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What Game Would Sell You On Motion Controls?

by Matt Miller on Jul 20, 2010 at 11:20 AM

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Out of all your favorite game franchises, which one would convince you to make the dive into the brave new world of motion control?

Microsoft and Sony are now both focused on getting your purchasing dollar with their upcoming motion controllers. Sony's Move promises a controller with incredibly accurate tracking and unparalleled ability to interact with the game. Microsoft's Kinect goes hands-free, letting players become the controller.

However, both companies seem, for the time being, to be more focused on appealing to a casual audience than drawing established gamers into the motion-control fold. Sony is certainly doing a better job of speaking to the core gaming crowd through the announcement of Move functionality in games like Killzone 3, Resident Evil 5, SOCOM 4, and Echochrome II.

But what game franchise would sell you on this next wave of motion controlled games? Do you want Assassin's Creed with one-to-one motion swordfighting? How about online Street Fighter tournaments that read your own body motions? Would you play Halo if they figured out a way to make the motion controls work without traditional buttons? How about an Elder Scrolls game that let you weave spells and mix potions with detailed arm motions? Or maybe one of the entries we requested in our motion control article in March?

Let us know your thought below. Pitch your game and tell us how it would work.