I fucking hate syncing controllers on the 360, so fiddly and it never works first time. Can't even get this sensor to sync with my console.
Edit: Okay, putting the sensor where it says, or on the back of my arm above the elbow, or even further up the arm, doesn't seem to work right. Heart rate is definately higher than the 90bpm it reckons I'm doing. Not impressed with the accuracy of it at all.
Edit: Actually, it picked it up putting it on my forearm all of a sudden!
Edit: Had the jump squats next, BPM went back down to 80bpm and hardly moved again. Also just did the pull row or whatever it's called with the resistance band, game hardly recognised my arm movements and had them at angles that I didn't even have them.
Halfway through the first workout and I have to say it's not even half as good as YourShape. Detection is poor from Kinect, heartrate sensor seems fickle as to whether it wants to work or not and not as professional feel as YS. I'll give it a few more days otherwise it'll be going on eBay.
Edit (again): Right, workout done. The sensor just seemed all over the place. There were times when I knew my heartrate was faster than it was saying, and times when I thought it was slower than it said. Didn't feel confident that it was detecting anything and was worth taking notice of so that's a big shame.
The events themselves seem decent, although things like dodgeball are done better in Kinect Sports with the volleyball minigames, same with the soccer I imagine (although I didn't try EA's but a clip seems to just be the KS goalie minigame?). Had no problems with it detecting me on the floor, which is surprising because, besides the sensor, that seems to be the biggest gripe from other users. The resistance band isn't a great accessory, not as good as I hoped it'd be and the game really couldn't pick up my arms and angles at times when using it for the squat moves.
Burnt 194 calories and I guess that probably feels right, definately feels like it's gave me a workout and I was on the medium level. I imagine if I can stick with it and do the workouts on the days it suggests, it'd definately help me lose weight and at the end of the day, that's what it's bought for. A massive shame the sensor just doesn't seem to work properly but hopefully someone will find that ideal spot and I'll be able to use the game to its full potential.
As it stands, it's a good alternative to YourShape but I do think that YS just feels better as a package. The overall look of YS just feels more adult and more professional. I was looking forward to the brighter colours of EA and hoping that it might feel more fun rather than a workout but surprisingly I felt the opposite and that it felt too much like a kids game and not serious enough. YS could do with a little more colour but the thing just feels more solid. And YS's navigation is MILES better, EA's wasn't good at all and I just used a controller.
If I had to choose one of the games to recommend, it'd be YS. I'd give that an 8/10 and EA a 7/10.