here (probably because it avoids the more advanced skeletal tracking stuff), nice and responsive.
NeoGAF compete go now! Post your highest score for Arcade mode and Gamertag, and the player who has the highest score after 24 hours will get a free Fruit Ninja shirt from Halfbrick and a limited edition Raskulls plush toy from our first XBLA game Raskulls.
Second place gets a shirt - and the kind person who collaborates score progress overnight while we Australians have sleepytime will also get a shirt for their assistance!
I'll contact the winner via PM. Photos of you with your high score on the TV welcome
Second place gets a shirt - and the kind person who collaborates score progress overnight while we Australians have sleepytime will also get a shirt for their assistance!
I'll contact the winner via PM. Photos of you with your high score on the TV welcome