Ring Fit Adventure

 Switch
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 290 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 252 out of 290
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 290
  3. Negative: 21 out of 290
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  1. tetris556
    Feb 17, 2021
    3
    The game has a good premise at first, but wastes your time. If you think the snazzy worlds and enemies look fun, prepare to look at those 10% of the time, and sit in mind numbingly boring exercise guides for the rest of it. The game's balance is hilariously broken, requiring grinding for levels by level 4. It boggles my mind that this game has as high of a rating as it does, it seems toThe game has a good premise at first, but wastes your time. If you think the snazzy worlds and enemies look fun, prepare to look at those 10% of the time, and sit in mind numbingly boring exercise guides for the rest of it. The game's balance is hilariously broken, requiring grinding for levels by level 4. It boggles my mind that this game has as high of a rating as it does, it seems to have never been updated, so hopes of a patch are null and void. The calorie counter is also broken, giving about 150 calories for a half hour workout, not even as much as you would burn walking for the same amount of time (200 approx) regardless of the sweat you have been pouring off. It also seems to have a pretty awful pulse read, saying after each level that judging by my pulse, it was a "Very Light" workout.

    Frankly, after losing a fight on the fourth level by a mile, (Literally didn't even get the enemies down to half health) and being forced to restart from the beginning, I'm convinced this game is the opposite of a hidden gem. A well known game with very undeserved reviews. Mandatory grinding is a terrible practice, and shows that you didn't put enough content in the game to last a decent amount of time, so you force players to replay what little is there. That means, in this case, redoing battles and environments repeatedly, just like going to a gym and using normal equipment, which is what I was trying to avoid with this game.

    As for other aspects, both the narrator's have very annoying voices, and the controls are under baked in the running section. They work perfectly during workout sections, but they just arent as fast or accurate as you'll want in the running sections.

    Most of this can be patched with an update, but considering my cartridge didn't require any updates when I popped it in, and there aren't any I can find, I'd say expecting long term support hee is unrealistic. Nintendo seems to have made a mediocre exercise program, then bolted on a half baked game. The only reason this didn't flop was COVID, especially at this price.

    Long story short, it's bad at tracking exercises, and it can't stand on its own, so it's a shoddy exercise program with a badly balanced RPG game bolted on. Stay away, clearance is where this game deserves to be, and even then, it's not great.    … Expand
  2. dark0153
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    piece of **** motion detection for the controllers
    dont buy unless you want to be frustrated by the **** input method
  3. Samuspagno
    Nov 4, 2019
    1
    The classic game for "fun" in family where fun is nowhere to be found, buying it is worthless
  4. Mahvelboi
    Dec 2, 2019
    0
    Bad. The Worst nintendo game. It was a big mistake. The adventure,sets, and minigames are terrible (except thigh rider)
  5. Atari5200critic
    Apr 17, 2023
    4
    Down from the fact, that it is completely boring the Ring of it is most **** think i have ever seen from Nintendo. The other fact, that the marketing is a* isn't much better. It is sad because Nintendo could have made much more out of it, but for me this game is only a piece of trash

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Vgames
    Dec 8, 2020
    85
    This is, by far, one of the most important games Nintendo has ever created. A game that manages to blend seamlessly between the workout and fitness world and the RPG gaming genre. It's an amazing game, and as one who finished it - it's worth every drop of sweat.
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  2. GameSpot
    Oct 18, 2020
    90
    Ring Fit Adventure builds on the legacy of Wii Fit in important ways, not only pushing the limits of what a workout game can be but also repositioning its message around fitness in a much healthier and constructive way. Fitness isn't a steady, consistent journey for most people; it's full of tiny improvements and setbacks and obstacles that get in your way, much like one's progress in an RPG. Because of this, Ring Fit Adventure works perfectly both as a concept and in practice. The sheer volume of content along with new abilities, items, and difficulty levels keeps progression interesting through the entire campaign and beyond. With consistently engaging gameplay, gorgeous landscapes, and a relentlessly positive attitude, Ring Fit Adventure has set a new standard for fitness games, and I look forward to another year of growing stronger with it--and eventually beating that absurdly buff dragon.
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  3. GamingTrend
    May 8, 2020
    95
    As someone who spent their entire life being extremely athletic and active, I love being back in the swing of things again. I actually look forward to my Ring Fit workout everyday. I feel like people of all fitness levels can hop into this game and benefit from it. When I started this back in January I was as out of shape as it comes, and Ring Fit Adventure eased me back into things at a pace that felt comfortable. The combination of walking, Ring Fit, and elliptical has shredded pounds off of me, and I couldn’t be happier about that!
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