Since the time Wii was launched, and Wii Sports showed that games related to fitness would do very well on Nintendo’s next generation console, many game developers were open to explore that genre. Now Namco Bandai Games has revealed a new game, Active Life: Athletic World for the Wii.
Overview of Active Life Athletic World:
- Combining the motion sensing Wii Remote with a custom mat controller, the game lets players use their whole body to participate in more than10 fun and unique activities and multiplayer challenges. Building upon the Wii Remote’s unique attributes, Active Life: Athletic World introduces a custom mat controller that lets gamers control the on-screen action with a combination of hand gestures and movements with their feet across the mat’s eight sensor pads.
- From rowing and dodging obstacles on a white-water rafting expedition to clearing an obstacle course, each of the game’s more than 10 activities features a unique control scheme designed to provide an active and fun gameplay experience. Keeping track of each gamer’s in-game accomplishments, Active Life: Athletic World provides detailed information on personal best scores and times as well as updates on the progress of their friends and family with the game. The game also supports exceptional competitive and multiplayer challenges for up to two players such as mine cart racing and rope climbing on a single mat.
Makoto Iwai, Executive VP & COO, Namco Bandai Games comments, “By combining the motion-based Wii Remote and a custom gaming mat to offer an entirely unique gaming experience, Active Life: Athletic World delivers extraordinary interactivity as players use their whole body to take control of the game. With a wide range of timeless games that everyone can enjoy as well as cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements, Active Life: Athletic World is sure to get the whole family off the couch and into the fun.”
Active Life: Athletic World is being developed in-house by Namco Bandai Games. The game is expected to release in 2008.