Overview

Number of Players
4
Genre
Release Date

Xbox 360

  • US 18th Nov 2010
  • EU 26th Nov 2010
Series
Tags
Controller Support
Feature Support

Reviews

  • Review Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Xbox 360)

    Back of the class

    There’s no shortage of good fitness games for Kinect from EA, Ubisoft and more, but Zumba Fitness: Join the Party is the only one based on a real-life dancing craze. For those in the dark, Zumba is a fitness programme based on high-energy rhythms that’s designed to be taken in large classes, but how does it translate to a...

Screenshots 8

Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Screenshot

Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Guides

  • Features A Guide to Kinect Fitness Games

    Let's get sweaty

    If you're looking to lose a few pounds as part of your New Year's Resolution, grabbing a fitness game for Kinect is a good way to go, but with so many out there how can you pick the one that's best for you? Here a brief rundown of all the fitness games currently available for Kinect, all of which we've exhaustively playtested and...

Zumba Fitness: Join the Party News

  • News Join the Party with a Free Zumba Fitness Demo on Xbox Live

    Or don't

    Funky rhythm fitness game Zumba Fitness: Join the Party may not be the best exercise game on Kinect — in fact, it's one of the worst — but if you wanted to bring a little Latin flavour to your home workout you can now do so for absolutely nothing, thanks to a demo. Exclusive to Gold Members, the Zumba Fitness demo weighs in at a 4GB...

About The Game

Join the party with Zumba Fitness, a one-of-a-kind, dance fitness workout set to sexy, high-energy Latin and international music!

Find your rhythm and let go as Zumba instructor fan favourites Gina Grant, Tanya Beardsley and Zumba's creator Beto guide you through 30 routines that will work you into a sweat and make you forget you're even exercising.

Dance Yourself into Shape with Zumba

Ditch your standard workout and bring a Zumba party right into your living room with Zumba Fitness for Xbox 360. Zumba Fitness is a program based on the national dance-based exercise craze, Zumba. The secret of Zumba is its pairing of red-hot international dance steps with sexy Latin music which blend together to create an addictively fun, yet challenging exercise party that is all about movement. The popularity of Zumba has led to packed gyms and community centers all around the country, but now you and your workout/dance partners can join the party at home via your Xbox 360 and attached Kinect sensor.

Gameplay

Zumba Fitness uses the motion-sensing capabilities of the Kinect sensor to bring the steamy, calorie-burning moves of Zumba to the Xbox 360. The game's primary play mechanic is the replication by player(s) in real-time of dance moves that are demonstrated by an on-screen virtual instructor. The body mapping capabilities of Microsoft Kinect allows this to occur without the need for a controller, unlike other versions of the game. On-screen color changes of a representation of the player in-game alerts you to the accuracy of your moves, while a countdown clock keeps you constantly updated on the time remaining in the routine. Zumba Fitness also includes fan favorite Zumba instructors Tanya, Gina and Zumba's creator Beto, who together guide you through more than 30 routines that will make you forget you are even exercising. Together with four-player support — both locally and online — that allows friends to join in the workout, and an ever-present, infectious Latin groove, players have all that they need to dance the weight off and have a blast doing it.

Game Features

Utilizes the controller-free functionality of Microsoft Kinect to bring the Zumba Fitness experience home with you in the first interactive game based on the successful brand.

Learn and perfect nine different dance styles: Reggaeton, Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Mambo, Rumba, Flamenco and Calypso.

Includes more than 30 Zumba routines - some exclusive to the game.

Follow your on-screen Zumba instructor's routine in a high voltage party atmosphere. As you fine tune the steps, the stage and party transforms in dynamic new ways.

Supports up to four players — both locally and online — as you team up and try to earn the highest workout score as a group or play against each other in Zumba Attack! Mode for the ultimate fitness dance off.

Dance in a range of venues: learn the basics in the Zumba gym and then take the party to a fantasy night club, an industrial factory, a skyscraper rooftop and a futuristic Zumbathon stadium.

Includes "Learn the Steps" training, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced routines for all skill levels.

Dance steps learned can be taken with you if you attend a real Zumba class or on the dance floor at your next party.