Free Kinect game simulates NASA Mars landings

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will touch down on Mars in a few weeks, there to establish without doubt whether the Red Planet is, indeed, for Men while Japanese counterpart Akatsuki works out whether Venus is for Women. To celebrate, Microsoft has added a Mars landing sim to the Kinect Fun Labs line-up. Unlike the Curiosity project, which clocks in at $2.5 billion, it's totally free.

"How hard is it to land on Mars?" asks the blurb. "Test your skills! Your mission: guide NASA's Mars rover Curiosity to its landing site safely and on target. Use your body to direct the craft and control thrusters as you descend. Gain avatar gear and achievements for a safe landing. The rover's success depends on you!"

I wonder what the latency's like when you factor in a minimum transmission distance of 36 million miles? Check out screens in the gallery.