NBA Baller Beats is a Kinect-exclusive "participative basketball video game" from HB Studios that Majesco Entertainment will release for Xbox 360 in fall 2012. Details are sparse at this point, but the game apparently requires players to use a real basketball as they work on their ball handling skills to the beat of an "eclectic soundtrack."
"Our innovative play mechanic combined with Kinect technology puts the ball in players’ hands, tracking both full-body gameplay and ball movement, so players are going to have to get up and actually play basketball to get in the game," Majesco CEO Jesse Sutton said in the press release. As you play, you'll unlock more songs, difficulty levels, and "over 100 posters and trading cards showcasing NBA players' greatest moves."
The full soundtrack listing hasn't been revealed yet, but you can expect to hear tracks from the likes of Kanye West, Run DMC, Gorillaz, Them Crooked Vultures, Common, and Tiesto. Check out the teaser above and head over to the game's official website to sign up for future updates.
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Bloodthr0e
Able to use a real basketball? Still not fun.
lowkevmic
Thanks Kinect...For completely alienating anyone who lives in a home with carpet, anyone who lives in an apartment building, or anyone who lives on the second floor or higher basically anywhere.
I was waiting for full motion control to hit a wall, and they start asking consumers to actually use props. In all fainess, I am actually a fan of my Kinect, but I gotta draw the line once I have to actually use something intended for outside use. If I wanted to play basketball, I would just find a court...Or play the basketball DLC on Kinect Sports 2.
falco22
I bought a kinect and the only game thats actually fun to use motion controls is fruit ninja, the rest blow. Voice commands are cool like in ME3, but even then its delayed a few crucial seconds...Kinect why oh why must you suck? Even steel battalion looks bad....
AManNamedSimian
Has anyone play tested this thing or done any kind of market research? Basketballs do not work on carpet and people with hardwood floors aren't likely to let their kids bounce an ill managed projectile around the living room. This is a bad idea, worse, in fact, than Tony Hawk Ride.
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