It's difficult to convey in words alone how using this software will so badly affect your gameplay. At one point I spent what must've been ten seconds standing in the same spot while I tried to get the software to move me forward and changing direction suddenly was quite impossible. If that doesn't give you some idea of how useless this device turns out to be, then maybe this will. I recorded a demo game against bots in Unreal Tournament with the frag limit on ten and the bots on Adept. The level was DM-Morpheus since a) it's one of my favourites and b) it requires some level of control to not fall off the buildings repeatedly. Watching this demo was quite amazing to see how badly you can play when you take your hands away from the movement keys and start moving your head instead. And no, I was not under the influence of any narcotics or alcoholic beverages while recording this demo!
All credit to the developers for trying something new but even that doesn't justify shelling out the price of 30 bucks for this thing... in practice this software just proves utterly unusable, so I cannot possibly recommend it to any sane gamer out there. Maybe I'm missing something here, maybe it just doesn't work how it should with Logitech Quick Cams, or maybe I forgot to tick a hidden “work well” option in settings. But I doubt it.
Rather than end this review with the usual closing paragraph, I thought I'd use two quotes for you. I'm sure they'll give you just as good an indication of what I think of UseYourHead Software.
"Over 30 million households already enjoy playing games on their personal computers. But the PC needs a more natural interface if it is to remain dominant against all the new game consoles that are being rolled out. UseYourHead provides a quantum leap forward, permitting gamers of all ages to literally "look and click" to win the game. Use Your Head is an important innovation that will affect much more than games in the very near future." - Gerry Kaufhold
“A more natural interface? A quantum leap forward? And did he actually say “win”?! Personally I'd be happy for it to affect everything but games in the future.” – Pete Closs, Games Editor, Sharky Extreme
- Well, it's pretty easy to setup
- So bad as to be amusing for a short while
- You need a video camera
- Your neck will HATE you after more than 5 minutes of “play”
- Almost completely unusable
Pete Closs
Games Editor