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The plot would seem a little awkward, but it was completely compatible with the game genre of Fitness, so players would not feel strange or uncomfortable.

Fitness Battle was a casual game. The game's style was more cartoonish, so the overall style was like that.

This opening plot turned fat into demons, eight fitness practitioners into warriors, and used the background story of a warrior war demon. It looked quite novel when combined with fitness even though the plot was traditional.

What's more, this kind of plot would appear more humorous. It would have a cold sense of humor that would make the players more relaxed and less serious.

The opening animation was all made using instantaneous calculation. However, it did not look rough at all because of the game's style. Instead, it looked strange and cute.

Soon after, it was time for the official storyline of the game.

Players would play the 'Chosen One' in the plot. The prophet predicted that the 'Chosen One' was the key to sealing the fat demon again. Only with the 'Chosen One' could the warriors persevere and successfully drive away the fat demon avatar on their bodies. Finally, they would face the fat demon in perfect shape.

The game would be conducted from a first-person perspective. The 'Chosen One' played by the players would accompany the eight warriors into different places such as the glaciers and deserts. After expelling the fat demon avatars parasitizing them, they would defeat the City Lords parasitized by the fat demon avatars in these different areas and finally defeat the fat demon through the sealing ritual.

Characters were unlocked in a certain order. At the beginning, one of the two initial characters had to be chosen. Once this character met the requirements, one would be selected from the three characters, and then one from the three… and so on.

Players did not need to train all eight characters in the story mode. They only needed to get through four of them. However, there was an even more difficult challenge after getting through the story mode. Moreover, it would take a long time to train the characters to a perfect figure.

Qiao Liang decided to go with the plot first and play chapter after chapter.

The first chapter was a checkpoint that leaned towards the novice guide category. On a green field, the ones attacking were also relatively simple fat monsters.

During the battle, the character would guide players to make various fitness movements and explain the key points of these movements.

Most of these actions were done on the yoga mat. For example, there were hHigh leg raises, squats, push-ups, abdominal crunches, etc., there are also some difficult movements, similar to Burpees, or other strange-looking movements.

He could tell that these movements were designed by professionals. They were indeed helpful for fitness.

Qiao Liang took out the yoga mat that he had been eating dust for a long time and spread it out in the living room. He projected the image of the tablet onto the television, supported the tablet with a frame according to the instructions, and aimed the camera at himself. Then, he began to exercise.

"Strange, how did it detect my movements?"

Qiao Liang was a little curious. Even though the game had indeed used a tablet computer's camera and required players to remain within the camera's range, could the precision and sensitivity of such a camera determine whether the players' movements were standard?

Out of curiosity, Qiao Liang deliberately skated a little and made a few extremely irregular movements.

Then, he realized that he obviously could not.

As long as he was moving, the system would calculate that he had completed the movement regardless of whether the movement was standard or not. The system would only be able to judge and wait for him if he left the camera area or did not move.

"This is a little too rough…"

"However, that makes sense."

At first, Qiao Liang felt that it was a pity. He had worked so hard to follow the movements, but they were all the same. What was the point?

However, he was no longer thinking purely from the perspective of a gamer. From the perspective of a game designer, it probably could not do anything else.

First of all, this was a mobile game. The equipment used by gamers were all different. There were thousands of yuan in the flagship level, and there were also a thousand-yuan phone or even a hundred-yuan phone. The performance of the lowest equipment had to be taken into consideration to ensure that the game could barely run on most cell phones.

Some cell phones' cameras were of so low quality that it was too difficult to accurately position players.

What's more, even though there was a technique to accurately determine a player's movements through the camera, it had to be a professional camera. It was still unknown if the cell phone camera could achieve this level.

It was very likely that they had spent a lot of effort to develop the game, but there were no results. Instead, they had severely delayed the release date of the game.

Therefore, this design depended on the player's self-awareness. If the player was lazy and wanted to fool around, then fool around. If the player wanted to train seriously, he would definitely be able to achieve the effect.

Based on the standard evaluation of a mobile game, it was barely acceptable.

Qiao Liang followed the movements in the game and trained for a while. Soon, he was sweating profusely.

They were all very simple actions such as holding up the tablet, rolling up the stomach, or kneeling on the ground with their elbows and knees stretched out their legs but they still felt quite tired after following the game's time and rhythm for more than ten minutes.

"It seems to be easier to persevere than the application. I don't know if I'm hallucinating."

Qiao Liang had bought the yoga mat previously because he wanted to train himself in the living room. However, after a few tries, the yoga mat had never emerged again and ate dust.

The reason was that he could not persevere.

In fact, Tengda Life App had a module for Deposit Fitness. There were videos recorded by professional trainers that could fit in with the videos. Aili Island's website had a large number of similar courses like aerobic fitness. However, Qiao Liang gave up halfway without any exception after trying a few times.

On the other hand, these movements in Fitness Battle might be similar to those in the fitness application but they made Qiao Liang persevere for a long time. What's more, he still wanted more. He felt that he could play another chapter.

Qiao Liang thought about it. This was obviously the special effect of a carrier like the 'game'.

That was because the game was an interactive art that emphasized feedback from players.

If he only played a video, he would not be able to do anything apart from fast-forwarding and retreating. What's more, he would not have a clear target accumulation even if he practiced it once.

However, the game was different. The game had rich and colorful scenes and gorgeous attacking special effects. Players would obtain a sense of achievement and satisfaction every time they defeated a monster, cleared a stage, won a chapter, and watched a plot.

Therefore, it was easier to persevere than working out with a video.

"If you can get through the first chapter, you will be rewarded with some substitute coins. It seems like you will also get a free lucky draw."

"There are still two more stages."

"Forget it, I'll rest first."

Qiao Liang wanted to continue, but his arms and legs, which had been lacking in exercise for a long time, could not hold on.

What's more, there would be restrictions on the duration of the game. The first time would be to remind players to replenish their energy, the second time would be to remind them to rest, and the third time would be to lock them up and force them to rest for a period of time before continuing the challenge.

Obviously, this was to prevent players from over-exhausting due to excessive training.

Qiao Liang exited the chapter and returned to the game's main interface.

Interestingly, after the training came to an end, the characters in the game would calculate the amount of exercise they had today, for example how many sets of movements they had made and how many calories they had consumed.

After that, transparent bubbles could be seen flying out of the character's body. The figure of the character changed slightly, which meant that a small portion of the fat demon avatar had been expelled.

"This game is quite interesting." Qiao Liang could not help but feel emotional.

The idea of combining games and fitness was indeed novel, but like all other games, the idea was only a foundation. More importantly, it was to complete the details that the idea required.

The various details of the 'Fitness Battle' were done very well, including the character's style, character design, modeling, movements, the detailed explanation and guidance of various fitness movements, and finally, the game's plot packaging, gameplay setting, and so on. Everything showed a meticulous attitude.

"Hmm?" What is this?"

Qiao Liang suddenly noticed an inconspicuous button at the bottom right corner of the game interface: Upgrade professional version.

"There's a professional version? What's the professional version?"

Qiao Liang could not help but feel curious and immediately clicked on it.

After he clicked, an explanation page popped up.

"Buy the smart fitness drying rack and connect it to the cell phone through Bluetooth. You can upgrade it to professional game content."

"In the professional version of 'Fitness Battle', you will receive:"

"Dozens of professional fitness movements that match the smart fitness drying rack;"

"The smart fitness drying rack accurately detects the range of movements, corrects the wrong posture, and better conducts motion guidance;"

"Double the calories currency acquisition;"

"The professional gift package contains ten random and rare items."

"Click on the button below and you can switch to the purchase page."

Qiao Liang was stunned for a moment before realization dawned on him. "Huh? So this is the catch!"

"The game that Boss Chang mentioned at the news conference is really a match with the smart fitness drying rack. It's called 'Fitness Battle'!"

Qiao Liang instantly understood the game's strategy.

The ordinary version of 'Fitness Battle' was to attract as many players as possible to play it. It did not matter even if they were freeloaders. It could increase the popularity of the game.

Ordinary gamers could just do a few exercises on the yoga mat every day and browse through the props in the game.

For professionals who wanted more, if they wanted to experience the best effect of the game, they would have to pair it with the smart fitness drying rack.

According to the introduction, the smart fitness drying rack could detect players' movements. It was also very clear how much weight players used, how long they used to complete a set of movements, and whether their movements became slower and slower. Thus, it could more accurately grasp the players' training state.

In addition, the professional version would also give additional gift bags and the advantage of obtaining double calories currency.

It was obvious that they were trying to prevent people from using the mobile version of the game to deliberately obtain coins.

The calorie coin was obtained through training. The mobile version did not need to make the movements so standard. A simple movement would be considered complete. If the efficiency of the two was the same, many people might deliberately not connect to the smart fitness drying rack for the sake of liver characters or liver props and only play the basic version.

That was obviously the opposite of encouraging gamers to work out.

In fact, it did not matter if they used substitute coins. However, it would be meaningless if it affected the fitness effect because of the substitute coins.

Therefore, while limiting players' fitness time and preventing over-exhaustion, the smart fitness drying rack could obtain double the amount of calories. It could prevent players from not working out seriously and buying a smart fitness drying rack. It could also be considered a benefit for players who bought the smart fitness drying rack to play a better promotional role.

Qiao Liang had watched the news conference before and knew about the smart fitness drying rack.

However, he was not interested at that time. He only thought that it was an ordinary family fitness equipment. It was not much different from the fitness equipment sold online. Thus, he did not want to spend money to buy it.

However, now that the smart fitness drying rack had merged with the Fitness Battle, it suddenly became different!

Qiao Liang was suddenly very curious. What would it be like to play 'Fitness Battle' on the smart fitness drying rack?