Blackwater

Blackwater

released on Oct 25, 2011

Blackwater

released on Oct 25, 2011

Have you got what it takes to be a Blackwater operative? The first Gesture driven Action FPS for Kinect for Xbox 360 Blackwater takes virtual combat to the next level using Kinect for Xbox 360 to create an unprecedented new level of battle immersion. Just like a real-life Blackwater operative, players must use military tactics and full body gestures to complete high-stakes assignments in some of the most dangerous places on the planet.


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One of the most ill-conceived ideas for a game ever. The commercials for it look like something out of a dystopian film, the controls are awful, and lest we forget that you're playing as members of a mercenary company responsible for multiple war crimes during the Iraq War. Without the license, it would just be a forgettable Kinect shooter. With it, it becomes insidious propaganda. Who thought this was a good idea? Part of me feels like it's irresponsible to even acknowledge the existence of this game. But this is emblematic of everything that was wrong with the seventh generation of consoles, from the brown color palette to the awful motion controls to the glorification of the military industrial complex.