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Brain Spa | Video Game

by Ubisoft

List Price:

$19.99

Publisher:

Ubisoft

Format:

ESRB Age Rating:

Everyone

Platform:

Windows

Model:

68378

Release Date:

2007-09-25

Sales Rank:

6,064th

FEATURES

8 different mini-games to play emphasizing four distinct categories of mental abilities - Memory, Perception, Logic, Language.
A fun and practical way to exercise your brain and stimulate mental fitness.
Internal time tracking allows you to see your best scores and track your progress over time and also compare results with other players.
Colorful calendars and graphs make it easy to view your progress.
Dynamic leveling system allows the game to customize the difficulty based on your skill.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
In the 1960's, several experiments proved that a stimulating environment helped improve cognitive concepts such as memory and reasoning. Evidence was shown to illustrate that the thinking areas of the brain were actually improving. Over the years, tests and games were developed to help exercise your brain and its power. Brain Spa from Ubisoft is a collection of games and puzzles to help stimulate varied brain processes. While there is no clinical proof to cite this software for improving mental abilities, you'll find these games and exercises challenging and exciting. This is a spa for your brain and you'll enjoy visiting the Brain Spa as often as possible. Some may find it beneficial. All will find it fun. Daily tests can assess your overall Brain Power.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 8 reviews)

Brain Spa by Gary Coates (Maryland)

3 Stars
February 16, 2009
Brain Spa is good at brain stimulation. It's done in a somewhat juvenile way but that doesn't detract from its effectiveness. Not sophisticated but useful. On the other hand maybe it's being subtle

Brain Spa by maid of the manor (texas)

5 Stars
January 23, 2009
This game is incredible. It helps you get the cob webs out of your head, teaches you things in a fun way, and test you against yourself. It is Well worth the money. My son made me get it and I'm thrilled he did. Good for anyone and everyone.

This has worked for me! And it's fun, too! by Happy Reader (Northern California)

5 Stars
December 12, 2008
My kids have "Brain Age" for their DS's, but I'm over 50 and can harldy see that little screen. So I bought "Brain Spa" for me. I've been playing it for six months now, and this is an incredible program. Other reviews have mentioned the different types of puzzles offered, so I'll skip that list and just emphasize that each puzzle is different and exercises different parts of your brain. I really like the little blurb after each one which explains just what brain part you just exercised, and why that's important, especially as you get older. (ahem) In addition, I'd like to emphasize that some brain games give you the same kind of puzzles you saw on an SAT test. Brain Spa, on the other hand, works your brain in a very entertaining non-IQ-test manner. You are only "competing" against yourself, and if I've been "away" for a week, I'm chagrined to find my scores dipping. The proof, for myself, that this program really helps limber my brain, is in the word game "Scrabble". I play against the computer in the CDROM version, and for years we've been evenly matched at the third level. Then I started playing "Brain Spa". Now, I routinely beat the computer by 100+ points at the same level. The hardest game for me on "Brain Spa" is the one with math, my lowest scores of all of them. Yet, if I play it consistently, I can see my scores inching up. I highly recommend this game. For real benefits, though, to see improvement rather than staying the same, you may, like me, need to play it at least every other day. In other words, I think of "Brain Spa" as part of my exercise regimen, just like getting on the stairmaster. My only criticism is that it is not available for the MAC. Hello out there - I have several more people I'd give this to as gifts if it were available for the MAC!

Fun for families... by M. Turner (California)

4 Stars
July 19, 2008
I think Brain Spa would be even better for an entire household. Keeping high scores and names of players, the game encourages you to get better at math, logic, and memory. You could get a little competition going at home. Great for getting children more involved with their studies and keeping adults sharp.

Great fun for a brain game! 1 hour Demo at Legacygames com by Lena, LMT *DVD Renter* (Nassau, NY)

5 Stars
July 06, 2008
Seeing the past reviews had me curious, so did a check for more reviews & info & found their site: Legacygames com (Ubisoft also helped make it) I love it! I tried the game "Brain Booster" but didn't like it at all. I bought "Mind Quiz" which is ok, but boring. This & Brain Challenge are my favorites & happy. This one has: Main area is divided up into buildings in a town from an aerial view. Logic/Calculation: "Gray Matter Market" - find the 2-4 items w/price tag that add up to each total. Perception/ID: "Cotex Cleaners" - match the picture of the article of clothing to the circulating articles of clothing. Logic/Relational: "Cranial Candies" - put the colored candy pieces in the box so they create a pattern with like colors touching. Memory/Visual: "Dendrite Diner" - remember the pictures of what the customers order & serve them (so far seen over 8 at a time) Language/Categories: "Neuron Newstand" - match 3 of the newspaper/magazine headings to their common theme. (Had up to 15 at a time so far) Perception/Comparison: "Frontal Lob Factory" - decide if the 3 toys on the conveyor belt match the picture, reject/accept them. (seen 2 rows so far) There are at least three more buildings that are "under construction" because I haven't unlocked in the 30 min I played. Everything is timed of course & there are daily tests as well as obviously graphs to show your progress. The animation is colorful, bright & positive. The instructions & in-game responses are given both in speech (nice acting) & typed text. The power plant holds the daily test of different categories & the Town Hall holds the high scores (I see 13 different high scores). From what I can tell, if you score high enough, you get keys in every area & then can challenge the mayor. Computer: I have a 2.4 core2duo Intel, 1 gig RAM, Home Premium Vista & had no problems with the demo & the game cd. 6/2009 - I forgot to mention that as you play, it automatically gets more challenging or easier depending on the score of the previous game. Also, unlike many new games, this one thankfully does not have a limit in installs & after filling my HDD & having to replace/mirror it, it worked beautifully including the save file. Also, the characters give you cute comments about having not seen you in a while.

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