Slimming Down with Shape Up

14th June, 0 replies

Shape Up, Ubisoft, Xbox One

Motion controls and fitness games go together like chocolate and peanut butter, so it should come as no surprise that Ubisoft is bringing yet another workout game to Kinect for Xbox One. Shape Up is a collection of exercise-themed mini-games that puts a zany twist on many traditional forms of cardio and strength training. I had the opportunity to demo it at Microsoft’s booth at this year’s E3.

The first thing on the agenda was to wait for Kinect to scan my likeness into the game. This was a quick and easy process that resulted in lifelike video rendering of my body on-screen. While the image was fuzzy and there was a noticeable amount of delay at first between my movements in the real world and what was displayed on-screen, I was impressed that I could play as myself and not some outline or shadow. You can set the game to record your movements during certain poses. The game also records your performance during the mini-games; recordings which you can download in order to compete against someone else’s high score if you happen to be playing alone...

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