EA plans Western-style exercise game for Balance Board
by JC Fletcher 
{ May 8th 2008 at 7:00PM }
EA Sports' new "Freestyle" brand will feature more casual sports games than the Madden-type stuff found under the main EA Sports brand -- think EA Sports BIG, but in 2008. The first game to come out under the brand will be FaceBreaker, the cartoony boxing game. EA Sports president Peter Moore has already revealed a second Freestyle game, though an official announcement has yet to be made. The new exercise game will support Nintendo's Balance Board peripheral in much the same way that Wii Fit does.
To differentiate between Wii Fit and the new project, Moore describes a "Western," cardiovascular style of exercise, as opposed to the tai-chi-like anaerobic "holistic fitness" in Wii Fit. Which sounds like a great idea.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
seetrapp @ May 8th 2008 7:32PM
The picture makes it look like he just picked up the balance board and realized how blisteringly hot it is, so he screams in agony and is getting ready to throw it.
Invis @ May 8th 2008 8:14PM
Actually, it looks like a terrible Photoshop edit....
Charles @ May 9th 2008 9:19AM
Hehe... Yeah, the quality of the board is too high for the photo, i think a bit of blurring would've done the trick though...
Eddie @ May 8th 2008 7:33PM
boring
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) @ May 8th 2008 9:42PM
Why is James Lipton yelling at a Wii Balance Board?
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ May 9th 2008 7:41AM
While it's interesting to see other companies making plans for the board, somehow I doubt a game entitled "FaceBreaker" will sell as well to the masses as "Wii Fit".
Call it a hunch.
"hey mom, wii fit is fun, right? lets get FaceBreaker!"
Kenneth Johnson @ May 9th 2008 5:08PM
Facebreaker is their "cartoony boxing game" not their Wii Fit type game.
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ May 9th 2008 6:02PM
Ok, I must have read that too quickly the first go-round (and second). But you're right.