I got to play PlayStation Move today, yay! My brother bought it, so it isn't really my own. I did play around with Sports Champions a good while though. I don't even know what to call the controller. The wand? The Move stick? The Ice Cream Cone? I think it's called the Move Controller, but that's no fun.
I haven't actually read Jeff's review of Sports Champions yet, but I remember him saying at one point that Table Tennis was easily the best game of the bunch. It is a good game, but I actually had more fun with the Volleyball game. Volleyball was definitely one of the games that would benefit from two Ice Cream Cones, but it was still the most fun of the bunch with only one. You can choose to serve either underhand (which seems like the safe option), or overhand for more power. Depending on how you move the "Cone", you can bump, set, spike, block, and even dive for stray balls. The motions are simple, but I think that helps the game feel responsive; you're not going to be swinging wildly trying to make contact. The way the people move around the sand is also kinda hilarious. They move their legs like crabs at times, which is pretty entertaining.
The only games I'd say need two "Cones" to be fun are archery, and the Gladiator Duel game. Those both just feel like super dumbed down versions (Which they kind of are) of what the games are meant to be. The Gladiator game specifically just feels very cheesable (at least on the lower difficulties). It's entirely possible to just slash at the opponents legs until they're dead. Disc Golf is fun, but a bit dull.
My overall impression after playing though was that "this works". I had a few doubts about the camera's ability to keep up with the Ice Cream Cone--especially in poor lighting or bad angles--but it seems to keep up really well. Sure, you have to calibrate before every game, but if it's necessary to work well, then it's not a problem. I look forward to seeing what kinds of games come out of this tech in the future. The potential seems great.
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