2011年1月28日星期五

While there are plenty of things you can do with your EyePet

DogMonkey See, DogMonkey Do – While there are plenty of things you can do with your EyePet, there are two that stand out; you can teach them to draw, and you can teach them to sing. Drawing involves sketching something on a piece of , holding it up to the PlayStation Eye then seeing the creature replicate your drawing. As something to astonish your friends with, it's up there. Up there with teaching your EyePet to sing, which replica Corum 383-250-20-0F11-FB24R Men's watch requires singing something, then sitting back as the cute little guy copies/mocks your attempt with a Gizmo-like warbling of his own.Can We Keep Him? – When EyePet works, it's mesmerising.

Seeing a digital animal interact with you on a screen by dodging your swipes, pouncing on your fingers and responding to your affections with a polite purr is something to behold. When it works, you can see the future of motion-controlled gaming just poking its head above the horizon. When it works…HatedFailure To Launch replica Corum 383-250-20-0F06-FN24R Men's watch The technology underpinning this game simply isn't ready to go from “tech demo” to “retail game kids will play”. You know something's wrong when the tutorial tells you to empty your living room of furniture, and definitely know something is wrong when half of the basic tutorials end in acute muscular pain as the EyePet randomly fails to respond to the most of commands.

In short, in the real world (and I tested it in all kinds of lighting conditions), the EyePet ranges from mostly obedient to replica Corum 383-250-20-0F06-FB24R Men's watch unresponsive to downright oblivious of your presence.This Isn't Helping – The game's technological shortcomings are compounded by your “guide”, a man in a lab coat with an annoying voice and an inability to provide clear instructions on how to complete a game challenge or properly interact with your EyePet. There were many times when I was left dumbfounded by something in the game and unable to progress, simply because basic commands or objectives hadn't been explained to me. And if he can't help me out, heaven help the small children this game is aimed at.