Your Shape
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Your Shape is a series of games developed by Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....

 for several console systems and the PC, focused on body fitness. The game was created in collaboration with NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 and is also used by them.

Your Shape

The Your Shape game released for the Wii requires the Ubisoft Motion Tracking Camera
Ubisoft Motion Tracking Camera
The Motion Tracking Camera by Ubisoft is an USB Camera that is attached to the Nintendo Wii to interact with some Games. The idea of this device is quite simple, just connect the USB camera to the Wii and put it near to the Wii's infrared bar....

 so the game can track the body movement while performing the different exercises.

Your Shape was released on two different editions, for USA and Europe. The USA version was released as Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy which contains video of Jenny McCarthy telling her experience using the game. There is also the European version of the game that has a different cover and it is available in several languages.

There are several versions of this game that has different people that recommends the product, and the covers change according to the country:
  • USA: Jenny McCarthy
    Jenny McCarthy
    Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy is an American model, comedian, actress, author, activist, and game show host. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then parlayed her Playboy fame into a successful television and...

  • Spain: Estela Giménez
    Estela Giménez
    Estela Giménez Cid is a Spanish former rhythmic gymnast that won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the group all-around event. The team was formed by Estela, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.She was also in the cover of Your Shape game...

     (Spanish former rhythmic gymnast)
  • Germany: Annemarie Warnkross
  • Italy: Maddalena Corvaglia
  • France: Nathalie Simon
    Nathalie Simon
    Nathalie Simon is the mayor of Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada. She won the position in the Quebec Municipal Elections of November 1, 2009, taking over from Sergio Pavone.-References:...

  • Australia: Michelle Bridges
    Michelle Bridges
    Michelle Bridges is a personal trainer on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser. She made her first appearance in 2007, on the second season of The Biggest Loser and trained the red team alongside Jillian Michaels. When Jillian left half way through the series, Michelle officially took over...


Your Shape – Fitness Evolved

Your Shape Fitness Evolved is the latest version of this series available for the Xbox 360. It was released on November 4, 2010, and uses Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

's Kinect sensor device. Users control the game using their voice and body movements. The game includes workouts created by Men's Health
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...

and Women's Health magazine. Two DLC packs have been released named, The Toned Body Program and Cardio Boxing Platinum. Eleven More DLC packs are planned for 2011, with the third pack coming in January 2011.

Ubisoft runs a website that keeps track of your progress online, allows you to share your progress with friends, and to set goals and challenge your friends. Setting up a uPlay account with Ubisoft is needed to unlock some content.

A sequel was announced at E3 2011

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