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Videogamer: EA Active 2 Hands-on Preview

Videogamer writes: "Motion sensors haven't really been a catalyst for innovative titles as much as they've given us a vaguely new way of playing the kinds of titles we've had for years. At least fitness games appear to be one of the rarities: a genre that can use the likes of Kinect as more than a flailing novelty, imagine that. Fitness games are one of the few genres where motion sensors are used to fill a legitimate hole in the market, allowing for a steady stream of hands-free workout titles that offer exercise routines which aren't lumbered by a controller."

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btk4973d ago

Really reaching there...
But we already saw this with EyeToy Kinetic

Bigpappy4972d ago

This version is the one I intend to pickup thie November. I am still not completely sold on it though, as I seem to prefer Your-Shape Fitness by UBI. Hopefully, they will have demos when Kinect launches.

whitesoxfalife4972d ago (Edited 4972d ago )

yea i think we gone get UBI version too

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Healthy Gaming: Week Two

It's week two in the Healthy Gaming project and this week Sean takes two year old EA Sports Active 2 for a workout. He looks at how this program stacks up to last week's Nike+ Kinect Training as well as a candid look at the types of workouts it provides.

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Fitness Games Won't Work - Tweex the Gaming Geek

"As a long time gamer, I’m overjoyed to see games moving into other areas of life through the process of gamification (check out this video to learn all about it). However, I’m left with a sense of un-fulfillment. I’m not here to question its effectiveness based on whether it passes or fails, but rather if it is always the best method."

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Lucretia4389d ago

no one plays these games anymore, the only ones really using the wii anymore are the core gamers playing the 3 great games that just released (last story, xenoblade and pandora's tower) the wii fad died and it seems nintendo predicted the time to drop support of the console and launch the wii-u with odd timing.

good ridence motion gaming, well ofcourse unless its done right like some of the wii's best games, but we all know most games didnt use it right

ddelella4389d ago

Fitness games are the best hope for the Kinect but until people start doing them right it makes it hard to enjoy them. A fitness game has to be thought of from an entertainment standpoint to keep the players attention and want to exercise as well as a fitness standpoint. They exercises are important but integration with online, a personal stat tracker that the user can wear outside the game and sync later, the ability to easily load what they ate via voice and online database of common foods, etc. There are so many things missing. Granted Kinect needs to improve accuracy to help the exercises but for the most part they could have a good future.

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4 Ideas to Improve Exergaming

GamerFitNation's John writes about 4 ways to improve Exergaming. "When Nintendo launched the Wii in 2006, it took the world by storm. Bundled together with Wii Sports, it didn’t take long to realize that you could get your heart rate going in a heated game of Tennis, or give your arms a good workout while Boxing. Casual and hardcore gamers soon found out it was quite possible to get a decent workout from this console. Motion controls pioneered by the Wii started a trend called “Exergaming”

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Pushagree4431d ago

Nothing can improve exercise games. They will always be lame and uneffective. If you want to lose weight, run on a tredmill like a normal person.