When I dance I want to actually dance, not stand and shake my hips around and gyrate over and over and around and around which I find boring. Each location features an impressive number of songs, with each collection lasting around 20 to 30 minutes, and the music and movements feel different by region. What I like about World Party as well as the other Zumbas is the ability to make custom playlists. That said, there is a training mode that allows you to isolate each dance move and practice it in normal or slow motion. Much. Although it's not much different than its three popular predecessors, selling more than nine million games in total, the new "World Mode," enhanced graphics, and all-new … What I like about World Party as well as the other Zumbas is the ability to make custom playlists. World Party brings the dance-inspired workout into your living room by taking you around the virtual world to experience a large variety of rhythmic traditions. Unlike Zumba 2, which is mostly Latin music, remember that this also contains Polynesian, Russian, and Indian music. Zumba Fitness World Party also adds a number of videos that reflect their world "tour" as they were making the game and other inspirational videos to help get you "pumped up" and ready to play the game. It’s smart, because it grounds what you’re doing and sets up tangible fitness goals, which are essential motivators. 2nd, the amount of time that you do zumba and the calorie counts are lumped together in a week setting. Some dances are very intricate and no matter how many times I try the song I can not figure out the steps. I love zumba in and of itself but rarely find the time to attend a real class. Plus several songs are very short, maybe 2 minutes or less. Metacritic Game Reviews, Zumba Fitness World Party for Xbox One, Zumba Fitness World Party is a home workout game that helps players burn up to 1,000 calories per hour as you immerse yourself in … I've been a faithful Wii user since 2009 with Wii Fit and Wii Sport Resort as our fitness routines. https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/10/zumba-fitness-world-party-review The American dances, I like though, being American and liking hip hop. The music was great and fun to dance to. So I'm not a kid let's just say i was born in the 50s as that great poet Sting once wrote. The thing is, it didn’t seem to care – it kept flashing words like “Hot!” and “Nice!” though neither adjective could be reasonably used to describe what I was doing. I finally kicked down and bought a wii mainly to get Just Dance and did get more than one of those games and love them as well but also really like Zumba just as much. Fun. The graphics are great. Your Score 0 Summary: Zumba Fitness World Party is a home workout game that helps players burn up to 1,000 calories per hour as you immerse yourself in the movement and music of exotic global destinations. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Let's face it, I'm not exactly young anymore, but I almost feel young when I'm dancing. If not, you’re better off signing up for some classes first. I own every DVD and all the previous games for the Wii and the PS3. I love that this game incorporated songs and dances from around the world. We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, See all details for Zumba Fitness World Party - Nintendo Wii, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. For one thing, and it may sound weird, the dancers are nicer to look at. Zumba Fitness: World Party won’t turn you into the next Fred Astaire, but those with an interest in dancing and some pre-existing talent will find plenty to enjoy in the various global dances. I have never been able to stick to any fitness routine before this but zumba fitness is a lot of fun and exciting. 20 Minutes makes it very easy to do daily. I love to dance and I've always wanted to try Zumba but living in the Bush in AK, there's not much chance of that. Every Wii I put the game into suggests to go to the Wii Manual for help, and it leads literally nowhere. Now, after three successful outings on the Wii, Majesco's bringing the Zumba-boom a new Nintendo console with Zumba Fitness: World Party for the Wii U. The Xbox One’s Kinect sensor (which displays its reading of you on the lower corner of the screen) always appeared to do a fine job of tracking my movements accurately. The tutorial mode is robust and very detailed, yet easy to understand. Here is the reason why I gave a 3 star rating. I have been doing zumba for about 3 years now. So I don't do many reviews here, but since I am a Zumba Addict I thuoght this one might be fun. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. If you’re new to Zumba as a workout and want to learn more, World Party is a tad too forgiving to be a good instructor. Zumba Fitness World Party is worth playing for the simple fact it gets you up off your couch and in front of your TV dancing, exercising, and enjoying music from around the world -- with visuals that compliment the music. And 3rd, I am not sure that the amount of calories lost during each song are accurate. I'm one of those who haven't taken a live Zumba class. My Wii is up to date and should be able to play this game, it can play other brand new games with no problem, but just not this one. I was so bummed, I did not change anything, just my body changed with age. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. My wife notes that it is much more fun and easier to learn new moves and dance routines from "real" instructors than previous versions.