Kidsday: ExerBeat is fun and educational
Do you want a game with many good features, such as offering fun, providing exercise and being educational? ExerBeat for the Wii (Namco) is the game for you. When I played ExerBeat, I had so much fun and learned so much -- how great is that?
One way ExerBeat is educational is that it has an Around the World mode, based on how much exercise you do. The farther you get from the starting point, the more checkpoints you reach, and each has a fun fact about that place.
It's fun, because the game has so many choices to exercise that you don't know which one to choose. In the dance department, choices include aerobics, hip-hop and Latin dancing. If you're in the mood for martial arts, there are many to choose from, such as kick boxing, karate and karate positions. Ready for party fitness? Well, here's what you're in for: a swim, dancing, a pizza toss, a pirate attack and more. Dancing is my favorite. you're in for: a swim, dancing, RATING

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