The Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 is still a mystery, almost a year into its existence. On one hand, financially, it has been a success for Microsoft, selling over 8 million units in the first sixty days of release.

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

It’s typically a bad sign for a console or peripheral when our expectations for any game that supports it are low. As a parent, the Kinect is a wonderful game device that provides hours of enjoyment for my kids.

+ Campy horror; + Fun weapons and combat; + Some showcase moments for the Kinect

Big gaps between autosave points; Link to full manual does not work; Areas requiring fine movement are frustrating

When the Kinect arrived on the scene last year, Microsoft pitched it as family gaming peripheral for the Xbox 360. It's main selling point was that it was full motion body controls promising to get your family off the couch.

Rise of Nightmares offers a spine-tingling horror experience that uses Kinect controls to give players new encounters filled with fearful anticipation and terror.

The phrase "for a Kinect game" must grate on Microsoft's nerves, but that is simply the state of the games at this stage in the platform's lifecycle. This is also a problem for those who have the expectations of a motion-control-only game being as refined as a traditional release that's had the...

To be honest, picking up the Kinect camera was more of an excuse for my fiancée to get a hold of the "new"Â S-style Xbox 360. While the launch window had a couple of above average games, the "Wii shovelware train"Â reared its head and I can't say I've fired up the camera for the better part of...

IT'S A MONSTER!!!!! Decades of cinema has made even the dumbest of movie-goers aware of the cast of stereotypes that have charmed and plagued their way into our minds. In the conventional horror, you have loads to choose from, from the braveish and slightly lucky protagonist to the jail-bait who's...

Combat motion controls are a fun novelty to begin with; Fair amount of collectables to those who endear to it

Combat controls soon screw up at the worst of times; Walking controls soon grate thanks to inaccuracy and unimaginative level design; Not scary in the slightest

This game has been on my radar for a while. The first ‘serious' Kinect game (with swearing and everything!), I was intrigued to see how well horror and interaction worked. The potential was huge, and I couldn't wait to try it out.

If nothing else, Rise of Nightmares helps reiterate that the Kinect just isn't the platform for hardcore action games. That's not to say that the game is a complete waste, and for those gamers hungry for something different, this is definitely it.

Interesting use of Kinect; Some creepy atmosphere; Combat can be goofy fun

Really clunky controls; Looks and acts very last-gen; Horror with the lights on seems wrong