PowerUP Heroes listed by Ubisoft as Kinect Avatar brawler
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After the dismal Fighters Uncaged, the words "Ubisoft," "Kinect" and "fighting" have not been uttered in the same sentence here at the 'Stiq, for fear of summoning a sequel to the game. We must now use them, though, to describe what Ubisoft has -- perhaps unintentionally -- revealed via its web store: a Kinect fighting game called PowerUP Heroes coming "summer 2011."
According to the description provided, the title will let players transform their Xbox 360 Avatars into superheroes, acquiring the abilities of defeated foes by taking their "super suits," Mega Man style. Mentioned are a necromancer suit that summons skeletons and a mentalist getup that can "break into your enemy's mind."
The listing also includes a price: $50, so we're talking a full retail title here. We're contacting Ubisoft to find out what more we can about this Kinect fighting game. Gah -- we did it again!
According to the description provided, the title will let players transform their Xbox 360 Avatars into superheroes, acquiring the abilities of defeated foes by taking their "super suits," Mega Man style. Mentioned are a necromancer suit that summons skeletons and a mentalist getup that can "break into your enemy's mind."
The listing also includes a price: $50, so we're talking a full retail title here. We're contacting Ubisoft to find out what more we can about this Kinect fighting game. Gah -- we did it again!
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Mar 15th 2011 2:25PM bloodlinejake said
And it will sell like ds's do during Black Friday...
Posted: Mar 15th 2011 3:04PM Arturis said
@Make it so
Odd. I didn't get anything even remotely euphemistic from the phrase "PowerUP Heroes"... Maybe I've been playing too many video games.
...or not enough video games.
...or somewhere in between.
Odd. I didn't get anything even remotely euphemistic from the phrase "PowerUP Heroes"... Maybe I've been playing too many video games.
...or not enough video games.
...or somewhere in between.
Posted: Mar 15th 2011 3:12PM Jack Kevorkian said
Needs a demo.
Posted: Mar 15th 2011 5:56PM Uncle Jesse said
@Make it so
Really? PowerUp Heroes? If that's the case, than you could probably make Homefront sound dirty.
Really? PowerUp Heroes? If that's the case, than you could probably make Homefront sound dirty.
Posted: Mar 15th 2011 6:04PM Hank Hill said
@Make it so I feel like I'm reading youtube comments...
Posted: Mar 16th 2011 9:42AM Elranzer said
Finally, a real use for the Avatars... maybe?
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