343 Industries unveiled details about Kinect functionality in “Halo: Anniversary,†including voice commands and a new feature that lets players gather canonical information about its universe as they explore “Halo†and relive the iconic adventure:
Analyze Mode – Analyze Mode is a Kinect-exclusive feature that allows players to “scan†items of interest within the “Halo: Anniversary†campaign to populate the Library, an interactive encyclopedia of “Halo†lore. Once in Analyze mode, new articles of interest can be added to the Library by focusing the reticule on them and saying “Scan.â€
The Library – The Library is an expansive index that provides detailed information on items of interest players have scanned through “Analyze Mode,†such as vehicles, characters, enemies and weapons. Through the use of gesture controls, players can explore the entire Library at any time and then return to the campaign to continue unlocking more secrets within the “Halo†universe.
Voice Commands – Harness the technology of Kinect for Xbox 360 to reload your weapon, throw grenades, switch seamlessly between Classic and Remastered graphics and more, using only your voice.
No surprise that this title is gaining Kinect functions. How will this effect your experience with Anniversary? Halo: CE Anniversary is coming exclusively to Xbox 360 on Nov. 15, 2011.
