Blackwater is a shooter developed by Zombie Studios, released 25 October 2011 on Xbox 360.
What Blackwater is
Blackwater is a shooter game developed by Zombie Studios and released in 2011. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on Xbox 360 only. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Blackwater holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 38 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Blackwater launched on 25 October 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Battlefield 3. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Battlefield 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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