Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day

(2006, Video Games - Puzzle, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo DS)

Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 8 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 5 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title on for age 3 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 14 reviews

Ratings at a Glance

100% of parents feel the site is safe
100% of parents say it gives kids positive messages
100% of parents say it's educational
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Parent Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Safety isn't an issue

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in South Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    Brain tests are educational and fun

    Sexual Content (Not an Issue): None. Violence (Not an Issue): None. Language (Not an Issue): None. Social Behavior (On): Professor Kawashima keeps giving encouragement, even if your scores aren't that great. Commercialism (Not an Issue): None. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): None. Educational Value (On): The game is all about keeping your brain young and healthy.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Pros and Cons

    I haven't read any of the other reviews yet, so I may end up repeating... Overall, the game is just so-so to me. Worth the $20 I suppose but I did expect more. Pros: Ability to save up to four personal data files so the whole family can track their progress. It also remembers things like birthdays and responds to things such as time of day or time of year ("Good morning, the days sure are getting hotter aren't they?"). The challenges themselves are fairly entertaining. And while occasionally it won't recognize things I write, 99% of the time it does. When it doesn't, it is because I was rushing or being sloppy. Cons: Not enough to do! New activities are "unlocked" very infrequently, and from what I can tell, there aren't that many to unlock anyway. So you are basically stuck with the same 5 or so activities every day. And it will only actually record your results for each activity once per day. You can practice as many times as you want, but it doesn't count for anything except practice. Also, my 8 year old daughter has a somewhat hard time with some of the math and other challenges. Another con is that the tips and tricks and other phrases that are shown to you are repeated very often. I wish there were more variety all around.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 2.0

    Read the book carefully.

    Machine needs work on voice recongition. It has trouble with the workd " BLUE ".

 

Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0

    It's a good game

    It gets people smarter. I can read at 9.8 syllables per second. Under 6 is not age appropriate because THEY'LL GET MOST THINGS WRONG!!!! Give it for people 7 and over. I also have poor "Counting Heads" skills, but I'm 12 years, 8 months and 28 days old, so that makes me in ADOLESCENCE, and I am no longer a child, but not yet an adult. Sorry for going off the topic, but It's a good game. My "Least to Greatest" skills are getting better.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0

    Good Game

    This game isn't my favorite but I really enjoy the suduko and overall it helped me get better at math, which I'm terrible at.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Brain Age Is Great

    Brain age is a fun game that teachs you a lot of important stuff. Yes i know it's crazy to say that learning is fun but in this game it really is

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    S'okay

    Its fun at first but once u unlock everything its boring. I like sudoku.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i never red a book

    i like to tell joks cous i think its the best gift you can give . make pepoel laght and forget there problems

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This game is soooo cool! I love this game! I play it all the time!

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A good way to keep your kids brains sharper and smarter

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    brain age:train your brain in minutes a day is great!!

    brain age:train your brain in minutes a day is great because kids my age can learn things in about 15 minutes! it is also great because there is no bad things in it(like bad words and other things i will never talk about). kids should learn like this all the time at least that is what i think. you should tell ur family members and your friends about this web site because they can write a review and you can read it!

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    A great tool!

    You can't call Brain Age a "game". It's more of a tool to help you train you brain (thus the tag title: train your brain in minutes a day). The training only takes about 15 minutes a day. It's fun to have other family members make accounts on the game because you can compare progress. Also, Sudoku is a nice added bonus!

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