Nintendo DS
Nintendo
E - Everyone
$20
http://www.bigbrainacademy.com/
Exit, Brain Age; enter, Big Brain Academy. Two different games, one similar concept: Rape your brain to full capacity.
While Brain Age was focused for more of the senior citizens and other elderly nongamers, Big Brain Academy shoves most of its attention on the younger, casual gamers.
Now, that doesn't mean you won't enjoy BBA. The 15 different brain-building 60 second mini-games, which quiz you on your memorization, identification, analyzation, thinking, and computing skills, are surprisingly more than enough to keep your attention for large amounts of time.
With that in mind, one may even say this is a vast improvement over the original brain game. And, I'm going to have to agree. While BA encourages around 10 min. a day, BBA requires that you keep playing until you get that A+. "No, you may not settle for less, you lazy bastard," my DS yells at me. I have no other option but to comply; it's just too much fun.
From connecting the dots to weighing animals, players have a lot of diversity here.
Yet, I still can't tell what Dr. Lobe is...I'm thinking somewhere inbetween a bean n' cheese burrito and a dong...
Throughout the game, players will notice other strangely shaped objects and people standing together in colorful areas. This art-style is obviously geared toward younger children, so if you're over the age of 8, I suggest some caution when playing in public.
Another thing I don't understand is why each screen has a different brightness setting. Perhaps it's just another way of making you smarter, but, most of the time, it's frustrating to make connections between the two screens when one is slightly darker than the other. The two-screen format also presents a few more problems when you consider that some mini-games require both screens...with that huge David Letterman gap between them.
As for sound, you'll never really notice it. Simple examining beats that fit comfortably in the vein of Jeopardy. The theme song is, however, a bit catchy if you listen to it all the way through.
All in all, BBA is a fantastically fun game that almost anyone can enjoy. There really is nothing like it. Practice and Versus modes both give players opportunities to expand the game's life even further. Although, I would have preferred it if mini-games were better tailored for the multiplayer experience, rather than having them just ported over for a few more players.
Gameplay: 8/10
Graphics: 7/10
Sound: 7/10
Features: 9/10
Replay Value: 7/10
Final Score: 76%
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