A new DVD game called Body Mechanics has become the latest tool to fight childhood obesity.

The game teaches youngsters how to avoid being overweight by joining forces with a team of superheroes who battle villains with names like Col Estorol and Betes II, according to an Associated Press article.

The fighting takes place inside the body of Jack Decayd. If Obeez City is not contained, "Jack will die soon," says Neuro, the Yoda-like wise one who narrates the game's story line.

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-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com