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| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $31.95
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 471
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: artificial_life_simulation_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 16410
Model: 16410
UPC: 008888164104
EAN: 0008888164104
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Loving it! July 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was skeptic at first when considering this "game" for purchase. However, I am so glad I did! The character coach is adorable and very motivating! When I do not make goals or end up having an "unbalanced" day, the game never makes me feel bad about it. I love the ersonalized challenges and even though I considered myself knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition in general, I still have learned a lot from the quizzes and tips sections! Totally worth the time and money! br /
 Great idea, but needs many improvements July 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this game back in December 2007, so you can imagine how excited I was to receive it. At first, I loved it. I had no idea how sedentary I was until I tracked my steps with the pedometer. I thought it was very cool that the pedometer hooked up directly to the DS and uploaded the steps automatically. I found the challenges cute and helpful. I found myself moving around alot more to get my steps in. It has been a pretty good motivator, but 2 weeks later I have not lost any weight. br /br /The lack of weight loss, however is not my complaint. The pedometer itself is chunky and obtrusive and yesterday the clip on it broke. When I first received it, it was extremely difficult to clip on my waistband. I think that a spring-loaded clip would be much more durable, but the clip on it is basically immovable. The good news is that you can still input your steps in the game manually, but now I get to shell out some more money on a new pedometer.br /br /Since I pre-ordered this item, I only paid $29.95 on it, but I still think I paid too much. Even though I'm still planning on using the game as a weight-loss aide, if I were to do it all over again, I would buy a pedometer (the one I just bought to replace it is Omron HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer with Advanced Omron Health Management Software, but you can still use a cheap, run-of-the-mill pedometer), wait until the price of this game goes down to about $19.95 and reconsider buying it even then.
 Not perfect but a fun start! July 13, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The challenges aren't always 100% possible, but you don't have to take on a challenge...well unless you ask for the surprise challenge. If you take one and it's too daunting, there's no penalty. It just tells you that to try and pick challenges that fit your lifestyle. I'm 8 months pregnant and I'm managing just fine. br /br /It encourages you to exercise and watch your food intake and based on questions asked at the beginning, it gives you a goal to reach for. It's not an exact science as sometimes you have to fudge the food tracker, but it's a great little start for on the go.br /br /The pedometer isn't the best. It's bulky and I find that it keeps resetting if I bump into something. But here's good news...you don't have to use it. If you want to get something better, the one that comes with the game is a good start. And you can manually enter steps, it will prompt you that the pedometer isn't inserted and then you just use the +/- to add or remove steps. br /br /I like that it gives you a goal of steps and if that's just too much for you, it lowers it. And there are coaching lessons and mini-games full of tips and tidbits. If you are just getting serious, it's a great place to start. If you are already well in shape, probably not for you.br /br /The one and only thing I hate is when you update your weight and you've lost say 2 pounds...it says "Oh, you're BMI hasn't changed at all and you should really consider losing weight!" Well DUH!!! It could be a little more encouraging in that moment when you are actually making the movements downward.
Health is totally fun! July 12, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a person who has struggled with eating disorders in the past and is looking to improve her health habits without getting mired in the muck of "weight goals", I was uncertain about this game at first. I have been afraid to start a health plan because I was afraid that it might get out of my control and I would end up with a recurrence of my illness. But I decided to try this game, partly because of some of the complaints of people who had played it, such as the fact that you don't enter your intake in precise Weight Watchers-style way. Keeping lists of exact "inputs" and "outputs" is a characteristic of anorexia; I had several notebooks full of that info and it is a slippery slope once you start doing it. Another complaint was that if your BMI is normal and you are trying to lose weight, this game won't help you do it. If the game helped you lose weight when you were at a "normal BMI", it would be fostering an eating disorder, so I'm glad it asks you to maintain your weight by eating and exercising in equal measures. Many diets are a very mild form of eating disorder, so one should always be careful and watch for signs of illness in yourself when starting one. But this game is a sane way to approach health improvement. It stresses that small changes make big differences in the long run. The long run is key here. Drastic is not applauded by your (totally cute) stick figure weight loss coach.br /br /I did not buy this game hoping to lose a megaton of weight. I just wanted something fun that helped me keep my nutrition and fitness goals on track, and for that this game is great. I love the challenges. I love the coaching sessions which focus on energy and health rather than obsessing over the number on the scale.br /br /And for people who do want to slim down, this is actually a good way to do it. I think that one would be hard pressed to exhibit her latent eating disorder tendencies using a game like this. It doesn't let you. It's always talking about how as you increase your activity, you must increase your food intake in order to build muscle and keep a steady energy level. br /br /It's not for those who might be training for a marathon, but if you would like to improve your health and maybe lose a little weight in the process, this is an excellent game for you. This game should be called "My Health Coach". I'd be way more excited about advertising how awesome it is to people if that were the case. But it is. Awesome.
 Creative title but flawed July 11, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this game not knowing what to expect. It is fun and helpful in many ways. The 'coach' is a cute stick figure who motivates you through funny sounds, expressions, and actions. The distance 'reward' system is well-done. For every task or challenge you successfully complete, you get mileage which eventually adds up to walking The Great Wall of China or whatever. It is a good, graphic way to illustrate your progress.br /br /Now for the downside....You have to enter all physical activity food you eat on the day it happens...no going back the next day to enter that just before midnight snack or last minute exercise. This is tremendously inconvenient unhelpful. It negates much of the value of the program for me. The other unhelpful thing is that you account for your calories by selecting from groups of general foods; if you ate something unusual, you have to take your best guess as to its equivalent.br /br /As many have noted, the supplied pedometer is clunky falls off constantly, but that is an easy remedy, you just use another pedometer.br /I use the Omron walking style pedometer which can be carried in your pocket, records distance, calories burned, keeps a record of all the steps you've walked for the past 7 days.br /br /That said, this is a fun simple program which might work particularly well for overweight children. In fact, I'm guessing that's it's target demographic.
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