
Microsoft’s motion controller launched with six sports and not much else to do
Kinect Sports review: Rare's 2010 Xbox 360 launch title for the Kinect sensor, ranked across six sports, eight mini-games and Party Play. Score: 6.5/10.


Kinect Sports review: Rare's 2010 Xbox 360 launch title for the Kinect sensor, ranked across six sports, eight mini-games and Party Play. Score: 6.5/10.

Kinect Sports: Season Two review — six sports, 300+ voice commands, and a Kinect camera that still needs big motions to work. Score: 7.3/10.

Rare's pirate sandbox asks strangers to trust each other. We break down its cosmetic-only progression, 15-minute encounter spacing, and no-tutorial design.

Kinect Sports Rivals was Rare's final Kinect Sports game, a 2014 Xbox One launch title whose motion controls never quite worked.

Selena Gomez opens a settled record of self-worth; Rare answers what remains when nobody else tells you who you are.

Jet Force Gemini, Rare's 1999 Nintendo 64 third-person shooter, blends platforming, adventure and bug hunting across 15 nonlinear worlds.

Blast Corps, Rare's 1997 Nintendo 64 demolition puzzler, reviewed: eight vehicles, 57 levels, one runaway missile carrier, and a million copies sold.

Perfect Dark, Rare's 2000 Nintendo 64 shooter: Joanna Dark, difficulty-based objectives, weapons, split-screen multiplayer and the 2010 remaster.

Donkey Kong 64 review: Rare's 1999 N64 collect-a-thon packed five Kongs, eight worlds and 200 golden bananas into one cartridge. Score: 9.0 of 10.

Diddy Kong Racing hit the Nintendo 64 in 1997 with three vehicles, five worlds and Wizpig. A look back at Rare's kart racer and its 4.8 million sales.

Conker's Bad Fur Day review: Rare's crude, brilliant N64 platformer, from the hangover opening to the Great Mighty Poo and its cash-driven design.

The 2009 Xbox 360 remaster of Banjo-Tooie keeps the ambition and drops the busywork, fixing the notes and sharpening a demanding Rare platformer.
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