Active Life: Online Preview
by JC Fletcher 
{ Apr 17th 2008 at 10:30AM }
1UP checked out Active Life: Outdoor Challenge, Bandai Namco's alternate-universe, nostalgic take on Wii Fit, at yesterday's Bandai Namco press event. As producer Daisuke Uchiyama explained to the site, the game is less about scientific measurement and management of fitness, and more about being active and having fun.
The preview did indeed seem fun, especially the mine-car event -- though there was some difficulty coordinating two players. "The entire experience actually felt like "controlling" a Disneyland coaster like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad or the Matterhorn Bobsleds," 1UP's Andrew Fitch said.
If Outdoor Challenge takes off, more games using the Family Trainer mat could be on the way. Apparently the company will conduct surveys to determine the kinds of things that different regions would want to control by stomping.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zoltari @ Apr 17th 2008 4:59PM
Could that woman's voice be any more annoying?
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 17th 2008 6:40PM
Always
Cheese Muffin @ Apr 18th 2008 12:29AM
I want a DDR-esque music game using that mat... yes... It's bad enough I fall down during standard DDR.