This is the second brain training title from Dr. Kawashima and as you slot in the cartridge and load it up, you'll think you're playing the wrong game. Why? It looks and sounds like the old game, right down to some of the things Dr. Kawashima says. The only thing that is different in this second Brain Training game is the actual training games and the Sudoku puzzles. Is this a bad thing? Not at all - fans of the first game will love this game too; however there is nothing much here to appeal to people who disliked Kawashima's first title.
For people who are new to the whole Brain Training scene, here is a brief summary: you hold your DS on its side and you do three games which test your brain. After the three games are completed, you will then be given a brain age ranging from 20-80, the latter being the worst and the one you obviously don't want. You can also select the training option to pick which game you want to practice on.
For the actual games, there are the great, good, okay and down-right awful. The best has to be 'Masterpiece Recital' which has a keyboard on the touch screen and a sheet of scrolling music on the left screen. You have to press the corresponding keys on the keyboard as the arrows scroll over it on the music sheet - it's very fun and slightly tricky! A good but annoying game is one which has you drawing out a symbol which corresponds to the number. It sounds boring, but is actually quite fun. There is, however, one downside to this game - a couple of symbols are extremely sensitive on and if you draw a really obvious percentage sign, it still won’t accept it, damaging your score overall. The worst game of the lot has to be where you have to remember which number goes into which square and you have a time limit of two minutes. You just sit there for two minutes remembering numbers. That's it. What a load of fun... or not. There are also lots of other games, but mentioned above are the select few that stand out for their own reasons.
Then there is the section for Sudoku puzzles, if that is your kind of thing. If not, you can skip over it without missing out on anything, but it takes your fancy you won’t be disappointed. It is controlled with the touch screen and has you drawing on what numbers you want where. It is very well made and you are getting quite a lot for what is a budget priced game.
This game is pretty much the same as the last one, and you can take that as you wish. However, considering it is basically the same game, it gets the exact same score as it did last time. Another decent, quick-to-play Brain Training game.
For people who are new to the whole Brain Training scene, here is a brief summary: you hold your DS on its side and you do three games which test your brain. After the three games are completed, you will then be given a brain age ranging from 20-80, the latter being the worst and the one you obviously don't want. You can also select the training option to pick which game you want to practice on.
For the actual games, there are the great, good, okay and down-right awful. The best has to be 'Masterpiece Recital' which has a keyboard on the touch screen and a sheet of scrolling music on the left screen. You have to press the corresponding keys on the keyboard as the arrows scroll over it on the music sheet - it's very fun and slightly tricky! A good but annoying game is one which has you drawing out a symbol which corresponds to the number. It sounds boring, but is actually quite fun. There is, however, one downside to this game - a couple of symbols are extremely sensitive on and if you draw a really obvious percentage sign, it still won’t accept it, damaging your score overall. The worst game of the lot has to be where you have to remember which number goes into which square and you have a time limit of two minutes. You just sit there for two minutes remembering numbers. That's it. What a load of fun... or not. There are also lots of other games, but mentioned above are the select few that stand out for their own reasons.
Then there is the section for Sudoku puzzles, if that is your kind of thing. If not, you can skip over it without missing out on anything, but it takes your fancy you won’t be disappointed. It is controlled with the touch screen and has you drawing on what numbers you want where. It is very well made and you are getting quite a lot for what is a budget priced game.
This game is pretty much the same as the last one, and you can take that as you wish. However, considering it is basically the same game, it gets the exact same score as it did last time. Another decent, quick-to-play Brain Training game.