EA Sports Active: More Workouts

EA is following up its popular EA Sports Active game with a new game called EA Sports Active: More Workouts. Due out November 17th this game will generate a lot of hype for EA Sports Active fans. Because so many people joined the 30 Day Challenge there are many players who play EA Sports Active everyday. This game seems to be targeted at those players, it will add more exercise routines to keep up their interest and motivation.

For those of you who aren’t already familiar with EA Sports Active, this Nintendo Wii game was released May 19, 2009. It uses the motion controls of the Wii to track the movements as players complete exercises. Players can create exercise routines and are encouraged to take a 30 Day Challenge where they use the game to workout 5 days a week for 30 days. The game plays similarly to an interactive exercise video, with the advantage of allowing you to view the calories you burn as you complete exercises.

One of the biggest strengths of the game is the ability to invoke community involvement. For example, a new 5k Challenge was recently announced to encourage players to train for, and participate in a 5k race. The EA Sports Active website provides community encouragement to meet the goal and find a local 5k race to participate in. This is appropriate as one of the exercises rumored to be included in EA Sports Active: More Workouts is a new running exercise. All told, there are rumored to be over 35 new exercises and stretches in the new expansion pack for EA Sports Active.

Based on the title, EA isn’t trying to hide that this is not an entirely new game but an expansion on the original game. EA is not the only company to do this for the Wii Fit. Nintendo recently released an update to their popular Wii Fit game called Wii Fit Plus, and for $19.99 it is a must have for Wii Fit fans. There are many EA Sports Active fans out there who opted to not purchase the Wii Fit, and for them EA Sports Active: More Exercises will be very appealing. However a suggested retail price of $39.99 may keep all but the most active fans from buying this game.

As we get closer to the release date I’ll be sure to keep all of my readers up to date with the details of the exercise, and as soon as I can get my hands on the game I’ll write a much more detailed review. In the mean time you can Pre-Order EA Sports Active: More Workouts from Amazon.com for $39.99.