Kinect Sports Rivals

Eurogamer

Simon Parkin

6 / 10

Kinect Sports Rivals is a well-constructed game with an enjoyable structure and smartly integrated multiplayer. But it's already looking dated as it continues to struggle against the limitations of its chosen interface. For all the extra power of Kinect 2.0, and the surrounding artifice of online competition, at its best the game only equals the highs of older, more familiar games - games whose players and makers have moved on.

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IGN

Brian Albert

7.3 / 10.0

Kinect Sports Rivals isn't a knock out, but it does enough well that I'm excited for Kinect's future.

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Game Rant

Andrew Dyce

If you're looking for a Kinect title for the entire family, or one that merely shows the benefits of next-gen hardware hold promise for motion controlled gaming, then Kinect Sports Rivals won't disappoint. If you're hoping for a sports simulator that succeeds at every turn, well… you've likely got a lot more waiting to do.

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Metro GameCentral

David Jenkins

6 / 10

Kinect is still a solution in search of a problem, and while this is an impressive tech demo it's a largely uninteresting video game experience.

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Game Informer

Matt Helgeson

6.5 / 10.0

I admire the effort to build an online infrastructure and career story mode, but the selection of games feels slight

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Polygon

Danielle Riendeau

6 / 10.0

Kinect Sports Rivals is too loose and inconsistent

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GameSpot

Carolyn Petit

5 / 10

Kinect Sports Rivals is an uneven collection of sports-themed minigames that won't hold your interest for long.

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Destructoid

Chris Carter

7 / 10.0

Kinect Sports Rivals has an inexcusable amount of wasted space with bowling and soccer, but the other four activities are engaging, and the world is charming and appealing enough to win over most of the gamers who enjoyed Wii Sports. If you have a family who likes getting together and play games like this, go ahead and pull the trigger -- all other curious parties should wait for a sale to compensate for the weak activities.

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