It?s almost a guessing game, as you need to prepare your balance to throw a knee that fast or get an uppercut ready in time. The problem is that you don?t know which move it?ll be beforehand and you need to perform the move very quickly or the enemy can counter and use the finisher against you. The finisher needs to be an uppercut or a knee but you?re told exactly which move to use to complete the combo successfully. Lift a knee and you?ll rush into close combat melee range which you?ll then have to punch and kick to make a combination of five attacks before doing a finisher to end the combo. When you throw your arms out in a punching motion you?ll throw projectiles that are low damage but is used to interrupt certain super powers that need time to charge up. You?ll be striking with punches and kicks and dodging my titling your torso from side to side. You?ll need to use your entire body in this over the shoulder brawler. Yes, cheesy but it?s meant for kids and it?s a simple enough premise as to why these guys are fighting one another. Now with Volta?s costume and powers inherited, it?s up to you to save not only Earth, but the whole galaxy. ![]() Volta happens to crash on Earth the same time as Malignance and as he dies he gives all his powers to the closest human, that being you. Since when do you play a fighting game for the story anyways? An extremely powerful villain, Malignance, is on his way to Earth in his quest for absolute power which will turn humankind into minions for his growing army to take over the while universe. While there is a plot in PowerUp Heroes, it?s so thin and cliché that it won?t even matter. You?ll see a character that clearly resembles Scorpion and Reptile (and there?s even Scorpions signature spear-pull ?Get over here!? move included) and even move your hands to the side of your waist before unleashing a fireball towards your enemy in classic Hadouken fashion. It?s entertaining to see how many of the characters, costumes, and moves are inspired (and sometimes blatantly ripped off) by current characters in modern fighting games. Geared towards a younger audience, your avatar will fight the bad guys, but instead of mashing the buttons like in standard fighting games, you?ll essentially be doing it with your arms and legs. While it seems they have learned from their mistakes, you know, since it actually works, know right away that you?ll need the recommended amount of space Kinect suggests to play accurately (as possible). PowerUp Heroes feels like a super power kid?s version of what Fighters Uncaged was trying to be. Remember how terrible that Kinect fighting game launch title, Fighters Uncaged, was? That?s what had me nervous about PowerUp Heroes before even playing it, though I went in with a blank and unbiased slate. This is Ubisoft?s second attempt at a fighting game, and after the first, I honestly wasn?t getting my hopes too high. Obviously this isn?t going to be as robust or technical as your modern day Street Fighter IV or Mortal Kombat, but it?s not trying to be either. PowerUp Heroes attempts to give you this feeling once again while you punch, kick, and flail your arms about to defeat your enemies in this Kinect enabled fighting game. ![]() Remember pretending to be a super hero (or villain) as a kid, waving your arms around mimicking how to use your special moves? I?d raise my hands in the air and slam them downward as if I was summoning lightning bolts from the sky, conjuring magic in my hands, or even throwing fireballs by imitating a Hadouken from Street Fighter (and yelling it out loud of course).
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