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Zumba Fitness

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Description

Zumba Fitness is a video game developed by Pipeworks Software and published by Majesco Entertainment based on the Zumba program. It is available for Wii with Wii Balance Board, PlayStation 3 with PlayStation Move and Xbox 360 with Kinect. The game was released in November 2010.

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Product Weight:	0.45 pounds
Package Length:	8.1 inches
Package Width:	5.6 inches
Package Height:	2.5 inches
Package Weight:	0.85 pounds
Release Date:	November 18, 2010
Average Customer Rating:	based on 722 reviews

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Platform:	Nintendo Wii
Media:	Video Game
Item Quantity:	1

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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901 of 909 found the following review helpful:

Unbelievable! Nov 21, 2010 By SDL "TopoftheLine"
I am into weight lifting and hate cardio. I was told by a cardiologist that my bp and heart do wonderfully as soon as they have me step on a treadmill and recommended that I do cardio even though I workout in other ways. I hate organized workout routines and programs, as they tend to bore me quite quickly. I decided to try the Zumba DVDs because of all the raving I heard about Zumba. I loved the DVDs so much that I purchased the Zumba Fitness for WII. All I can say is within 10 minutes, I already burned 100 Calories (I wear a Polar HR monitor). Within 30 minutes I had burned nearly 400 calories. Yes, my lungs burn but I do not focus on that because it is so darn fun! The Zumba Class is so amazing! It really feels like walking into a class and learning by the art of "keeping up!" It is motivating because you watch your energy point go up the better you do. I use to do cardio once every few days, now every free moment I get, I turn on my Zumba Fitness game so I can "Play" while burning loads of calories. The only downside to this game is you may find yourself taking showers throughout the day if you play all the time, like me, because you WILL sweat buckets. People complain about the basic graphics, but I really think the lack of graphical beauty allows us to focus on ourselves. HAVE FUN, DROP WEIGHT, STRENGTHEN YOUR HEART with this fun game. I love it.

504 of 521 found the following review helpful:

They hit the nail on the head with this one. Nov 19, 2010 By T. Scott
I have been anxiously waiting for this game to come out as I love exercising with my Wii. This has got to be my favorite thus far. I used to go to Zumba classes 4 days a week, but the popularity of the classes soon meant that they were too crowded and to get into the class you had to arrive an hour before which I couldn't do. I bought this game and wasn't expecting much, but it surprised me. Unlike Just Dance 2, it was a pleasant surprise. The routines are more or less the same routines I got to do at the gym. Of course each instructor puts their own twist in their classes.

One thing that people who are not familiar with Zumba should know is that there are NOT vocal cues. The instructor will give visual cues, but no vocal cues. That threw me off a bit because my instructor at the gym always gave vocal cues when there were new people in the class which she followed by saying that they are not supposed to give vocal cues.

The one complaint I have so far is when you are choosing a single song to play, it doesn't play a snippet of the song, it just has the title and what kind of dance it is. I'm sure over time I'll figure out more things that bother me, but for now that's it. I am anxiously awaiting going home and playing this after work tonight.

317 of 327 found the following review helpful:

The BEST ZUMBA workout EVER!!! Nov 19, 2010 By cindyy00
I have been going to Zumba classes for the past 6 months and I had to pay $10 per class, I enjoyed the class and the instructors but, when I found out that they were coming out with a game I was exited, I did not know what to expect. This game exceed ALL my expectations!!! No comparison like (just dace 1 or 2) this is more of a Workout, they have dances that are 4 minutes up to 20 minutes long, you can also do a 40 minutes class and a lot more features, track your workouts with a calender and much more.

If you like to dance and you want to lose weight ( like ME ) and have fun while doing it, this game is for you!

Better than going to a ZUMBA class and FUNNN right in your living room.!!!

712 of 752 found the following review helpful:

Not quite what I was expecting Nov 23, 2010 By G. Newsom "Wigi"
Before getting started, let me just say that I have never bought any kind of "dance" program for the Wii, so my expectations may not have been reasonable.

Having been aware of the Zumba wave of fitness products, I was intrigued by one for the Wii. The way I figured it, if I could have fun, dance and get fit at the same time, why not?

The game comes with a belt you fit the Wii remote into. You have to take off the Wii protective jacket to do this and it is inserted into the belt so that the sensor is facing toward the ceiling. The belt itself has Velcro ends, so it's adjustable.

I must say getting started with this game was a bit difficult (for me). It took me a while to figure out how to get past adding my name. The setup seemed to go in circles and I it took me a bit of time to get past it.

So, I finally got past the registration part of it and started the tutorial. There are about 5 or so basic dance moves and then variations from that. The Wii remote senses your arm, hip, & body movements. From that it can tell if you have "mastered" the dance move it is teaching you and then progress to a more complicated step. Sometimes, while I was learning the moves, the instructor on the screen appeared to magically change steps without any way for me to mimic the moves.

One thing I did realize, when you got the moves "right" the instructor on the screen would turn green. Otherwise they were red most of the time. I looked in the instruction book to see if this was the case, but I couldn't find any reference to it.

I finally did start a dance session, and I couldn't keep up with the moves and the music but I didn't see this as a big issue. I know that with time, I'll get the moves down and be able to keep up. As long as I keep moving, that's the whole point isn't it? The session last 20 minutes.

There are other options as well, you can compete with friends, customize your work out and there is also a dance marathon session that lasts an hour.

Overall I would say this is a good investment. I do wish the creators had taken more time to make it a bit more user friendly.

124 of 126 found the following review helpful:

Okay but not what I anticipated... Nov 20, 2010 By G. Taylor
So, I anxiously anticipated this game so much so that I brought it immediately on the 18th. Just got around to playing it yesterday and while the game is fun (I love to dance)I have two major gripes with the game. Those being the learn the steps area and the way the game records your movements. As some one who has never actually gone to a Zumba class I decided to practice before hand so as to be familiar with the moves. However, unlike the Zumba dvds I have seen that break the dances down by beat this moves so fast that you can't really pick up what is going on. Now I am sure that if you were to go back over it again and again you could get it, however, I would think if it was supposed to be a learning section it would have clicked in someone's head to make it slow enough to follow. I could understand speeding up once the steps are learned so one would know how to truly do the routine but maybe that's just me. Secondly, as another review stated this may be better on the Kinect but the way the movement is recorded on the WII seems as if the game is not really monitoring your movement. There were times when I was not moving at all as I was trying to watch to get back in step with the instructor and the game was steadily progressing (bar filling up) and saying good job. Yep, she also stayed green for a while. So then I intentionally stood still to see if it would progress all the way and sure enough it did. Sure this is not a major major thing as I find the purpose of the game being to simply get you moving in a fun way to exercise. However, if it claims that part of the game involves the ability to compete against someone to see who can follow the instructor better than it should really monitor the movements. I only played an easy one person routine so maybe it is only a problem during single player mode. Perhaps as you move further from beginner to expert the monitoring becomes more stringent. I hope it does. Yet, all and all the music is fun and the dancing definitely gets your pulse racing and you will sweat. So as far as exercise I believe the game will produce favorable results if you keep up with it.

****Update:Crazy Fun ****

I've had more time to play and study the game and despite the things I pointed out earlier I am so in love with this game. It is the most fun workout I have ever had and keeps you going for hours on end. The music gets you into the mood and the time just flies by. As for the things I pointed out before the more I play it seems that the learn the steps still seems fast in some spots but it may be due to how well you keep up with her. Also once you truly get into the dancing the motion sensing doesn't seem to be off so much. I guess if you take the time to really focus on something you can find fault with anything. Yet, if you really get into the spirit of the game you will enjoy it more than you could imagine. If you like to dance and want to work up a serious sweat Zumba Fitness is a definite must have.

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