Let's Yoga (DS)

This review is for the Nintendo DS information title, Let's Yoga, developed by Vanpool and published by Konami. The product is more of a guide to various yoga positions, so don't expect any game play. The product starts by offering a variety of yoga moves which you can view either individually, or as part of a longer programme. Each of these different poses is displayed by a model on the screen in great detail. You are able to tilt the Nintendo DS to be able to see the model's position from every angle, to help you recreate each pose. There are five different difficulty levels in the game, Naga, Krishna, Ganesha, Vishnu and Shiva, so it's quite easy to get ...  Read the complete review

New Year, New health kick! So I thought I'd try this. Yoga. I didn't expect alot to be honest, but this game is pretty good. It's like having you're own personal Yoga instructor. The main part of the game is the Master's lesson. The Master explains what you are learning, and the more spiritual aspects of Yoga, and then you are taken through a Yoga set with your instructor. They start off simply, and progress gradually. You get told the name of the pose you are doing, and then you have visual and verbal instructions of what to do. The verbal instructions are brilliant, because having to keep looking at the DS while trying to do yoga is both ...  Read the complete review

Before I got Let's Yoga for the NDS, my experience of practicing yoga was limited to doing a Yogalates DVD that I bought a few years ago and has since been gathering dust. My fiancé got me 'Let's Yoga' and also 'Quick Yoga Training' for the NDS. I tried them both at the same time and I immediately preferred 'Let's Yoga' because it has a voice that instructs you on how to manipulate your body into all the poses. You still need to look at the animation on the screen to understand some of the moves, but having the voice really does help. There is also an animation which helps you control the timing of your breathing which is really important to get all that ...  Read the complete review