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Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.99
You Save: $2.00 (10%)
New (36) Used (11) from $12.99
Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 47
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: Puzzle Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: NTRPANME
UPC: 045496739010
EAN: 0045496739010
Release Date: August 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: new still original packaging
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| Customer Reviews:
 Know what you're buying before you write a senseless Bad Review. September 8, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have played and owned both Brain Age 1 and Brain Age 2 and actively use(d) both of them. I am 20 years old.br /br /DISCLAIMERbr /I won't point out any other reviewers by name, but it annoys me that people give this product a bad review because its "boring" or because they're "not getting any smarter." And then, they go on to compare it to games that aren't in the same genre or "style" that games like Brain Age were made for. All I am saying is that, before buying this product, know that it is not your average VIDEO GAME. It serves a different purpose by opening the DS to users of all ages. Brain Age is not supposed to "make you smarter" in any sense at all. If you read what Dr. Kawashima says in the game, the game was developed to keep your brain HEALTHY by exercising it with these challenges, thus allowing more blood flow and a HEALTHIER brain (not a smarter brain.) So yes, your average video game fanatic might find it to be less exciting, but just know before you buy it what you're actually buying it for. This is a "tool," in a sense, that will help your brain stay fit.br /br /MY REVIEWbr /Brain Age 2 is a good continuation to the first in the sense that it includes more games and is more challenging. In the first Brain Age, I was getting Age 20 (the best score) all the time. In this one, I have been getting between 20-27 most of the time. I find this as a helpful way to know that while my brain may be fit, theres room for improvement. I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because I think there might be too much number games as opposed to word games. (number games featuring arithmetic problems.) And I feel that all of my work and recordings in Brain Age 1 are now worthless. I was hoping that there was some way to integrate my old recordings of the first game into this new one. That being said, Brain Age 2, while an excellent, easy-to-use tool, is more of a "replacement" for brain age 1 as opposed to a "sequel."
 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day September 1, 2007
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a good learning tool . The only thing I am dissapointed in it took to long to arrive at my home after preordering in advance.
 Extremely boring August 31, 2007
16 out of 52 found this review helpful
This game was extremely boring. You do the same 3 things over and over until you master them. However, what you are doing over and over is:br /br /Rock, Paper, Scissorsbr /Basic math - addition, subtraction, division, multiplicationbr /Clicking on piano keys following musicbr /br /There are many other games out there to stimulate your brain that are fun!! I would not recommend this game for anyone. It was a total disappointment!!!!
Great Brain Training for All Ages August 28, 2007
141 out of 145 found this review helpful
The first Brain Age on the Nintendo DS spawned a whole generation of brain training games. Now they're back with Brain Age 2 - and I really feel they did a great job of enhancing the game's functionality!br /br /First, the infamous "voice test". In Brain Age 1, it was the classic see-a-colored-word-say-the-color game that so many magazines and websites print. The big problem there was that blue and black always got confused. With this one, they changed it to rock-paper-scizzors. It's just as challenging, and we've never had any problems with it understanding us. Hurrah!br /br /Next, the mini-games. I appreciated the challenge of the Brain Age 1 games, but they were pretty boring. They just weren't much fun to play, especially compared to some of the other games on the market. br /br /They did a great job of revamping the games in Brain Age 2. Some of them are still on the boring side, like the 'running people' game where you try to figure out what place the dark player comes in. Most of them, though, are truly fun to play. The spinning letters game where you try to figure out what word they spell can be quite challenging. I love the piano game where you try to play along with the song. br /br /There are the usual graphing options, so you can see your progress over time, and then the "brain age" with an ideal age of 20. Just like with the first game, I have to protest that it's a silly idea that your brain is best at 20. Your brain can easily be very slow at 20 and much better at 30! They should rate it as a 0% to 100%, rather than pushing this idea that youth is best. What's next, a diet program that gets you to weigh the weight of an "ideal 20 year old"?br /br /Still, it is certainly valid that the more you use your brain, the better it gets. Everyone needs to keep their brains exercised and fresh. Playing this game is far better than sitting back and passively watching TV all night. Best of all, you can bring this along with you and increase your brain power while you ride the bus, wait in line, and do other boring tasks!br /br /Highly recommended!
better than the first August 28, 2007
like this one better than the first. i can never remember what 7X8= but i can remember that 2 PLUS 2 equals 4.br /wish there were games like this.
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