Nintendo Wii Fit - Effortless Way to Keep Yourself Fit

Who would have ever thought of enjoying games and at the same time remaining fit than ever before? One player in the gaming arena did think this and converted this idea into an all time hit game viz Nintendo Wii Fit. Wii Fit blends fitness with fun in a brilliant way and is designed for everyone be it young or even old. By playing Wii Fit a little every day it can surely work wonders to your health and fitness for you and your family indeed! It's an amazing exercising experience with Wii Fit.

Wii Fit was first released in Japan on 1st December, 2007 and in other regions in April and May 2008. While most of the Companies in the gaming arena have not been up to the mark in their recent quarterly figures, Nintendo has reported a whopping 34 per cent jump in their profits for the April-June quarter. Wii Fit comes with a the Wii Balance Board peripheral measuring a user's weight and center of gravity which in turn then calculates the user's body mass index when told of his or her height. Wii Fit balance board is a pressure sensitive, wireless balance board that senses weight and shift in balance in any direction ensuring that your movements are in full control of the on-screen activities.

The game has 40 different activities, divided into four key areas: Aerobic Exercise with 10-minute exercises, Yoga Poses for balance and stretching, Muscle Conditioning for controlled motions, and Balance Games like heading footballs and ski jumping. The game also tracks a user's "Wii Fitness Age" through a body test basing the result on the user's current age, weight, and balance.

By the way video games generally so far have been one of the major reasons for weight problems because of the sit-down activity. But Nintendo has in fact set out to get people in to shape and remain fit than ever breaking the stain surrounding video games with Wii Fit.

Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board can really turn your living room into a fitness centre. This game truly makes your Nintendo Wii console special indeed!

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World in Conflict - Excellent Story, Excellent Graphics, and Excellent Game Play

Immense destruction, beautiful graphics, and a chillingly plausible storyline. You want this in a Real-Time Strategy game? Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict delivers all this and so much more. World in Conflict (WiC) takes place in 1989, after the Cold War turned into World War Three. The single player plot puts you in control of a company of American troops trying to control a Soviet invasion of Seattle. I won't go into the story too much, but it is excellent, and more than once gave me goosebumps. However, multiplayer shines above even that, making for a very well-rounded game. WiC deserves its title of 2007 Strategy Game of the Year.

Single player puts you in the role of a Lt. Parker, just as the Soviets invade Seattle. The campaign is of average length, but involves good mission variety. WiC is not so much a typical RTS, with no base-building or resource management. Instead, the player gets a set amount of reinforcement points, which can be used to bring in different units. Once units are destroyed, their points eventually return to the pool, allowing you to repurchase additional units. Most units also have an offensive and defensive ability, giving them an extra push when needed. The other big point to the game is Tactical Aid. As you fight the enemy and take over control points, you gain TA points, which can be used for radar scans, artillery barrages, and airstrikes. It is extremely fulfilling to watch your artillery fall upon the enemy forces, or watch them walk right into your tank buster's line of fire. All portrayed in the most beautiful way I have ever seen in an RTS, with every object being destructible, and every artillery round leaving a crater.

As I said, multiplayer is where WiC comes into its own. Most servers are dedicated, not personally hosted, so there are always servers to be played on. When you enter a server, you can choose between the US/NATO or the USSR, and also a certain role. Multiplayer revolves around fulfilling your role, choosing from infantry, armor, air, and support. Infantry and armor are self-explanatory, air allows you to control helicopters, and support gives you powerful artillery and anti-air units. Different game types are also available: domination, which is taking more control points than the enemy; assault, where one side attacks the other's control points and then switches to defense on the same map; and tug-of-war, where one team must take a row of control points to push a frontline forward. The level of destruction is unprecedented, with up to 16 players throwing in dozens of air and artillery strikes upon the beautifully rendered scenery. Tactical nuclear weapons are also seen occasionally.

I will not lie; when I first saw WiC I was not overly excited, because it did not seem to reach the veteran RTS player. But after playing it for many hours, I can tell this will be one of my all time favorite RTS's. I love the story, I love the multiplayer, I love the graphics, and I love the gameplay. This is simply an awesome game. If you are looking to get into the RTS genre, then this is a great learning game for beginners. If you are an RTS vet and looking for something more, then WiC will deliver its great content in good fashion. I highly recommend World in Conflict, and will be playing it for time to come.

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