Active Life Outdoor Challenge is not a game for the confirmed couch potato. There is no passive game play here. This Wii game (from Bandai Namco) gets your whole entire body – from head to toe- into the action.
Outdoor Challenge is bundled with it’s own mat controller which captures all your many jumps, hops skips and steps. There are oodles of options for games - twelve in all -that allows you to delve virtually into river rafting, mine-cart adventure, log jumping, see-saw, jump rope and water trampoline among others.
If you are in a loner mood, you can play solo or do some basic physical training to work on different body parts. If you like playing with others, like your kids, you can participate in some battles or work on some good old fashioned teamwork. My daughter’s favorite? Jump rope. We played as a team but didn’t get very far. She was more amused by missing than actually jumping correctly. But hey, she was amused and that’s what counts. The Mini-Cart Adventure elicited from her shrieks of delight not unlike the kind you’d hear on a roller coaster and she became a pro with a lumberjack like deftness at jumping logs in Timber Trail.
And for those augmenting their fitness regime with the Outdoor Challenge, your avatar (you can use your own Mii) will show physical signs of your workouts with your character’s body changing over time.
All in all, Active Life Outdoor Challenge gives you a great excuse to get off the couch and do something all without having to leave the comfort of your own home. You can pick up the bundle here for $56.99.
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