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Brain Assist ds Game Reviews
Brain Assist
Critic Score
Metascore: 53 Metascore out of 100
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Re-energize your brain with 10 colorful mind-teasing mini-games that stimulate your concentration, memory, analysis, instincts and reflexes. Six nurses with widely varying personalities will guide you through the games and keep track of your best results. A unique new test even allows you and a friend to examine the compatibility of your right brains. Get more friends in on the action with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and race through a variety of fast-paced four-player mini-games to see who the true brainiac is. Multiplayer battles for up to four gamers. The action ramps up quickly for a fun challenge using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Ability Tracker. A report is generated at the end of each test and high scores and Compatibility Reports can be saved and overridden as players improve. Touch Screen and stylus technology. With the clock running, get the competitive edge with the stylus and Touch Screen technology. Unlockable Icons. As you clear rounds, unlock 14 icons to personalize your game. [Sega]

PUBLISHER: Sega
DEVELOPER: Sega
GENRE(S): Edutainment, Board Game, Puzzle
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2008

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73
Worth Playing
If you've played Brain Training and Big Brain Academy to death and need something else of their ilk to get you through the day, Brain Assist will do the job. If you haven't played the aforementioned titles, though, or if you simply just don't care about the genre that much, then you can safely skip this one, and no one will blame you.
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70
IGN
Brain Assist is a decent take on the genre, and while it doesn't stand out as a major accomplishment, it is just different enough to make it fun.
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64
GameZone
A pretty simple brain game and certainly nothing new for the genre. If you don't have a brain game then this isn't a bad start; if you have other games in this vein, you may not need to pop this into your system.
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62
Cheat Code Central
Overall, Brain Assist is a pretty novel game idea, but 10 mini-games are just not enough to make a game experience feel complete.
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62
Games Master UK
There are better and more rewarding brain trainers out there. [May 2008, p.82]
62
n-Revolution Magazine UK
Ten games for 20 quid is a bit steep and in the end, without the lure of a proper scientific brain age hook, it's all a bit 'so what.' [Issue#22, p.86]
60
VideoGamer
But if looked at purely for entertainment value, the ten games on offer do give some good, non-violent, simple fun, even if a few of them are practically impossible to beat.
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60
Zentendo
Brain Assist is by no means a bad game; however the awful loading times and the lack of polish does not make it stand out from any other game in a highly competitive market.
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50
GameSpot
This educational game feels more like therapy than fun.
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50
Gameplayer
A physio-terrorist for your mind.
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50
Pocket Gamer UK
A charming and competent brain testing game on the surface. But with only ten mini-games and a dubious method of testing your intelligence, Brain Assist doesn't do anything to better its many rivals.
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50
GotNext
Brain Assist is mildly entertaining, but I'm not feeling any more clever for having played it.
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40
PALGN
A sub-standard mini-game compilation that lacks the appeal of other 'brain games'.
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40
Games Radar
Today, with so many able competitors on the market, we just can't recommend sparse, shallow collections with slow load times and GBA-level visuals. Whether you're looking to train your brain or just play some minigames, there are simply better options out there than Brain Assist.
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35
GamePro
Even with the odd original game in the mix, these still aren't the type of things you want to do everyday - especially with the lame scoring system.
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20
Cubed3
Rubbish, utter rubbish. Sloppy development, boring minigames and not enough content to keep anyone entertained for longer than twenty minutes.
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10
EuroGamer
On the plus side, there is single-card download play for wireless "fun" with up to four players. On the down side, if we really want to tell up to four friends that we despise them and never wish to suffer their company ever again, we can think of more direct ways to do so.
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