| View Larger Image | Brainiversity | CD-ROMby Brighter Minds
| List Price: | $19.99 | | Price: | $16.55 | | You Save: | $3.44 (17%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Publisher: | Brighter Minds | | Format: | CD-ROM | | ESRB Age Rating: | Everyone | | Platform: | Windows Vista, Windows XP | | Model: | 61190 | | Operating System: | Windows Vista | | Release Date: | 2008-04-24 | | Sales Rank: | 1,518st |
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FEATURES | - Get ready to have fun with Edison, your mental personal trainer!
- Daily Chart tracks results for up to 6 people on one computer
- Practice mode allows you to hone your skills and play your favorite activities any time you want
- "Hey, this game is making me smarter already!" - Gamezebo
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
To stay fit and healthy, we should regularly exercise our bodies, and the brain is no different. Brainiversity is a game designed to stimulate your brain with 16 different activities covering Language, Memory, Math and Analysis. You can track your progress with daily exams and compare your results with your friends and family. Best of all, Brainiversity is fun! |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 13 reviews)
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Great games for the price by Wendy R. Polsky (Cookeville, TN United States)  5 Stars
November 14, 2009
I have purchased this CD for the computer for myself, my brother and office mate. I have enjoyed the challenging daily quizes and there are daily practice games that can be used as often as one wants. I also like the progress chart it keeps on your quiz scores. It is a great product for the price.
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Too much emphasis on speed but not enough on accuracy by J. You  3 Stars
October 03, 2009
I agree with the other reviewers that the games themselves are fun and challenging. There's one big flaw in the program though, and it's with the scoring system. Specifically, there doesn't seem to be much (if any) penalty for providing wrong answers. In essence what this does is puts a mammoth emphasis on being quick, while relegating accuracy to a byproduct. In other words, you're better off guessing versus spending more than a second to think of the right answer. Here's a concrete example.
There's a memorization and matching game called, "Remember Me?", where the player is given a minute and thirty seconds to re-associate as many faces to their respective names as possible. The results of 3 test runs are as follows:
* In a run involving zero guesses and where I took my time to actually process and memorize the information, I scored an 80% or "Good" mark (17 correct answers, 0 wrong answers, 100% accuracy)
* In a run where I guessed 75% of the time, I scored a 100% or "Perfect" mark (28 correct answers, 25 wrong answers, 53% accuracy)
* In a run where I just chose a random answer (basically closed my eyes and clicked the mouse like mad), I scored a 92% or "Exceptional" mark (24 correct answers, 41 wrong answers, 36% accuracy)
These kinds of results are not relegated to this one particular game, either. The best strategies to obtain the highest scores for every game in Brainiversity is either to just flat-out guess the answer or take a "best effort" approach where it's far more important to be really quick than accurate. Also, there is no option to change how your scores are weighted.
Having said all of this though, Brainiversity can still be worthwhile to play IF you "don't cheat" and consciously make the effort to actually THINK about the problems presented to you. Still, because the penalty for a wrong answer is so insignificant, the in-game tracking of your progress won't be as accurate as it should be.
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T%hinking is fun by A. Falzone 5 Stars
September 25, 2009
I enjoy this game daily. By the nature of the tests, my score moves up and down. But the trend is up and I enjoy using my brain.
I try doing something else new, as well. Why stop at a computer game?
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Mental, Speed, and Memory Trainning by G. Orjuela (NY) 5 Stars
June 10, 2009
I love brain software. Brainiversity has become my favorite.
This software is well made, fun designs, music and practice as every day tests. I recommend it! For old as for young people.
Gloria O.
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Room for Improvement by Opera fan (Brownsville, Texas United States)  4 Stars
May 15, 2009
This is a great game however the challenges are easier than expected maybe is more directed to kids... well, it keeps you interested all the time. For the price I paid for it is just ok.
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