In addition to the game itself, EA SPORTS Active comes with two additional accessories – A leg strap and a resistance band. My first half an hour or so with the game was spent reading the instructions on how to use these two contraptions. The resistance band has two canvas hand grips that will need to be attached to it but the process is fairly straightforward. The leg strap, however, was a bit more convoluted. I don’t feel it was difficult to figure out at all, but finding the right placement on your leg so that it’s comfortable AND doesn’t slide is a bit tricky (at least it was for me).
Once I proved I was more intelligent than some rubber and velcro I fired up the game itself. EA SPORTS Active does not use the default Mii avatars that are standard in the Nintendo Wii so when you’re setting up your profile you’ll need to create a new one. I don’t consdier this a bad thing, personally. One of the features I do not like about the Nintendo Wii in general is the overly cartoonish facet of the Mii’s and how they dominate many of the games from Nintendo itself. Call it a psychological hang up if you will, but the Mii’s make me feel like I’m playing a game designed for children and it just doesn’t work for me in Wii Fit.
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There has been a considerable amount of innovation that has surfaced over the last few years in the fitness gaming market. From dance pads to balance boards game developers are constantly thinking up new ways to get us moving in order to get healthy while we entertain ourselves. “Exergaming” seems to be one of the next great things in the video game realm and those of us who enjoy the genre eagerly look forward to the next big thing that is going to come down the line.