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...best of the bunch is the new EyeToy: AntiGrav, on sale Nov. 9 ($50, camera included). In this fast-paced fantasy racing game, you play as a hover-board rider who flies over gorgeous terrain, performing skateboard-style tricks, flips, grinds and spins. You can jump off ramps and slide along rails. You can fly through multicolored rings in the sky. Along the way, you hit targets with your hands to rack up points and earn speed bursts. With five levels to master, it could take weeks or months before you tire of AntiGrav...
What sets AntiGrav apart from earlier EyeToy titles is its appeal to both casual and serious gamers alike. Previous titles, on the other hand, suffered for appealing only to novices. In AntiGrav, however, mastering complex tricks like the gravitron (that's a backflip plus a 360° spin to the right) takes skill. The better you get, the more you are rewarded with surprises and new challenges. On a level called the Aerodome, for example, you ride through man-made lava, ice and jungles. In the Falls, you soar past waterfalls and skyscrapers. As you jump and duck, flip and soar...
Previous E3 expos have introduced video games controlled by your feet (Dance Dance Revolution) and your voice (Karaoke Revolution). Now get ready for AntiGrav, the game you play wearing fluorescent gloves. Via the EyeToy, a mini-camera that plugs into PlayStation 2, AntiGrav (due this fall from Harmonix) senses your glove movements and uses them to control a futuristic hoverboarder--ducking, doing tricks and grabbing bonus points. Previous EyeToy games used your camera image onscreen, which meant you had to stand in direct light. But since AntiGrav needs to see only those gloves, you can play in just the glow...
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