Exerbeat (Nintendo Wii)

I just got this today so I haven't had a whole lot of time to really check everything out on it. You have to unlock activities and some of the features, which is really very easy. In about 20 minutes of playing this I unlocked about 5 activites and I think it was 2 features. The kids games seemed more difficult than the other activities but maybe that is just me, I was having fun either way. This is set up alot like the fit plus in my opinion, it gives you helpful hints along the way, you enter your weight and it charts your calories burned, total time using it and your points earned for doing activities. The game does show a person using 2 remotes, this is not necessary, you have the option when setting it up to use 1 or 2 remotes, you can play with multiple people as well. Just a heads up you may have to do an update on your system when you first put this game in, you do not have to have your console connected to the internet to do this. So far today with this game I've had alot of fun and my husband even got to laugh at me a bit. lol.

I really enjoy having so many different exercises to choice from. I find the exercies fun and not too hard. I have several exercise games, but I think this is one of the better ones.

I honestly didn't even know that this game exsisted, I usually almost always buy my games through Gamestop and I check frequently to see what is new coming out... I recieved an e-mail from Amazon that said new for your Wii so I clicked on it and it took me to this game.. I checked out the screen shots went to Youtube to see some video's to see if it was something I would be interested in.. So after watching the Youtube video's I got excited and put my pre-order in..I tried through Gamestop but they never even heard of the game lol...So I went through Amazon..But to give you some in sight on the game here is my review.... Ok as you start the game up you are required to go through a player regristration where you can use your Mii character..Also you will fill out birthdate, weight and dominate hand.. Then you end up on a calander screen, there's a lot of neat stuff on there, but as you play the game you will unlock some stuff.. You can do a challange everyday (which will change) like two different exercises of which you need to get 70% or better on. Now as for the wiimote usage.. there are several different options. You may use one remote in your dominate hand or you may use two of them which I recommend.. Also you can play alone or with a buddy which gives you the option again of one remote per person or two remotes per person...Also which is my favourite part of the game, you may also play in the Video Mode which allows you to work out hands free of the wiimotes, no scores no nothing.. If your familiar with Wee cheer games then you will be familiar with the arm movements and circles showing you what move is next.. You have several different options to chose from when chosing an exercise... Dance - which consists of Aerobics, Hip Hop and Latin Dance. Martial Arts Exercises - You have your choice of Boxing, Karate and Karate Forms. Body Conditioning - The categories are Yoga/Pilates. After you finish your exercises it then takes you to a screen called All Around the World where your little Mii will travel.. You can gain travel miles for your success in any exercise.. Pretty neat I think... You can earn bronze, silver, gold medals on the exercises as well.. There are also little mini party games to play.. Swimming, Dance Fever, Pizza Toss, Wall Smasher and Pirate Attack. Pirate attack uses the Motion Plus and Balance Board for the Wii. Also for those balance board users there are a few exercises that are compatible, I think the only ones are in Latin dance, I have not tried the balance board with the game so I work out around it as I don;t really like it.. Also, I just want to forwarn you if you do the yoga/pilates exercises you will need a mat or blamket or something... I have hard wood flooring so it's not easy to do laydown exercises without something lol... But anyways, you will need something because some of them exercises require you to lay down on the floor.. There is definately a ton of stuff to do with this game and I enjoy it and really enjoy the fact that there is not long load periods in between the exerises... The scenery is very pretty and the yoga/pilates instructor has such a smooth and calming voice.. This game was well worth the money Happy exercising :-)

I know that some people did not like the fact that there was a short conversation at the end of each exercise, but if you press the "+" key you can skip to the performance summary. Also, after you have logged in enough time, you can create your own exercise routines so that you are not having to travel around the world after each exercise. You will just travel at the end of the workout you have created. You do not start out with that many exercises, but you open new exercises after you reach checkpoints. I guess what I'm trying to say is, just give the game a chance and I think you will get a lot out of it. I think that this game was worth the money and even the short talks you have to listen to. After doing the exercises regularly for only 10 days, I've lost about an inch around my waist.

So far I haven't found any real value with this purchase. The exercise is okay if you could keep it at a continual pace.