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- Reviewed on: 06/20/2007
- Released on: 06/18/2007
- Originally published on GameSpot: Hot Brain (PSP) Review
Hot Brain is Midway's attempt to bring the minigame-style of brain training that's become somewhat common on the Nintendo DS over to Sony's PSP. The basic premise is identical: You play a limited group of brain-teasing minigames, which will apparently make you sharper and smarter. Hot Brain doesn't have a wide variety of games, and there aren't many different ways to play those games, which makes it a short-lasting experience, but at least the quality of the minigames is generally good.
The games are broken into five different categories that deliver games in different styles. For example, the language section contains a game called Picto-Rhymes that shows you a picture of an object, and you need to select a word that rhymes with that object from a list of four words. Another game shows you math problems that are missing the operator, and you need to select the type of math that is required to make the statement true. Yet another game shows you an incomplete shape, and you need to select from four different pieces that would complete that shape. All of these games are basic and run on a time limit.
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