New fitness game coming to Wii in 2009

Deep Silver has announced it will publish Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii in the European PAL territories, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South Africa.

For those unfamiliar with Jillian Michaels, she’s a celebrity fitness trainer who shot to fame in the US as the strength trainer and life coach on popular television series The Biggest Loser. The game will offer a tiered fitness regime, expert advice and exercise techniques from Jillian and hopes to deliver a focused workout that will help players reach their personal fitness goals.

“As a huge gamer myself with younger siblings and godchildren, I recognize the importance of staying current with how people digest their media and information. I truly think this type of product will be instrumental in revolutionizing the fitness industry and will help combat the childhood obesity epidemic today,” said Jillian Michaels.

In the game players become new recruits in Jillian’s boot camp where they enrol in a unique training program composed of challenging fitness tests and an ever-challenging series of workouts.

Players will choose their workout from four types – weight loss, strength training, intervals and hill climb – and set the intensity to light, medium or hard for a duration of between 10 and 60 minutes. By completing Wii Remote and Wii Balance Board motion-based challenges, that range from crossing monkey bars to climbing ladders and rowing, players can also unlock lifestyle and fitness video tips from Jillian.

The game will also track each player’s progress based on calories burned and workout intensity. Additionally a two-player mode will enable players to go head-to-head in challenges or through the entire Physical Training course.

Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii is currently scheduled for release in early 2009.