Brain Challenge
a game by | Gameloft |
Platform: | Playstation 3 (2006) |
Editor Rating: | 8/10, based on 1 review |
User Rating: | 10.0/10 - 5 votes |
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See also: | Puzzle Games, Educational Games |
Welcome to Brain Challenge! If you are looking for a game to help you out with some mental exercise, you have come to the right place. Filled to the brim with plenty of cranial challenges awaiting you, this game tests your mental acuity and gives you a nice selection of puzzles, problems and trials for you to master. This game is designed to keep you on your toes, keep you thinking and your brain functioning as best it can. If you are looking for something to improve your cognitive functions and keep you engaged while it does so, this is worth looking into.
Gameplay
So, the game is similar to Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training and Big Brain Academy. It focuses on cognitive training and divides that into five categories: Logic, Math, Visual, Memory, and Focus, each with three levels of difficulty. What activity you will actually be engaging in depends on what you choose as there is a great amount of gameplay here. Some might be simple mathematical equations, spotting the difference in two pictures, picking which item is the heaviest from the provided options and much more.
This game tries toa tease your mind and help you with things like critical thinking, assisting in task management and short-term working memory. If you are looking for a game that lets you get some quick brain training in while not taking up hours of your day, this is a perfectly good option.
Positive Effects
Although the jury is still out on how much these brain games can affect the mind of the player, I, for one, have found that the more I play the more of an effect I notice. Sometimes I struggle to remember a word while writing a sentence or forget the name of a thing but I found after playing this for a few days, those things weren’t as much an issue. It helps to keep your brain ticking over without causing mental fatigue, something I found to help me out to no end. This is, of course, the game’s most important selling point so you’ll be pleased to know that it does have an effect.
Visuals
Everything in this game is super clear and easy to see. Bright, colorful and clean, the game prides itself on being able to increase your reaction time and reasoning speed. Thus, in order to properly do that, the icons, writing and everything else in the title needs to be crisp and easily identifiable. That said, the game does manage to do so, despite it being an older title. I appreciated the art and design of Brain Challenge. At no point did I not know what was going on or what game I was about to play. It moves very quickly but it does not penalize you while it does so.
A stylish game with plenty of gameplay available. There’s a lot to this title so if you’re looking for something that could give you more of an edge, this is a great option.
Pros
- Great Visuals
- Engaging gameplay
Cons
- Doesn’t try anything very unique in regards to the puzzles
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System requirements:
- PC compatible
- Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP