Michael Phelps: Push the Limit , a Kinect-only swimming game for the Xbox 360, lets players experience the world of competitive swimming. The game features four major swimming styles - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly - which can be played individually or as part of a career.
In this career mode, players earn experience points after winning races, allowing them to improve their swimmer's abilities. A race is made up of several phases: cheering the crowd, diving in, the actual race, and finishing. Throughout these phases, players must perform specific motion-control actions, synchronized with on-screen movements, to succeed. However, each player has limited stamina that depletes faster when swimming at higher speeds.
Players can boost their energy levels by performing with the right rhythm, filling up a special energy bar that takes over from stamina during the final phase. With its unique motion-control gameplay and career progression system, Michael Phelps: Push the Limit offers an immersive experience for fans of swimming games.