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Building on the success of her first videogame, star fitness trainer Jillian Michaels returns to Wii with a new and improved fast-paced, high-intensity workout in Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2010. Set on a rugged, Pacific jungle island, players will enter a Hell Week-style boot camp filled with many new features and workout modes for 2010, including more accurate motion tracking and a calendar system enabling the user to program routines on a period of up to 6 months. Finally, you'll never train alone with direct feedback and motivation from Jillian for greater results! Game design by health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels: > Features Jillian's motion-captured movements > Fitness routines created by Jillian > All-new audio from Jillian
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510 of 513 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay for die-hard fans of Jillian; for others, there are much better options.
November 7, 2009
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
After the fiasco that was Fitness Ultimatum 2009, you might be hesitant to buy the 2010 version. I was too. I've had the game for a while now and thought I'd break out the good and the bad.
The Good:
1) The exercises are definitely more intense than the ones you'll find on games like Wii Fit Plus or EA Sports Active. There's are nine exercises that use the Wii Remote (water pump, sledge swing, hip twist, oblique, side lunge, back kick, jumping jack, squat jacks, running) and nine that use the balance board (boat pose, crunch, swing kick, lunge kick, bicycle, side plank, pelvic thrust, push-up, closed push-up). Use of the balance board is optional.
2) The game is fairly well organized into three main sections:
a. "Workout Area", contains four choices: "Island Overview" allows you to quickly do one of 18 random exercises in one of 9 different environments, ranging from a cascading waterfall to a sunset on a pier. Great for if you want to exercise in a hurry. "Single Exercise" allows you to choose the specific exercise, location, music, and number of reps. "Circuit Training" lets you choose from five combinations of exercises that Jillian herself recommends for Total Body, Abs, upper or lower body. You can also customize five of your own circuits. "Resolutions" allows you to create a customer workout schedule over time for up to six months, or use a schedule that Jillian herself made.
b. "Jillian's Locker" is very obviously something that the programmers stuffed into the game to make it appear more substantial. It isn't substantial at all. "Outfits" contains outfits that you can dress your on-screen Jillian in. More of a gimmick than anything else, and the interface is confusing to navigate. "Diet Tips" and "Exercise Tips" contain a total of 14 one-line tips. Obviously put in here by a programmer in a vain attempt to make the "information" look more substantial.
c. "My Info" is an interesting area where you can set your profile (height, weight, age) and then see your stats (how much you exercised using the game and a chart of your weight loss over time). Overall I actually prefer the more "professional" presentation of this over the cartoony approach of Wii Fit, but again, the user interface is atrocious, with non-intuitive buttons and difficult controls.
3) While you're doing each exercise, the game will show an animated Jillian performing the exercise, showing you exactly how to do the exercise, complete with the Wii-mote or the Balance Board. You can use a 3-D camera to rotate and view exactly how to do it from any angle. This is a neat feature that isn't available on other games.
4) For the Wii, the graphics are not bad. The environments have rich graphical experiences and great background audio. When you're running through the jungle behind Jillian, you really feel like you're there running through a lush jungle. When you're on a dune overlooking a beach, you can see the wind and hear the surf pounding against the shore.
5) There is something cool about having Jillian as your "personal trainer", leading you through intense exercises, shouting out positive and negative reinforcement depending on how you do. The game does capture her intense, all-out style quite well.
The Bad:
1) The game is still extremely spotty in its use of Wii-Mote or Balance Board to measure how well you're doing the exercise. While marginally improved over the 2009 version, it's still not very accurate and a lot of it is "trial and error". In most cases the controller really doesn't add much to the experience and you're on the "honor system" to do the exercise right. Sometimes just flicking the remote lightly will trigger compliments from Jillian; other times you'll swear you're doing the right thing, but Jillian will berate you for not doing it right.
2) For any given exercise, once you press the "Start" button, the on-screen Jillian will start doing the reps for the exercise very rapidly, regardless of whether you are doing them properly or even doing them at all. Sometimes before I even get set, she's finished with the exercise already! Worse, there's no ability to "Restart", your choices are just Pause or Quit.
3) The overall user interface is horrific. There are a number of awkward or non-standard ways that controls and interface elements are programmed. Sometimes navigation through menus is unresponsive, sometimes buttons are so small you can hardly select them.
4) There are a limited number of exercises (9 balance board, 9 Wii-mote). This pales in comparison to the exercises provided in The Biggest Loser.
To sum up? I'd give it 3 stars out of 5. If you're committed to exercising, you'll get some benefit out of this, but there really aren't any huge innovations here. You'll find that Wii Fit Plus is more fun, EA Sports Active is more precise in its controls, and The Biggest Loser for Wii has a much larger variety of equally intense exercises. The main audience for this one are die-hard fans of Jillian Michaels who enjoy her no-hold-barred style and love the idea of her acting as your virtual personal trainer, even at the expense of a very polished video game experience. For the rest of us, the three titles I just mentioned are far better choices.
The Good:
1) The exercises are definitely more intense than the ones you'll find on games like Wii Fit Plus or EA Sports Active. There's are nine exercises that use the Wii Remote (water pump, sledge swing, hip twist, oblique, side lunge, back kick, jumping jack, squat jacks, running) and nine that use the balance board (boat pose, crunch, swing kick, lunge kick, bicycle, side plank, pelvic thrust, push-up, closed push-up). Use of the balance board is optional.
2) The game is fairly well organized into three main sections:
a. "Workout Area", contains four choices: "Island Overview" allows you to quickly do one of 18 random exercises in one of 9 different environments, ranging from a cascading waterfall to a sunset on a pier. Great for if you want to exercise in a hurry. "Single Exercise" allows you to choose the specific exercise, location, music, and number of reps. "Circuit Training" lets you choose from five combinations of exercises that Jillian herself recommends for Total Body, Abs, upper or lower body. You can also customize five of your own circuits. "Resolutions" allows you to create a customer workout schedule over time for up to six months, or use a schedule that Jillian herself made.
b. "Jillian's Locker" is very obviously something that the programmers stuffed into the game to make it appear more substantial. It isn't substantial at all. "Outfits" contains outfits that you can dress your on-screen Jillian in. More of a gimmick than anything else, and the interface is confusing to navigate. "Diet Tips" and "Exercise Tips" contain a total of 14 one-line tips. Obviously put in here by a programmer in a vain attempt to make the "information" look more substantial.
c. "My Info" is an interesting area where you can set your profile (height, weight, age) and then see your stats (how much you exercised using the game and a chart of your weight loss over time). Overall I actually prefer the more "professional" presentation of this over the cartoony approach of Wii Fit, but again, the user interface is atrocious, with non-intuitive buttons and difficult controls.
3) While you're doing each exercise, the game will show an animated Jillian performing the exercise, showing you exactly how to do the exercise, complete with the Wii-mote or the Balance Board. You can use a 3-D camera to rotate and view exactly how to do it from any angle. This is a neat feature that isn't available on other games.
4) For the Wii, the graphics are not bad. The environments have rich graphical experiences and great background audio. When you're running through the jungle behind Jillian, you really feel like you're there running through a lush jungle. When you're on a dune overlooking a beach, you can see the wind and hear the surf pounding against the shore.
5) There is something cool about having Jillian as your "personal trainer", leading you through intense exercises, shouting out positive and negative reinforcement depending on how you do. The game does capture her intense, all-out style quite well.
The Bad:
1) The game is still extremely spotty in its use of Wii-Mote or Balance Board to measure how well you're doing the exercise. While marginally improved over the 2009 version, it's still not very accurate and a lot of it is "trial and error". In most cases the controller really doesn't add much to the experience and you're on the "honor system" to do the exercise right. Sometimes just flicking the remote lightly will trigger compliments from Jillian; other times you'll swear you're doing the right thing, but Jillian will berate you for not doing it right.
2) For any given exercise, once you press the "Start" button, the on-screen Jillian will start doing the reps for the exercise very rapidly, regardless of whether you are doing them properly or even doing them at all. Sometimes before I even get set, she's finished with the exercise already! Worse, there's no ability to "Restart", your choices are just Pause or Quit.
3) The overall user interface is horrific. There are a number of awkward or non-standard ways that controls and interface elements are programmed. Sometimes navigation through menus is unresponsive, sometimes buttons are so small you can hardly select them.
4) There are a limited number of exercises (9 balance board, 9 Wii-mote). This pales in comparison to the exercises provided in The Biggest Loser.
To sum up? I'd give it 3 stars out of 5. If you're committed to exercising, you'll get some benefit out of this, but there really aren't any huge innovations here. You'll find that Wii Fit Plus is more fun, EA Sports Active is more precise in its controls, and The Biggest Loser for Wii has a much larger variety of equally intense exercises. The main audience for this one are die-hard fans of Jillian Michaels who enjoy her no-hold-barred style and love the idea of her acting as your virtual personal trainer, even at the expense of a very polished video game experience. For the rest of us, the three titles I just mentioned are far better choices.
256 of 262 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I started watching The Biggest Loser this year and fell in love with Jillian Michael's hardcore training style. I bought 2009 Ultimatum last year and gave up on it after I couldnt jump on the logs. I recently bought the biggest loser game and it is enjoyable from an exercise aspect and a fun aspect. The exercises in my opinion are somewhat easy,however it is a fun game and some calories are burned. I was really interested in how the new Jillian Michaels game would be because it was a different game maker and supposedly harder. With the reviews from a variety of sites lacking of what I wanted to know, I gave in and bought it myself. Here are the questions I wanted to ask before I got the game and the answers.
Are the controls more accurate?
The game has a different setup. It is strictly exercises such as running, squats and sledgehammer throws. I believe the sensor picks up the four quadrants of your body. Top right, Top left, Bottom Right Bottom Left. If the remote goes in this area during the exercise the green bar stays green and a beep comes on. If the remote does not go in this area the bar turns yellow and a wrong beep goes on. This system is fairly accurate. It takes a few sessions to get the idea of where the remote is suppose to go during the specific exercise, but when done correctly, you realize the proper form your body is in is correct. The game doesnt use the new motion accessory and is a different setup then 2009 with no mini games. For the exercises you do in this game, the motion pickup is sufficient.
Are there mini games and weigh ins?
This game is much more exercise based. I have never seen one of her exercise videos, but I am assuming it is similar to this game. It is a circuit workout of straight exercises. You run, lift similated water pails and do sit ups. You don't get extra levels if you work out harder or get more points if you complete it in a certain number of days. You either work out and do the game or don't. They do have a resolution calnedar which keeps you on a schedule or you can pick different areas to work out in or do single exercises. I personally believe this game could have been addded into the biggest loser game. The workout in this game is much harder, but much more benefitial. There is a little more interaction with Jillian, but more saying if you are doing a good job or to stop giving up.
Does this game give you a good workout?
In my opinion it does. It is a circuit workout and difficult to do. Each workout is done to a certain number of repetitions with time. The cycle is done twice. I have found personally, I am ready to quit in the middle of it and strongly looking forward to the end just like a regular hard workout. The biggest loser workouts I find are very minor movements and I barely get a sweat. The game is just straightforward workouts however. It takes a lot of dedication to continue to do them. The game doesn't have a lot of fun aspects to it, except you get a decent workout in. I use it along with the biggest loser game to help supplement the workout portion.
Is this game worth gettig?
I would recommend this game if you want to put in the time to workout on the wii. It does not have any mini games on it and is strictly an exercise game. There is no video of her doing the exercise and only a description and two pictures of how to perform the movement. This made my first time using the game fairly difficult, but after watching her do it on screen, the second circuit became easier. This game takes a lot of dedication. It seems like an easy game to get and become discoraged with because it is too long to do or too difficult. I find that I am sore after doing this game moreso then the others I have tried such as EA fitness or wii fit.
If you are a dedictated person and want to exercise with wii I would recommend this game as an add on to the biggest loser game or on its own. I enjoy it because as hard as it is, I feel like a got a decent workout after it is done and gives you the sense of accomplishment. If you have trouble getting the motivation to exercise I don't believe this game is for you. It is quite long and repeats the same exercises.
Are the controls more accurate?
The game has a different setup. It is strictly exercises such as running, squats and sledgehammer throws. I believe the sensor picks up the four quadrants of your body. Top right, Top left, Bottom Right Bottom Left. If the remote goes in this area during the exercise the green bar stays green and a beep comes on. If the remote does not go in this area the bar turns yellow and a wrong beep goes on. This system is fairly accurate. It takes a few sessions to get the idea of where the remote is suppose to go during the specific exercise, but when done correctly, you realize the proper form your body is in is correct. The game doesnt use the new motion accessory and is a different setup then 2009 with no mini games. For the exercises you do in this game, the motion pickup is sufficient.
Are there mini games and weigh ins?
This game is much more exercise based. I have never seen one of her exercise videos, but I am assuming it is similar to this game. It is a circuit workout of straight exercises. You run, lift similated water pails and do sit ups. You don't get extra levels if you work out harder or get more points if you complete it in a certain number of days. You either work out and do the game or don't. They do have a resolution calnedar which keeps you on a schedule or you can pick different areas to work out in or do single exercises. I personally believe this game could have been addded into the biggest loser game. The workout in this game is much harder, but much more benefitial. There is a little more interaction with Jillian, but more saying if you are doing a good job or to stop giving up.
Does this game give you a good workout?
In my opinion it does. It is a circuit workout and difficult to do. Each workout is done to a certain number of repetitions with time. The cycle is done twice. I have found personally, I am ready to quit in the middle of it and strongly looking forward to the end just like a regular hard workout. The biggest loser workouts I find are very minor movements and I barely get a sweat. The game is just straightforward workouts however. It takes a lot of dedication to continue to do them. The game doesn't have a lot of fun aspects to it, except you get a decent workout in. I use it along with the biggest loser game to help supplement the workout portion.
Is this game worth gettig?
I would recommend this game if you want to put in the time to workout on the wii. It does not have any mini games on it and is strictly an exercise game. There is no video of her doing the exercise and only a description and two pictures of how to perform the movement. This made my first time using the game fairly difficult, but after watching her do it on screen, the second circuit became easier. This game takes a lot of dedication. It seems like an easy game to get and become discoraged with because it is too long to do or too difficult. I find that I am sore after doing this game moreso then the others I have tried such as EA fitness or wii fit.
If you are a dedictated person and want to exercise with wii I would recommend this game as an add on to the biggest loser game or on its own. I enjoy it because as hard as it is, I feel like a got a decent workout after it is done and gives you the sense of accomplishment. If you have trouble getting the motivation to exercise I don't believe this game is for you. It is quite long and repeats the same exercises.
73 of 77 people found the following review helpful
By N. Mungar
Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I was searching Amazon for a fitness game for Wii and came across Jillian Michael's Fitness Ultimatum. I had not yet read the reviews on previous versions and didn't know how bad they were. I watched the teaser video and my first impression was that this was the game I needed. Jillian appeared to be very motivational. I ordered the game and when it arrived I immediately tried it out.
It didn't seem to bad and I set up my fitness challenge for the next day. I wanted to work on my core and abs so I set up both areas. I thought that I could do one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I was wrong. Once you start the challenge you are stuck doing both parts; even if you don't have enough time. If you try end it after you do the first one, it doesn't save your data and you're stuck re-doing it.
To make matters worse, this game is not for beginners. The sit-ups are excruciatingly hard and there is no option to put in if you're a beginner or not. I thought I was going to die when Jillian asked me to do 90 sit-ups in one go (I've never been able to do maybe more than 10 or so in one shot and not at the difficulty she posed).
I did not find this game to be fun and didn't want to play it again. Luckily, my Biggest Loser game for Wii arrived and so I'm not completely stuck without fitness.
If you're a beginner, I would not recommend this game. It appears to be more for people who already have a fitness regime and are in shape.
It didn't seem to bad and I set up my fitness challenge for the next day. I wanted to work on my core and abs so I set up both areas. I thought that I could do one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I was wrong. Once you start the challenge you are stuck doing both parts; even if you don't have enough time. If you try end it after you do the first one, it doesn't save your data and you're stuck re-doing it.
To make matters worse, this game is not for beginners. The sit-ups are excruciatingly hard and there is no option to put in if you're a beginner or not. I thought I was going to die when Jillian asked me to do 90 sit-ups in one go (I've never been able to do maybe more than 10 or so in one shot and not at the difficulty she posed).
I did not find this game to be fun and didn't want to play it again. Luckily, my Biggest Loser game for Wii arrived and so I'm not completely stuck without fitness.
If you're a beginner, I would not recommend this game. It appears to be more for people who already have a fitness regime and are in shape.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exercise
I choice that DVD to add a different workout to my program. I have use J. Michael DVD before. I want to try it wii
Published 5 days ago by Beverly A.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Daughter wanted something to get her exercising
Well the daughter wanted something to get her going. She wants to loose weight. And she asked me to get something for her. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ibleroy37
1.0 out of 5 stars
Slow load and is not user friendly.
Too slow for a quick workout. Extras are fun but do not have explanations. Have others years too, hoping for improvements each year but unfortunately have not seen them.
Published 1 month ago by Jzoom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great work out, good cardio
Great work out. Works very well with WII board. Will use over and over. Woul purchase more of this kind.
Published 1 month ago by Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Workout
For someone like me just gettting back into it and kinda chubby. I can do most of this stuff and there is variety so I haven't tired of it. I actually enjoy it.
Published 1 month ago by Ron Hendry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great workout
Jillian is still tough as an avatar! It will definitely have you working up a sweat!
I would recommend this as an alternative if you are getting in a workout "rut"... Read more
I would recommend this as an alternative if you are getting in a workout "rut"... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stephanie Roybal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good excising tape Juillian encourages you as you exercise.
Juillian michaels is a good encourager in this tape. I hadn't ex cerise in a long time like most of America and I am out of shape. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Littlesister
1.0 out of 5 stars
This one put me to sleep
This game is so slow paced that it literally put me to sleep rather than motivated my wife and I to work out. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alex Perez
4.0 out of 5 stars
Recieved item very quick.
Like Jillian Michaels and couldn't wait to try her Fitness Ultimatum. I love it, I have several of her DVDS. Great price and fast delivery too.
Published 3 months ago by mary ann bowser
4.0 out of 5 stars
great product..packaging.. ummm
I love this workout....very interactive, and its a lil weird when Jillian shouts at you when you think you're phoning it in.... Read more
Published 3 months ago by SeaDips
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