Get inspired by the greatest athlete ever – Michael Phelps!

For the first time ever, Michael Phelps: Push the Limit brings the fun, fitness and excitement of head to head swimming to your Kinect. With innovative, motion-controlled gameplay technology, you can turn your living room into a king-sized pool – big enough for the whole family or a bunch of friends!

Splash into a casual fun match-ups against friends and family, or dive deeper and immerse yourself in the world of competitive swimming in career mode, and climb through the ranks for a chance to take on the greatest athlete in the world: Michael Phelps, himself.

Features

• Be inspired by the greatest - Michael Phelps has won countless Gold Medals. He’s broken 39 world records. And now, he wants to bring his passion for swimming right into your living room.
• Challenge your friends and family in fun and fast match ups – your front room becomes a giant pool for up to 8 people. Or take on the world online with Xbox Live!
• Control and have fun in every element of the race – With Phelps instructing you, hype up the crowd, improve start reaction, your dive, stroke, turn and finish. Compete in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke races over short and long distances.
• Intelligent, intuitive and healthy Kinect gameplay – You are the controller - the moves you make in your front room are replicated on screen. Get off the sofa and truly dive into the game!
• Cutting-edge water effects transport you to breathtaking locations around the world – including serene mountain ranges, grand cityscapes, skyscrapers, architectural wonders, and an 80000 seat outdoor sports arena.
• Become a Champion in Career Mode – choose your path through the racing season, swerving or meeting rivals head on, and take part in the end of season Annual Games where glory and medals are up for grabs… and compete against Michael Phelps, himself.

YOU ARE THE CONTROLLER

• HYPE THE CROWD: use your arms to really get the crowd going and give yourself the maximum dive boost.
• STARTING BLOCKS: make sure you take the right crouch position.
• START REACTION: when you hear the start noise, quickly move your arms up to the dive position and see how quickly you reacted!
• STROKE: keep your stroke in time with the optimum rate to earn Boost Energy for the 'Push The Limit' section of the race.
• TURN: do the perfect turn at the end of the lane by pushing forward and filling the meter.
• PUSH THE LIMIT: this part of the race allows you to really go for it - go as fast as you can to get the end!
• THE REACH: hands down and then reach forward! Timed to perfection, this can win you the race by split seconds!