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Child of Eden Kinect Review
Now that Child of Eden has been around for a while, I believe it is one of the kinect games that should be in your kinect library.
The Child of Eden game starts with an introductory movie in high definition that looks like something out of the mind of Tim Burton. You see a real actress model playing Yumi where she’s walking through a surreal forest scene with augmented CGI. Her images will intersperse throughout the game. The actual in-game graphics are very good. Personally, the art direction is merely good for me since the artwork is somewhat abstract and there’s not as much artistic license as I would’ve liked, but my lack of enthusiasm is merely personal preference. The frame rate is extremely solid and shows no obvious moments of slowdown.
The first mission is the tutorial level where they teach you the game mechanics. The right hand is used to paint the various enemies on-screen. You just move your hand over the enemies which lock onto them. Once they are locked you do a simple wrist flick to unleash the explosions. You don’t have to do a dramatic motion to unleash your weaponry like you may have seen in various hands-on game play videos, just a quick flick of the wrist. The left hand controls your tracer weapon which is like a machine gun. There is no locking of targets. You simply maneuver the onscreen cursor with your hand which auto fires.
The trick is figuring out which weapon to use on which enemies so you’ll be switching back and forth between the weapons constantly. As part of the game mechanics, the game doesn’t allow you to use both weapons simultaneously. They designed the game to force you to switch hands thru the different types of enemies so weapon choice is not merely preference. For example, in order to destroy enemy bullets, you need to use the tracer gun (machine gun) instead of the standard weapon. Raising both arms (a la an orchestral conductor) will unleash your smart bomb which clears the screen of bad guys. You can shift the view in a direction by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen. During the frantic scenes where enemies are filling the screen, you’ll often be waving your right hand as if you’re erasing a chalkboard in order to paint enemies and launch explosions quickly.
There are multiple ways to play Child of Eden. If you simply want to kill enemies and finish the game, you can play frantically and move your hands rapidly. If you want to score higher and increase your multiplier, you have to play more precisely and deliberately. For example, you should target more enemies before launching explosions. Also, the more you launch missiles to the beat of the music, the higher your multiplier score will be. This sounds easier than it actually is. It’s hard to build a high multiplier because you have to switch to your tracer weapon in order to shoot down enemy bullets. There are lots of little nuances to the scoring mechanics that I haven’t figured out yet. I’ll adjust the review if as I find them.
Like other shmups, the screen can become quite hectic where it’s hard to distinguish between debris, enemy bullets, or enemies themselves so it requires constant attention to quickly identify the various elements.
Of course people will note Child of Eden’s lineage to Rez because Tetsuya Mizuguchi was basically the father of both games. But for people that don’t know Rez, Child of Eden is like playing your typical shmup such as Raiden or Ikaruga or Torus Trooper or even more old school, games like Galaga or After Burner. The only difference is Child of Eden plays from a first person perspective rather than third person.
Summary: Child of Eden is a must-own Kinect game. There are now 3 games that people universally use to show off the Kinect: Dance Central, Kinect sports, and now Child of Eden. This game is defined by the Kinect controls and the amazing music. The music is so well integrated into the game play and is not just background noise. Most age groups will enjoy playing Child of Eden except for young children whose dexterity might not be high enough to subtly control the cursor. If you don’t have a Kinect, it’s still a great game, but you feel a bit disconnected. If you do have a Kinect, it becomes a phenomenal game.
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Child of Eden really is as good as the previews promised, this is a must for any Xbox kinect player as this simply is one of the most popular kinect games for 2011.
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