Game Review: Wii Fit

Posted By: ICE

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months you've heard off Wii Fit. It was
announced at last years E3 convention and has been on everything from the Today Show to the Ellen
Degenerous Show. As predicted by many this thing has officially blown up. However we all know
that media coverage doesnt make the game good. Thats why I'm here to tell you.

My first feeling about this "game" was that it would be essentially Brain Age for your body. That
seems like a good description now after spending some quality time with the game. It gives you an
arbitrary Wii Fit Age as well as reading you BMI (body mass index) and weight. I would recommend
following your weight and ignoring the rest.. BMI is notoriously inaccurate as it does not take
into account body types. Basically a ripped muscle bound freak would be called fat.. On to the
hardware.



The WiiBo is a solid piece of hardware. Its heavy and feels very solid. You would have to try
pretty hard to break it. Then again what would you expect from a first party Nintendo product? It
is even more precise then the Wiimote and the first time you use it you'll see that too. Its
pretty amazing. The only issue I see is if your hands get sweaty they may begin slipping off the
board in push-up drills or things like that. I haven't had that problem but others have. Wear
cloves I guess. Wii Fit gloves.. Crap what have I done?! You watch.. Someone will make those.

The interface on this game is simple and shallow. Just what you would want in a game that is
targeting literally everyone. My mother has no issues using it and she has problems emailing
people links to web pages. They did a great job keeping everything clean fresh and simple. You
can hop on, do your daily optional body test then start doing yoga, aerobics or whatever you want
in seconds.



I almost feel odd calling this a game. Yoga, while far more fun then I thought it would be, is
typically not a game component. I would have never seen myself enjoying Yoga on a game
and yet here I am. It really feels like a Nintendo has made something great here
with the WiiBo. The WiiBo is at the center with different branches like Skate It, Wii Fit, We
Skii and others. Well We Skii is crap but you get my point. For those of you wondering how
much of a workout it can be dont worry. Its a workout. The first thing I did was hit strength
training. After 20 minutes of doing lunges, push-ups, and jack knives I was
getting tired. Heres the trick. Push-ups generally arent that difficult. However try doing them
slowly while keeping your balance perfect. Not so easy now eh? The longer you go it just keeps
getting harder to keep you balance perfect and you will get sore. This is not the Wiitis people
complained over in Wii Sports. This is a real workout tool.

Dont get me wrong though. This should never replace actual workout. Its just a potential part of
a real workout routine. Its something to along side an actual hard workout to keep in shape or get there.
That being said its one of my favorite games on Wii and I highly recommend it!

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