To start off, Wii Fit Plus takes all of the information from the original Wii Fit and easily places everything into the new game, which is very convenient. There are a number of new features here. It is the same traditional menu as the original game, but with two new sections: Training Plus and My Wii Fit Plus.
The training Plus section offers a variety of new balance and aerobic games to play. Some are just advanced versions of original activities, and some are new to the scene. Many of these are very fun and energetic. My personal favorites are the golf swing practice, the snowball fight, the rhythm kung fu, the obstacle course, and the basic run plus. As you can see, these are just a few of the new training plus games you can play, and all over the offer a way to be active as well as play games. The most important thing with this is: you sweat. With some one these activities, you well legitimately break a sweat and be exercising. Imagine that shit!
The other new are is the My Wii Fit Plus section. This is a great section for people who are looking for a Wii Fit Workout that adheres to their needs. The menu here has many areas you can go to, the first being Wii Fit Plus Routines. Here you can chose a variety of 5-10 minute workouts that target specific areas of your body, like posture or trimming down your stomach or your arms. These different workouts combine strength training, aerobics and balance games that are meant to work out the part of the body the exercise corresponds to. This is a nice new feature. The My Routine section allows you to set up a list of yoga and strength training exercises that you can follow. The My favorites section shows the activities you most frequently play, the ones you played that day, and the ones you rarely use. I'm not sure if this is supposed to encourage you to do the ones you never do, but I get the idea. On the left there are 4 tabs, the first of which is calorie check. Finally, the game shows you how many calories you burn in a workout! Not only that, but it shows you common foods or drinks and number of calories it equates to. This is probably the most helpful new feature in the game. It also shows you your fit credits for the day and how they calculate the amount of calories you've burned. Finally, I can see that I burned 3 calories while I played a balance game! That, is sarcasm, but it's more helpful to see how many calories you burn on a run or on any of the strength training exercises. Plus the Wii Fit is always there with a helpful tip for you.
A couple other new features for this game allow you to give your baby(?) or dog(?) a workout plan as well. Why anyone would need or use this feature is beyond me, and it's not really necessary. If you got a fat baby or a fat dog, just let it run around and stop feeding it so much. Problem solved. The last new feature is much more useful. It allows multiple players to join in on an activity, which is generally what these types of games are meant for.
I know this game isn't for everyone. I know some people prefer not to exercise, and that's why they play video games. My friend Greg's shoulders are too broad and he can't fit on the balance board when he tries to do push ups. I know people don't want their video games telling them their fat, because the irony is just too much to handle. This game is meant to reach out to the people that normally wouldn't play video games, and that's why Nintendo made some serious cash money on the first Wii Fit, and they will most likely keep raking in the money on this game too. I will say this though. This is a great game for out of shape people who wish to start being more active. You sweat with this game. If you do the long distance run in this game, you bet your ass you will feel it afterwards. However, I'm not saying you're going to get in insane shape if you only do Wii Fit. A combo of Wii Fit and doing some jogging or going to the gym will get in some serious fucking shape. Is it worth it if you have to pay 99 dollars to get the wii fit board along with it? If you stick to the program, yes. Is it worth it if you already have the balance board. Absolutely. If you're looking to get in serious shape, go to a gym and don't waste your money. If you want to have fun while breaking a sweat, this is a solid game.
I'm giving it an 8.7
Now after a good sweat, I'm going to sit on my ass and play some Call of Duty.
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