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Biggest Loser, The

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8.6 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Blitz Games

Genre(s): Fitness

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 6, 2009

Summary

Now you can become "The Biggest Loser" in the comforts of your own home! Shape and tone your body with our interactive fitness video game. Our amazing trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels guide you along the way with their expert advice and their unique motivation styles. Choose a 4, 8 or 12 week program and The Biggest Loser fitness game builds a workout and nutrition plan for you so you can reach your fitness goals. Trust us: it's not just a workout for the thumbs, it's a workout for the entire body - and the entire family! You’ve seen the show. You know how intense the workouts can be. Well guess what? Expect no less from your Wii experience. Our diet and exercise programs incorporate all of the expertise of The Biggest Loser trainers and doctors, while taking full advantage of the Wii's technology. You'll do cardio, upper, lower body circuit routines and yoga monitoring your progress every step of the way. Set goals for yourself and compete with friends or family - or compete with yourself! It’s up to you to decide how you can change your body, and your life. [THQ]

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What The Critics Said

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Worth Playing

Fans of the show will enjoy this title immensely, while others can still get a lot out of the content offered here, especially if their only exposure to exercise is Wii Fit.

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IGN

The Biggest Loser impressed me. While this game certainly has some flaws in its motion tracking and lacks the polish of some of the higher budget fitness games from bigger publishers, when it comes to finding a workout that can get your heart pumping, The Biggest Loser can compete.

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Da Gameboyz

One might be quick to pass a title like this off as an attempt to cash in on a popular TV show. Heck, we see it all the time. There is real value here though....The game is an extension of the show in that it provides a new way of enabling people to lose weight and this deserves praise.

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GameZone

The harder players work out the better the avatars will look at the end of their program. This is a neat extra incentive to continue to play this game.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

J L gave it a9:
The exercises are tough but not too hard on my knees/joints(a problem I had with both EA Active and My Fitness Coach). I really like how smooth the circuits are without having to use extra thigh straps/bands. I like this much better than EA Active. Like Anna, I also am skeptical of Jorge's review, I found the game to be very responsive, sometimes it did take me a few tries to figure out the speed and correct placements for an exercise but overall it works very well you just have to perfect your form/pace(which is not easy, but most things worth doing aren't exactly easy). I think that is true with any exercise/workout. I found the game to be easy to use, not too complicated(you can change your exercise schedule by clicking unlock schedule and moving the workouts to different days, and I figured that out without reading the instructions) I think there is a little room for improvement(like some of the recipes don't tell you how many servings they make--example: Quick Rice Pudding" in desserts) but overall it's a very motivating/beneficial game to me, it definitely feels like it is going to be the help I need to push me past a hard plateau I've been on for several weeks.

James M. gave it a10:
I'm a huge fan of the show and now I'm a huge fan of the game. The Biggest Loser really delivers a punishing workout. The routines look as if they have been very carefully created to give you a properly balanced workout! I was really sweating - and now that I've been using this game properly for nearly a week I have even lost a few pounds too. I'll be following the 12 week program and hopefully losing a lot of weight! It's very easy to use, the controls are really simple and most of all IT WORKS!

Anna A. gave it a10:
I'm a huge fan of the show and have a lot of respect for what it has done to change people's lives. I picked up the game and am amazed at the intensity of the workout. The routines, recipes and lifestyle tips are really great and getting me to start up a long-overdue fitness regime. I am skeptical of Jorge's review--how would he have insight into the attention given to the game by the developer? Seems like a planted review. I had no issues with controls or the game's presentation.

Jorge U gave it a1:
Based upon the hit TV show, The Biggest Loser starts well with Bob Harper and Jillian Michael's fantastic personalities. Soon after you'll realize that their inclusion in the game can't cover up the fact that the presentation is too complicated and unfriendly. If you can make it past those hiccups, you'll find the most damning evidence of a game that didn't get a lot of developer attention. The gameplay, essentially the way the game reacts with motion controls, is off. You'll do the exercises and the game doesn't register it at all, or it'll register some movement that I've never done. It's mostly because of the gameplay issues that I cannot recommend this game and give it the harsh low score it received.

Jill U gave it a10:
This is the best workout game i have played on the Wii. You really sweat! Bob an Jillian have different styles of working with you (I like Bob better), and the added benefits of lifestyle aspects like recipes are perfect.

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