Keep going on your journey towards better shape with EA Sports Active More Workouts, the next iteration from the EA Sports Active franchise, the proven fitness alternative for the Nintendo Wii. Stay motivated, with over 35 all new exercises and fitness activities that will challenge you and help you take results.* With all-new cool down/warm up stations, abdominal exercises and a 6 Week Challenge EA Sports Active More Workouts is a full body, complete workout experience and a splendid addition to the EA Sports Active family.
 More than 35 all new exercises.
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EA Sports Active Gameplay
Designed around the standard Wii Remote/Nunchuck tethered controller configuration, EA Sports Active’s interactive fitness program is more all ears on physical activities than previous ‘fitness’ titles for the Wii, but still challenges you to have fun while developing a more healthy lifestyle. Separated into the three sections of workout, nutrition, lifestyle, and other activity, the user’s experience starts with a pep talk from Bob Greene which quickly transitions into the beginnings of action as players set up profiles, choose a virtual personal trainer and penetrate baseline data like age, weight, gender, fitness goals, etc. Although the nutrition, lifestyle, and other activity sections add a holistic element facilitated by a mix of surveys and data input, building fitness owing to physical activity is the driving force behind EA Sports Active, and as such the meat of the make pleased resides in the workout section. Here players will find dozens of themed strength training and cardio workouts which can be customized as you choose and linked into circuit training routines. These routines are introduced and monitored by your personal trainer, and allow for ongoing player motivation via real-time pointer on your workout form, an approximation of calories burned and the ability to adjust levels of implementation intensity.
Key Game Features
- 35+ New Exercises – EA Sports Active More Workouts keeps your workout fresh with over 35 all new exercises and fitness activities.
- Warm Up and Cool Down Stations – 4 new exercises designed to warm up your body before a workout routine and 4 cool down exercises designed to stretch the muscles after a workout and help keep up flexibility.
- 6 Week Challenge – A total body, structured fitness plot that accommodates both experienced 30 Day Challengers and new users of EA Sports Active. It works out all major body parts, adapts to your level of fitness and lets you track your progress week by week. With the weekly check-in you can track your weight, calories and workouts and compare your progress to previous weeks.
- Compatibility with EA Sports Active Personal Trainer – Get rewarded for your progress with EA Sports Active Personal Trainer, More Workouts will transfer your details like age, weight, name and gender. It will also recognize your workout information from the previous 4 weeks with EA Sports Active Personal Trainer, so you get to keep your trophies and completed goals.
- Fitness Book – Get fitness and nutrition tips from professionals with the included Fitness Book. This book will help you keep going on your journey to better shape with tips, tricks and advice on excellent nutrition and fitness.
- Multiplayer Support – Delight in extensive multiplayer support that allows you to workout with a companion (additional EA Sports Active implementation accessories not included).
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The accessories in this game are made of natural rubber latex, so if you have allergies, this is not a game for you. Thank goodness I found out before I bought the game!
Rating: 2 / 5
I loved the orginal and got the addition because it was the best workout game to date. The add on is nice, don’t get me incorrect but the new game called Your Shape puts this game in the dirt and then kicks it in the mouth for another mintute or two. The Wii fit got it’s butt kicked by the EA Active and now the same holds right for the Active compared to Your Shape. I loved EA Active for the first half year but now my freind owns my copy. For one hour of Active is about 20 mins of Your Shape. Now if you don’t want to be challenged and are very comfortable with Active then don’t get Your Shape. If you want a moderate workout then this is exact, but if want to use your whole body and be challenged daily then Your Shape is the next step. Your shape is not just a step above but by and large way more challenging.Your Shape
Additional point: I do miss clobbering the tennis ball in the tennis section on Active.
Rating: 4 / 5
First, you do not need to buy the first wii active to use this one, also you can not use any of the first wii active activities on this game they do not transfer over, unlike with the wii fit plus. In addition you will most likely face problems with the nunchuk syncing, the activities are pretty excellent but because of the sync problems I would not recommend this game. It is very frustrating.
Rating: 2 / 5
I did not like this one more than the original. I find it hard to use. The avatar is moving when you are not and not moving when you are. Effective out is a pain already and this makes it even more painful. I wish I would have saved my cash. They really need to work on the timing of this product. Also the avatars voice and lecturing on your movements can be irritating.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’m one of those people who needs to be tricked into effective out. If I feel like I’m exercising, I won’t do it. At all. Therefore, I have found that the Wii Fit & Wii Fit Plus are the best options so far, as they’re very fun and I’ve experienced some real results from it. But, one can’t help but get bored after 2 months straight of the same thing. So I bought this game.
By and large, I sincerely dislike this game. It’s too much like a video, it’s patronizing, and the motion-recognition is garbagey to the point of it halting the workout and stalling it so long you stop sweating.
I use Wii Fit Plus every day, and it’s light years ahead in ease of use, physical pointer, look, graphic design, music, and fun. So disappointed.
Pros:
The workout, when it works, works well. It kicks your butt like whoa.
There’s a lot of variety within the workouts, which will keep me from getting bored and quitting.
The additional tools (journal, calorie counter, etc) are useful tools for weight loss purposes.
The instruction is pretty simple to know.
Cons:
The trainers are so irritating that I find myself cussing at the box. A lot. They are patronizing and the actors have ridiculous perma-smiles on their faces that make it hard to watch them.
The motion recognition is crap. It often won’t register that you’re doing anything when you’re effective out, causing the whole workout to stall. It, but, didn’t register anything incorrect the one time I fell on the floor due to over-lunging. Garbage.
The videos are really long and place too much rest time in between workouts.
It’s clunky and cumbersome to try to hold the remote, the nunchuck, and the handles of the resistance band if you’re small-handed like I am.
The leg belt slides off a lot, and barely fits my mid-thigh. I’m not skinny by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m not obese, either, so it ought to fit a small.
The pseudo-encouraging prattle by the trainer is incessant, and becomes so irritating that I’ve muted it within 10 minutes.
Having to constantly press A to skip the videos is a bit forward.
It doesn’t grant opportunity for modification of exercises due to injury or disability, which is a bummer.
Listen, if I wanted a crummy aerobics video, I’d buy one. I don’t, though. I want an interactive game that tells me how to maximize my exercises and makes me in fact have fun while doing so. This thing fails on both counts. I’d give this thing a D+.
Rating: 3 / 5