Atari unveils outdoor 'Wii Fit' with mat

In a bid to equal the success of Wii Fit, Atari has announced a new physical game aimed at families, revealing it will come with its own "mat controller".

Family Trainer, according to Atari, will let "all the family and friends get physical by engaging the whole body in a variety of easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities".

The game will feature over a dozen single and multiplayer outdoor challenges, including river rafting, mine karting, log jumping, rope skipping and more.

Revealing the new mat controller, an Atari spokesman said: "The game includes the specially designed Family Trainer mat controller which, when combined with the Wii Remote, lets players get totally physical in a series of crazed challenges.

"Unlike other games for the Wii which only focus on the arms, Family Trainer gets the feet involved too for total body gameplay. Simple controls and intuitive play make the game easy to just pick up and play, and let players of any age get involved, get physical and have maximum fun."

The firm said gamers standing on the mat can control the title in a number of ways, such as "trying to balance a runaway mine kart as it hurtles round a gravity-defying track".

The game also promises multiplayer options and, as with Wii Fit, the ability to track your progress.

Family Trainer is scheduled for release this September.