Awkward motion controls and shallow combat make Rise of Nightmares a frighteningly unremarkable adventure in zombie killing.

Good variety of weapons; Creepy atmosphere

Motion controls are limiting and awkward; Shallow; easy combat

Kinect has confused the gaming cosmos. Rise of Nightmares certainly isn't a good game - but just about passes for a good Kinect game.

Dialogue is good for a laugh; we guess; Hacking and slashing is satisfying; A commendable first attempt at a Kinect action game

Navigation falls short; Incredibly basic game design; Horrendous dialogue; The smallest tasks become events

Cheese before bedtime.

Hey grown-ups, at long last and long overdue comes a game designed specifically for the Kinect motion control system camera thing that's aimed right at you. You can tell because it carries an 18 certificate from the British Board of Film Classification despite it not being a film.

Perhaps it's greatest feat is in convincing us that, just maybe, the Kinect device will never be able to do anything more sophisticated than waving your hands around and sidestepping to beat a boss.

Sega tries to reinvent the arcade shooter with Kinect. The result? Hmm.

Good use of Kinect; Later weapons are good fun

Average story; poor audio; best moments in game are saved right to the end

With Rise Of Nightmares we finally get a game for Kinect that isn't meant for kids or people who have never had a controller in their hands. We were crossing our fingers for Sega as the motion controller hasn't really been living up to the hype up to now, not taking into account Dance Central and...

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Just as we thought Kinect was about to get its first AAA title, Rise of Nightmares arrives on the scene with a little more than a whimper. It never seems to truly realise the potential of Kinect, instead implementing mechanics that are best served mapped to a traditional controller (including the...