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Addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is as addictive as the first. It is an easy way to challenge yourself without feeling like you're actually doing anything. I've had my family sit down with this and not want to give me my DS back because they are having too much fun playing this. Plus you may sharpen your memory a little. I don't know whether or not this actually works, but it's a load of fun.

Too similar and inherently flawed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 19
Date: August 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved the first Brain Age, but this sequel is lacking severely. The games are a little more involved, but they don't seem quite as "smart" as in the first game. It's as if the game creators were searching for just about anything they could use to fill this game. The gameplay is identical to the first one, so in that respect it doesn't feel "new". Almost as if you paid to play a game you already own.

The innovative voice-regonition Stroop test is replaced with Paper, Rock, Scissors (huh???). Only this time, the voice-recognition doesn't work. No matter how close or far you are from the mic, in understands you 25% of the time. It shouldn't have been released like this, but I'm sure they wanted to rush the game out the door. Also, the word mix-up game is fun, until you get a combination of letters that can make multiple words. Since the game is only expecting a specific answer, it counts it wrong if you input a different word (when in reality, you came up with a word, and that's the point of the game!) The music game is fun (I personally play the piano), but it can be agonizing to someone who is not musically inclined (I've witnessed the frustration).

All-in-all, this is a very disappointing game. Too bad you can't rent DS games. At least it's only $20.

Voice game does not function

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: August 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This new game is great. The only problem is the voice game, paper/rock/hand, does not function and it does not recognize any voice, close up or not close up. I have tried it on several different DS systems and it does not function. I am waiting for the recall from Nintendo so they can fix this glitch.

Get original version

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like the original version better. The guy narrating is even more annoying in this second edition. Limited learning options unless you download more.

Another winner!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played through the first installment (any doubts that there will be a third ?), and found it a fun, stimulating challenge with decent replay value. The ability to set personal bests, combined with the enticement of a normalized ranking (the much ballyhooed "brain age") suits the quantitative, competitive sorts like myself. Some of the concerns voiced above re: BA2 are easily sidestepped: Don't play the voice recognition game. Easy enough, and there's plenty of other places to find fun. One feature I'd like to see are the dedicated Brain Age tests broken out as individual games to play (some in BA2 are a very cool, but you can't play them outside of the BA testing environment) as well as ALL games as possible selections for a Brain Age test. Interestingly, BA2 is more math focused than BA1, which I like. But there are a number of other enjoyable games that will make you think. Anagramming, music composition, information aggregation, memorization, and a host of general executive function tasks come into play. In particular, the piano game is a blast, although if you can read music, play the piano, and best of all, play by ear, you'll have a powerful advantage. It is worthwhile to spend a little time learning shortcuts for handwriting recognition (like a slash for division, rather than a line with dots above and below); this will improve the times and prevent a break in the mental flow as the problems stream by. There are still too many click-through screens of various beheaded ramblings, but the quick fix presented by this quirky edutainment title is compelling. It does seem to me that the brain age rankings are a bit tougher this time around, but maybe it is my lack of familiarity with the games. All in all, the game isn't perfect, but it's perfectly suited to serve up daily dollops of 1-10 minutes of fun. Just don't expect a significant boost in IQ.

Great follow-up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played brain age 1 constantly (I still can't say BLUE good enough though). Brain age 2 is a really good sequel. Just as much fun as the 1st one, and you never have to say the word BLUE.

I love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have Brain Age 1 and Big Brain Academy. I recently bought Brain Age 2 and really enjoy it. The activities are challenging, especially the piano player one. Twice the notes printed were not on the keys available so I had to adapt, but even having a piano background, it is challenging. The drawback to most of these "brain" games is that you have to move past the 'doctor's' comments before you can go on and they are mostly the same things over and over. I would highly recommend this game for challenging the mind.

If you liked number 1, you'll like this too

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Brain Age 2 is very much like Brain Age 1--it features the same long-winded floating head, the same music, the same format--the only thing that's changed is the specific exercises, but that's good enough for me! If you liked the original but have played it to exhaustion, then here's a way to refresh your supply of puzzles and tests.

Pros: The games are more varied, now including a musical one, among others. They're also more challenging--on the first one, I'd reached age 20 in about a week. With this one, I'm still hovering around 26 after a month and a half. This gives it longer play value. They've also introduced a tetris-like mini game that's a nice diversion. The handwriting recognition seems to be better, though it's still not perfect.

Cons: Handwriting recognition glitches still lead to the occasional frustration of something getting marked wrong that really isn't. It still has limited replay value, since once you've unlocked all the training modes and reached a certain score on them, you tend to lose interest. And Dr. Whats-his-name still talks too much. Basically it has all the same flaws as the first one did.

Overall, it's still a great game, a much-needed sequel to the original. Don't expect anything new or original when you buy this, because it really is VERY much like the first one, but if you're just itching for some new training modes, this is for you!

Crappy Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very tedious. You have to go through the explaination each time you enter a game. My biggest complaint is the Quick Soduku option which only has ONE game. They are the exact same numbers each time you play. This is not true for the main gameplay, but it is a serious flaw.

Extremely boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 46
Date: August 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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:

Rock, Paper, Scissors
Basic math - addition, subtraction, division, multiplication
Clicking on piano keys following music

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!!!!

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