During Nintendo’s “Blue Ocean” period two console cycles ago, a variety of once niche and unique genres were suddenly thrust into the spotlight as gaming’s reach expanded further than ever before. On the Wii and DS, anything could be sold as a game, from brain exercises to cooking manuals to whatever the heck Wii Music was. Arguably the biggest fad to come out of this era were fitness games, ushered in by Wii Fit. That game is no doubt the title most associated with exercise games from the era, but it wasn’t the best in the genre. As somebody who spent a lot of money on fitness titles in a desperate bid to finally conquer his weight issues, I went through several before I found EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp.
Nearly every day for three months, I would wake up before work and get in my daily NFL Training Camp routine. Where Wii Fit forced players to decide which workouts they wanted to do, Training Camp did all the thinking for me. I just turned it on, put on the “Total Body Tracking” equipment, and tried to keep up. Combined with a healthy diet, I ended up losing 30 pounds with that game.
That was eight years ago. The weight I lost has returned with a vengeance. Gym memberships don’t really do much for me without an expensive personal trainer, so when I saw Fitness Boxing for the Nintendo Switch, I thought it might be my chance to once again get my health in order.
Source: Destructoid Review: Fitness Boxing