<s>
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion-sensing	O
peripheral	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
then	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
six	O
sports	O
simulations	O
and	O
eight	O
mini-games	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
sports	O
included	O
are	O
:	O
ten-pin	O
bowling	B-Application
,	O
boxing	B-Application
,	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
,	O
table	O
tennis	O
,	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
and	O
association	O
football	O
(	O
"	O
soccer	B-Application
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standing	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
by	O
mimicking	O
actions	O
performed	O
in	O
real-life	O
sports	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
throwing	O
a	O
javelin	O
or	O
kicking	O
a	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
BigPark	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
bundle	O
on	O
18	O
September	O
2012	O
with	O
additional	O
bonus	O
content	O
and	O
extra	O
sports	O
added	O
,	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
golf	B-Application
and	O
skiing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
support	O
multiplayer	O
both	O
locally	O
and	O
online	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
competitive	O
and	O
cooperative	O
play	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
represented	O
in-game	O
by	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
physical	O
gestures	O
and	O
body	O
movements	O
are	O
tracked	O
and	O
translated	O
into	O
in-game	O
actions	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
event	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
shown	O
a	O
video	O
compilation	O
of	O
their	O
‘	O
best	O
bits’	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clips	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
KinectShare	O
website	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
,	O
deleted	O
or	O
shared	O
directly	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Bowling	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
Neon	O
Lanes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowling	B-Application
mini	O
games	O
include	O
One	O
Bowl	O
Roll	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
clear	O
as	O
many	O
pin	O
setups	O
as	O
possible	O
before	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
chances	O
,	O
and	O
Pin	O
Rush	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
knock	O
over	O
as	O
many	O
pins	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxing	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
Tornado	O
Gardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
five	O
separate	O
events	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
at	O
Flame	O
Stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
are	O
Sprint	O
,	O
Javelin	O
,	O
Long	O
Jump	O
,	O
Discus	B-Device
and	O
Hurdles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
jog	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
to	O
clear	O
hurdles	O
or	O
make	O
a	O
long	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
the	O
relevant	O
arm	O
motion	O
to	O
throw	O
a	O
javelin	O
or	O
discus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
Lotus	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soccer	B-Application
mini	O
games	O
include	O
Super	O
Saver	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
goal	O
trying	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
striker	O
's	O
shots	O
,	O
and	O
Target	O
Kick	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
beat	O
the	O
goalkeeper	O
and	O
launch	O
the	O
ball	O
at	O
goal-based	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
Samsung-sponsored	O
‘	O
Party	O
Pack’	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
previewed	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Cirque	O
du	O
Soleil	O
event	O
and	O
subsequently	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
4	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
10	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
features	O
a	O
front	O
end	O
and	O
Party	O
Play	O
voiceover	O
recorded	O
by	O
Peter	O
Dickson	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
licensed	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
artists	O
including	O
Queen	O
,	O
Robbie	O
Williams	O
,	O
MC	O
Hammer	O
and	O
Gwen	O
Stefani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
sorts	O
times	O
set	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
into	O
online	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
web	O
agency	O
Nzime	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
app	O
uses	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
gamertag	O
to	O
compare	O
results	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
join	O
or	O
create	O
leagues	O
and	O
watch	O
video	O
performances	O
uploaded	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
players	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
simultaneous	O
100m	O
sprint	O
with	O
10,539	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
20	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
it	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
talk	O
show	O
Good	O
Game	O
gave	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
Wii	B-Application
sports	I-Application
game	O
and	O
that	O
you	O
actually	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
your	O
whole	O
body	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
;	O
however	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
soccer	B-Application
felt	O
a	O
bit	O
brain	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
solid	O
sports	O
collection	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
it	O
is	O
presented	O
well	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
great	O
licensed	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
5	O
other	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
Award	O
of	O
2011	O
and	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
,	O
Audio	O
Accomplishment	O
and	O
Technical	O
Innovation	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
Develop	O
Awards	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
