Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 is the new sequel to the #1 fitness game on Kinect. A world of fitness in your living room with an even wider array of activities to suit your tastes and fitness goals.

Your Shape: Fitness evolved 2012

Price: $49.99

Console: XBOX 360

Publisher: Ubisoft

Genre: Fitness

Release Date: November 8, 2011

Everyone’s favorite interactive fitness video and virtual reality experience, Your Shape Fitness Evolved is back with a passion in the latest incarnation, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012.

With this sequel, Ubisoft really push the Kinect technology to the limits with the addition of superb graphics and interactivity, and over 90 hours of improved and new content.

The fun looks endless as the experience uses every ounce of the Kinect technology and resources. It not only images you but follows you and lets you manipulate and change objects on the screen while you run, jump, crouch and do whatever exercises right in your living room.

One of the more interesting new activities is Run The World, where you run through the virtual streets of New York, Paris or London and enjoy the sights. Talk about burning calories the creative way!

This is the reason for Kinect. To get people off their couches and onto that healthy lifestyle of light to rigorous exercise. This keeps them bouncing, dancing and more. Not like other such devices that lets you slide, but here you have to earn to burn those calories and get those game points.

Form running up a mountain top in real or computer graphics environments to boxing against giant robots or balloons with the faces of the great heavyweights, this game and it’s Kinect options makes exercise all the more fun and adventurous bar none.

This latest step up with Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 with improved tracking technology makes it the must-have game for those who want to work out and consider fitness to be an important part of their lives.

Key Features

WHERE FITNESS AND MAGIC MEET – Your Shape will take players into a stimulating world showcasing an array of visual effects and an environment that will transform just as their workouts evolve in the game. The improved extraction technology will also be back allowing players to see themselves in the Your Shape universe and keep a close eye on their performances.

A WORLD OF FITNESS IN YOUR LIVINGROOM – Your Shape contains activities for everyone and anyone. Players will be able to follow new workout routines, choose from a broad selection of classes available, or play fun games like jump rope. A new and unique feature called Run the World will also allow them to virtually run through the streets of New York, Paris or London and enjoy the sights.

BEST-IN-CLASS TRACKING NOW WITH NEW FLOOR MOVES – With a better feedback system, players can now know what they are doing wrong but also what to do to improve their performance. Due to technological advancements, we are now able to track floor movements, allowing us to expand the list of available activities by including push-ups, sit ups, etc…

MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS AND CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS– Players can visit the Your Shape Center to monitor their progress, challenge their friends and see how they rank against players from across the world using the global leaderboards. They can also share their achievements on Facebook or keep in shape using tools available via the mobile applications. With hundreds of millions of calories already burned, our goal is for the community to burn 1 billion calories collectively by the end of 2012.

Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 Exercises:

Boot Camp

Cardio Boxing

Jump Rope

Latin Dance

Hip-hop Dance

African Dance

Bollywood Dance

Zen

Yoga

Muscle specific – Abs, Arms, Legs, Glutes, Back

Wall Breaker

Stack ‘em Up

Kick ‘em

Run the World

Sports Preparation

And more…

Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 Product Features

Fitness Activities for Everyone – Over 90 hours of activities, including Boot Camp, Cardio Boxing, Jump Rope and a medley of Dance classes

Highly Customizable Fitness Experience – Design a workout tailored to you based on your fitness level, goals, schedule and preferences

State-of-the-art Motion Tracking Technology, Now with Floor Exercises – Enhanced motion tracking provides feedback specific to your body, and now includes floor exercises like push-ups and sit-ups

Focus on Specific Muscle Groups – Exercises targeting Abs, Arms, Legs, Glutes, Back and more

Share and Compete with Friends – Through Your Shape Center, share and compete with friends and the global Your Shape community

Score Breakdown

Graphics

9 / 10

Sound

9 / 10

Gameplay

9 / 10

Longevity

9/ 10

Multiplayer

N/A / 10

Overall

9 / 10

Final Verdict

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 is the most accurate and fun fitness game on the market. No-one wants a tough workout to be a chore and hurt your wallet too, and Ubisoft Montreal seems to be one of the few studios that gets it.