Advanced Search >
Help Me Search

Games

Sony

PS3 | PSP | PS2 | PS One

Microsoft

Xbox 360 | Xbox

Nintendo

Wii | DS | GBA | Cube | N64

Other Platforms

PC | N-Gage | Dreamcast

Upcoming &
Recent Releases

sort by namesort by score

xx 101 MiniGolf World
xx 4 Travellers - Play Spanish
xx 5 in 1 Solitaire
xx 7 Wonders II
78 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
xx Again
xx AiRace: Tunnel
76 Alice in Wonderland
xx Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
xx Animal Kororo
xx Animal Puzzle Adventure
xx Arcade Hoops Basketball
xx Army Defender
xx Aura-Aura Climber
xx Bakugan Battle Trainer
xx Ball Fighter
xx Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight For Survival
xx Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
76 Bejeweled Twist
xx Bejeweled Twist (DSiWare)
xx Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral
76 Bookworm
79 Bookworm (DSiWare)
xx Car Jack Streets
xx Castle Of Magic
xx Chronos Twins (DSiWare)
60 Crime Scene
xx Daniel X: The Ultimate Power
84 Dark Void Zero
xx Dawn of Heroes
57 Deca Sports DS
xx Dementium II
xx Downtown Texas Hold'em
xx Dracula: Undead Awakening
63 Dragon's Lair
xx Easy Piano
xx Electroplankton Lumiloop
xx Electroplankton Luminarrow
xx Electroplankton Marine-Crystals
xx Electroplankton Sun-Animalcule
xx Electroplankton Varvoice
xx Elemental Masters
xx Escapee GO!
xx Extreme Hangman
xx Faceez
xx Fast Food Panic
xx Fieldrunners
45 Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
xx Flight Control
xx Flipper
xx Flips: Artemis Fowl
xx Flips: Terror in Cubicle Four
xx Flips: The Bubonic Builders
xx Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes
xx Foto Frenzy: Spot the Difference
xx Globulos Party
70 Glory of Heracles
xx Glow Artisan
xx Hell's Kitchen VS
xx High Stakes: Texas Hold'Em
xx Hot and Cold: A 3D Hidden Object Adventure
xx How to Train Your Dragon
xx Imagine: Reporter
77 Infinite Space
xx Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue
xx James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
xx Jazzy Billiards
xx KORG DS-10 Plus
87 Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, The
55 Legends of Exidia
xx Let's Golf
xx Link 'n' Launch
xx Littlest Pet Shop
72 Maestro! Jump in Music
xx Major League Baseball 2K10
xx Master of Illusion Express: Matchmaker
xx Master of Illusion Express: Mind Probe
xx Master of Illusion Express: Psychic Camera
xx Me and My Dogs: Friends Forever
xx Miami Nights: Life in the Spotlight
86 Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
xx Montessori Music
xx Move Your Brain: Rollway Puzzle
xx MX vs. ATV Reflex
xx myNotebook: Blue
xx myNotebook: Green
xx myNotebook: Red
xx Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries
77 Number Battle
xx Oregon Trail, The
xx Oscar in Movieland
59 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
87 Pokemon HeartGold
87 Pokemon SoulSilver
xx Pop Island
xx Prehistork Man
xx Puzzle Chronicles
xx Puzzle to Go Wildlife
49 Ragnarok DS
xx Rayman
xx Real Soccer 2010
xx Rooms: The Main Building
xx Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
63 Sands of Destruction
xx Scrabble Classic
82 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
xx Simply Mahjong
xx Snakenoid
xx Sokomania
77 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
75 Sonic Classic Collection
xx Spaceball: Revolution
xx Spotto!
xx Squishy Tank
81 Starship Defense
xx Sudoku 4Pockets
xx Sudoku Challenge!
xx Sudoku Sensei
xx Touch Solitaire
76 Trajectile
xx True Swing Golf Express
xx Uno
xx VT Tennis
xx WarioWare D.I.Y.
xx Word Searcher
xx Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2010: Reverse of Arcadia
xx Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
xx Zoo Frenzy

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games.

Brain Voyage

EMAILPRINTds

Brain Voyage
52
9.0 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 3 votes
Read user comments
Rate this game >

Game Info

Publisher: Eidos Interactive

Developer: Razorback Developments

Genre(s): Puzzle, Productivity

Players: 16

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: May 5, 2008

Summary

(Also known as "Dr. Reiner Knizia's Brainbenders") Travel the world with the award-winning puzzle and board game designer Dr. Reiner Knizia as you visit iconic global cities in an attempt to solve ingenious conundrums. An expert in algorithmically generated logic problems and designer of over 300 board games, Dr. Reiner Knizia invites you to join him on the brilliant puzzle journey, Brain Voyage. Featuring 16 puzzle types each with five distinct varieties, specialist DS developer Razorback Developments has constructed a total of 80 mind-blowing puzzles ranging from easy to elaborately ambitious. Uncover the amazing secrets held within 16 exotic cities around the world as players track marine life off the coast of Cape Town, restore the ancient mosaics of Beijing, organize dancers at the Rio Carnival, memorize melodies at the Sydney Opera House, assemble the stone tablets of the Aztec ruins and more. Brain Voyage features a World Tour Mode plus three Random Play Modes allowing players to send games to their friends using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and compete for the title of International Champion. [Eidos Interactive]

What The Critics Said

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...

70

Pocket Gamer UK

While not all of the puzzles in Dr Reiner Knizia's Brainbenders will take your fancy, there's enough in here to ensure that at least some of it will appeal. The over-arching mechanic adds flavour to ingredients that are otherwise sometimes bland.

Read Full Review >
65

Gamer's Hell

Overall, the game felt a little lacking for TLC, but if you're an avid puzzler and a DS owner, Brain Voyage is a solid bet.

Read Full Review >
54

Cheat Code Central

For a "brain" game, Brain Voyage has the style and charm that many of its peers are lacking. However, the whole brain gimmick is just that; this is a basic puzzle game collection through and through.

Read Full Review >
54

Games Master UK

Short-lived fun that will only appeal to the most devout enthusiasts. [May 2008, p.84]

54

GameZone

It is one of the more disappointing brain games I have engaged in; nothing too difficult here and unless you absolutely must play every puzzler out there, I would take a pass.

Read Full Review >
50

GameSpy

You might get a few hours of enjoyment out of it, but at best, this Voyage is best saved for a short weekend; it's not one you'll want to take too many times.

Read Full Review >
50

NGamer UK

Never trust a board game designer to do a math's professors job. This is too lightweight to be of note. [May 2008, p.72]

50

IGN

Half of these puzzles are better in board game format, which makes sense since it's designed by a board game expert. The puzzles aren’t bad, but they certainly aren’t original and their fun is very short lived.

Read Full Review >
50

GameSpot

Everything Brain Voyage does has been done better by other logic and puzzle minigame collections.

Read Full Review >
45

Game Chronicles

Although Dr. Knizia has done a good job with his company inventing board games and such this was nothing more than a waste of time.

Read Full Review >
44

GamingExcellence

The Nintendo DS has other logic games in its repertoire that are more exciting, stimulating, and feel more like a complete package.

Read Full Review >
40

GamerNode

Brain Voyage is basically a collection of simple games that have little to do with logical reasoning or deep thought and analysis.

Read Full Review >

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Popular on CBS sites: College Signing Day | March Madness | TV | iPhone | Cell Phones | Video Game Reviews | Free Music

About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy (UPDATED) | Terms of Use