THE GOOD:Your family will probably like this game too, since there are games for all different ages and skill levels. It's a great way to get up every so often and do some exercise in the comfort of your living room. It has alot more options than wii sports so it would make a great edition to your games.
If you don't want to lose weight then there are still plenty of other exercises to chose from which will help you move your muscles, tone your body and get your centre of gravity just right.
Everybody is given their own account and you can even add a password to this so you don't have to worry about your friends seeing your weight!
THE BAD:
If you don't warm up properly then your muscles will ache, but I just generally go on a few of the muscle exercises before playing to get me warmed up.
Also, some of the games aren't too much fun as they become quite hard to do. Others however seem to make up for the occasional dull game.
The game doesn't give you any kinds of tips on what you should be eating either, it just expects you to follow a healthy diet when playing the game (If you want to lose weight) which doesn't help very much.
SUMMARY:
This game is definitely good for the whole family to enjoy, many people see it as just an exercise game and a way to lose weight but it is much more than that, it is a fun way to lose weight and spend time with your family, as well as laugh at someone when they fall over trying to balance.
The wii board itself is a decent size so it is easy to hide away. The batteries in the board seem to last a very long time so it is good when you want to play for a long time. It is filled with motion sensors so that you can shift your weight side to side and forwards and backwards and your mii will follow, this is mostly used in the balance games so that it can detect where you have put your weight and it then interprets that onto the screen to make your mii go backwards, forwards, side to side and even jump! The motion sensors also help determine where your centre of gravity is so that you can improve on your posture. The board's 'voice' is very cute and appeals to a lot of people, whenever you start up the board, it will say "initialising" and then "step on me!" This gives the game a real 'awwww' factor which seems to appeal to a lot of people.
The game is very well organised and it's very easy to navigate, the colours are quite simple, mainly consisting of whites and greens to make sure you're not over-powered by it all but the menu is colour coded to avoid confusion.
There are plenty of ways to add time into your FitPiggy and the more time you add into it, the more games you will unlock which means you'll have even more fun! There is also an activity log, which you can add your daily exercises into so you can compare the amount of exercise you do each day.
Unfortunately you will wake up aching like crazy the next day if you don't warm up and the activity log doesn't add any time to your FitPiggy.
The yoga is a good way to make yourself more flexible and tone your body.
The muscle exercises are a good way to warm your muscles up before exercising and these also help tone your body.
The aerobic exercises help burn off fat and lose weight.
The balance exercises are a great way to help you get your centre of gravity in the right place and help keep you stood upright (Most of the time!)
I gave this game 4.9/5 because I think it's a really great game but it just has some small flaws to it which I mentioned above. However this shouldn't discourage you to go and buy this game because I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who wants a bit of fun with friends and family, anyone who wants to lose a little bit of weight and just about anybody else! It's a great game and it's aimed at everybody, it's worth the money you pay. Enjoy!
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