Common Sense Media Review
By Michael Lafferty
,
based on child development research. How do we rate?
TV exercise guru brings her tough love to Kinect.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
Videos and Photos
Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
JILLIAN MICHAELS FITNESS ADVENTURE is a fitness regimen tailored for players that allows for either single exercises, circuits, or the fitness adventure, which is a level-based exercise routine. There are 71 exercises available in fitness training mode. In addition to running one of the 12 included circuits, players can also create their own circuits. Times are recorded and can be uploaded via Xbox LIVE to leaderboards. The Fitness Adventure takes place in a temple, which has 58 levels and each level has four randomly chosen exercises. Players also have access to a fitness calendar to mark progress and view upcoming workouts.
Is It Any Good?
Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure suffers from the occasional disconnect between the Kinect camera and the player's motions; there is no doubt, however, that there are ample exercises to perform and each one can be demonstrated to the player prior to doing them to ensure that they are being done correctly. The routines can be used without standing in front of the Kinect, and that is a good thing. Of course, anything that gets players moving cannot be that bad; but a weakness with this title is that, after a while, the routines get old and the title loses its appeal. It is a good exercise game to add to a library of others.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how to use games with fitness themes responsibly, as well as other ways to stay fit other than playing games.
Discuss how some exercise-style games can not only be fun, but can lead to an interest to have a healthier lifestyle.
Talk about how to balance game time with other activities.
Game Details
- Platform : Xbox 360
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Majesco
- Release date : November 8, 2011
- Genre : Exergaming
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
Did we miss something on diversity?
Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by
Suggest an Update
Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.
See how we rate