Metacritic: 81
OpenCritic: 81
Eurogamer: Recommended
There's an end-of-pier charm to it all, the showmanship of the arcade matched with Nintendo's time-proven ability to take something - here the humble pilates ring - and imbue it with a sense of play and wonder. Ring Fit Adventure is that and then some, boasting all the inventiveness of last year's curio Labo and matching it with a video game that compels you to come back for more. This might not have the show-stopping pull of a Mario or Zelda, but I can guarantee that it's the purest Nintendo experience you'll play this year.
GameXplain: Liked-A-Lot
The Verge: Positive
I can't tell you that Ring Fit Fitness is a proper substitute for going to the gym or a way to really get in shape. What I can say is this: it's a polished, fun game that feels like a real workout, and, for me, it became a way I could almost seamlessly fit physical activity into my life. Even as I sit here typing this, I'm feeling a bit off about only having put in 20 minutes today. The good thing is that squeezing in another 20 is pretty simple. I just need to slay some yoga mats.
IGN: 7.8
Ring Fit Adventure is a marathon, not a sprint, just like adapting a healthy lifestyle should be. The last couple of weeks haven't altered my life or made me look like The Rock all of a sudden, but as a way of getting into (or back into, in my case) a pattern of healthy living, it's been a solid push in the right direction. After about 18 hours and more than half the adventure done, I fully expect to keep playing as the weeks go on. That's not to see where Ring Fit Adventure's fairly weak story goes, but rather to keep engaging with the fun and challenging blend of exercise and RPG mechanics it provides.
EGM: In Progress
The best compliment that I can give Ring Fit Adventure is that it's a video game that features exercise, instead of an exercise program disguised as a video game. In the two weeks that I've been playing my copy, I've legitimately regretted any day that I couldn't play, and have always looked forward to not only exploring deeper into its adventure mode, but actually doing the workout associated with it. Ring Fit Adventure offered me the promise of a game that would keep me motivated and excited to exercise, and so far, it has kept true to that promise—but I'm now worried about what'll happen once that promise comes to an end.
GamesBeat - 60/100
Ring Fit Adventure is probably a smart way to exercise for some people, but not for me. I know that I'll get much better results from combining different VR exercise games. That's a shame because I really like the way the RingCon feels. I also enjoy leveling up and running through the environment. But the core mission of Ring Fit Adventure is to make you forget that you're exercising, and I think it's only partially successful at that.
Kotaku - No Score
Ring Fit Adventure is no replacement for just going to the gym or taking up swimming or otherwise thoroughly committing to exercise. It is, at least, simple to set up, entertaining to play and therefore easy to keep using. It's Nintendo being weird, which, for some of us, is a draw unto itself. Maybe this isn't the game you were hoping Nintendo would make next, but it's the kind of experiment I'm glad the company sometimes tries. And it's fun, even, miraculously, when it's asking me to exercise my abs.
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Gameblog: 8/10
Un accessoire simple, le Ring-Con, bien pensé et qui, avec une simple sangle, le tout marié aux Joy-Con, aide à mesurer avec précision vos efforts, une campagne agréable, drôle, et qui parvient, avec un soupçon de RPG, à faire oublier que l'on fait de l'exercice, tout ce qu'il faut pour se remettre en forme de manière plus conventionnelle : c'est une surprise, Ring Fit Adventure fait figure de sympathique successeur à Wii-Fit. Si vous êtes motivé(e) autant que curieux, disposez d'un logement suffisamment spacieux, et que vous n'avez pas l'intention de tricher, vous trouverez là un compagnon de choix pour faire de l'exercice tout en vous amusant. À vous de vous investir, à votre tempo et en fonction de votre mode de vie.
Gamekult: 7/10
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