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Best Price! - Big Brain Academy (Wii) Nintendo clearly learned a lot from the DS when designing the Wii, with its unique control system and ultra user friendly interface. It’s not just the hardware which bares comparison though, with Nintendo planning a similar range of unusual software, some of which can barely be described as a video game at all. Big Brain Academy on the DS was the less academic of the two brain training games released, testing your grey matter in five separate areas categorised as "Think", "Memorize", "Analyze", "Compute" and "Identify". Only three mini-games have been shown so far for the Wii version, the first presenting you with three numbered blocks and a total that you have to reach by adding two of them together. Your job is to knock the one you don’t need out by wielding the Wii remote like a hammer. The second game is a variant of spot the difference, except with inverted and distorted pictures where you have to place the missing elements in the second image. The third mini-game displays two towers of bricks where you have to punch holes in one so that it exactly matches up to the other. All three games are played against an opponent, which implies that all or most of the other games will be too. Since you can also use your Mii character this is certain to be a multiplayer favourite for just about anyone in the family. So even if it doesn’t improve your brain power it should at least ensure you remain happy in your ignorance. |
£14.99 | Amazon.co.uk |
Big Brain Academy Reviews
Reviews from Amazon.co.uk
An 'OK' Game
It's not a bad game, but not one of my favourites out of all the games I've got. I wouldn't dismiss it that you shouldn't get it as I'm sure it'll be fun with multiple players, but apart from that it wouldn't satisfy to play multiple times a day for me.
It's OK, to be plain and simple. 3/5 for me.
Brain-Mania!
It's a no-brainer to not buy this fabulous Brain game. This is actually published and partially developed by Nintendo themselves, just like the acclaimed Brain, Maths and Sight Training games on DS and the earlier Big Brain Academy game, also on DS.
Lose yourself in a fun, party adventure, where the teacher is unusually fun and the Wii Remote talks to you, encouraging you.
This is a must have title, like everything Nintendo publish...
A little repetative
This must be great for those under the age of 11. Not so great for the 'mature student' looking for a good alternative to 'Brain Training' type of games.
Upon finishing each practice session you have to get through a few screens of repeating dialogue which can sound condescending to the grown ups. That said, the training looks deceptively simple and is challening enough to improve visuo spatial skills alongside speed.
Excellent game, shame about annoying instructions
This game is a fun way to excercise the brain. The main downside is that you must endure long, tedious, repetitive and annoying rumblings in the form of instructions. This unnecessary addition to the game (what on earth were they thinking?) can put gamers, especially kids off; therefore only three stars.
You've played it on the DS now play it on the Wii
It's cool. Pretty much the same as the DS vesion in terms of the puzzles. However it is quite funny to play against someone particually family members!. Not sure it would be a game i would keep coming back to on a daily basis but certainly worth a shot. To be honest i play my DS version more because its portable.