Kinect Disneyland Adventures Review Round-Up

Kinect Disneyland Adventures features a fully realised and explorable virtual Disneyland. Players can walk around the park meeting and interacting with 40 Disney characters, collecting autographs, getting pictures taken, earning badges and finding all of the hidden objects and secrets.

There are 12 worlds featured in the theme park with a total of 18 attractions. Each of the 18 "rides" contains several Disney inspired mini-games, and with other attractions that players can take part in such as the Sensational Parade and the Night-time Fireworks Spectacular, this could very well be the most feature and content packed Kinect game yet.

The much anticipated game launches in the US today and Europe this Friday, and early feedback indicates that it could well be the most acclaimed Kinect game of the year.

Disneyland Adventures ambitiously takes Kinect games to the next level. Presentation and controls combine to offer a truly compelling and open world adventure - Telegraph, 4.5/5

The game contains everything you could ask for. Kinect Disneyland Adventures really does make you feel like you are at the most magical place on Earth, so transport yourselves there with this wonder of a game - God Is A Geek, 9/10

I have been overwhelmingly surprised by how well made this game is. I was fully expecting Disney themed mini-games with about 5 hours of gameplay, and now I can honestly say that if you have children and are looking to get them a Kinect game, especially with Christmas coming up, this is the game you should buy them - VGRevolution, 8.5

Kinect Disneyland Adventures is packed full of polished little aspects that make this game a winner. A highly entertaining, well-polished hive of interactive entertainment. It beautifully encapsulates the essence of the beloved theme park NZGamer, 8.2/10

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New Kinect Disneyland Adventures Screens and Release Date

Frontier have demonstrated new content from their upcoming Kinect Disneyland Adventures game at Gamescom today.

The Matterhorn Bobsleds, Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean join mini-games based on Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan that players can enjoy when the game launches later this year on November 15.

As well as the Disney based games, players can walk around the entirety of Disneyland, meeting and interacting with the characters and searching for collectibles.

Check out the latest screens below!

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Release Dates for Dance Central 2 and Kinect Sports 2 Revealed - New Footage!

Microsoft's next wave of first party titles kicks off this October with Dance Central 2 launching October 21st. Kinect Sports Season 2 will follow just 4 days later on October 25th.

Just prior, Kinectimals will relaunch as Kinectimals With Bears -- the original game packaged with the new Bears DLC -- hitting stores October 11th.

Dates for Kinect Star Wars and Kinect Disneyland Adventures have yet to be announced, but expect them to launch around November time.

All of these games are being demonstrated this week at Gamescom in Germany, including a first glimpse at darts and tennis in Kinect Sports 2, which you can see below. A recent preview over at Xbox360Acheivments had great things to say -- "What makes Kinect Sports: Season 2’s darts so impressive is the degree of accuracy you have with the darts at your disposal. Moving your hand just a slight millimetre will move your on-screen target a slight millimetre too. It’s 'seeing is believing' stuff in all honesty, as this type of control has never really been seen in a Kinect game to-date."

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Kinect @ Gamescom

Gamescom, the worlds largest games event, kicks off tomorrow in Germany with Microsoft's Xbox Play Day, a 3 hour event allowing the press to get hands-on time with all of the top upcoming Xbox 360 games.

We expect a Kinect-heavy showing, with new footage for games such as Kinect Sports Season 2, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Kinect Star Wars and Dance Central 2. There will also be a new playable demo of Fable: The Journey, which will hopefully fare better than its initial outing at E3 which Molyneux described as a "horrendous mistake". We'll also likely get a better look at the new Xbox 360 dashboard launching this fall!

All of the major third party studios will be bringing their latest games too. Ubiosoft will be showing off the latest from games such as Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, The Black Eyed Peas Experience, Just Dance 3 and Rabbids: Alive and Kicking.

EA are taking the latest builds of Mass Effect 3 and The Sims 3: Pets, both of which feature Kinect support, and THQ are showing off their latest fitness title, Adidas MiCoach. Also expect the latest demo's for Rise of Nightmares and Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster.

Of course there will be more than what is currently announced and hopefully Gamescom will hold a few surprises, as usual. Check back all this week for the latest news and content!

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