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Both my wife and I are fans of Jilian Michaels and expected a product with her name on to be as intense as she is in the show. Unfortunately, we were dissapointed with this game. The WII Fit game package has better workouts, trainers and sensitivity of the system. The idea behind the game is good and has merit, but we found that the interaction with the remote control, numchuck and WII Fit board is lacking. The game makes you earn health tips by completing workouts and training events. The events are also ingenous ideas, but the slow and uncoordinated response from the controlers make the game frustrating. For a novice fitness person, the workouts will probably be fine, and the tips will be informative. Bottom line: If you are already in shape, stick to the WII Fit game that comes with the board, or even with the WII Sports game. You will find those challenging. Don't expect to get any new information from the Jilliam Michaels game, and definitely don't expect any challenging workouts.Read full review
I’m a detail person; just skip down to PRO/CON’s if you want quick. OVERALL: Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 did not turn out to be as expected. This is better as a game with multiple levels of aerobic activity than a physical workout training session. The JMFU2009 boasts if you have no time for the Gym-No problem! J. Michael’s challenges you w/ a fun yet intense workout of rigorous exercise routines. I found there are many activities that do get your heart pumping, but it's not like you are performing specialized fitness routines. I give this game 3 out of 5 stars because it does have some fun things, yet, it’s just not all it advertised. The GAME: You will create an avatar. There are 4 different training activities: Weight loss, Intervals, Strength trainin, & Hill climb. Each one targets a different area of need. You can set the amount of training time from 5 to 60 minutes. Additionally, you can choose if you want a Light, Medium, or Hard training session. Option for custom workout & have the ability to choose your own 5 activities. It allows multi-player, but you will not be able to use the balance board. This limits the way the activities are performed. You also earn Fitness Tips as you complete different activities. The more time you spend the more tips you earn. Games/Activities: Paint grenade toss, Cannon attack, Handcar pump, Tire Trail, Rowing, Monkey bars, Log jump, Log walk, Boxing, Punching bag dodge, and Running. PROS/CONS: Pro: Lots of variety in activities - you can do them with or without Wii balance board. Each activity is done a little differently depending on if the balance board is used or not. Pro: Many of the activities if done correctly will really get your heart pumping. Pro: Ability to use two controllers which gives you more mobility than the controller/nunchuck combo. Pro/Con: some tips are useful; some are no brainers! Pro/Con: ability to change the music; however, you can go forward or backward only one song at a time – what a nuisance. Con: Difficult to figure out some features as the booklet that comes with it is not very detailed. Con: Hard to find your way around initially, until you start playing with it. Con: Not enough time given to read instructions about how to perform activity. Con: Some of the movements, if they are supposed to replicate a sports movement, don’t seem to be very clear or clean in the action to get the avatar to move. Con: Limited Avatar choices, limited changes to the avatars, limited clothing options, no hair choices. Con: When trying to run with the controller/nunchuck combo, you feel limited because of the connection not being very long. Con: Controller/nunchuck combo not very good when doing log walk you need to extend your arms –you cannot do this because the length on the cord is too short; unless you’re 6 years old. Con: you can cheat the workout portion & just get the game to behave – thereby defeating the workout you should be getting Overall, it seems to be more a fun game than a fitness challenge. If you are looking for correct movement – this really doesn’t help in that area. If you are trying to decide between JMFU2009 and the Wii-Fit – choose the Wii-Fit. If this is just something extra you want to add to have more variety, then I supposed it’s good for that. Everyone is different, and the features I don’t care for, perhaps someone else thinks are great. :)Read full review
I love Jillian, but this game is dark and slow to capture my movements. There are places I can be running full speed on my board and it barely moves my avatar. Most of the scenes are very dark and lack detail. The setting is very 'boot camp' which is what I thought I wanted, but compared to Wii Sports Resort, I realize I miss the lively color, sounds and other distractions. What I DID love about this game is the ability to weigh yourself, make your avatar (Mii) in your own image, including the application of your weight! The digital weight was a shock for me, since I have not weighed myself in a very long time. It was a shock I definitely needed to experience. There are additional rewards as you go along and it does track your progress. My only problem is the motivation to get to that disc. I know that may sound super lazy, but consider that I could be playing table tennis with brightly colored people or jumping on waves in the water or any number of imaginative games out there. Jillian's designers need to brighten up the place, tighten the action, and keep all the great tracking tools and tips! I would buy it again, but I do use it less than other games. Anita Nelson @ModelSupplies & DNAshopperRead full review
This disc was not quite what I expected. I bought it, set up my avatar, and did a 30 min. workout and a 10 min. workout. The general layout is OK, but there is no easy way to exit the game. You have to actually remove the disc. The basis of the work out session is good, and the actual exercises have the potential to be intensive. The actual interaction with the Wii system seems to be a little lacking. You have to hold or shake the remote in a particular manner in order to get the movements to register with the system, but once y ou figure out what type of movement the system is looking for it is pretty easy to repeat. I would rate this as an average workout. I did like the fact that you can either customize and choose which "moves" you want to do or you can let the Wii choose them for you. I believe this is a good supplement to the Wii fit workout, but I would not consider it a good replacement.Read full review
Okay, I am hooked on the T.V. show "The Biggest Loser." I want to be the biggest loser in my house. I have only played this game once, so far. I can pretty much figure out to play a game without reading the manual. I'm not sure if reading it would have help me or not, but the game was at times, not easy (i.e. throwing the grenades). I definitely worked up a sweat choosing my own work out and then competing with my cheating 8 year old son. The next day I had sore muscles from lots of squats. Each level of workout you complete, you unlock one fitness tip. I wish you could pick which catagory to unlock a fitness tip. I also wish there was more information on how you can get a great overall workout. Like I stated before, it could be in the manual. All in all, it is a good game. You get out of it what you put into it. I think I like Wii Fit better.Read full review
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