Brain Age: Concentration Training 3DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Feb 10, 2013
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Metascore
71 out of 100

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User Score
8.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: Brain Age: Concentration Training offers newly designed training exercises that will challenge players with activities to help improve their concentration skills and the ability to access their short term memory.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 8, 2013
    85
    While I did enjoy Brain Age: Concentration Training and still train every day with it, there are some aspects I didn’t enjoy. Some of the Devilish Trainings can be just downright tedious and off-putting at times while the game’s handwriting recognition could use a bit of work. However, if you can train enough days to unlock some of the other types of training, it can still be a fun experience.
  2. GamingTrend
    Feb 11, 2013
    82
    Launching for $35 USD, Brain Age is a bit pricy for what it delivers. But for that price you get a variety of different games that will truly challenge your mind, record your progress, and give you a serious sense of accomplishment if you actually manage to claw your way up in terms of performance.
  3. Modojo
    Mar 4, 2013
    70
    For the most part, though, the game excels in taking mundane tasks and making these activities fun. At the same time, having to unlock everything (along with the required Devilish Calculations demo) is an awkward way to introduce players to the experience. Nintendo would be wise to remember this before releasing a sequel.
  4. Post Arcade (National Post)
    Mar 8, 2013
    40
    It’s more pain than pleasure.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. ExprS
    9
    Another great instalment of this serie. This time it has a lot of improved features, it's more beautiful, fully voiced, has more interesting lectures and more challenging puzzles specially for the young people. The only step back that I would say is that the number of time one can play each puzzle is too restrict (5 min/day) and there's no way to play again, besides that it is a great game for those who desire to train the brain.… Collapse
  2. dante_finn
    9
    Brain Age Concentration Training brings newly designed taining exerscises
  3. mongoman
    8
    Brilliant game, very intuitive, and very hard at higher levels. Once you get past the devilish calculations, it is very enjoyable. This was my first foray into the Brain Age series so I can't compare it to other iterations. Well worth the money.… Expand
  4. MrHayden4495
    7
    This game is quite a new turn in the Brain Age series. First of all, Dr. Kawashima TALKS, and best of all, he becomes SATAN, a two-in-one DEAL! Joking aside, there are some pretty upset fans over the "bizarre design choices" the developers made over its gameplay. I will only repeat this once more, as I did in my review of Brain Age 2: HE'S A DOCTOR. He is helping the brain in news ways, completely different to original gameplay in the series, yes, but it can be both fun and innovative. The effects of the game DO pay off, and watching those graphs rise gives me thrills. Not all of the gameplay from the original games have been abolished at all. There are still many many exercises from the previous titles and even new ones as well aside from Devilish Training. I will say this though: If this is Brain Age, why did Nintendo remove the Brain Age Check?… Expand

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