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Brain Challenge


9.3

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Brain Challenge for the Nintendo DS is an entertaining, comprehensive personal training program to improve coping skills when faced with real-life challenges and stress. Brain Challenge is a simple, entertaining solution for brain activity maintenance that goes far beyond logic tests to help increase your actual percentage of brain use. This Nintendo DS game makes use of the system?s unique Touch Screen and portability, allowing you to train your brain whenever and wherever you want. [Ubisoft]

PUBLISHER:	Ubisoft
DEVELOPER:	Ubisoft
GENRE(S):	Edutainment
PLAYERS:	4
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	January 8, 2008

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Extreme Gamer

Brain Challenge is a fun adventurous take on the brain game genre. The amount of mini-games keep the stress and brain training fun and exciting even on daily plays

IGN

If you're the type of person that loves brain games and has been dying for another decent one to come out so you can prove your cognitive prowess, then Brain Challenge is the third-party answer to your prayers.

Games Radar

These minor quibbles never prevent the game from being fun, though.

PALGN

Brain Challenge is a polished and entertaining game that solidly achieves its objective of testing your cognitive abilities.

GameDaily

There are more than enough brainteasers to keep you unlocking new ones, but it's aesthetically sterile and only fun if you play it for a few mere minutes a day.

EuroGamer

It never feels more than throwaway fun. And while it never claimed to be anything to the contrary, its blatant copying of the Brain Training formula and the lack of innovation that results don't do it any favours.

The average user rating for this game is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Patrick R. gave it a9:
A much preferred game over the Brain Age series due to depth and variety of challenges. Also, one can pick up Brain Challenge and tickle their gray matter any time, unlike Brain Age which locks a puzzle out once it's been done for the day. I will however give the edge to the Brain Age digital host, Dr. Kawashima, over Brain Challenge's slightly creepy and zombie-like ones.

Steve M. gave it a9:
This game might be more like an 8.8 than a 9, but I bought it for my girlfriend and she loves it. What I did play of it seems to be extremely addictive and actually totally fun. Whether you are learning anything or not, it's fun, and that's what games were designed for.

Tompo gave it a10:
Good game, entertaining and rewarding, both on mobile and there.

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