We had an opportunity to demo the next installment in the Family Party game series for the Wii – Family Party Fitness Fun. This fitness game, while designed mostly for kids, looks like it will be fun for the whole family. Featuring 4 player simultaneous gameplay, there is room for everyone in the whole family.
The game features 30 games designed to incorporate fitness hidden in fun family gameplay. There is Cardio, Balance, & even Brain training exercises.
Also, for the first time in the series, you will be able to use the Wii Balance Board in over 10 games.
Norm and I were able to play a few games to get a feel for what this game is all about. The first game we tried was Skydiving. Norm got to use the Balance Board while the rest of us used the Wii Remotes. While you can just use the controller in the tradition way, you will get more of the fitness benefits if you get up off the couch and play. The one on the Balance Board will probably get the better workout, but again, if you commit you may actually break a sweat.
We also played Mine Carts, which was a shooting game, and Giant Ball Rolling, where the one on the Balance Board is on a giant ball trying to run the rest of us over.
While I didn’t feel as if I had gotten a workout (not like Kidz Bop Dance Party), I can see the game as being a great game to play with the whole family.
The appeal is definitely with younger kids and a more casual gaming parent looking for a game suitable for the younger ones. The game will retail for $19.95.
Family Party: Fitness Fun is rated E10+ for everyone 10 and up and will be available September 2010 exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.
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