- Add new challenges to your performance with the Wii Balance Board. (Balance Board not included)
- EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp includes over 70 drills and challenges designed to improve strength, power and conditioning, as well as reaction skills, agility and first step quickness
- Track your heart rate on screen in real-time with the innovative EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp heart rate monitor to capture intensity and optimize performance over time
- The EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp Total Body Tracking wireless system uses motion sensors in leg and arm straps along with the Wii remote to register movement and provide complete freedom of motion
- Pick your favorite team, step into a stadium and train alongside your favorite players
Developed in collaboration with NFL strength and conditioning coaches, users will experience the thrill of competition while challenging friends and family in authentic NFL football drills with real NFL players. EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp with Total Body Tracking uses the included heart rate monitor and wireless motion tracking to provide a challenging workout and help deliver measurable results. It will link to the EA SPORTS Active online hub where users can share training results and challenge others to beat their personal best, as well as track progress toward specific fitness goals. EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp brings the real NFL training camp experience right into the living room. EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp is an exercise game for Wii that merges the established momentum that the EA Sports Active franchise has created in the genre with realistic NFL training camp routines to create the most challenging and focused exercise game developed to date. Game featu
List Price: $ 39.99
Price: $ 11.99
Great Idea, Very Fun, Perfect For NFL Fans!!!,
I think the key to losing weight when it relates to exercise is to find something that keeps you interested and coming back for more. This is an answer that is different for everyone. I am not seriously overweight, but I could lose 15-20 lbs (I have been around 206 lbs for the past year+ and should be 185-190 lbs). I am not a couch potato, I just haven’t found the right thing to keep me interested long enough to get myself to exercise day in and day out. When I heard about the new game by EA, I was instantly interested, being an NFL fan for nearly 20 years. I thought the idea was fantastic, and was quick to go out and buy NFL Training Camp, even at the $100 price point which is still a head scratcher to me.
Now this review is very very fresh, as I have only had the game for a very short time, and it was only released less than a week ago. However, right off the bat, I can see some of the pros and cons that jump out at me immediately:
PROS
- More than anything else, I love the concept. This will garner a lot of interest from males, and while its the same types of exercises found in EA Active, this is tailored to a non-female audience.
- There is a wide variety of workouts available, exercises, graphs, stats, etc. This game will keep you interested, as it’s not the same old stuff day after day.
- The heart monitor is really, really cool. The straps that go around your leg and arm are made well, and comfortable. I was very impressed by the quality of the hardware.
CONS
- I was very upset to see that in the very first workout that I did, the triceps exercise didn’t work correctly. I did things exactly as the game instructed me to, and it just wouldn’t work. I had to cheat and do something else to get past these exercises. I don’t know how EA would fix this bug. Can they patch this online? For the price point of this game, there better be bug fixes that can be downloaded and applied or I will NOT be happy.
- The package didn’t seem to come with instructions on how to tie the resistance band. This isn’t a huge matter, but when the game loaded, it should have first instructed me how to correctly tie these. I also feel that the band might break at some point. Probably not, but some more information for the first time user what they can and cannot do with the band should have popped up in a video to start.
All in all, I love the idea, but I am very concerned about future problems I am going to have with the game understanding what exercises I am doing. If EA can provide patches that can be applied online, my review goes up to 5 stars. If they do not, I will be dropping this down to 2-3 stars and contacting EA support. For $100 I expect things to work flawlessly, I don’t think that’s too much to ask.
Look for this review to be updated in the future, hopefully I can get in the habit of using this nearly every day.
**** RECOMMENDED (but holding out my final opinion until I get a better sense from EA how seriously they will be addressing issues)
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UPDATE 11/26/2010
The initial problem that I was having with the tricep exercises was due to the heart rate monitor being upside down. Shouldn’t the strap know if it isn’t in the right position?
So that issues is fixed, but today pushups wouldn’t register correctly.
However, I am really enjoying the 60 day challenge thus far, it gives a great sweat and is fun
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UPDATE 11/29/2010
Still loving this WII ‘game’ nearly a week later and am up to Workout #3 of the 60 Day Challenge. Already lost a pound but I’ll really start believing if my scale gets under 200 lbs. which I haven’t seen in years.
I’m bumping this up to ***** and making this a big recommendation. I still think it’s a little pricey, but it is what it is.
BTW 1 person suggested ditching the resistance band and just getting 10-15 lb. free weights. I think this is a great idea and don’t see any reason why this couldn’t be done.
***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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UPDATE 12/07/2010
Still using this 2 weeks later and it’s getting harder, even with the 60 day program on “easy”. One complaint that I have is that the game doesn’t alert you for routines when you need to keep the wiimote in your right hand, so sometimes you are yelling at the tv when something isn’t working. The programmers should have been able to note this as well if you didn’t have the remote in your hand for the exercises you need to hold it. Also, there are times when you are tired at the end and don’t want to have to look at the tv to figure out when to end the stretch hold, and the commentator doesn’t tell you to switch sides at the midway point. Somewhat minor issues, but worth noting. These don’t change my…
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|Not a Football Fan.. but…,
Well, I am a little hard to please, but I was overall pleased with this game. I am certainly sore today and I am in good physical condition and utilize Wii for working out quite a bit (My Fitness Coach, both previous EA Sports fitness games, Gold’s Gym cardio, etc.).
I didn’t really want this game; I went to buy the new EA Sports Active 2 game and it only comes with one set of sensors and needed a second set to do 2 player (thanks, Nintendo, for not selling those yet…) so I figured what the heck, I’d try the NFL game and at least I’d have another set of sensors. But, honestly, it’s pretty good.
I am still not thrilled with the basic exercises. Reps are a little faster than the old EA Sports games, but still drags a little. The EA Sports Active 2 game makes it fairly easy to use just weights, but this game seemed to really require I hold the remote, so I opted for the band, which I don’t like. Honestly, I probably will just stay away from that part of the game and do it with the upper body section of My Fitness Coach.
What makes this game good, though, are the cardio and combination drill exercises. You can make a workout just out of drills and most are “obstacle” course style and include segments for running, squats, and making football plays (quarterback drill, you throw balls to open receivers while doing foot fire with your feet… and my rear is sore from that!). Amd. because your brain is thinking about other things, the workout seems to fly by. The lunges are super hard to figure out… had some problems with that my first go around and had to watch the video (and my hubby never could get that to work and had to skip the exercise).
You do still have to use the remote quite a bit (and you’d imagine so with a football game) but at least there is no nunchuck cord to work around. And, if you set a custom workout on drills alone, you will work out pretty hard (my average heart rate last night on a set of 11 minutes of drills was 126, which I was happy about) and a 20 minute one this morning, I averaged 118. Seeing your heart rate is super nice.. you can adjust your intensity to make yourself work harder. It’s hard to get up to the higher numbers unless you’re running. But, I think it’s a pretty solid game and would appeal to many.
UPDATE***
I did a video review of this product if you’d like to take a peek. If you have not purchased and are just researching, it should give you a good rundown of the product and how it works. I’m still quite enjoying this after owning it for a month and highly recommend to people who like to exercise and burn calories, especially during the winter when running outside is difficult.
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|Perfect for the guy in your life who wouldn’t be caught dead “sweatin’ to the oldies”,
NFL Training Camp can best be described as “EA Sports Active with a shot of testosterone”. I’ve reviewed a number of Wii exercise games in my day, and I’ll admit, there have been times when for my reviews I’ve had to dance like a cheerleader or do step aerobics to songs like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. Admittedly, there are times I’ve thought to myself, “there has got to be a better solution for guys to work out”.
The best way to describe NFL Training Camp is that EA Sports combined two of their properties. With their longstanding licensing relationship with Madden NFL, EA Sports has access to official NFL team names, players, and assets like uniforms, stadiums, and logos. And recently, EA Sports released the excellent EA Sports Active 2, an impressive follow-up to their original workout title that brings with it new wireless heart-rate monitoring, leg-strap controls, and more interactive “video game” elements. In a brilliant move, they put the two together and built a training title that really does let you feel like you’re in the middle of an NFL training camp.
The game comes with the same hardware as EA Sports Active 2: a resistance band, a heart rate monitor that you strap to your arm, a motion tracker that you strap to your leg, and a USB receiver you plug into your Wii. If you buy both EA Sports Active 2 and NFL Training Camp, you’ll have two sets of motion trackers and leg controllers which you can use for two-player workouts on either game. You can optionally use the Wii balance board to track your weight, but otherwise it’s not used in any of the gameplay.
You start the game by creating your profile and your character, which you can associate with any NFL team. You even choose a real player to train alongside with.
There are two things I really like about NFL Training Camp. One thing is knowing that many of the drills are exactly what real NFL players do in their team workouts (In fact, EA Sports brought in actual strength and conditioning coaches from the NFL to consult on the training). The “Team Workouts” include fairly intense exercises such as foot fires, squats, heel lifts, lunges,and much more.
The second thing I really like is that many of the activities are interactive, like a real video game.
For example, there’s an activity called “QB Read and React” where different targets on the field will pop up, and you need to make an overhand throwing motion to toss the ball to the target–if your team’s logo is on the target. If you toss to an opposing team’s target, it becomes an interception. You also have only a time limit before you will be “sacked”, but you can do foot fires (running in place rapidly) to extend your “sack timer”. A similar game is “QB Window”, where you have to use a throwing motion to hit a target as it crosses the screen. Each time you do, you gain yards–four misses in a row without gaining 10 yards will mean you have to try again. There’s an “obstacle course” game which combines both of these. You can also play as a receiver, where you need to run a pattern (basically following on-screen prompts) to catch a pass.
There are a few kicking games as well. The “punting challenge” involves you, like an NFL punter, to try to punt a ball as close to the endzone without getting a touchback. You punt the ball by making a kicking motion with your foot. There’s also a “field goal” challenge where you have to time your kick with an on-screen cursor going across the uprights.
There are defensive activities too, involving virtual version of real NFL training accessories like running through ladders and tires. Then, you have to push a tackle sled by holding out your hands and running in place. The activities become real interesting when in addition to running in place, you need to throw your arm out to block tacklers and jump to avoid obstacles.
Like EA Sports Active, there are pre-designed workout regimens that you can choose from, or you can design your own custom workout with your favorite activities. There’s also a 60-day challenge where you can work out four days in the week (resting 3 days). You can chart your progress in terms of calories burned and challenges met, and even put it online to compare with friends, family, or anyone else on their online portal.
All in all, NFL Training Camp is a winner, and a great gift for the guy in your life who could use a little workout but is turned off by let’s say, less than “manly” titles. As with EA Sports Active 2, it’s a pretty good mix of more intense exercises and “fun” interactive exercises which keep the workout interesting and keep you coming back.
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