• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides
  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

NASA Releases Kinect Game Based on Mars “Curiosity” Mission

July 18, 2012 by Lana Polansky

Mars Rover Landing lets you explore a virtual facsimile of the Red Planet.

Avoiding puns about NASA "launching" a new game, the space agency has just released a free, downloadable Kinect mini-game called the Mars Rover Landing. 

The game, which simulates exactly what the title promises, was created by the mad geniuses behind the "Curiosity" mission in collaboration with Smoking Gun Interactive. The next best thing, one imagines, to actually exploring Mars, the simulation allows the player to wiggle his or her body so as to help land a virtual rover on a virtual Red Planet. The challenge lies in breaking through Mars's atmosphere, drop heat shields, deploy a supersonic parachute and not spoil it all by crashing.

The game, considered part of the Microsoft Fun Labs series, is available now for download in the Xbox Marketplace and grants 50 gamerscore. 

If Kinect isn't your cup of tea, NASA has also launched (pun not intended) a Curiosity-based interactive experience which allows users view an in-browser recreation of the landing using Unity graphics. Users will be able to take control of the rover in-browser and explore the virtual environment. 

Via: Eurogamer

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

20 Game Levels That Are LEGENDARY For A Reason

20 Game Levels That Are LEGENDARY For A Reason

This NEW Fallout Game Looks INSANE

This NEW Fallout Game Looks INSANE

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Before You Buy

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Before You Buy

Top 10 NEW Games of AUGUST 2025

Top 10 NEW Games of AUGUST 2025

20 Best ZOMBIE Games You Shouldn't Miss

20 Best ZOMBIE Games You Shouldn't Miss

10 Games That DESERVED Better

10 Games That DESERVED Better

10 WORST Games Where The Story ROCKS

10 WORST Games Where The Story ROCKS

CYBERPUNK 2077 PATCH 2.3 MAKES BIG CHANGES, FALLOUT 5 GREENLIT & MORE

CYBERPUNK 2077 PATCH 2.3 MAKES BIG CHANGES, FALLOUT 5 GREENLIT & MORE

Donkey Kong Bananza - Before You Buy

Donkey Kong Bananza - Before You Buy

Category: Updates

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Civilization 7: All Dai Viet Bonuses, Units, and Buildings | Right to Rule Collection DLC
  • Civilization 7: All Assyria Bonuses, Units, and Buildings | Right to Rule Collection DLC
  • Top Open-World Games with the Biggest Maps
  • Donkey Kong Bananza: All Banana Locations | Canyon Layer SL301
  • Donkey Kong Bananza: All Banana Locations | Canyon Layer SL300

Copyright © 2025 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme