Welcome to the Kinect Sports Rivals Demo! We hope you enjoy a taste of the sporting life in this stunning, action-packed setting: an island out of legend, an arena for contenders from all over the world to match their skills in top-tier showdowns.
In this new age of bleeding-edge technology, competitors arrive on the island in the form of virtual Champions. Now it's your turn. Will your ambition lead you to glory alongside the greats of your day, or higher still to a pedestal among the most lauded Champions of all time?
This extensive Xbox One Demo of Kinect Sports Rivals is designed to introduce you to the impressive abilities of the new Kinect sensor.
No controller is required: Kinect for Xbox One picks up your body movement and gives you full control of your Champion through the use of gestures (see the Wake Racing section for an overview of gestures).
To find and install the Kinect Sports Rivals Demo on your Xbox One, browse the game catalog or perform a Bing search for the title. Select the correct result and follow the on-screen prompts. Get ready to compete!
Use your arm to move the on-screen hand pointer over Play. To select it, push forward and then pull back as if pressing a button.
You can then use the same selection gesture to choose a race for either one player or two local players. In a two-player event, Player 1 takes the top half of the screen while Player 2 takes the bottom half.
The game can be paused by pressing the Menu button on your Xbox One Wireless Controller. From here you can Resume the event, Restart the event from the beginning or Quit the event without finishing.
When the race is over, you'll see the final standings and race times of all competitors.
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This Kinect Sports Rivals Demo includes a Wake Racing training video courtesy of the game's unmistakable Coach. It's definitely worth taking a couple of minutes to understand the main control gestures. Coach won't let you miss a trick!
Speed and steering are the most important factors in getting you to the finish line. To take control, reach out in front of you with both hands as if taking hold of the wake racer handlebars. Close your right hand to accelerate. Open it again to slow down and stop.
To steer left or right, pull one hand back toward your body and push the other forward. Keep both hands on the same vertical level. Remember to imagine handlebars rather than a steering wheel! While doing this, you can make sharper turns by leaning to the side.
Going over a ramp will, of course, launch you into the air. This is your chance to perform a trick and impress onlookers by leaning forward or back to flip your wake racer. Just be sure to finish the job and land the right way up!
Many different power-ups are available in the full version of Kinect Sports Rivals, but this Demo equips you with a Speed Boost. Lift your knee and stamp your foot to activate it. Recharge it by playing well and performing Crowd Pleasers – impressive moves like flipping your wake racer as you launch off a ramp. You can use the Speed Boost as often as you can recharge it!
The Wake Racing event can also be played and enjoyed from a sitting position, using the same acceleration and steering gestures described in previous steps.
The full retail version of Kinect Sports Rivals is available now! With six varied sports, three clashing teams, personal Champion creation and an ever-changing world of competition, this is the game to launch the award-winning Kinect Sports series into a new generation.
Kinect for Xbox One will scan your face and body to unleash you as a mighty one-of-a-kind Champion. Then you'll face others from across the globe – some directly controlled by players, others competing in their stead while they're offline.
From the fine wrist movement as you carve a perfect Wake Racing line to the handholds keeping you in play at the peak of a Climbing challenge, the new motion control fidelity can be felt in every event. Target Shooting, Bowling, Tennis and Soccer round out the line-up.
Will you fight for noble Eagle Legion, primal Wolf Clan or cunning Viper Network? The competition is fierce and your skills can make the difference between victory and defeat. See you on the field!
Picked up Kinect Sports Rivals and want to take part in the real league action? Get onto Xbox Live and grab the Kinect Sports Rivals Hub!
From here you can view and share images of your Champion by using the gallery, compare your progress with Rivals and view the latest news stories and prizes to be won. Boost your league standing by taking part in frequent Rivals League Challenges as you pick up more and more Fans on the road to glory!
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If you're having trouble beginning a game or progressing through the game screens, see the Getting Around section of this Game Help.
For reminders of in-game movements and the corresponding gestures, see the Wake Racing section of this Game Help.
For help with your Kinect setup and basic Kinect navigational gestures, run the setup and gesture tutorials from the Kinect Sports Rivals Demo Start screen.
If you need help with this game, Xbox Live or your Xbox One Console, visit us online at xbox.com/support or on Twitter @XboxSupport.
For community support, visit forums.xbox.com.
If you have any general feedback on Kinect Sports Rivals, you can submit it to the developer on Facebook at KinectSportsOfficial or on Twitter at @KSRivals.
This software contains source code provided by NVIDIA Corporation.