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Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo DS)
 
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  • Platform:   Nintendo DS
  • Media: Video Game
  • Item Quantity: 1

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Technical Details

  • Sudoku - Use logic to fill in missing numbers on a grid.
  • Syllable Count - Count the syllables in well-known phrases.
  • Reading Aloud - Read classic literature as fast as possible.
  • Stroop Test - Say the names of colors as they appear.
  • Word Memory - Memorize words that appear on screen.
  • Speed Counting - Count to 120 as fast as you can.
  • Connect Maze - Draw lines to connect letters and numbers in alphabetical and numeric order.
  • Calculation - Perform simple math problems quickly.
  • Head Count - Count people as they enter and exit a house.
  • Triangle Math - Solve math problems in a certain pattern.
  • Low to High - Memorize the position of numbers, then touch them in order from lowest to highest.

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  • ASIN: B000EGELP0
  • Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm ; 114 g
  • Release Date: 9 Jun 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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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

Product Description
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!

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77 of 81 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly entertaining, 22 Jun 2006
By Henry Stanley "henryaj" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I must admit, having heard about Brain Age (the US title of Brain Training) some time ago, I wasn't immediately interested. It seemed to me to be nothing more than a 'mini-game'; something frivolous and not to be taken seriously, all the more so when you notice it is priced at a lower point than other DS games.

However, suspending disbelief I purchased a copy to play with on my new DS Lite and was stunned at how good it is. Firstly, you must have your 'Brain Age' calculated, which involves completing a Stroop Test -- that is, coloured words appear and you must speak their colour into the microphone. Sounds easy? You'd think so, but it really isn't. When the word "Red" written in blue comes up, you have to say "blue". Surprisingly tricky. The voice recognition works almost-perfectly, slightly hiccupping on the word 'blue', but working very well other than that.

After that, you must perform small daily tasks that constitute your 'brain training'; tasks such as Calculations x 20 in which a series of small mental arithmetic puzzles appear on screen and you must work them out and write the answer on the touch-screen, which is then transcribed for you. Again, quite boring-sounding, but doing it against the clock -- and against your previous record -- is more fun than you might think. And the handwriting recognition works a charm too.

Other functions include the built-in Sudoku, not particularly well-integrated with the 'brain age' daily training (it forms more a separate add-on game) but still very worthwhile nevertheless. I found it far easier to use than doing a sudoku on paper, not least because you can easily write in miniature 'suggestions' in the corners of blank squares and delete them later on.

All-in-all, this is an excellent game to add to anyone's DS. It's charming, easy to pick up; you can play it with friends or family (it can link up with up to sixteen other DS units with just one game card) or just do a sudoku on your own. And -- more amazing than any of these things -- it makes maths fun! Scary stuff.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Fun & Development, 22 Aug 2006
By Chevvy, UK, Winchester "Chevvy, UK, Winchester" (WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIIRE United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I bought this as my grandchildren had them, with Mario and Dr. Kaw ... Brain Training. It helps "use it or lose it, brain maintenance for us oldies - 55 plus..." and believe me it is terrific not just the daily training but also SUDOKO is actually great fun this way (from a once cynic!!!) Provides hours of endless fun, every night, and still I am not at the top of the all the software facilities ... Ideal on long journeys or boring TV evenings
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58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Really good, 30 Jan 2007
By N. Briscoe (UK) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
I got this a few weeks back and can honestly say I never thought Id enjoy doing sums and stuff but I really do. Its fun to try and beat your own scores and make new records. The suduko bit is great aswell (I only learnt suduko when I got this, have never bothered before). The only annoying bit is that sometimes the microphone doesnt pick your voice up properly in the bit where you have to say the colours of the words- this lead to my brain age being about 53!!!

Apart from that though, its really good. And I have speeded up loads in answering the sums since I got it. You get to draw pictures aswell which is quite fun.
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