WEBmikey: Brain Age / Nintendo DS : 3 of 5

Latest Flickr


Brain Age / Nintendo DS : 3 of 5
5.15.2006 8:45 PM \| Link	I bought Brain Age soon after it was released, which was an easy decision since it's been a super-popular seller in Japan, and it's priced at only $20! I've been playing it almost everyday since then, and I really like it, but it's not something that I really crave or can't wait to play, like other games I've been obsessed with. The idea is that by working puzzles you can "exercise" your brain just like any other muscle, and each day you can take a serious of three tests which are used to compute the "age" of your brain (with 20 being the best or "youngest" brain). There are lots of interesting puzzles, from rapid-fire math problems to word memory, and of course the infamous Stroop Test, where you are shown the word "Black" written in yellow letters (for example), so you have to say "Yellow" (which can get really difficult at times!). Obviously, the game uses the DS microphone as well as the touch screen for handwriting recognition (but that can be a little rough at times, especially because I have to un-train myself from writing Palm style!). Each day you can practice lots of different mini-games, but I don't really enjoy all of them (Speed Counting is just silly if you ask me). There are also tons of Sudoku puzzles built-in, and I've been playing those like crazy, even though I think the Sudoku game on my Palm is a little better. Overall though, Brain Age is a fun mini-obsession to play with, and I definitely think it's improving my basic math skills! By the way, my brain is only 27 years old, which is a pretty good score for a geezer like me. Labels: games


Blogger \| HaloScan \| Levelfield