Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise

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  • Summary: Work out at home and punch to the beat. Jab, uppercut, dodge, and more to catchy pop tunes in this rhythmic boxing game. Pass a Joy-Con™ controller to an exercise buddy and box to the beat together. Customize your workout with the help of a virtual instructor. Choose from nine virtualWork out at home and punch to the beat. Jab, uppercut, dodge, and more to catchy pop tunes in this rhythmic boxing game. Pass a Joy-Con™ controller to an exercise buddy and box to the beat together. Customize your workout with the help of a virtual instructor. Choose from nine virtual instructors, select a challenge level from light to heavy and have a workout prepared for you by your trainer, or create one all by yourself from scratch in Free Training. Check out detailed examples, practice specific moves, and receive helpful feedback from your instructor to get the most out of your workout. Warm up with the original Fitness Boxing game and then transfer your profile to the Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise game. Keep your progress from the original Fitness Boxing game and transfer your profile to the Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise game. Get your daily workout on and box (and bop) to the beat. Pass a Joy-Con controller (or two) to a workout partner to enjoy a 2-player boxing session lead by your in-game instructor. These virtual trainers have different personalities and styles, so try them out and find the one that suits you best! Complete achievements to receive tickets you can redeem for outfits to deck out your trainer in fitness fashion.

    Whatever difficulty you play on, you can revisit specific exercises for practice or watch detailed examples to observe perfect form.

    Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise is a way to get in a guided workout, track your activity, and listen to some popular, upbeat jams.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 2, 2020
    75
    The concept remains the same and wisely: the formula works, it allows you to exercise, to work your cardiovascular system, even to strengthen your muscles for the most motivated and this without having to move away from home.
  2. Meristation
    Dec 5, 2020
    75
    Rhythm & Exercise is a game that aims to keep us healthy and fit while having fun. It offers a correct customization of training and alarms so as not to forget the session. As well as complete statistics of the exercises and calories burned. A good option for beginners of this activity.
  3. XGN
    Feb 8, 2021
    75
    Fitness Boxing 2 is a decent fitness game that will get you to sweat, provided you can muster up the discipline. The game provides a good variety of exercises and incentives to come back each day. The best and worst part of Fitness Boxing is that it doesn't need any additional hardware but instead relies on joy-con movement, which isn't always very accurate. Fitness Boxing 2 is a good alternative to Ring Fit Adventure if you don't want any additional equipment.
  4. Vandal
    Dec 2, 2020
    70
    This sequel doesn’t really bring any new features to the formula. However, it still works as a workout companion for those looking a lower-intensity training they can do at home, or to complement their workouts.
  5. Destructoid
    Jan 2, 2021
    65
    I really can’t say anything overly negative about Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise because, despite the issues it has, it will produce results if you keep at it. And that’s the ultimate goal when buying an exercise game. But at $50, you really have to ask yourself if it wouldn’t be worth it to spend a little more money to get a vastly superior experience. If this is all you’re willing to spend and you don’t already own a fitness game, then go for it. But if you have the cash, you'll likely be better served by Ring Fit Adventure.
  6. SpazioGames
    Dec 2, 2020
    63
    The routines and exercises of Fitness Boxing 2 are well thought out, but unfortunately there's a limit in the way it detects motion controls that may discourage lazy players to focus as much as they should, because they will still be rewarded with great scores anyway.
  7. Telegraph
    Dec 10, 2020
    40
    With something like Ring Fit Adventure, the variety of exercises and madcap storyline drew me back in time and time again, and in comparison Fitness Boxing 2 just feels flat. Even the budget RRP of £39.99 feels far too much to pay. Given that we’re all mostly housebound at the moment, it feels like there might have been an opportunity to do something more interesting with the concept.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 5 out of 10
  1. rygu
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    Very fun game. To all the people complaining that punches don't register...I had the same problem until I realized it will count your punchesVery fun game. To all the people complaining that punches don't register...I had the same problem until I realized it will count your punches as misses if you don't keep your hands up and and bring your hands back quickly after punching. Which makes perfect sense since that's exactly what they teach you in real boxing. I make sure I do those two things and I very rarely have missed punches anymore.… Expand
  2. JHfoodSci
    Dec 31, 2020
    9
    Excellent game if you had a bit boxing/kickboxing training. The trainings are quite hard if you punch with good technique.
    The biggest issue    Excellent game if you had a bit boxing/kickboxing training. The trainings are quite hard if you punch with good technique.
    The biggest issue is the panels of marks are at the same side as the hands. In boxing, the punchs need to cross the central line, which means left hand should punch to right and right hand to left. Easy fix: change the joy cons to opposite sides.    … Expand
  4. sayguh
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    It's really good. Works you up at a nice pace... I suggest getting some weighted gloves after a couple weeks to increase the difficulty. TheIt's really good. Works you up at a nice pace... I suggest getting some weighted gloves after a couple weeks to increase the difficulty. The licensed music is appreciated. I enjoy doing this every day for 30 mins and I'm feeling a lot better.… Expand
  5. Gumdrop
    Aug 16, 2022
    4
    It's a good concept, but done poorly. It doesn't actually matter what punches you throw. As long as it registers some sort of punch, it'llIt's a good concept, but done poorly. It doesn't actually matter what punches you throw. As long as it registers some sort of punch, it'll consider it done. I also find it fairly inconsistent in actually registering punches.

    My cousin has been a boxer since he was 12 and he played a couple of levels when he visited. So here's where the major issues lie. This is essentially shadow boxing. And as long as you're not throwing much power into your punches, you'll likely be ok. But the moment you add any actual power, you're injuring joints. If you're able to consistently control your punches, it's not too bad. But throw too much power and you risk injury. And once you start getting fatigued, control suffers and you're more likely to get sloppy. The second time I played, I was a bit sloppy on a punch and I strained my shoulder. Sure, if you're young and made of rubber and magic, then I'm sure you'll be ok. But for anyone else, this is probably a good way to hurt yourself.

    They also made zero effort with the warm-ups and cooldowns. Warm-ups are ok but not enough to be properly warmed up. But cool down is just a repeat of warm up. They didn't even bother to stop calling it warm-up when you're cooling down.

    And I really found it pretty dull. I don't find myself wanting to fire it up.    … Expand
  6. Bugaloo
    Dec 8, 2020
    3
    The game idea is great. I was exited to get some good exercise and burn some calories. But after playing the first time I noticed how bad itThe game idea is great. I was exited to get some good exercise and burn some calories. But after playing the first time I noticed how bad it was in terms of registering your punches. I quickly figured out that for the game to register a perfect score you would have to punch earlier. In general that would not be an inconvenience if you don’t care about getting a good score and just want to sweat a little. Also wouldn’t generally be a problem if you naturally don’t care much about rhythm in general. But when you hear the beat and try punching with it you get a missed you start to get frustrated. I tried ignoring it and just focus on burning some calories. But the further you advance the more noticeable this problem becomes. The more combos you want to make the more you miss if you are one ti fall into the music rhythm. Then it just becomes confusing and stressing. It gets frustrating pretty quick after that. After trying a second time I just realized I had wasted my money with this game. It ended up being more frustrating than enjoyable. And there is no way one can focus on exercise if you are feeling frustrated constantly. I have read reviews of people who say this problem won’t happen if you play it on table top mode. Well now I’ll have to wear my glasses to throw some punches because otherwise it won’t register on time? Maybe if you think you’ll be ok with it, I’m glad for you. But it is just too annoying for me that after paying $50 you also have to deal with these things. If you want to buy it, I would recommend you check out the demo version first. And if you think something is inconvenient or uncomfortable, just know, this won’t be fixed on the full version. The discomfort is just going to get worse.… Expand
  7. Chapapa
    Jun 6, 2021
    3
    Okay game if you're willing to slog through hours of boring, slow lessons, before you unlock actual fun lessons. Never understood that inOkay game if you're willing to slog through hours of boring, slow lessons, before you unlock actual fun lessons. Never understood that in fitness/music/arcade/fun games. Just give me all content, I don't want to sit through your boring lessons where there is a punch only every 7 seconds.

    That every lesson begins with about 30 seconds of meaningless talk from the trainer should tell you enough about the slowness of this game.    … Expand
  8. Zenek73
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    It's a shame to release the same game with all required fixes but still working bad.
    I will never buy anything from Imagineer. 1. Release    It's a shame to release the same game with all required fixes but still working bad.
    I will never buy anything from Imagineer. 1. Release game. 2. Don't fix isuues. 3. Release new game with fixes for the same price. Great deal!
    And registering steps with joycons in hands. I doesn't work Imagineer - believe me :D    … Expand

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