Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3117 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: 45496737085
• Published on: 2006-06
• Released on: 2006-06-09
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .63" h x 4.95" w x 5.71" l, .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Very Basic
I thought this would be a nice challenge, stimulating as the previous commenter had hoped, but unfortunately, for anyone with an education beyond high school, perhaps even grade 7, this is not appropriate. Might be good for grade school age children, folks learning a second language or people in an adult literacy program.

An okay game, but kind of evil too
Okay, I don't understand the grade system at all. It almost seems impossible to get higher than C+. Also, some of these games can be unfair, for example, the dog biscuit one. It's fine until they introduce the moving blue blocks. You can easily go to the exact position it tells you to and the blocks move in a way that ensures you're not gonna get that bone. That's pure evil. Also, after a while, yeah, it does get repetative as you'll find yourself playing the same games constantly. It's good for kids, but it's almost insulting to one's intellect, especially with the grade system.

Good, fun workout of basic brain skills
This game provides a good, fun workout for a variety of basic brain skills. It includes a collection of 15 different mini-games and an integrated test mode. The mini-games are spread across 5 different brain skill categories, titled Think, Memorize, Analyze, Compute, and Identify. It is easy for anyone to pick up and play, yet it can still provide plenty of challenge at the top end. The game keeps track of your performance and tells you which skill categories are your strengths or weaknesses.

A lot more information about this game is available at the official game website, listed below. You should check it out to see if this games will be a good addition to your collection, but don't underestimate the "cartoony" graphics of the games! They are still challenging, especially at the higher difficulty levels. (I have a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering, and I still find several of the mini-games to be fairly difficult.)

http://www.bigbrainacademy.com/ds/index.html

Overall, I really enjoy this game and find that it provides plenty of challenging fun for my whole family.

Note for Wii owners: This game is similar to the Wii title, but the mini-games are different. I have both, and there is no duplication that I've noticed.