Kinect Star Wars Dancing

When LucasArts and developer Terminal Reality introduced the world to Kinect Star Wars last year at E3, the unveiling was met with mixed reaction. On the one hand, going hands-free as a Jedi to use force powers sounded cool, but on the other, the Star Wars brand was continuing to steadily move further and further away from its once-core audience.

While long-time Star Wars gamers would much rather see another Jedi Knight, X-Wing/Tie Fighter, Rogue Squadron or even another Battlefront game, instead we have this: Kinect Star Wars, a colorful, cartoonish game which kept a lot of its gameplay and features under wraps until recently.

Perhaps the holding back and mixed reaction were due to the errors and lagged gameplay demonstrated from an early build of the game at E3, something that didn't give us high hopes at the outset and required the game to undergo a delay for some retooling. Since then however, with all of the Kinect Star Wars game modes revealed, we have a clearer picture of what the game is really all about. Players will be able be a Jedi, smash through buildings as a Rancor, fly an X-Wing and dance with Emperor Palpatine.

Star Wars Episode I: Racer and its high-speed pod racing offered what was one of the best games to come from the prequel trilogy and it's featured here again as one of the more promising Kinect Star Wars game modes. Will it and the other mini-games offer enough for gamers looking for an in-depth experience or will Kinect Star Wars come off as a big-branded hands-free gimmick?

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Kinect Star Wars and its game modes cover the entire Star Wars saga, for better or worse, and as an Xbox 360 Kinect exclusive, there will be 1000 Achievement Points to earn at launch. The full list of which, can be seen below.

 

Wookiee Life Debt (40 points)

Completed all Kashyyyk missions in a single session, alone or with a friend.

Who’s Keeping Score? (25 points)

Completed all Providence missions in a single session, alone or with a friend.

Felucia In a Flash (25 points)

Completed all Felucia missions in a single session, alone or with a friend.

Savior of Coruscant (50 points)

Completed the Jedi Adventures: Dark Side Rising campaign, alone or with a friend.

Two-For-One Discount (10 points)

Defeated at least two droids with a single use of Force powers, alone or with a friend.

Teras Kasi (10 points)

Defeated an enemy by kicking them off a ledge, alone or with a friend.

The Force That Binds (20 points)

Completed a co-op Jedi Adventures ground combat mission with neither player being knocked out.

You May Fire When Ready (20 points)

Destroyed all shield arrays in a single pass on Felucia Mission 5, alone or with a friend.

Don’t Get Cocky (40 points)

Completed all four Space Combat missions without restarting, alone or with a friend.

It’s a Trap! (20 points)

Completed Providence Mission 1 without your ship being destroyed, alone or with a friend.

Well, Wookiee There! (10 points)

Destroyed 10 Trandoshan slave ships while escaping from Kashyyyk, alone or with a friend.

Decapitalized (20 points)

Destroyed the Subjugator-class Capital ship, alone or with a friend.

Sorry About the Mess (15 points)

Defeated 13 enemy speeders in the Kashyyyk forest speederbike level, alone or with a friend.

To the Rescue (15 points)

Reached the Jedi training camp on Kashyyyk, alone or with a friend.

The Shield Is Down! (15 points)

Disabled the Commerce Guild fortress shield, alone or with a friend.

Wookiee Wingman (15 points)

Teamed up with a friend to complete a speeder bike chase in 2-player co-op mode.

Duels Mode Unlocked (10 points)

Completed the Jedi Adventures Duels tutorial, alone or with a friend.

Now Face the Chosen One (15 points)

Defeated Ror with a Jedi Knight rating, alone or with a friend.

Only a Master of Evil (25 points)

Completed the Vader Duel with a Jedi Master rating, alone or with a friend.

Untouchable (30 points)

Completed any Duel without taking a single hit, alone or with a friend.

Mastering the Juyo Form (20 points)

Completed any Duel in less than 3 minutes, alone or with a friend.

Sleemo! (40 points)

Destroyed 3 enemy Podracers in a single race, alone or with a friend.

Arch-Rivals! (10 points)

Raced with Sebulba’s Podracer, alone or with a friend.

Bantha Poodoo (10 points)

Crossed the finish line last in a race, alone or with a friend.

Unlimited Power! (10 points)

Used a fully upgraded powerup in Podracing at least once, alone or with a friend.

Hot Potato (10 points)

Made a creature or droid jump to an enemy vehicle in Podracing, alone or with a friend.

You Must Have Jedi Reflexes (15 points)

Won all Destiny races in one sitting, with racing line & drive assist off, alone or with a friend.

Ben-Hur, Done That (10 points)

Completed the Podracing Destiny as a Rookie, alone or with a friend.

Sky Walker (20 points)

Completed the Podracing Destiny as a Professional, alone or with a friend.

Boonta Clause (30 points)

Completed the Podracing Destiny as a Veteran, alone or with a friend.

Now this is Podracing! (10 points)

Won a race for the first time in the Podracing Destiny, alone or with a friend.

The Only Human Who Can Do It (15 points)

Placed first in 3 Podraces in a row in a single session, alone or with a friend.

Catch-22 (20 points)

Completed 2 two-player races.

Crowd Control (20 points)

Knocked down 15 people or droids in one attack, alone or with a friend.

Very Very Angry (10 points)

Played Rancor Rampage Fury in co-op mode.

Angry World Traveller (10 points)

Played any map at level 5 or higher in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

Witness the Power (10 points)

Used all special attacks in 1 mode in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

Fighter Ace (20 points)

Destroyed 5 TIE fighters in 1 mode in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

One Up, Two Down (10 points)

In Rancor Rampage, leveled a Felucian Heavy Missile Platform in 1 throw, alone or with a friend.

Rebel Commando (10 points)

Knocked out the shield of the Imperial garrison in Mos Eisley, alone or with a friend.

Tusken Raider Revenge (20 points)

Destroyed all Podracers in Mos Espa in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

Down with the Royals (10 points)

Destroyed every statue in Theed in Rancor Rampage in 1 session, alone or with a friend.

One Buffed Dude (30 points)

Played any map at level 10 in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

The Real Force in the Galaxy (20 points)

Played the Coloi Rancor, alone or with a friend.

I’m Invincible! (30 points)

Completed Mos Espa wihout losing a life in Rancor Rampage, alone or with a friend.

I Just Wanna Dance (10 points)

Completed your first song in co-op mode.

Going Somewhere, Solo? (50 points)

Completed “I’m Han Solo” without losing a multiplier, alone or with a friend.

This Party’s Over (40 points)

Earned 5 stars playing “Celebration” on extended difficulty, alone or with a friend.

We Got Company! (20 points)

Earned 5 stars each on a song while playing with another person in co-op mode.

The Chosen One (30 points)

Scored at least 500,000 points on any song on the Death Star, alone or with a friend.

If you are planning on picking up the game or are in need of a new Xbox 360, be sure to check out the epic Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle which comes with an R2-D2 themed console and a C-3P0 themed controller.

Kinect Star Wars releases April 3, 2012.

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Source: Xbox360Achievements (via StickSkills)