Customer Reviews

Eye Toy Kinetic With Camera

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In case your new to the ps2 eye toy. It is one cool toy. THis is the perfect entry into the eye toy market as well. Kenetic is lots of fun, and you get a great workout. Best of all, you get feedback as to how well you are doing. I am talking stats as to how well you performed today and relative to other outings. All in all it is a great purchase. The camera is placed on top of your tv, and then projects your image onto the screen. Throughout the game you have to do various tasks with your body to move objects around on the screen. This is worth it if you are looking for a solid title for the eye toy, or if you are just looking for a great workout.

I bought this game not as a video game but so I could have my own personal trainer without paying for a gym membership. I am two weeks into my 12 week routine and I LOVE it. The software is very well done and it really does have "real time feedback." If I'm leaning forward when I'm not suppose to while doing an exercise the trainer will say "try standing up straight." I am definitely getting a great work out. 10 more weeks and I'll let you know if it did any good or not. So far it seems to be helping.

I love that it builds on itself so that by week 12 you are doing more routines that are more intense. The one drawback is the camera is really sensitive - I have to make my kids leave the room because if they walk around in the background it picks up their movements and lowers my score.

If you hate the gym but have always wanted your own personal trainer "Kinetic" seems to be the way to go!

Got this for Christmas and absolutely love it! It works for everyone on any work out level, even for beginners.

There are two types of work out:

1. Routine Builder - basically you are on your own you get to pick exercises you are interested in.
2. Personal Trainer - basically you follow a 12 week program. It tracks your progress, it tells you when it is your rest day to avoid over exhaustion, it has a guide/advice on proper posture, breathing and technique. It has a good amount of stretching exercises in the beginning and end of each sessions. It even enhances balance of mind and body...very much like yoga. It also combines fluid movements like Tai Chi, rhythmic dance moves and kick boxing moves.

Needless to say, I love this game! If you're looking for a good sweat without the high fees of the gym, this is the game for you.

I wanted this workout "game" to get back into shape after having a baby. It is a great workout including cardio, combat, isolation for abs, arms or legs, and mind and body including yoga and tai chi-type exercises. I love that it tells you what day to work out (and if you don't you fail that day!) and it increases the intensity of the workouts based on your previous performance. There are several different workouts in each segment so each workout is truely unique to help prevent burnout. Your workouts are assigned a letter grade based on your performance so it motivates me to get the allusive "A", which is hard to achieve (and it should be!). I am in week 8 of the 12 week program and I can definintely feel my muscles are more toned and firm after not working out for a year. I love that Nike helped produce the game.

I recommend this game to anyone; however, I have issues with the eyetoy camera. You would think I would get how the camera works after 8 weeks but I still have problems. Sometimes it indicates that I touched something I was nowhere near, and sometimes it takes me 2 or 3 tries for it to register that I touched something. You're still getting the workout, but I'm working towards getting a good letter grade. I want credit for what I'm doing right. The combat exercises are frustrating as I have a hard time believing I'm not punching hard enough and often receive a 0 score. I've started working out at night as the sunlight from the windows makes the camera less responsive. There have been a couple of times that I've walked to the left of the screen and my body triggered the "try again" button after a cardio workout...so I had to do the 10 minute workout again as history has shown when I try to exit out of it, the game fails me for the day for quitting.

All in all I'm happy with the workouts, but just know that the camera takes some getting used to. I hope others have better luck with it than I have. My husband does the 12 week program also and he's lost 10 pounds and I've lost 9.

I feel like I am in a Sci-Fi movie when I play this. And play is the right word...I purchased the game with the camera to jump-start my working out schedule (I get married in Oct, and want to be a thinner, healthier bride). I usually get bored with anything I start, or the money is just too much. This game solves both problems. It is NOT boring in any way. I was a little disappointed with the first game I played on the 12 week program - Richochet, as the camera was not picking up all my movements, but I have since moved the camera and that seemed to solve the problem. I have now worked out for the first week (three workouts) and the system just gets better. I am having fun and am not so focused on the "OH MY I AM SO TIRED" aspect, but rather get involved with whatever the goals of the game are. In fact, after my most recent workout, I thought, Wow, I don't even feel like I worked out really -- until a day later, and the sore muscles kicked in. WOW! a work out I enjoy. !!! I definetly recommend this for kids of all ages (I'm 36)

Wow - that's all I can say. All the positive reviews really piqued my interest on this 'game'. Just got it a few days ago, and am SO IMPRESSED with all that's packed into it!!! It also teaches proper form for a ton of different toning and stretching excercises. This is going to become a regular part of my workout regimen. People of all fitness levels can enjoy this. This technology (interactive virtual trainers/serious home workouts) has got to be the wave of the future!!!

This game is great. My wife just had our second child and she isn't always able to get into the gym. This game allows her to keep up with her fitness at home. Our teenage daughter loves it too. It's not for a small room though. You don't have to have a ton of space, but you do need some area to move around in.

Very impressed by this game. The most difficult part is getting in the right spot on the camera and the lighing in the room. But the routines and different target zones are great.

I've Tried It For A Week And It Was A Really Fun Game And A Great Exercise And Workout Together In The Same Time!!
I Liked The Training Routine And The Accuracy Of The Camera And The Game
Fantastic Product And Excellent Game!!
Thnx Amazon!!
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The exercise is good, the graphics are fair, the voices are great but if you don't have great lighting in your home or wherever you setting this up, don't get it. I can use it on sunny days only and my house isn't that dark but dark enough it has trouble picking me up. It's not a bad exercise video at all, in fact the exercise is made into games so it's really fun. Give it a try as long as the lighting is good.