Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Zumba Fitness Core

Zumba kinect has another Zumba game, this is Zumba Fitness Core. Get ready to sweat this is a great workout.

Zumba Fitness Core is specifically designed to deliver the tight and toned abs that women crave.

This energized dance-fitness party features fresh music and choreography, new dance styles and fitness features, plus cool new venues and celebrity Zumba instructors who can help you reach your personal goals as you dance your way towards that sexy six pack.

Dance to 40 new songs, including contagious new Zumba fitness originals and more smash hits from today's hottest artists including Enrique Iglesias and Don Omar.

 Set personal and shared community goals (community goals are Kinect only), Nutrition and lifestyle tips provide guidance on how to enhance your health, well-being and appearance.



Friday, July 27, 2012

NBA Baller Beats



Finally a kinect basketball game with some great music, NBA Baller Beats.The first ever motion-based sports video game that requires you to actively play using a real basketball.

The music is your guide as you aspire to perform like a pro and practice your ball-handling skills while building stamina you’ll need for the court – all while having the fun of playing a video game.  

  • NBA Baller Beats is a fun, high-energy, first-of-its kind basketball video game for Kinect that is unlike any sports video game on the market.
  • The game is extremely innovative; it requires you to actively play using a real basketball (which is included free with the game)!
  • Aspire to perform like a pro as you master ball-handling skills.
  • The music acts as your guide as you bounce the ball to the beats of a slamming soundtrack.
  • Features an eclectic mix of music across decades and genres, from hip-hop to rock to old school classics




Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Zumba Fitness Rush

 Zumba Fitness Rush builds on that phenomenal success while elevating the exer-game category to a new level of fun, effective fitness. This cutting-edge experience layers in a wealth of exclusive content only available on Kinect, plus lots of new features and improvements that amp up the dance fitness play so you can party yourself into shape!

Zumba Rush has an 8.8 rating from over 100 reviews, that make it the Number 10 of the top 10 kinect games in 2012.

Zumba Rush Review

The navigating is great as you can use your hand, voice or controller.
The tracking has improved greatly.
The tutorials in learning the steps has improved as well.
All new music, routines and venues
Routine intensity go from easy to medium to high
The classes are fun and you will sweat your pants off big time.
Your choice of classes are Short Class (20 mins), Medium Class (45 mins) and Full Class (60 mins)
You can create your own playlist of songs (up to 12) and dance away without having to stop (you still have your choice of doing a single song as well).
It has a Dance Central type scoring system (the star system) and there you can get Nice, Hot or Zumba
It also shows the body part that needs work with a red silhouette.

So with all that said, would I recommend Zumba Fitness Rush

Your Shape and Fitness Evolved 2012

Your Shape and Fitness Evolved 2012 includes over 90 hours of activities, so you can design a workout tailored to your fitness level, goals, schedule and preferences. Focus your workouts on specific muscle groups. And choose from fitness activities like Boot Camp, Cardio Boxing, Jump Rope and Kinect Yoga, and new dance classes like Latin, Hip-hop, African and Bollywood. The state-of-the-art motion tracking provides feedback on your moves, and now tracks floor exercises like push-ups and sit-ups. With Your Shape Center, share and compete with your friends and the global community.
There are 4 Kinect Yoga classes in Your Shape and Fitness Evolved,  In yoga, it analyzes your limb configuration with a stick figure drawn over your onscreen image, telling you which parts of your body are in or out of alignment. When you've got it right, the white lines turn green, checkmarks accrue and there's glitter and sound effects everywhere up in the HUD. It's a great feedback mechanism and makes exercising feel more like a game instead of exercise. Nothing beats having a human fitness instructor guiding you, but this is about as close as it gets doing it in your own home.

Your Shape exercises include...
  • Boot Camp
  • Cardio Boxing
  • Jump Rope
  • Latin Dance
  • Hip-hop Dance
  • African Dance
  • Bollywood Dance
  • Zen
  • Yoga
  • Muscle specific – Abs, Arms, Legs, Glutes, Back
  • Wall Breaker
  • Stack 'em Up
  • Kick 'em
  • Run the World
  • Sports Preparation
  • And more...
Classes include African Rhythms, Boot Camp, Hip Hop, Bollywood, Cardio Boxing, Yoga, Latin Dance and Zen Energy.
Activities include Warm Up, Stack Up, Stomp It, Run the World, Wallbreaker and Jump Rope. Run the World here is amazing...more about that later.
Workouts include Cardio, Arms, Abs, Toning, Back, Sports Prep, Glutes, Health and Legs


Here are the options and the number of routines in each:

1) Africa Rhythms (12)
2) Boot Camp (6)
3) Hip Hop (12)
4) Cardio Boxing (14)
5) Destination: Bollywood (12)
6) Yoga (4)
7) Latin Dance (12)
8) Zen Energy (8)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Kinect Sports Ultimate

Kinect Sports Ultimate is the best of Kinect Sports 1 and Kinect Sports 2 all in one package.

This game will include Includes 13 Sports: basketball, Soccer, American Football, Bowling, Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Skiing, Darts, Baseball

Get ready to play with this must-have collection of 13 sports.

Finally, you don’t have to choose! This ultimate collection has two best-selling Kinect game wrapped into one – putting 13 great sporting games at your fingertips. So grab your friends and compete for a personal best or jump in and out of the action in team Party Mode! Anyone can play these controller-free, full-body sports games. With your body as the controller, nothing comes between you and the action!
  • Includes 13 Sports: basketball, Soccer, American Football, Bowling, Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Skiing, Darts, Baseball
  • Best Value!: 2 Full Games, 1 Big Value; Plus Bonus content included!
  • Additional Content: includes 5 game add-on packs including additional golf holes, night ski runs and challenges for all sports from Season Two.
  • Voice Control: in Kinect Sports 2, use voice commands to race through menus, hike the ball in Football, change Golf clubs with ease, call an objection in Tennis and much more.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is the first-ever Kinect for Xbox 360 sports simulation title, tracking full body movements to create the most advanced and authentic swing to date on the virtual golf course. Controller-free and voice-enabled controls provides for a unique, never-before-seen sports .

Taking its most significant leap forward in swing mechanics in over a decade, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 revolutionizes the virtual golf swing. Golfers will take full control over their swing with all-new tempo, swing plane and shot power controls along with an adjustable shot setup, allowing players to address the ball in a number of ways to create limitless shot types with just one club.


Here is the complete list of 22 players Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, Paula Creamer, Rhys Davies, Luke Donald, Jim Furyk, Natalie Gulbis, Zach Johnson, Rocco Mediate, Edoardo Molinari, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson and Boo Weekley.

Here is a complete list of the course you get to play, some of the courses are only available on the Collectors Edition.

Atlanta Athletic Club,Augusta National, Augusta National Par 3 Collector's edition, Banff Springs Golf Course, Bethpage On-disc, Collector's edition, Celtic Manor - The 2010 Course On-disc, Collector's edition, Costa Navarino, East Lake Golf Club On-disc, Collector's edition Greek Isles (Fantasy), Highlands (Fantasy), Liberty National Golf Club, Oakmont Collector's edition,
Pebble Beach Golf Links On-disc, Collector's edition, Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course) Collector's edition, Predator (Fantasy), River Course at Blackwolf Run, Royal Melbourne On-disc, Collector's edition, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, St. Andrews On-disc, Collector's edition, Straits Course at Whistling Straits Collector's edition, The Els Club On-disc, Collector's edition TPC at San Antonio
TPC at Sawgrass On-disc, Collector's edition, TPC at Scottsdale On-disc, Collector's edition
Torrey Pines On-disc, Collector's edition, The Old White TPC (formerly Greenbrier) Collector's edition, Waialae Country Club.




Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Zumba Fitness Rush

Zumba Fitness Rush - 8.6 rating from over 90 reviews 
Hot Dance Music
42 new routines and music tracks including hits from chart-topping artists Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger and Yolanda Be Cool & DCup.
Superstar Instructors
Dance and interact with six of Zumba Fitness' elite instructors: Beto Perez, Tanya Beardsley, Gina Grant, Kass Martin, Jason Thompson and Erica Pierce.

Huge Range of Dance Flavors

 Choose from 24 different dance styles, from fan favorites Salsa and Reggaeton to new styles including Bollywood, Axe, Latin Pop and Pasodoble.
Customizable Workouts

 Create a Zumba workout that's right for you by choosing your favorite playlist and workout length. Low, Medium and High Intensity routines also cater to dancers of all skill levels.

Exotic Party Venues

 Dance it up in 10 new, dynamic environments, with 5 venues including Rio Carnival and Las Vegas that are exclusive to the Kinect game.


Zumba Ftiness Rush Review

Zumba is back with Zumba Fitness Rush and here is my Zumba Rush review , hope this helps.


Advantages
 

The navigating is great as you can use your hand, voice or controller.
The tracking has improved greatly.
The tutorial in learning the steps has improved as well.
All new music, routines and venues
Routine intensity go from easy to medium to high
The classes are fun and you will sweat your pants off big time.
Your choice of classes are Short Class (20 mins), Medium Class (45 mins) and Full Class (60 mins)
You can create your own playlist of songs (up to 12) and dance away without having to stop (you still have your choice of doing a single song as well).
It has a Dance Central type scoring system (the star system) and there you can get Nice, Hot or Zumba
It also shows the body part that needs work with a red silhouette.


The Dis Advantages

The cue cards are a nice addition, but if you're going add them, then put the whole routine of the move in there. It's like you put the move in but then decide to add something else to it. This option can be removed under settings.

In the manual it has a scale and tells you that you are able to edit, but I have yet to find where the edit option is or see the scale appear. You can only see Time, Technique and Calories Burned right now. If anyone sees the scale, please let me know where it is located.

So with all that said, would I recommend Zumba Fitness Rush? I'll say yes. Despite what it lacks, the advantages outweigh the dis advantages. I can see this being my staple workout for a long time.