EyeToy: AntiGrav E3 2004 Preshow Impressions

Following up on the minigames of EyeToy: Play and the interactive dancing of EyeToy: Groove comes EyeToy: AntiGrav, SCEA's latest game to use the EyeToy USB camera. This time the camera's color and body-movement recognition will be put to use to control a hoverboard on which you will perform trick maneuvers and avoid obstacles. Using armbands that enable the camera's color tracking features, you'll guide a 3D hoverboard racer through eight levels, grinding rails and flying through the air to pull off tricks.

AntiGrav features multiple gameplay modes that let you compete against AI-controlled hoverboard racers or try to best your friends' time while racing against the ghost images of their performances. There are eight characters to play as or against, each with its own set of gear to suit a unique racing style. Winning can earn you better equipment and upgrades such as unlockable characters, and as you speed over the fast courses, there will be plenty of opportunity to find the fastest lines and discover hidden and unlockable areas.

EyeToy: AntiGrav is due out late this year.