Preview - Brain Age : Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day

Reviewed by Jason Balslew
April 4, 2006

Developer: Nintendo of America Publisher: Nintendo Website: Click Here Consoles Available: Nintendo DS Numbers of Players: 1 to 16 (up to 16 with Wi-Fi or Online), Downloadable Multiplayer Mode ESRB Rating: E for Everyone

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day for Nintendo DS is a fun, rewarding game that everyone can enjoy, as it helps players flex their mental muscles. Brain Age presents quick mental activities that help keep your brain in shape. These activities include quickly solving simple math problems, counting people going in and out of a house simultaneously, drawing pictures on the touch screen, reading classic literature out loud, and more. You can also play Sudoku, the number puzzle game which has become extremely popular in the U.S.

On the first day of exercise, the player begins with a series of tests and gets a score that determines how old his/her brain is. This number is called your "DS Brain Age.” By performing daily exercises for just minutes a day over weeks and months, the better the gamer gets at the exercises and the lower the DS Brain Age will become. Brain Age tracks your progression through each exercise with easy-to-read line charts. Consistently using Brain Age each day will open new exercises to test your ability.

Puzzle games are rewarding and simple to play. Brain Age is a game that kids of all ages will grow to love, and the delightful Nintendo graphics are reminiscent of favorites like Tetris and Bubble Bobble. This game will keep a good audience around. Not only is it an educational game but it truly is fun.