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back to school!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Summer's ending, kids long ago gave up on doing workbooks & writing in their journals. What to do to get their brains in gear before schools starts up? I ask myself.
Enter Brain Academy. Right now there are 4 kids aged 6-9 whooping it up on my Wii, doing some simple math & visual tasks - 2 of them have "bigger brains" than me, lol!
Fun, good for a rainy day especially, and IMO much better use of time than many other "games" out there.

Big Brains

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is challenging and takes a good bit of concentration. My kids love it and are getting better and better at it.

A really good brain workout

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Challenging and fun at the same time. Great for all ages so the whole family can play. My daughter and I enjoyed it so much we couldn't stop playing. The graphics and visuals are generic enough so this game won't become outdated in a year or two. We highly recommend it to families looking for good, clean, mentally stimulating entertainment.

I beat my girfriend in Wii Degree. (It was a proud moment)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The Wii degree was fun, especially with a couple or group of people.
Just don't have hard feelings afterwards, its just a game!

Brain Academy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Pretty much a must have for anyone who owns a Wii. It is very fun while at the same time helping you learn. Who could ask for more?

Good, but not Great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"Good, but not Great" This game is a must have for younger kids, my 8yo triplets simply love it; and anything that challenges, or improves, thier mind is wonderful in my book! And as a 40yo, I like it too; I use it as my morning "Brain Calisthenics", every day with my coffee before work. The games are a bit limited to the point of semi-monotony, and more of variety should be included in any future versions. But my biggest gripe is never ending patronizing dialog, it takes forever to scroll through; and that is really frustrating when I am trying to fit in a few tests before work. My kids like the "teachers" boring banter, but not being able to shut it off for myself is infuriating!

good exercises

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wish I could bypass the little prof babbling incessantly while moving to different portions of the academy. Other than that it is fine.

Big Brain Academy Wii Degree

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As an adult player, I found BIG BRAIN ACADEMY to be fun and I do return to play it - to get a better grade. For me, however, it does not have the variety I would have hoped for. It also has way too much filler listening to a cartoon professor who repeats himself. It does require speed of response and accuracy to score highly and the activities and general advise given by the professor are educationally accurate and sound.

Not worth it for adults

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Huge downfall to the game is its lack of minigames. 15-20 for this game, versus over 60 when mario party 2 came out. Really disappointing

My GF and I, both mid 20's, thought the brain age series was worth a try. I had played a ds version in a store and liked it. This game is no better than the ds version. We also bought it to be used as a bonding experience.

This game made bonding worse. It relies more on the speed of your clicking icons/answers than it does using your brain. I dominated her because of my experience with the wiimote versus her first experience with a console system. Everytime I beat her in a game that measures your intelligence made me feel more guilty when i won because it seemed to lower her self esteem with each win. Not to mention the 2 player games require you to pass the controller around instead of using your own.

rent this and you prolly wont buy it.

Not that much fun, but interesting and rewarding

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I first got this game, I found it really interesting and exciting. I played solo most of the time, and I enjoyed challenging myself to get a better score. I worked my way up from C-- to A--. It is actually hard to improve on your score, especially as you go up the ladder. Your head needs to be in focus for at least 10-15 minutes per set of tests. A little mistake in the middle would bite and frustrate you. Plus, once you start get a hang of the questions, your brain would probably be tired by then. It was fun though, especially if you are the ambitious type who always want to beat your own best score ;)

I played this game a couple times with my friends as well. It is definitely a fun and healthy competitive game. I suggest however, that you do not play with people with big 'ego' :) And have people with similar level play against each other for optimum adrenaline rush!

Teaming up with your friends to solve individual test can be fun too. But as time is a crucial factor determining your score, it is probably not reasonable to take in many inputs from your peers to beat the clock. Buy this game and get a mental lift! Don't overdo it though, as you may end up draining all of energy ;)

There aren't many variety of the games, so you will get bored soon if you play it all the time. I personally play this game just once or a couple times a month when I am bored, so it serves me well.

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