Your Shape: Fitness Evolved - Xbox 360 Game (Retro Fam)

First impressions of this game are really good. I decided it's time for me to lose some weight since I've gained some weight after taking a promotion at my job that requires me to do less than what I used to do and the burgers are definitely catching up to me now. I just bought a Kinect a few days ago and I've had this for 2 days now and I've set myself up for 3 30 min workouts a week and the two I've done have definitely kicked my butt but they were fun. I've never been the type to enjoy working out til now. I love how the game continually motivates you and lets you pause anytime to take a breather. My goal is to drop 30lbs by not only playing this game but also changing my eating habits. I also bought 2 25lb dumbells to use with the game as well for the arm exercises. I haven't gone in far enough to see if there is custom music but right now I've been listening to my sirius xm radio while the game volume comes out of my tv.So again for owning this for 2 days I'm quite impressed and I'm so far enjoying the game and I would highly recommend this. It was definitely a toss up between this and ea sports active 2 but this game had a lot better reviews.

OK Game. But I wish it customized a workout regimen for you (like Nike Fitness) does. I love the Jump Rope activity! It is so much fun (well fun for a workout game). I tend to not do anything other than jump rope because without the predetermined set I tend to cop out and do only what I like and not what needs work.

I have to admit. I read the reviews and was really excited by them but at the same time I didn't know what to expect. Well O.M.G. This is my first Kinect Game and boy is it a wake up call to how out of shape I have been. Just the warmup alone had me worn out. I did the running and liked that also. I wished the buildings had more detail but the talking and the moving scenery are pretty cool. I used to do some of the workout DVD's like Tae Bo years ago but I believe this is the future. Those old styles of working out with a DVD with no feedback, adjustment to your new level or even just personality are gone. This is a really fun and worthwhile investment. They put a lot of thought into this game and give you more than your moneys worth. If you are looking for fun or a great workout you will not be disappointed.

I like this game and it has a lot of different things to do. I like how you can see a whole picture of yourself and the movements are pretty precised. I like how it goes into all different levels of exercise and you can really get a good toning workout from it as well. It can also get your heartrate up with the different running and cardio workouts. I love the brick wall breaker as well! great game.

I have the previous Shape Fitness and one of the things I found frustrating was that I am a beginner, not in great shape, and I have arthritis in my knees. I had troubles doing some of the moves the way they wanted, and I got really tired of hearing the game tell me to make my squats lower! This version seems a little more forgiving for beginners, and doesn't start bugging me about my squats until I get to the higher levels. I appreciate that I can get a good score on lower levels even if I can't go as deep as they want me to! I like the games, and I like that you can add on modules at a low cost for variety. Some of the "games" are boring, like the one where you're supposed to be jogging through famous places. All you do is run in place. Seeing my avatar run through the streets doesn't change the feeling of just running in place. And jump rope is just jumping up and down. I prefer the breaking blocks or dance game which has more variety.