Kinect Joy Ride

Overview

Kinect Joy Ride is a racing game for Xbox 360 and a launch title for the Kinect hardware in 2010. It was developed by BigPark and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

You play as your Xbox Avatar and steer by holding your arms out as if you were gripping an invisible wheel. Pushing your hips forward makes you drift, and pulling the wheel towards you and pushing it forward gives a chargeable turbo boost. In the air you can perform tricks such as twists and spins for extra points. As you progress you earn fans, which unlock content such as new tracks and game modes. Modes include Races, Battles, Stunt and Trick, among others.

Two players can race locally, or up to eight can play online over Xbox Live. Two free downloadable packs added stylized versions of the Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze, Corvette and Volt.

The game was first known as Joyride. It was announced at E3 2009 as a free Xbox Live Arcade title for later that year, then moved to 2010 and became a full retail game for the Kinect launch.

Reviews were mixed. IGN gave it 6 out of 10 and criticized the loose controls and inconsistent boost. Most reviewers found it light fun but forgettable next to the other launch titles, and several said it would have worked better with a regular controller.

Official trailer

Kinect for Xbox 360 - Kinect(TM) Joy Ride, XBOX. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Kinect Joy Ride [150] Xbox 360 Longplay, Mutch Games. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Racing

Developer

BigPark

Publisher

Microsoft Game Studios

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

2

Online multiplayer

8

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Achievements

Achievements45 (1,000G)

1000G possibleYes

Total

45

Gamerscore

1000

100% time

15 to 20 hours

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Playthroughs for 1000G

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

1000G without online

No

Online trophies

1

Boosting needed

No

Local co-op is enough

No

Online note

Get Connected needs one online race over Xbox Live. Some achievements need a second player and three more local profiles.

DLC has trophies

No

1000G includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC note

The free Chevrolet car packs carry no achievements.

Missable trophies

0

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Needs

Kinect sensor

Players with 1000G

1.04%

Gamerscore, base game

1000

Gamerscore with DLC

1000

• Strike a Pose Match 100 poses in the Trick activity 5G 10.07% of players
• Rookie Trickster Play the Trick activity 10 times 25G 9.48% of players
• Veteran Trickster Play the Trick activity 30 times 50G 4.39% of players
• Tricky Points Get 300,000 cumulative points in the Trick activity 5G 7.23% of players
• Doubles Match! Get Flawless on all poses with both players in a two-player Trick activity 25G 2.53% of players
• Perfect Match! Get Flawless on all poses in the Trick activity 10G 3.54% of players
• Rookie Stunter Play the Stunt activity 10 times in offline play 25G 11.85% of players
• Veteran Stunter Play the Stunt activity 30 times in offline play 50G 5.21% of players
• High Jumper Get a jump height of 110 meters in the Stunt activity 5G 20.15% of players
• Superior Stunter Get a score of 1,500,000 points in one round of the Stunt activity 5G 2.49% of players
• Bonus Collector Hit a total of 5,000 bonus items in the Stunt activity 25G 2.88% of players
• Bonus Bounty Get seven stunt platinum seals in a round of the Stunt activity 10G 1.31% of players
• Rookie Dasher Play the Dash activity 10 times in offline play 25G 10.35% of players
• Veteran Dasher Play the Dash activity 30 times in offline play 50G 4.52% of players
• Clean Run Race a clean run in the Dash activity 25G 11.53% of players
• Double Dragrun Finish a run with a second player in the Dash activity 5G 22.56% of players
• Dashtardly Good Miss 40 obstacles in a row in the Dash activity 10G 3.29% of players
• Speed Demon Get a top speed of 220 km/h in the Dash activity 5G 17.35% of players
• Speedy Assassin Destroy the Boss Statue in fewer than 30 seconds in the Smash activity 5G 7.53% of players
• Super Smasher Destroy a total of 2,000 mini-Statues in the Smash activity 25G 6.84% of players
• Smashing Drift Destroy 100 mini-Statues in one drift in the Smash activity 5G 7.87% of players
• Rookie Smasher Play the Smash activity 10 times 25G 8.85% of players
• Veteran Smasher Play the Smash activity 30 times 50G 3.88% of players
• Smash High Score Get 800,000 points in one round of the Smash activity 10G 1.32% of players
• Race King Get 10 first-place finishes in the Pro or Battle activity in offline play 10G 8.69% of players
• Rookie Racer Play the Pro or Battle activity 10 times in offline play 25G 18.68% of players
• Veteran Racer Play the Pro or Battle activity 30 times in offline play 50G 6.16% of players
• Split Time Race in split screen in the Pro or Battle activity in offline play 5G 59.16% of players
• Stunt Driver Perform 500 air stunts in the Pro or Battle activity in offline play 25G 3.15% of players
• Pacifist Champion Win a Battle without using an item in offline play 5G 9.42% of players
• Airtime King Get 12 seconds of airtime in one go 10G 30.7% of players
• Head in the Clouds Get 300 seconds of total airtime in offline play 10G 31.25% of players
• Drift King Drift for 200 meters in one go 10G 20.91% of players
• Drift the Distance Drift for a total of 5 kilometers in offline play 10G 11.81% of players
• World Traveler Drive a total of 50 kilometers in offline play 10G 17.86% of players
• Experienced Play each activity once in solo offline play 10G 18% of players
• Constant Companion Play each activity with a second player in offline play 10G 10.52% of players
• Can't Get Enough Play each activity 10 times in offline play 25G 5.5% of players
• Marathon Get behind the wheel for 5 hours in offline play 25G 2.8% of players
• Been There, Done That Play on all tracks in offline play 100G 5.77% of players
• Four Times the Fun Sign in four gamer profiles 10G 9.95% of players
• Learner's License Complete the tutorial 10G 83.86% of players
• Test Driver Drive every vehicle style in offline play 100G 2.83% of players
• Get Connected Play an Xbox LIVE race 10G Needs online 11.3% of players
• Super Marathon Get behind the wheel for 10 hours in offline play 50G 1.72% of players

Space and patches

Space needed1.43 GB

Update patchTitle update 3

The title updates on record for this game.

DLC

Two free downloadable packs added stylized Chevrolet cars. They were announced in December 2010.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price
Free Chevrolet packs (two)	2010-12-15	Stylized versions of the Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze, Corvette and Volt.	free

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Every mode plays offline from the disc with a Kinect sensor, and online races still run over Xbox Live.

Online

Online servers runningYes

Plays offlineYes

Online races for up to eight players run over Xbox Live. No shutdown has been announced. The Xbox 360 Store closed to new purchases on 29 July 2024.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Online races over Xbox Live	running	None announced

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	Xbox 360	52	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
IGN	6	10
GameSpot	6.5	10
Game Informer	7	10
Eurogamer	5	10
GamesRadar	4	10
GameTrailers	5.4	10
Official Xbox Magazine	4	10

Notes for collectors

• It started life as Joyride, a free Xbox Live Arcade game announced at E3 2009, before becoming a boxed Kinect launch game.
• A Kinect sensor is required. The game cannot be played with a normal controller.
• The achievement list has 45 entries worth 1000 gamerscore. Most of them ask for a count of plays in a single activity, so they take hours rather than skill.
• Many of the achievements say offline play. Only one needs Xbox Live, for playing an online race.

Credits

Publisher

Microsoft Game Studios

Developer

BigPark

Released

2010-11-04

Age rating

E (Everyone)

Disc ID

4D53093B

Region

US

Copies in the shop

• Kinect Joy Ride (XBOX 360) CA$14.99