Step in front of Kinect to play. A good playing distance is 1.5-2.5m (5-8ft). Stand in the middle of the camera image.

Another player may take control by standing in front of Kinect. To change to a different profile, return to the menu and select your gamertag.

Using Menus

Raise your hand to use menus.

To select a button, hold the cursor over it for a second.

Grab and drag to scroll the level list, or use the arrow buttons near the top of the screen.

You can also use the gamepad to navigate menus.

Voice Commands in the Menu
Beatsplosion for Kinect responds to these system voice commands in the language you have selected for your Xbox One.
  • "Xbox Go Back" - goes back to the previous menu.

Voice Commands in Game
  • "Xbox Pause" - pauses the game.
  • "Xbox Show Menu" - pauses the game.
  • "Xbox Play" - resumes game after pausing.
  • "Xbox Go Back" - resumes game after pausing.
Welcome, novice. You are a science ninja, shrunken down to sub-atomic size! Your objective: discover the secrets of the universe by smashing stuff to smithereens.

First, get a feel for the rhythm. You'll need to smash stuff in time. Tap your foot or move to the beat!

Your hoverboard is agile. Lean left and right to move sideways.

Your power fists are charged. When you see a crystal approaching, hit it! Swing your arm or punch! The crystal will break exactly how and where your hit lands.

Hit hard to make the crystal explode!

Crystals will flash bright just as you need to hit them. The closer you hit to the right time, the better your score is. Try to hit each crystal when it's brightest.

Each level lasts 3 minutes.

You will also encounter walls.
- To dodge walls on the left and right sides, lean left or right.
- To avoid high walls, crouch down.
- To avoid low walls, jump up.


To pause the game, do any of the following:
- Press .
- Say "Xbox Pause".
- Step out of Kinect view.

If you have trouble reaching the top of the screen, you may need to step a little bit further away from the screen so that Kinect can see your hands when you reach up.

Beatsplosion is a physically active game.
- Take a break if you're getting tired.
- Stretch your muscles afterwards.
In order to unlock the secrets of the universe, you must earn Atomic Belts of Knowledge.

To unlock the next belt, you must complete each level once and earn enough points. If you've completed all levels but don't have enough points, replay some levels to earn more points.

Higher belts have more challenging patterns, and the music plays faster too. Can you reach a 100% rating on the Black Belt at a blinding 200bpm tempo?

Expert Difficulty
If you're doing really well on Easy, consider moving to Expert Difficulty. From the main menu, select the Expert button. Playing on Easy will unlock Expert levels up to Yellow Belt, but after that you will need to replay levels on Expert.

On Expert, you need to be more accurate with your timing, so hit those crystals exactly on the beat! Your punch strength is rated too, so punch harder!

Once you have completed all regular levels in a belt, you can play Random Patterns.

This is a special 3-minute level that gives you patterns from that belt in random order - just the thing to surprise you every day!

Each Random Patterns level has a leaderboard, so check on your progress against your friends or the whole world!
Once you have completed all regular levels in a belt, you can play the 20-Minute Challenge.

During this challenge, you will need to play 6 levels in a row without quitting in between (you do get to rest before each level). This is an excellent daily workout!

Each 20-Minute Challenge has a leaderboard, so check on your progress against your friends or the whole world!
Once you have reached Black Belt, you'll be able to take on the Insane Challenge... if you dare.

The Insane Challenge runs at a blazingly fast 200bpm, challenging your precision and endurance.

The Insane Challenge also has a leaderboard. Will you be the ultimate Beatsploder and reach the top rank?