More Brain Training (Nintendo DS) - PC and Console Games (Nintendo)

Are you ready for More Brain Training? More than 10 million people worldwide have made Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo DS a part of their lives. The good doctor is back with even more exercises to continue stimulating the different parts of the brain! More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? features all-new exercises and DS Brain Age Checks that will challenge even the most trained brains! People young and old will enjoy the new training exercises that test a person's memory, math and perception skills. All a person needs is a few minutes a day to give his or her brain a proper workout. Lead a busy lifestyle? The portability of the Nintendo DS lets users take on a challenge during any downtime when they're on the go. The DS Brain Age Check measures the speed and accuracy with which the tasks are performed, and users can see their progress to stimulate their skills on a daily basis. Can you spare a few minutes to exercise your mind? Testing oneself in More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? is as easy as 1-2-3. Users hold the DS like they would a book and use the stylus to mark their answers on the intuitive DS Touch Screen. Anyone who's jotted down a note or read a book will feel at home with More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? right away.

Customer Reviews of More Brain Training (Nintendo DS)

Christmas Shopper
Devon
7th October 2008

Great!
I bought this prior to a family holiday to France. Not having any previous experience of Brain Training, I decided to go for this version rather than the original after reading other reviews, and what a joy it was. I kept the game hidden until we boarded the ferry. When I got it out, I was expecting cries of 'oh no! Not brain training - why did you get that mum??' BUT instead all were delighted, and the whole family, young and old, played it every single day of our trip, and indeed fighted over who's turn it was. I highly recommend this game if you are planning a long journey, or just want to provide your family with some educational entainment that everyone can enjoy that doesnt involve the telly.

T. Young
UK
2nd September 2008

Good, but......
You get what you're expecting from this game - whether it actually trains your brain or not is another matter. But it's to Dr Kawashima's credit that he's made maths fun!

One problem I've encountered is that it refuses to understand me in the 'speaking' levels - I have a standard (not broad) Scottish accent and it just doesn't want to understand. Having tried my very best comedy Japanese-English and American accents, I have to conclude that Dr Kawashima has it in for me on the speaking games.

Otherwise, it's quite fun, and the progress monitoring lets you see how much better you're getting.

Ross Whiteford

26th July 2008

Better, but still some fundamental problems
This Brain Training game was a lot better than the prequel however the character recognition was still poor. The best game by far has to be masterpiece recital where you must tap the correct keys in time with the music. This installment is the only thing that keeps me playing the game. Still a great game before you unlock everything and get bored with it.

26th July 2008

More Brain Training
More Brain traing is probably more suited to adults. Its better than the first one and its still fun even if you are a kid but really its better if your 8 or above. For children I would recomend Big Brain academy instead. Also adults will like that. I do like this game though because it has a big veriaty of activities and is very clear.

APJ
Bristol, England
5th July 2008

Making Brain Training more fun
Other reviews can tell you about all the features in this game, so I'll try to keep it short.

The training programs are more varied and enjoyable than the previous game's. Some of the challenges include unscrambling words, remembering numbers and even playing a musical piece. However, I did find a couple of the games tedious. There are also again plenty of free or assisted Sudoku puzzles and a hidden mini-game which is quite addictive.

One of the big irritations from the previous game remains - poor handwriting recognition. As well as numbers, you will have to write symbols and letters, which the game may often fail to understand! Voice recognition is also a bit unreliable on the Rock, Paper, Scissors game.

All the training programs can be unlocked in only about 2 weeks of daily playing, so you may not have much motivation to keep training afterwards. I suppose though players might also give up if they were not rewarded so regularly! You may also get irritated by Dr Kawashima with his reptitive comments after every session, Some are even the same as in the first game.

If you enjoyed the first Brain Training game, you should like this one too! If you don't have either, I would recommend buying both games. Whilst I think overall the second is better, I prefer the warm-up games and Brain Age tests in the previous.