https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erzec4mttqg
As Brian Ashcraft reported during the Tokyo Game Show in September, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor foregoes the pricey, complicated controller of the original game in favor of a slightly less convoluted control scheme that uses Microsoftâs Kinect and a real gamepad.
I find this disappointing. Why? Well for one itâs a game that requires Kinect to play, but also requires more traditional controls for key gameplay elements. Why not allow players to forego Kinect control completely, using the analog sticks on the Xbox controller to act as stand-ins for the playerâs hands?
Iâm guessing itâs because then it wouldnât be the hardcore Kinect exclusive itâs being touted as, just another normal game with a little Kinect functionality thrown in to appease purchasers of the peripheral, sort of like Forza 4
Itâs kind of sad that thereâs a new Steel Battalion game coming out and Iâm less interested every time I see it. Perhaps itâs time to dig that massive controller out of the closet and give the original another go.
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