Switch's Ring Fit Adventure Feels Like Wii Fit With Stronger Gameplay Hooks
Written by Kevin Knezevic
Given the phenomenal success Nintendo found with Wii Fit--the series has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide--it comes as no surprise that the company would continue dabbling in fitness-inspired games. Last year saw the release of Fitness Boxing, and next month will bring Ring Fit Adventure, a clear spiritual successor to the Wii Fit line. Much like the hit Wii game, Ring Fit comes packaged with an unusual peripheral that translates exercises into in-game actions, but the upcoming title differentiates itself from Nintendo's previous fitness experiments by marrying exercise with stronger, RPG-inspired gameplay hooks.
We recently had a chance to go hands-on with Ring Fit Adventure at a demo event in New York. The centerpiece of the game is the titular Adventure mode, which takes you through a series of linear stages laden with obstacles, collectible items, and enemies. To maneuver through these levels, you strap the left Joy-Con to your leg and jog in place; the quicker you jog, the faster your on-screen avatar will move. As you play, you also hold the game's signature accessory, the circular Ring-Con, in your hands like a steering wheel and use it to perform in-game actions. Despite its simple appearance, the Ring-Con is actually an electronic device that can register your inputs. Squeezing it will fire off a gust of air, which can destroy certain objects and reveal hidden items, while pulling it will vacuum up coins and other collectibles.
As you make your way through stages, you encounter obstacles that require an extra bit of effort to traverse. Come to a staircase, for instance, and you'll need to do knee lifts to climb it, and you can fire a gust of air at the ground to propel yourself over chasms. As someone who can admittedly stand to hit the gym more, traversing stages in Adventure mode certainly felt like a proper workout and caused me to work up a sweat, but most intensive were the Fit Battles.
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