Nintendo Wii Review: EA Sports Active

This high quality fitness game offers a customized program including more than 25 exercises and activities like volleyball, cardio dancing, squats, lunges, inline skating, bicep curls, and cardio boxing. Exercises concentrate on upper and lower body and include plenty of cardio work, so the excitement level stays high as players can tackle tough workouts individually or with a friend at their own Wii station.

The game’s training programs includes a 30 day challenge with Bob Greene created based on your entered profile. The virtual trainers guide your progress including important health factors like stress levels and eating habits. It’s a great experience and necessary to access special options and activities.

You don’t have to enter your weight, yet another reason for exercisers to choose this game instead of a gym. Once you put your profile in and create your realistically animated character, you’re good to go on an active journey that provides daily feedback and helps you have fun.

Exercise plans are generated automatically according to your profile and the game provides feedback daily so you can fine tune or alter your workouts as needed. The outstanding customization lets you enjoy the process your way as you’re rewarded with several result venues such as special graphs and achievement trophies.

EA Sports ActiveFitness options firm up with a two player option and incorporation of the Wii Balance Board and special leg strap and resistance band. There’s nothing like a little healthy competition as you take on a friend in a two-player, split-screen workout-off. The races can be especially entertaining to play… and watch. The Wii Balance Board isn’t available in two player mode and you’ll likely need/want another leg strap and resistance band.

The leg strap is placed on your thigh, and then you attach the Nunchuk. The rubber made resistance band attaches to two black straps to regulate upper body exercises while the Velcro held leg strap regulates the vertical level of your thighs. No more shortcuts around the lower body exercise because the Nunchuk (on the leg strap) senses the leg height and movement.

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  • 1 - DW

    Jul 09, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Gonna have to try this, sports games on the Wii FTW

  • 2 - Renzai Rizumu

    Jul 29, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    The Wii must own the interactive sports department, because with the Wii Sports and this, they are doing pretty good.

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