Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!

As expected.

Brain Age 2 has many interesting and challenging games, although some can be hard, especially for very young kids.Brain Age starts out by calculating your brain age through a series of tests, one of which is Rock, Paper, Scissors but it adds a twist. It asks you to win or lose which can make it quite challenging if you're not concentrating. There are other tests to test your brain age as well which are non-verbal like pick the biggest number on a screen full of numbers, repeatedly subtracting a smaller number from a bigger number, memorizing number placement in an equation to write in the total. After the testing your brain age is calculated - closer to 20 is better.You can then try the daily activities to improve your brain age. Some are easy and others quite hard. Here is a list of some:-Word Scramble where you have to unscramble letters to make a word, medium difficulty- Change maker, giving back change from a total, easy- Memory Sprint, keeping track of how many runners passed a runner, medium difficulty- Piano Player, playing notes on a simulated keyboard with the stylus, easy- Sign finder, you get a simple equation and have to determine what sign goes in between, easy but you need to be quick- Word Blend, 2-4 words are spoken together by different voices and you have to write them down, hard - this game is ok till there are only 2 voices speaking but with 4 voices it's almost impossible to figure out what they're saying- Calendar count - You're asked questions like "What will be the day 3 days before 5 days from now?"There are some other games that get unlocked as you keep playing. However, I don't play daily and each time I pick it up after a gap I seem to be stuck at the same level I was the last time so I have not been able to unlock any more games.I've also played Big Brain Academy and it is a little less challenging, a little more diverse and colorful and therefore more fun than this game. I like Brain Age 2 but sometimes because of the "strict" instructor who chides you when you've been remiss, black and white colors and games that require good concentration it seems more like work than just plain fun. So I don't play it very often.Overall it really tests your brain with interesting activities and I rank it highly as one of the best brain games available on the DS.

I like the game bc it keeps you on your toes. It gets my brain moving throughout the day. This is better then brain age in my opinion

VIRUS BUSTER is a bonus game in this daily training program and it is my favorite. It is supposed to be just for relaxation, but I find it extremely stimulating. Trying to bust those viruses is not a lay-back situation. It looks like a slow game, but the continual fall of "pills" (sometimes in batches of three) in the small space provided, requires quick observation and fast action. I play it on hard mode. It is less crowded on the easy and normal modes.VIRUS BUSTER unlocks automatically after a few days of stamped games. I really don't know exactly how many are required. I guess around 20 or 30 days of play. However, there is a way to access it manually and immediately after the first stamp of the first day. On the Training section, go to the bottom of the list and tap on the last appearance with ???. You need to have completed at least one of the exercises and obtained the daily stamp for Virus Buster to open here.To this day, my highest Virus Buster score is 1235 on the Hard mode. I posted three pictures related to this score on the front page of this product. It is not the best out there. Many have reached 4000+ points playing also on the Hard level.As for the other games, the ones for training your mind, my favorites are Memory Sprint, Change Maker, Piano Player, Word Scramble and Calendar Count.A NOTE OF CAUTION HERE: Anything in an excessive dose is harmful. Therefore, if you get addicted to VIRUS BUSTER set a limit to your play time. Too much of a good thing is not a good thing. I've read that some people have exceeded themselves with video games to the point of falling into a seizure. Just be careful if you get addicted to it, and I am not joking.If you have a Nintendo DS Lite, you can play the original version of Virus Buster in a Game Boy Advance (GBA)format. The game is called "Dr. Mario".

It became a habit of mine training my brain for common problem solving and develop more speed while doing such tasks. Very little games do develop your brain in an meaningful way, but this one is probably the most known between Nintendo DS/3DS owners.The game interface is very simple, with a restrict selection of mini-games included, so don't expect graphics or complex soundtracks here, but for its purpose, it's one of the best around (that doesn't include monthly subscriptions, to say the least). The mini-games are creative and you receive some feedback after playing, with ways to develop your skills by yourself with daily activities (outside playing the game, of course), keeping track of your best marks and even space for up to 4 people training on the same cartridge. Also, if you just want to pass some time, it has sudoku and plenty of tips for beginners, as well as plenty of games available in all difficulties.The downsides of this is that it only trains your pre-frontal cortex, which means other abilities are left aside (like attention monitoring and logical analysing). Also, it seems the "brain age check" always put your "brain age" higher than your actual age, which is kind of frustrating.Overall, it's a good game. Just don't expect much of it.

Having used the original `Brain Training', my sole reason for getting a DS, and being very impressed by it I decided to get this one too to add a bit of variety.It is good and well worth the money. It compares pretty well to the original but, I think, is a bit harder and a bit more serious.If you liked the original you will definitely like this one.My work involves a lot of problem solving and I really do believe that I perform better at work and in other areas when I am doing regular brain training. This is purely subjective, of course, but I feel that this really works.It's not as much fun as `Big Brain Academy' to which my whole family is addicted, but I think that it probably does you more good.

I bought this prior to a family holiday to France. Not having any previous experience of Brain Training, I decided to go for this version rather than the original after reading other reviews, and what a joy it was. I kept the game hidden until we boarded the ferry. When I got it out, I was expecting cries of 'oh no! Not brain training - why did you get that mum??' BUT instead all were delighted, and the whole family, young and old, played it every single day of our trip, and indeed fighted over who's turn it was. I highly recommend this game if you are planning a long journey, or just want to provide your family with some educational entainment that everyone can enjoy that doesnt involve the telly.

I love this game. It really does train your brain - at first I was in my 50's and now im 30 (im actually 20). My boyfriend has always struggled with maths and wasn't able to do the "correct change" game but now he can actually do it in a decent time which of course is helpful for jobs involving customer service. I HIGHLY recommend this for children. Also, it has Sudoku *thumbs up*

Perhaps I expect too much but the inability of my Nintendo DS to recognise my voice in the first section entitled finding your brain age was frustrating. The lack of an alternative for finding your brain age such as using the stylus with the touch screen is a massive oversight rendering this particular section of the programme redundant. You cannot avoid going through the repetition of the instructions either. All in all one of the worst things I have ever purchased. I can only advise would be purchasers to save their money and look elsewhere.