Aside from the brain-training aspect of Brain Age, there's also a multiplayer mode that lets you get into a calculation battle against up to 15 other players using a single copy of the game. But the other additional draw is a lot more compelling than that. Brain Age comes with a substantial amount of sudoku puzzles. The addictive numbers-and-logic game is done very well here, putting the touch screen to use in an effective manner.
The touch screen and DS microphone make the whole game possible. It's a really slick way to play the game, but it's also reliant on your handwriting and ability to speak clearly. When you're rushing through math problems, it's easy to squiggle down something that the game will misinterpret. This is extremely frustrating, as you're penalized for mistakes. The voice recognition doesn't come into play very often, and you can bypass it entirely if you like, but we had trouble getting it to recognize certain words. Over time, you figure out exactly how the game wants you to write and speak and then adapt to it. For the most part, though, the recognition is pretty impressive, especially considering there's no calibration process involved.
All in all, Brain Age is a quirky and unique product that's worth taking a look at, largely thanks to its budget price. Whether or not it's improving your mind or just improving your ability to perform its specific tasks is ultimately unclear, but there's currently nothing else quite like it on the market, and fans of logic puzzles and other basic puzzle games should enjoy it quite a bit.
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