Your Shape Fitness Evolved was one of the first exercise / fitness games for Xbox Kinect. For those of you living under a rock, Xbox Kinect is Microsoft’s answer to the popular Wii motion controller, but with a slight twist. Your body becomes the controller, and this technology works great with exercise and fitness games.
There is plenty to do in Your Shape Fitness Evolved. There are fun games and hardcore fitness routines designed especially for men and women, and there are currently quite a few downloadable add-ons that make Your Shape Fitness one of, if not the best exercise game on the market.
So what will Your Shape Fitness Evolved do?
It will definitely get you started in the right direction. There are literally tons of things to do. You can choose from calorie burning cardio, relaxing yoga, sweat dripping strength training and more. There are several mini games included as well, but the number one question for consumers is, does it work?
Yes it does, and it does it quite well. When you first start, Your Shape Fitness Evolved asks you some basic questions about your weight, it then scans your body. While this is happening, your body is actually being surrounded by thousands of tiny infrared lights. If you have a camera that has a night vision feature, turn it on and you will be able to see all of the lights tracking your body.
Once it is finished you are presented with a virtual vision of yourself. You can change the skins, and if you choose the right one, you will be presented with an almost exact duplicate of yourself on screen. This is a really cool effect. It is like looking in a mirror. You can then see yourself in every workout and mini game.
Your Shape Fitness Evolved works so well for one simple reason. The Kinect sensor is able to track your body so precisely that you will not be able to cheat with your exercises. As you get tired, you tend to change your posture and your exercises become less effective, not with Your Shape Fitness Evolved.
Your AI trainer is right there to tell you that your not doing things perfectly, and it gives you helpful tips on how to correct your mistakes. The end result is a workout that is really a workout. It is more effective as long as you listen to the tips and follow the advice. If you are in great shape you will love how well this game really works, if you are not in great shape you will be quickly begging your virtual coach for forgiveness.
Don’t let this bother you. Your Shape Fitness Evolved is fun, but at the same time challenging. You can start off slowly and work your way up to the more advanced workouts, or you can just play some of the extremely addictive mini games.
Take a virtual hula hoop for a spin. It is fun, easy and a calorie burner. There is also a neat game where you must stack virtual blocks and move them into the appropriate places to get the most points. The most addictive mini game revolves around cardio kickboxing. There are virtual blocks that must be smashed in a specific order, and you do this by punching or kicking them. It is a ton of fun, and you will be quickly trying to out do your previous score.
For all of you calorie counters out there, you will be glad to know that Your Shape Fitness Evolved keeps track of how many calories you are burning. You actually get achievements for burning set numbers of calories.
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It might not be Fitness Evolved, but it comes really close. Compared to other fitness games on the market like the Nintendo Wii, Your Shape Fitness Evolved is definitely a step ahead for one simple reason. There are no controllers, no balance board. It’s just you and Your Shape Fitness Evolved.
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