Ring Fit Adventure review — Exercise: The RPG

Nintendo has a history of combining exercise and video games. And Ring Fit Adventure is the most recent entry in that lineage. Like Wii Fit before it, Ring Fit Adventure comes with a specialized peripheral. The Ring-Con is a circular resistant band that you might have encountered if you’ve ever done Pilates or yoga. It both tracks your movements and provides a method of performing strength exercises.

Unlike Wii Fit, however, Ring Fit Adventure is much more like a traditional game. It is a role-playing game that you play by running in place and aiming the Ring-Con. In battles, you perform exercises to defeat enemies. The idea is that you may forget that you’re working out if you focus on the action instead of the squats. But I’m not convinced that it accomplishes that goal.