Gold's Gym Dance Workout
By Michael Lafferty,
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Solid aerobic workout program with a fun dancing theme.
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What’s It About?
GOLD'S GYM DANCE WORKOUT is an aerobic-centric program that uses the Wii remote's motion-detection sensors to monitor player movements and determine how well they follow on-screen cues. Players can set fitness goals and then set up a daily workout regimen. The game's focus is on dance workouts set to the tune of popular songs, but there are also eight mini-games -- such as sword fighting, jump rope, boxing, bull riding, and dodging oncoming bulls -- intended to give workouts variety and entertainment value.
Is It Any Good?
The instructions are clear and easy to understand, but keeping up with the trainers can be challenging. Gold's Gym Dance Workout will make players generate a sweat, and while the game is certainly not the end-all of fitness routines, it is a fun way to work off a few calories. There is a enough variety here to keep the game from becoming overly repetitious, but we suspect that it will start spending more time on the shelf than in your Wii within about a month. Like any fitness routine, it takes dedication to achieve results. That said, Dance Workout does a nice job with its presentation and encourages players to achieve the goals they set.
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Game Details
- Platform: Nintendo Wii
- Available online?: Not available online
- Publisher: UbiSoft
- Release date: August 16, 2010
- Genre: Exergaming
- ESRB rating: E10+ for Alcohol Reference, Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Lyrics
- Last updated: August 30, 2016
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