Zumba fitness PS3 Move video game quick review/demo 11/18

Got the game today (11/18) and now wish I'd waited to see some of the reviews first. My first impressions are not good. The game has some overall good points (music) but the hip belt controller holder concept is a big FAIL. When I had the controller in the belt holster, during play it easily hit the buttons that paused the game, so i took it out and held it instead... and discovered I could wave it around in any manner, even sitting, and get great scores. And the tutorials are kinda useless --- they don't count steps or tell you when to switch sides or... anything. It's all just watch and copy, no vocal instruction. And they are set at a ridiculous pace, which is what I'm demonstrating here. Just move a teeny bit faster and bam! tutorial over! If you could return video games... not sure I'd keep this one.


Just found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsSrq3HBa7A

Now this is what the tutorial SHOULD have been like!
I can enjoy the game more now after seeing steps broken down like that. :)

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• zumba
• fitness
• video
• game
• Playstation
• PS3
• Move
• review
• demo
• tutorial
• controller
• dance

[mike101486]

thanks for this video! i probably would've bought this game for my mom f it weren't for this upload.

[dogsratsfishcats]

@mike101486

You're welcome, glad it helped :)

[pnoyguitar]

I was thinking buying this game, to get in shape..not for the scores or points.

[dogsratsfishcats]

@pnoyguitar

If you don't care about the points and scoring, you could definitely still get a good workout just by mimicking the moves. But if that's the case, I'd say maybe just buy some of the Zumba dance DVD's used on Amazon or something, and save some money.

[Robssesed]

If you believe this video game does not work then you are not motivated...The point of the game is to help you loose weight, or simply have a fun exercise. it's not to complain about how the remote"grades you". If the remote falls out and you've figured the whole "circle movement" thing out, then just hold it in your hand and dance anyway! the point here is to sweat watch and follow, yes Zumba is about mimicking moves. Eventually choreographies are somewhat memorized but they will make you sweat

[jojuwa]

i just think your lazy , and as long as you move your working out , the whole point is to move your body !!

[dogsratsfishcats]

@animalgirl156

You are right... in the second part of your sentence :) I was referring to the 4th word in that sentence, the "your lazy". My lazy what? ( Yeah, yeah.. I know, my lazy fat ass ) ;)

[dogsratsfishcats]

@daisylovesmoy

well, I care that it doesn't register the movement properly. That's kind of the point of having a game and controller --- if I didn't want that part to actually work correctly, I could have just bought some Zumba DVDs, right?

Yes, I can still follow along. Just demonstrating here that if like me, you expect it to follow your movements and score accurately, you will be disappointed.

[mike101486]

@Robssesed oh yes, but the point of this video is to show that the game doesn't really respond well with the ps move... i'd rather go watch youtube than buy the game if sweating is all there is to it. you can have dance lessons on youtube that wont grade you anyway.... get it?

[mike101486]

@dogsratsfishcats hahahaha...nice!

[daisylovesmoy]

yes the point is to move and dance. you can either fake movements by just moving controller and doing nothing so whats the point? or you can really work out who cares if it registers the movement. its always up to you to do it.

[newyor113]

xD this game is sucks :P