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Brainiversity | 
| From: Brighter Minds
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 14563
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: 612761611908
Model: 61190
UPC: 612761611908
EAN: 0612761611908
ASIN: B0013VD51G
Release Date: April 24, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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Product Description
Do you hate when you forget things sometimes? Or maybe your brain feels sluggish when you're trying to do a mental activity. Brainiversity can help. It stimulates your brain with 16 different mental exercises, covering language, memory, math, and analysis. Keep track of your daily workouts with the Daily Exam mode, the results of which are available on a monthly chart. You can also compare your results with other users. Your host is Edison and he will keep you informed of your progress, share fun scientific facts, and occasionally make jokes. He will even tell you if someone famous was born on the day you are playing. So keep your brain young and healthy with Brainiversity.
Daily Chart visually tracks your progress in Daily Exam and daily Practice Up to 6 people can play on one computer Use the Chart to compare your results with other players on the computer Hosted by Edison who is full of fun facts and jokes The more you do Daily Exam the more new activities will unlock in Practice Mode
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| Customer Reviews:
A darling brain training game July 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love brain training games and Brainiversity is one of the best. It's bare-bones design is very appealing. Edison the talking lightbulb is adorable and makes you feel like you have a friend when you play. I like how his words are 'garbled', not actual words..really cute. The only drawback is during some games (like Wordmaker) he repeats himself the whole time you are playing, which is distracting. Therefore I usually turn his voice off (nice to have that option).
There are many different games to play, and all are in big, bold, simple graphics which are appealing. You won't be squinting at the screen! The music is WONDERFUL, sweet and simple, and stops during the actual "tests" which is good (no distractions).
As you progress, different games are unlocked. You get a daily test each day composed of 4 tests. At the end it is recorded on your own private graph. Then you can play all the games individually and each one is recorded on your own private graph for the individual games, too. You can then play again as much as you want (but it is only entered on your graph(s) once a day).
I am 46 and reasonably intelligent and I do not find this game too simplistic or repetitive. I thought for sure the Spelling Test, for example, would be ridiculously easy but it isn't! It's multiple choice and they have come up with some long complicated words to challenge me. I'm guessing the game is created to grow along with the user. A young speller's words would probably be easier, and as you progress, the words get harder. This makes for endless gameplay w/out getting bored.
Similarly the other games get harder as you progress.
This is a sweet and simple yet challenging game, one of the best brain train games I've tried (and I've tried many). Die-hard "experts" will find it too easy, and it does not inundate the user with statistics (like reaction time etc; there is none of that here). It would be a great game for kids and also for seniors. It's not intimidating, its friendly and easy to play.
Highly recommended for all but the most advanced (advanced brain train enthusiasts should try mybraintrainer.com).
You can download a trial version off the internet. No doubt you will be hooked. I bought this as a gift for my sister on her birthday as she fell in love with it playing it just once on my PC. She is 48.
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