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Big Brain Academy DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2006
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Metascore
74 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 45 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

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  • Summary: (Also known as "Brain Flex") Big Brain Academy features 15 activities that test their brain powers in areas like logic, memory, math and analysis. Up to eight people can play with a single game card, and each activity takes less than a minute to complete.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. Nintendojo
    90
    The truth is, Big Brain Academy offers little depth, and almost no immersion, because the gameplay is so start-and-stop. But Big Brain Academy succeeds because of its simplicity and accessibility.
  2. 1UP
    90
    Quirky, satisfying, and highly original.
  3. Eurogamer
    70
    Big Brain Academy's certainly fun in an innocent kind of way, but it's probably a better bet for your offspring than for you - although you won't regret joining in for a bit of multiplayer.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Candy-Floss
    10
    I love this game. It's hard not to enjoy it because there's so many things you can do on here. The availability of reaching a certain grade or medal (I love creating records on here!) makes it really feel as if you have achieved something.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. djim
    10
    The point of games like this is COMPETITION in academic areas. This is great for that, especially because you need only one cartridge to play VS mode head to head. It's really fun to pit your nephews and nieces against each other like pitbulls in this game of "who's smarter?". Plus in single player, it's nice to try to see how high you can push your score. If you haven't achieved at least an "Ace" level (2000 or more), then you shouldn't be complaining about it not being challenging enough.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RickyB.
    0
    I do not like this game. It is so boring and has no point at all.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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