Eye Toy Play 2 with Camera - PlayStation 2

I found this device around 30 bucks on a store. Here you get it PLUS a game for around 9 bucks.Just that makes it worthwhile.On to the hardware itself: There are a couple of games that are enhanced by the camera. I have used it with dance dance revolution and in addition to using your feet on the dance mat, you use your hands in the air (The camera detects). So it does enhances the game.It isn't just to see yourself on the TV.On to the software: Play 2 is fun. It is similar to playing with a Wii but WITHOUT controllers. Your body is the controller. The games are simple but they are fun enough. Specially for small kids. (Nevertheless my wife enjoys it a lot herself.) For example you would play ping pong and hit the ball with your hand.On how much fun it is, I didn't rate it as high, since I am kind of old for this kind of games. But I am sure a small kid will give it top fun.I highly recommend it.

What a great deal for both game and camera for only 10 bucks! This is our first Eye Toy experience and it is amazing this technology was available back then versus the big hoopla surrounding the very similar(and very expensive)Kinect now.Instead of just sitting while playing his racing games, my 5 yr old son now can't wait to get up and demonstrate his best karate and boxing moves while laughing at himself on the TV screen. By the end of his alloted playing time, he's had quite the workout and is much easier to work with come sleep time (bonus for parents).I definitely recommend this for young children and families not ready to invest in the next generation motion based consoles.

This game is a excellent complement to the first one released. I actually bought it for my 4-yr old daughter and its perfect when she has her little cousins come over. Encourages teamwork, individual effort/competitiveness, and its just heck of fun to play even for adults.

The first eye toy game is better.This one glitches when trying to play the Play room.

Using this is tricky. You have to have bright light (difficult to achieve in our basement) and stand the right distance from the TV. My kids found it an exercise in frustration. After a couple days of trying, they stopped using it.

My kids LOVE this game and the camera! They have so much fun with it, and it works great. Your body is the controller, you don't use the handheld controllers at all. It's quite easy to select buttons on the screen by waving your hand. Even my 3 year old has the hang of it. It gets the kids moving around, and they love that they see themselves in the game with the camera.

As you know if you are considering this, this game has a camera and software with the ability to translate the motion of the player's hands into action on the screen.It is great in concept and works most of the time. It certainly can entertain my children (6 and 9YO) and gets them moving. However the software is not perfect. Sometimes it won't recognize a hand movement (particularly in the Mr. Chef game where you have to grab various food items and drag them to a plate) and other times it seems to play the game for you (such as in table tennis, where just about any motion hits the ball right back to where it needs to be.) Most of the problems are eliminated if you read this instructions (e.g. don't have a bright light in the camera's view) and giving the player the benefit of the doubt is probably the right choice for fun.Being 6 and 9, my children are different heights and this means the camera must be adjusted when each takes their turn. This makes multi player games a bit frustrating as sometimes it starts before things are all set.A very minor point. The chef in Mr. Chef is a bit crude, scratching his behind and saying "Damn". Not a big deal but something I'd rather my 6 year old not have to see in her favorite game.

My house is generally dark and not very lighted even with lamps and stuff. So I tried playing my EyeToy but it didn't recognize very well. My arms get tired before I even get to pick a game cuz I'm having trouble waving my hands over the button and not getting it to light up. Also I suggest you play this on a Big Screen TV or something bigger than a 26" cuz your hand gets cut off and cant be see when you reach other with your one hand. Other wise it's alot fun just make sure you got plenty of light and a big tv to play in.