I did have a major issue with the menus that you have to navigate through. I found myself bombarded by menu after menu as it continued to narrow things down. First I would pick the zone, then the exercise, if you would like to stretch out first, what music would you like to play in the background, and so on and so on, before the mode would even start. It would be easier to navigate through with a controller, than your body, because you would have to flap your body quite a bit to activate it. Granted, this does get you to exercise, however not properly. This should have been streamlined a lot better.

There is also an extremely helpful warm-up option before every workout you go into. It does a great job of showing you how to stretch out your body for the following exercises. You will be featured in the bottom right of the screen, while the left side, and the top right will show different views of the exercises, so you can compare yours to what is being shown on the screen. I found this screen switching to the next exercise though changing quite often before I was ready to move on.

You have the option of creating your own profile while playing. This is best because it is easier to keep track of your training if you choose to do it. When you chose to do so, you will set your height and weight, topping it off with a picture of yourself. There are also graphs for your heart rate, which you measure and input into the system. It will also track and map all of your progress for you to review, and see the changes it is making.

Kinetics ends up being more of an addition to a training regimen, rather than a replacement for it. It would probably do a good job at improving your flexibility if you followed all of the steps, but probably not much else. It does require a person to put in all the hours just like at a fitness gym, without any of the weights. It may be nice for someone whom is thinking of joining a gym to work out, to see if they can handle doing exercises. It can be used to see if you will just become bored with it, then pass it up, which could save you quite a bit in committing to a gym pass you will never use. The package I picked up also came with a new smaller Eye Toy, with a wide-angle lens to play the game properly.

The game does accomplish what it was trying to do, use the Eye Toy assist people with working out. It is affective with some parts, like the exercises, but not really affective with playing the game as the camera does not always respond properly. Since it is just a game, it should only be treated as one, not a full out guide on how to work out. The music was sub-par, and the menus seemed too cumbersome. All and all, Captain Gordon Edward gives this game a B-.