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Big Brain Academy (Wii)

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From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games

List Price: £32.28
Buy New: £14.99
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 35 reviews
Sales Rank: 87

Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: puzzle-games
Rating: To Be Announced
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0

MPN: RVL-P-RYWE
Model: 90017
UPC: 045496900175
EAN: 0045496900175
ASIN: B000OAO188

Release Date: July 20, 2007
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.

Features:
  • Flex your brain and enrol in Wii's Big Brain Academy, and put your grey matter to the test with a variety of fun mental exercises in five different categories! There are three different game modes, including the Brain Quiz, Mental Marathon and Mind Sprint, which challenge groups of up to eight people to battle it out and find who has the biggest brain of them all! Big Brain Academy can be enjoyed by players of all ages and levels of experience

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Wii Remote controllers hands-on control makes playing a cinch. This rethinking of the popular Nintendo DS game will test players brains with fun problems and allow people of any age to play together. Multiplayer versus and co-op play modes also have been added, allowing players to use the title as a brain-training exercise or a raucous party game. Features: The Wii Remotes hands-on control makes playing the game a breeze, and revamps the DS game that exercised players minds with enjoyable brain-teasers. In addition to single-player mode, there are versus and co-op multiplayer modes that people of any age or education level to play together. Mii data compatible. Special powers/weapons/moves/features: The game features a two-player versus mode that uses a split screen. The same problems will appear in a different order. The first player to get 12 correct answers wins.

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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.
HARRISON DENT


Customer Reviews:   Read 30 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Brain-Mania!   September 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

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...



3 out of 5 stars A little repetative   September 16, 2008
E. Turner (UK)
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.



3 out of 5 stars Excellent game, shame about annoying instructions   July 27, 2008
IS (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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.


3 out of 5 stars You've played it on the DS now play it on the Wii   July 9, 2008
Snowy3 (UK)
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.


2 out of 5 stars Boreing!!!!   May 31, 2008
Manda (Northern Ireland)
I originaly thought that this game would be a solid addition to my games catelogue for the wii, but I was more than a little dissapointed.
It is the same old thing over and over again,as previous comments have stated it all comes down to how quick you are, and unless you have speed on your side this game will reach a certain stage were you can go no further.
In retrospect I wish i had saved my cash for another game!



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