Product Description

In Mind Quiz, you'll participate in 49 exercises that strengthen your brain muscles. Practice lessons and learning games will make you smarter as you build your abilities in calculation, reflex, judgement and memory.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7306 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Model: 16336
• Released on: 2007-03-13
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Brain Age Checking Mode evaluates your brain age by making you solve questions once a day
• A variety of unique brain training programs and difficulty settings will suit anyone, from the beginners to advanced users
• Supervised by Dr. Kawashima, Japan's foremost authority of Functional Brain Imaging

Customer Reviews

A breath of fresh air in a crowded genre.
I haven't heard anyone talk about 'Mind Quiz:Your Brain Coach' by SEGA here yet... and also I cannot find one single review of the game online... Is everyone sick of the brain game trend already?

If so, I don't blame you. The incredibly horrible Brain Blast Alpha and Gamma (or whatever) were the nail in the coffin for me, BUT not for my wife! She picked up 'Mind Quiz' last night.

I'm pleased to announce that 'Mind Quiz' is actually pretty good! I only played for about 40 minutes, but I'd put it on par with 'Big Brain Academy'. The tests are similar in that you're not pumping out math problems and counting stuff constantly like in 'Brain Age'. It's more based on colors and shapes and reflex. In fact, it breaks down your brain power into many, many different categories, and has mini-games and tests designed for each. One minute you'll be smashing windows as fast as possible, the next you'll be counting while simultaneously reciting the alphabet. It gives you tons of graphs about your progress in each category too, and what your current position means. It tests your Brain Age as well as your Brain Stress level.

I guess it was designed to help patients with memory loss or brain trauma or something, so you get a pretty detailed description of everything you do. The sound is EXCELLENT. Everything is read aloud by a soothing, female voice and the music fits each mini-game. No annoying bleeps and whistles here. The graphics are also really good (for what it is).

Anyway, I'm digging it so far, and that's really saying something because I've really grown tired of the repetitious aspect of many of these types of games. I haven't unlocked everything on 'Mind Quiz' yet, but I actually feel motivated (and interested) in doing so.

For $19.99, I'd say it's worth it if you're interested. There is no freestyle Sudoku mode to keep you gaming on and on when you just want to have fun, but it also doesn't feel like work.

Final Score: B+

Well done, a few minor flaws
In general, this is a pretty good game. The concept of having several games is definitely appealing and the explanations that go along with the brain age and brain stress degree are well written and informative. Nevertheless, there are a few caveats. It appears that games that require one to use voice commands leave a bit to be desired. Despite speaking clearly and distinctly, the game still often does not recognize answers - Case in point, one of the games has the player look at a picture of an apple (for example) with the word "banana" written underneath. Now, the game commands the player to SAY THE NAME OF THE FRUIT (as opposed to saying the word that can be read underneath). Obviously, this is a little "trick" designed to get the player to say what is seen without the distraction of the written word - not difficult but a sharpening tool. Nevertheless, the game is rather poor in this regard because despite very clearly enunciating "apple" multiple times, the game never recognized it. Different volumes and different tones of voice were used and we tried doing so at different distances from the microphone.



There should also be a touch numerical keypad for games that require insertion of a number. The game does not read handwriting very well and often mistakes a "6" for a "0", et cetera.



Nevertheless, this is still a good "brain sharpening" tool that can be entertaining as well. Something else that is appealing is having to think about two things at once. For instance, while performing a puzzle, the player must remember to keep an eye on the left hand side of the screen to watch for the dog that is running up the side. The dog must not be permitted to move into the upper screen. Thus, the individual will have the train of thought interrupted for the mindless task of moving the dog back into the lower screen with the stylus and the brain can learn to work despite some everday distractions. Very clever addition.



Seems that this game is good for both the older and younger crowd and is very good overall.

Great New Brain Game
I love this game. I like Mind Quiz much better than Brain Age and Brain academy. I like the graphics on Mind Quiz. I find myself playing certain games just to help with stress.
One thing that is troublesome is on the 2 games that you need to write in the answer, it has trouble reading the numbers. The voice game also has problems recognizing words. Other than that GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!