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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ 4GB Xbox 360 Bundle with Kinect and Nike+ Integration by Loren Schmidt

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Gets me moving on Xbox 360

What I thought was a five star product, I am deducting a few stars due to Nike+ play restrictions and the condition of the Revain product and product packaging. I've had the system for a few days now and I feel like I can speak my mind. The product arrived with a branded patch on the kit box, which was slightly torn, and the console box itself had multiple security seals around the perimeter (which gives the impression). has been opened and repackaged *several times*). The box itself with the kit was a bit dirty so didn't have the shine of a new box. In the box, some of the papers were folded and out of place. This was NOT what I expected when I ordered a new item. I didn't want to dispute the terms so I opened the box and enjoyed the game for XBOX 360. The price I paid didn't suit me and that's one star. In the box I had a controller, batteries, Kinect Adventures. , Nike+, Kinect sensor, Kinect console and cable (without HDMI), console and various documents, flyers and free code Live. No headset, no chat control panel, no Kinect TV mount that I knew I would order later. Setting up the console hardware was very easy and the first startup wizard spoke for itself. There are steps where you might need a computer and one where you'll want others to step aside while you slowly enter your profile password with the d-pad. Xbox SmartGlass is a good smartphone app that can help with this. Kinect really needs at least a decent footprint. I didn't mount the Kinect over my TV to see if it would make a difference, but the sensor moves on its own. Setting up the Kinect is easy, and once it's up and running the sensor works for its intended purpose well working. It's not a perfect device and it has its own quirks, but overall it's fine. Two feet off the ground and a few inches from the TV and its speakers, the sensor has trouble picking up ground movement. Once you have everything set up, the disk space limitation is obvious from the start. You need a thin USB drive to fix this. Also, I was concerned about the Gold requirement for access to Internet Explorer and other applications on the system. There are many apps you can download to turn your XBOX into an informal TV. For an older console, the software wasn't anything special once you understand where everything is located and what certain menu functions rely on. Kinect Adventures is a very limited game aimed at young children, down to a "fun Kinect demo game". You'll get some exercise, but no more. I ended up getting Forza 4 to understand the XBOX gaming side I thought Kinect Adventures would handle minigames. Nike+ is a very solid home game. It will definitely make you sweat and "burn". There are several limitations I would like to point out. The Kinect sensor/game programming is having trouble reading floor exercises and multiple reps are not counted and/or wrong poses are ignored and counted instead of corrected. The main problem with this game is that it doesn't give flexibility to those who might have trouble coordinating with the on-screen trainer and verbal prompts the first few times. Instead, it just keeps going after a certain amount of time. Even if the trainee is exhausted and unable to keep up with the game, the training does not change and the game cannot respond to such a scenario. Again we skip instead of adapting. I want to emphasize that anyone who wants to train at home with this game must be coordinated and relatively prepared, and the overall judgment must be higher than sticking to training. Honesty in the exercises will go a long way, and using knee braces will help prevent pain in the long run. On the other hand, the game adapts somewhat to the skill of the player and generally tracks movement and progress quite well. I feel like I'm getting some sort of result from this circuit. I took another star off here because Nike+ can't adapt to fatigue, doesn't stop matching the trainer's learning pace for slower exercisers, and doesn't contain anything less active or explosive for older audiences. If I had to recommend this kit, I probably wouldn't do it unless the price was right (under $200 for me), but I think it's a good starting point to get active.

Pros
  • New to my collection
Cons
  • too dumb