We're dudes! Rawr! Men! Manly men! Tough guys! Hombres! We don't work out to no ladies' exercise games. Don't think you can fool us with some dweeby fitness instructor dude of questionable sexuality in his tight tight shorts. That won't work for us. We're too manly!

Hey, what's this? EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp? Football drills instead of exercises? A coach instead of a trainer? NFL branding?
The EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp virtual coach will encourage users through the drills and challenges for additional motivation, and to take it to the next level, users can participate in the NFL Combine 60 Day Challenge. To enhance the competitive experience, users can get their game on in multi-player mode where they can go head-to-head in NFL training camp drills, including the QB Window Challenge and Field Goal Challenge, or with an online connected console, users can compare personal stats with friends and challenge them to beat their best results. In addition, as part of the NFL's commitment to youth health and fitness, kids and families can choose special NFL Play 60 drills and exercises specially designed for them.
EA's Active series is smart on so many levels. I don't know if they'll have any success trying to appeal to football fans -- I mean, aren't all football fans just fat dudes who sit around eating Dortios and watching TV? -- but you can't blame EA for trying. And when it comes to fitness videogames, you really can't beat the Active series in terms of quality. Wii Fit might be the game everyone knows, but Active -- and based on what I saw at E3 especially Active 2 -- is the game everyone should know.



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