Brain Assist (DS)

More on this product: review; screenshots; specifications; shop

Share
- Digg
- Del.icio.us
- Reddit
- Facebook
E-mail
Print

Page 2

Once you've run through all 10 minigames once or twice, you might feel confident enough to be evaluated. There are two tests, and each one is a battery of four games. You have to solve roughly 10 problems per game within a time limit, and the difficulty ramps up fast. Some of the games, by their very nature, can be completed quickly. Others, such as Hexagonal Colors (in which you have to draw a pattern from memory using a color palette, then hit "OK"), take more time. When we ran through these tests, we aced six of eight. The two we failed seemed so impossible given the time limit that we had no desire to attempt them again. It should only take a little over an hour for your brain to soak up everything this game has to offer.

There is single-card multiplay, single-system multiplay, and even four-player, four-card multiplay, but the only reason you would try any of these would be to impress your friends with your huge raight brain. There is no true multiplayer content here because nothing you do will affect your opponent's score, positively or negatively.

Don't eat your Crayons, you'll need them for coloring time.

Brain Assist looks as sterile and plain as a hospital. The nurses aren't remotely sexy, and even though you can choose your own icon, there are no "befuddled child" or "mean, senile coot" faces from which to choose. Everyone looks normal and boring until you start unlocking the silly animal icons.

Though there are interesting moments in Brain Assist, they're courtesy of the magic of your own cognition, rather than anything in the game. It's also apparent that this game is intended for rehabilitation; if the nurses aren't a big enough clue, the guy on the cover with the head injury should make it all too clear. That's awesome, and hospitals or clinics shouldn't be dissuaded from buying Brain Assist for their patients. But if you're looking for a good time, this is not what the doctor ordered.

See more CNET content tagged:: nurse,; brain,; Sega Corp.,; America,; games

User reviews

Write your own review Be the first one to review Brain Assist (DS) and share your experience with the CNET community!

Submit your review

Brain Assist (DS)

1. Rate this product:: (Mouse over the stars to rate this product and click to set your rating.)
2. One-line summary:(Summarize your review in one line. 10 characters minimum; required.): 0 of 55 characters
3. Pros:(Tell us what you like about this product. 10 characters minimum; required.): 0 of 250 characters
4. Cons:(Tell us what you don't like about this product. 10 characters minimum; required.): 0 of 250 characters
Bottom-line summary:(Explain to us in detail why you like or dislike the product, focusing your comments on the product's features and functionality, and your experience using the product. This field is optional.): 0 of 5000 characters; Submit