godofPH
July 1st, 2006, 08:08 AM
Funny story on how I got this game. After I killed a snake (an act that gets me money when I'm visiting my Dad), I was promised a game at a trip to Gamestop. When we go to Gamestop, I wanted to get Metroid Prime: Hunters for my DS, but my Dad made me get Brain Age instead because it cost less and was educational.
Onto the game, no matter what Nintendo claims, the purpose of this game isn't to train your brain, its to make you feel stupid. The Brain Age test is a quiz that will determine the 'age' of your brain. For example, if your Brain Age is 54 (my current score), that means you have the brain of a 54-year-old person. Its really demeaning at first, but you can improve your score by doing Dr. Strange-Japanese-Floating-Head's (can't remember his real name) Brain Training exercises. These range from doing quick math calculations to reading out loud, all of which supposedly improves your brain power. The Doctor even puts you on a schedule based on your Brain Age Test score and your actual age. You have to do a few of the exercises daily and occaisonally check your Brain Age.
Onto the game, no matter what Nintendo claims, the purpose of this game isn't to train your brain, its to make you feel stupid. The Brain Age test is a quiz that will determine the 'age' of your brain. For example, if your Brain Age is 54 (my current score), that means you have the brain of a 54-year-old person. Its really demeaning at first, but you can improve your score by doing Dr. Strange-Japanese-Floating-Head's (can't remember his real name) Brain Training exercises. These range from doing quick math calculations to reading out loud, all of which supposedly improves your brain power. The Doctor even puts you on a schedule based on your Brain Age Test score and your actual age. You have to do a few of the exercises daily and occaisonally check your Brain Age.