So, I was pretty happy that I’d taken my own advice a few months ago and pre-ordered the Xbox One from Best Buy. I went into the store yesterday around noon and saw barricades left over from midnight when people had been lined up in the cold. When I walked into the store, there was a huge line of people who had gotten tickets that allowed them to purchase their [ Read More ]
Zumba Fitness World Party Zumba Fitness for the Xbox has come a long way since those dreadful days in 2011. Live video dancers instead of silhouettes, excellent motion controls, and excellent Kinect voice controls make this a must-have for anyone who wants to have an intense workout and fun at the same time. Rating by steve: 4 1/2 stars In many ways this post marks a momentous occasion. It’s the [ Read More ]
Are you ready for the Xbox One? On Friday, November 22, it’ll be in stores. It’s no secret that Nintendo’s Wii U has stumbled out of the gate, and early indications are the Sony’s Playstation 4 launch left a lot to be desired. Microsoft is starting to look a little prescient in waiting to be third in line to relase their next-generation console. While I own both a PS3 and [ Read More ]
Just Dance 2014 Still the most fun dance game on any platform, marred just a bit on the Xbox 360 by motion control accuracy that may err on the overly strict side, overly zealous attempts to get you to record and share videos, and lack of PlayFit support. Rating by steve: 4 stars A few years ago, we chronicled the battle of the Dance Games. In one corner was Dance [ Read More ]
As we prepare for the Xbox Fitness service to launch on Xbox LIVE Gold, one question you might have is–do I really need to shell out $50 for a year-long membership? There’s actually a way you can get Xbox LIVE Gold for free, and it doesn’t involve doing anything that breaks Microsoft’s policies–in fact, Microsoft encourages you to do it! There’s a catch though–you have to start using Bing as [ Read More ]
Microsoft today announced a new service for the Xbox One to be called “Xbox Fitness”. I should first say that this is in no way affiliated with this site. The site you’re onĀ is a fan site put up by a tubby individual who loves working out on his Xbox 360 and has pre-ordered an Xbox One to work out with that as well. I’m excited to hear that Microsoft and [ Read More ]
Fruit Ninja Kinect Taking all that made the iPhone and Android versions a runaway hit, this port to the Xbox adds all the right things to take advantage of the Kinect. It’s a fun diversion that isn’t the most intense of cardio workouts, but makes up for it by sheer fun and addictiveness. Rating by steve: 4 1/2 stars Well, I’m about two years too late, but I finally got [ Read More ]
It looks like out of the newer generation of consoles, Xbox One has clearly emerged as the most likely to become the definitive console of choice for exergaming. Ironically, it’s the controversial decision of Microsoft to build the Kinect right into the console that will make this possible. Already, over the next year we’re going to see some games right away that look like they’ll take advance of the Xbox [ Read More ]
A little over a year ago, Microsoft released a new App for the Xbox called Kinect PlayFit. This was supposed to be the next big thing in Xbox Fitness Gaming where no matter what fitness game you played, the calories you burned would be recorded in this App. It’s probably fair to say that the app hasn’t taken off as much as Microsoft (or I) was expecting it to. Personally, [ Read More ]
I admit, I’ve been a little torn about whether or not to pre-order the Xbox One. Ironically, while Microsoft has made Kinect required for all users (which explains the astronomical price of $500), as we’ve mentioned in the past it looks like on launch day, only Just Dance 2014 and Zumba Fitness World Party will be supporting the Kinect, and for the foreseeable future I only see one motion game, [ Read More ]