Kinectimals
| Kinectimals | |
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European cover art
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| Developer(s) | Frontier Developments |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Designer(s) | Ben Dowie |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android |
| Release |
Xbox 360 & Windows Phone iOS
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| Genre(s) | Digital pet |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 75.88% |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B- |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| GamesRadar | 8/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 7.0/10 |
| OXM (US) | 8/10 |
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Kinectimals is a video game for the Xbox 360 that use Kinect, with versions also available for various mobile devices. In the game players can interact with virtual animals in a manner akin to pets, gameplay includes activities such as teaching tricks to the animal, guiding the animal around an obstacle course, and free-form play.
The video game is aimed at a young audience, particularly children, and includes eleven different virtual animals all based on wild cats. Kinectimals was developed by Frontier Developments and was a launch title for Kinect.
An add-on, Kinectimals: Now with Bears!, was released on October 11, 2011.
Throughout the game players spend time using the Kinect System to feed, play with, care, and even raise the cub. Upon starting the game the player will visit Fur Town, where they will choose one of the 6 initial cubs. As they play the game, more cubs can be unlocked. Throughout the game there are 11 cubs. The cat-lemur fairy, Bumble (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) guides the player through the game. Players can also use the scan tag to unlock new cubs.
There are 11 cubs in the game. In the bear version, it has 16 cubs.
Kinectimals has received mostly positive reviews. Video game talk show Good Game's two presenters gave the game a 7 and 7.5 out of 10 saying how it was quite fun and that your animal would give instant feedback as well most younger gamers would love playing it. Initially they said "It has a lot more life, energy and fun to it than something like EyePet - there's a lot of sparkle, but I was okay with that."
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