Active Life: Explorer

Active Life: Explorer

Box art for Active Life: Explorer, with an Active Life Mat bundled with the game.
Developer(s) Bandai
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Games
Producer(s) Maya Ito[1]
Series Active Life
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
  • JP October 21, 2010
  • NA October 19, 2010[2]
  • EU October 22, 2010
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer

Active Life: Explorer, known in Japan and Europe as Family Trainer: Treasure Adventure (ファミリートレーナー:トレジャーアドベンチャー Famirītorēnā: Torejāadobenchā), is a sports game produced by Maya Ito.[1] First announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2010,[3] It was released by Namco Bandai for the Wii that same year.[2]

Explorer is the sequel to the 2009 video game Active Life: Extreme Challenge. It consists of a total of 24 mini-games, which can be played freely in the Free Play mode. It also mixes into a party game as well.[1] It has received mixed to positive reviews, receiving a 64.33% on GameRankings.[4]

Gameplay

Active Life: Explorer is a sports video game, but it also mixes into a party game as well. It consists of a total of 24 mini-games having their own theme – Jungle, Western, Underwater, Snowy and more. In each of the modes, players choose a character or make a new one if there are free character slots. Players also have the ability to use their Mii characters as well.[1]

In Treasure Adventure, Players must find as much treasure as possible while working on the top score for each quest. The game also includes a party mode, which can played with up to 8 people. Party mode games can either be played in 5, 10 or 20 rounds. The player with most points after the final round is the winner. The top 5 scores for each game are shown in the Rankings menu.[1] In Free Play mode, players can play any of the 24 mini-games. In Party Mode as many as eight players compete against each other in a randomly selected mini-game. In Treasure Trials a player goes through a series of tests to earn a rank. They are Rookie, Amateur, Specialist, Professional, Veteran, Master, and Legend, from lowest to highest.

After a player beats all the Treasure Trials, the Challenge Missions are unlocked. Here, each mini-game offers two challenges where a skill is practiced.

Reception

The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics, receiving a 64.33% from GameRankings.[4] Pedro Hernandez on Nintendo World Report gave it an 8.5 out of 10, stating it as an "excellent mini-game compilation title as well as a fitness game."[5]

References

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