Does my ideal exercise game exist?
August 8, 2017 11:41 AM Subscribe
I love Wii Cardio Boxing, but I've been playing it for nearly a decade and would love to try something new. Are there any similar games that satisfy my picky requirements?
The only exercise routines I've ever stuck with over an extended period of time are Wii Cardio Boxing (sorry, "Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout") and Just Dance 3. The other Just Dance games have never really gripped me in quite the same way, though, and I really prefer punching to dancing. This is what I like about Wii Cardio Boxing:
Any suggestions?
The only exercise routines I've ever stuck with over an extended period of time are Wii Cardio Boxing (sorry, "Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout") and Just Dance 3. The other Just Dance games have never really gripped me in quite the same way, though, and I really prefer punching to dancing. This is what I like about Wii Cardio Boxing:
- Fun, cartoony characters rather than eerie uncanny valley avatars. I like that my avatar looks like a green-haired Final Fantasy character.
- Rhythm based. But punching! I like punching.
- Doesn't require a ton of peripherals. I can even skip using the balance board if I want.
- Progressive goals so it's easy to gamify my workout. I'm motivated to have a calendar full of punch stamps or a wardrobe full of funky clothes that I've earned through working out. Having my wii fit guilt trip me was not so effective.
- Easy to do a short, but effective workout. Not so hard to work up a sweat without noticing.
Any suggestions?
The investment may rule this one out, but I've found Audioshield to be really fun and it checks a lot of boxes for what you're looking for. The game uses your own music library, so you always have variety to work with. You 'punch' (block) red and blue spheres, which come at you synchronized to the beat of the given song playing. It's quite addictive (imo) and it's one of my favorite 'workout' games -- I find it very similar to DDR (which is also a great cardio workout and available for home systems; I've only played the arcade versions of DDR though so ymmv) .
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