Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS)

Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS)

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Platform: Nintendo DS

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Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: "How Old Is Your Brain?" is the latest Japanese phenomenon on Nintendo DS - and now it's hitting Europe! If you're bored of playing games that don't stretch your brain cells and you'd like to give your grey matter an extensive workout, pick up this program. The tests have been devised in cooperation with Dr. Kawashima himself, a renowned neuroscientist. With Brain Training you can train both your mental awareness and your memory. Hold the DS vertically, like a book, and write your answers with the stylus on the touch screen. The exercises are quick challenges that help stimulate your brain. There's a combination of arithmetic, reading and memory tests, and the program calculates your score in the form of a 'brain age' by assessing the speed and accuracy by which you perform these simple tasks. The title has sold over 1.4 million copies in Japan and is hugely popular with young and old alike. And that's hardly surprising - because playing regularly for just a few minutes a day has been found to stimulate parts of the brain related to thinking, creativity and concentration. So if you want to tone your intellectual muscle, Brain Training is a fine way to get started!

User Reviews

  • Rating 4 stars Brain training review 07/11/2008 Read full review>>
    This game is excellent fun to start with however I find some of the activities increadibly tedious. However for this price I would recomend this product.
  • Rating 3 stars Good idea, pity it didn't turn out better 01/10/2008 Read full review>>
    This was the first game me and my sister bought (we went halfers on it) and i have to say we were excited abut it. First, let me say, in my opinion, is good about it...
    1) The variety of puzzles: I liked how many different puzzles were in here, especially the maths puzzles (i ot down to 15 seconds for 30 and 45 for 100) and did see a big improvement on my maths. The clock challenge makes you think, but my personal favourite is sudoku. Before, i couldn't get into it, now i love it and i look forward playing to it.
    2) The tests: the tests you take beofre you start and during your progress, although you have to enter it manually, and think that it would have been better if test were done in timed intervals.

    Now for the bad points...
    1) Voice recognision/ writing- IT IS USELESS! For some, it picks it up, but as for the word "yellow" and the number "6" it is opeless! I've even tried to follow the advice but it still doesn't recognise them, which makes the voice calculations challenge useless! I like the reading chapters element, but again, it marked me down because it didn't pick up some of the words. This also applies to the writing. Numbers are not reognised, which leads to false times being recorded and having to write the same thing over and over again! And what's ith the "drawing three things and compairing" part? Hav you noticed the difference etween his and your drawings? They make you feel really bad and pathetic, even if your an artist, like my sister! No way can anyone achieve the same picture quality using a stylus- it's impossible!
    2) The doctor himself- how annoying can one "person" get? He repeats the same bits of advice over and over, and his "surprise" look is even worse, and seemed patronising to me!

    I used to play it every day, and will admit it did help a little, but when i had unlocked everything, it became repetative and boring, especially when the same puzzles in each category were being repeated! I was remembering the answers, which i'm sure you're not supposed to do. It was fun for a while, but me and my sister haven't touched the dailey play for a good 6 months, but i'm still playing the sudoku from time to time, which remains as challenging, although is it really a good idea to let players play the same set of grids again? I understand the time is recorded but still, there are those who will just cheat and memorise it until it's done in a matter of seconds.

    Overall, not a bad first title to own as it does get you used to the microphone and the touch screen, but for those who have played other games, i'd void. It's a good idea that hasn't been put together right and ended up being second rate. If i wasn't sharing it with my sister, this would have been traded a while ago.
  • Rating 1 stars Really bad character and voice recognition 20/08/2008 Read full review>>
    The character recognition is dire - enter a 1 then a 2 with an obvious gap between for 12 and it sees a 4 ! Enter a 1 and a 3 and it interprets a 9. It frequently fails to recognise Yellow (the only 2 syllable colour in the game and it interprets as Red). Most software lets you adjust for your own voice - this does not. You cannot correct wrong scores. I am now aware that the Brain Training has been panned on BBCs Watchdog - I wish I had seen it. VERY VERY FRUSTRATINGDr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS)
  • Rating 5 stars mental exercise is fun 19/08/2008 Read full review>>
    If you are looking for a game that gives your brain some stimulation, then this is for you. It is simply addictive because you are challenged to beat your previous best. When you record a flyer ( best record ) a train goes by and the game creator gives you emphatic praise.

    There is a number challenge (for example) involving people walking in and out of a house. You have to count the number of people coming and going and estimate how many are left in the house. Simple? You should try it. I managed to get two right out of five. I was disappointed with my first effort but I was rewarded with a Train!

    Give this a go. You will not be disappointed.
  • Rating 5 stars Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How old is your brain? 19/08/2008 Read full review>>
    I have just recently bought a Nintendo lite, and this is one of the first games I played, and I can honestly say , it is really good fun, despite the fact that I scored an 80 year old brain on my first attempt (I am only 37!!)
    I have never been a big maths fan, but this IS fun, let all your friends try it too. Very engaging, highly recommended.

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