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By Mark Raby
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Active game more about dancing than exercise routines.
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Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
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What's It About?
YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED 2013 provides players with different ways to exercise. The main gameplay mode involves dancing along to pop music songs, providing players with an aerobic workout. There are also more traditional exercise routines, which players can participate in by following on-screen instructions. Players earn points based on how well they move the Wii Remote along with the instructions. Goals can be set within the game, and players receive rewards for reaching those goals. In addition to the gameplay modes, there is also a built-in cookbook with recipes for healthy meals. These recipes can be displayed on the Wii U GamePad, allowing players to take them into the kitchen for reference.
Is It Any Good?
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 tackles the daunting challenge of trying to make exercise fun. Players perform energetic dance routines to popular songs and then get a score based on how well they performed the dance moves. The more standard workout routines are a secondary part of the experience and as a result this feels more like a dancing game with a fitness component. It does incorporate the Wii U GamePad in interesting ways, namely presenting players with information on calories burned and the amount of time left in their workout routine. Also, the ability to pull up healthy recipes on the GamePad, which players can take to the kitchen, is pretty cool. In short, select this game if you want to approach fitness through dancing. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 provides players with a robust way to keep track of all their fitness and health goals, so anyone serious about getting on the right track will likely appreciate what this game has to offer.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how video games can help with leading a healthy lifestyle.
Does this game make you want to be more active and physically fit?
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo Wii U
- Subjects : Language & Reading : following directions , reading , Arts : dance , rhythm , Hobbies : cooking
- Skills : Health & Fitness : balanced diet , exercise , fitness
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- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : UbiSoft
- Release date : November 18, 2012
- Genre : Exergaming
- Topics : Arts
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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