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Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS)
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496737122
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 36 months
Model: 45496737122
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: June 09, 2006
Studio: Nintendo
Sales Rank: 9
MPN: ntr p ande

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
The portable phenomenon that has taken Japan by storm finally hits the UK. Part puzzle game, part self improvement tool this is the only game that's both lots of fun and good for you - and that's before you even start on Sudoku!

The lowdown:
Nothing about this game is ordinary, from the price to the way you hold the DS while playing it (vertically, as if you were reading a book). The basic idea is that you play through a series of puzzles each day, for about 10 minutes, and at the end of each session the "age" of your brain is calculated. The puzzles themselves range from simple maths questions to spot the difference, memorisation and comprehension. All of the answers are inputted either by drawing the answer on the touchscreen or speaking it into the DS's in-built microphone. There's also a multiplayer mode for up to 15 people where you can try and compete to record the youngest brain age.

Most exciting moment:
A brand new addition to the game, not included in the Japanese version, is a special DS version of Sudoku. This works great on the DS's touch screen and is worth the already low price of admission on its own.

Since you ask:
A sister title to Brain Training, named Big Brain Academy, is due for release in July and offers to "weigh" your brain and improve specific skills such as memorisation and analysis. A direct sequel to Brain Training has also been released in Japan but is not yet scheduled for released in the UK.

The bottom line:
The only game that really is for the whole family - from kids to OAPs.
Harrison Dent

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Good in theory, mediocre in practice
Although I enjoy doing the puzzles, there are certain aspects of the games that render them pointless. The prog does not recognise writing consistently, (4 and 9 are often mistaken for each other), speed counting and reading are pointless exercises and you could be talking gobbledygook and it would still give you a score. It often does not recognise speech, shouting sometimes helps, but I do feel very frustrated when I have spent the time doing the games just to be sent down to the bottom of the graph because of software failure.

Rating:

- Lazy grey matter
How old is my brain? Wow! I enjoy doing puzzles that challenge my brain anyway, so I bought this game, it's a great way to exercise the brain, especially first thing in the morning (if you have time).

I never realised how much of my times tables I had forgotten before using this game, I am now starting to remember most of my timestables and this game is really helping, you always want to beat your best score, so the game makes you push yourself harder.

The head count training game was a bit of a disappointment, I always get 5 out of 5, so I can't improve much on that one, but still useful for training.

A must have for anyone who wants to exercise their brain, or enjoys sudoku puzzles.

Rating:

- Training my Brain
hello
i have only had this gmae a few days. its really good and the tests are challenging. there is also alot of soduku to play! I marked t down because sometimes... but not much this microphone cant understand what im saying!
thank you or reading!

Rating:

- Honestly - it's good!
I got this game in January. I really enjoy playing the different games. You have to unlock certain games, like for e.g. there is a game called 'syllable count', where you have to count how many syllables there are in different sentences. There is also another game called 'calculations X20' where you have 20 different sums to answer as quickly and as accurately as you can. The sums are easy, so one of them might be ' 8+4 ' e.t.c. There are lots of different games, which is one thing that's good about it.
Altogether, I would highly reccommend this game.

Rating:

- Great Game
I've only had this game a couple of weeks but I'm really enjoying it. It certainly does exercise those grey cells and is very addictive. The only down side is the voice recognition where you have to speak out the colours. Even when I speak loudly and clearly it will often not recognise what I've said. Apart from that it's a great game and is great for children and adults alike.

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