Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Dsi and DS Lite)

Release Date: 09/06/2006

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Give your gray matter the workout that it needs to stay sharp, focused and young. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day is inspired by a book that was written by Professor Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese neurologist. His theories revolve around keeping brains young by performing mental activities quickly.

  • Developer: Nintendo
  • Publisher: Nintendo
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The brain boggles...

It's got a title that's the gaming equivalent of the epic Manic Street Preachers single If You Tolerate This (Then Your Children Will Be Next), but the premise behind Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (lets just call it Brain Training from now on, shall we?) is actually pretty simple. In fact, it's all in the name.

Inspired by a book by prominent Japanese neurologist Professor Ryuta Kawashima, Brain Training asks players to undertake a series of mental challenges for a few minutes a day, every day, in order to improve their mental age.

The DS Difference

Playing is simple; holding the DS on its side like a book, use the stylus or microphone to answer a series of mind-bending conundrums and arrive at your eventual Brain Age. It's fun for more than one person, too; with space for four save files on the cart, friends and family can compete and compare their brain ages, seeking to outdo each other day-by-day.

The idea of doing GCSE-quality puzzles on a handheld console isn't exactly in the norm, but it fits in nicely with Nintendo's new mainstream philosophy, and offers a taxing cerebral alternative to the more purely playful titles games on the system.

Offering word, logic and number puzzles, Brain Training looks set to be a big hit with Sudoku-playing Times readers and education-pushing parents alike. It's simply the perfect way to integrate learning and play.

GAME's Verdict
plus points
  • Keep your mind sharp with just fiteen minutes play a day!
  • Simple and intuitive stylus control interface
  • Surprisingly addicting!

minus points
  • Not everyone will like the idea of work being fun
  • Not a 'proper' game, per-se
  • A few minor issues with voice recognition now and then

Review by: Mark Scott
Review Published: 09.06.06

User Reviews

abubacar sy posted on 07 Oct 2009
I have this game and I DO NOT LIKE IT AT ALL. And once i had finished this game i have not played it since. so to me it is boring boring BORING!, and very poor quality.
Hayley markham posted on 06 Jul 2009
love it - im a puzzle game fan and like the concept. The sudoku's keep me busy for hours.
Tom Bulger posted on 13 Apr 2009
A brilliant fun challenging game that takes a while to become an expert at. It helped me with my SATS and is great for all the clever-clogs out there. It does get slightly boring after about 4 months after having it but is still good fun. 5 stars
Conor Maher posted on 13 Apr 2009
An ingenious game, mixing fun, learning and general health! Enjoy puzzles such as soduku etc. whilst strengthening your neural passageways! What could be better, learning through play! This game can be played anywhere (exept of course if you are talking into it because in public places you may seem quite strange) and by anyone, possibly even more than one person! An all round family fun game, that envolves learning as well to aid things along. This is a must have for the DS, a game every DS fan should own, and regularly play. I would recomend this game to anyone who wants to try, but maily 8+ because some things are quite tricky and may envolve adult intellect.
Sam Francis posted on 30 Jan 2009
Its a good game i like all the sudukos and everything One thing is nit does not read numbers very well
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