Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
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Quick daily math, reading and memory tests guided by a floating Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, who scores your 'brain age'. It sold to tens of millions of people who had never owned a game before.
Kit's verdict · 7.4/10
Not really a game, but a brilliant habit machine that changed who plays games.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Perfect five-minute daily ritual
- Handwriting and voice input feel natural
- Sudoku is a great bonus
Not so much
- Handwriting recognition misreads digits
- The brain-age claim is more fun than science
Play it if anyone who wants a quick daily mental warm-up.
Skip it if players who want action, story or any kind of challenge curve.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Hold the DS sideways like a book, as the game expects.
- Write numbers slowly and clearly; a sloppy 4 or 7 will cost you time.
- Play every day to earn stamps that unlock new training games.
- For the voice-based color test, speak clearly in a quiet room.
- Take the Brain Age check at a consistent time of day so results are comparable.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Did you know?
Trivia
- It's based on the work of Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima.
- It was a key part of Nintendo's push to reach non-gamers in the DS and Wii era.
- It sold around 19 million copies worldwide.
- A sequel, Brain Age 2, followed in 2005 in Japan.
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