I played a couple of hours worth of Heavy Rain last week using its new PlayStation Move mode and I must say that the game is certainly better with the new control scheme. Since the game is all about motion controls to begin with, there's nothing realistic about performing many of them using the DualShock 3 controller. Though there are some inaccuracies and a steeper learning curve using the Move controller due to the constant switching between the vertical and horizontal orientations, the overall experience is improved. A good example is the scene at the very beginning of the game where you are supposed to be brushing the main character's teeth: Instead of shaking the DualShock 3 up and down, you now have to hold the Move controller horizontally and and then shaking it up and down - the fun is multiplied if you actually pretend to do it right in front of your face (but yes, that is one huge toothbrush). I do like the opening and closing motions in the game where you have to thrust forward and then retract the Move controller backward. One thing I noticed is that the Move controller works pretty well even in a dim lighting condition. The light in my Game Room is not very bright and even during the calibration, the PlayStation Eye camera could barely make out what was in front of it... except for the bright glowing orb from the tip of the Move of course. I have played through Heavy Rain once but playing it again using the Move makes everything somewhat new again.
The magnificent glowing orb. Staring straight at it will cause damaging eye strain.
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