Here's how Halo: Anniversary works with Kinect

NewsPublish Date 17/10/2011 - 9:59am GMT+1

But they're entirely optional.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary screenshot

Microsoft has revealed the three ways Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will integrate with Kinect; Analyse, Library, and voice commands.

Analyse will let you scan areas of the environment by holding the reticule over them and saying, perhaps unsurprisingly, "scan". Developer 343 Industries has confirmed you'll be able to scan vehicles, weapons, enemies, and characters.

The Library is where everything from Analyse mode will end up. Content can be accessed by gesticulating with your Kinect.

Voice commands can be used to throw grenades, reload your weapon, and switch from classic to remastered graphics.

Microsoft detailed the features as part of a panel at New York Comic-Con (reported by IGN).

"Just to let everybody know, the Kinect features we're exploring with Halo: Anniversary are optional and won't affect your core gameplay experience," said 343 Industries in August.

Microsoft also confirmed High Noon, a remake of Hang 'Em High, will be one of Halo: Anniversary's multiplayer maps.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be released for Xbox 360 on November 15.

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Clockpunk

I don't see how this affects those who don't wish to use it, but it sounds like a nice little integration of the Kinnect technology within a pre-known gameplay build. Sounds like the best of both worlds, for those who wish to use it/ignore it.

Posted 15:18 on 17 October 2011

guyderman

I want Kinect now just so I can gesticulate with it!

Posted 12:51 on 17 October 2011

dudester

They might as well just say we didn't want kinect but ms made us put in somewhere.

Posted 12:29 on 17 October 2011

Woffls

Yeah, because core gamers don't bitch about the scanning in Metroid Prime at all. It's good that they're adding this kind of content to let people explore the game more, but the option to look at something and press x will be more favourable to most. Unless they ran out of buttons or something?

If you play Halo on a proper difficulty (Read: Heroic or Legendary), then saying a word and waiting for Kinect to do something about it just isn't going to cut it against those Elites.

Posted 12:09 on 17 October 2011