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The Unoffical Where is Shard? - Brain Challenge XBLA Thread
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The S-Word
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wow those even look like Miis
Psychotext
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Looking forward to this... I don't care what anyone says! :lol
Psychotext
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I'm hoping it's a lot more like Big Brain Academy than Brain Age.Gowans007 said:
Amir0x said:
You need to shit sometime, only then can we get our PR feeds and XBLA official threads.
This game was on the DS?
I knew there were a few but only have messed with Brain Age and Big Brain Academy.
Gah if its shit I will have to really decide how much I want to out brain chumps on my friends leaderboard or over live. If they can beat me in shapes and maths challeges I will be gutted.
A Human Becoming
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He's probably playing Brawl.
Gowans007 said:You need to shit sometime, only then can we get our PR feeds and XBLA official threads.
This game was on the DS?
I knew there were a few but only have messed with Brain Age and Big Brain Academy.
Gah if its shit I will have to really decide how much I want to out brain chumps on my friends leaderboard or over live. If they can beat me in shapes and maths challeges I will be gutted.
yes it's total shit. Only semi-cool feature, at least compared to other brain age games, is the distraction tests... they give you some bog standard math or english problem, and then try to distract you making it hard for you to answer right. The distractions are amazingly effective.
That's the best thing I can say for it.
Scottlarock
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I own all the DS games, My wife is looking forward to this too.
McBradders
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Gowans, don't fucking do it man... don't do it!
just played the trial, what Cs & Ds and a Brain Capacity of 0%?!??! Tempted to get it to prove it wrong.
On the fence, he modes I played were very basic but the leaderboards & multiplayer has me curious, guess I'll read that review with breaky and wait for the opinions of anyone who picks it up.
On the fence, he modes I played were very basic but the leaderboards & multiplayer has me curious, guess I'll read that review with breaky and wait for the opinions of anyone who picks it up.
a Master Ninja
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Timedog said:
Timedog said:
Timedog said:
Timedog said:
For fucks sake get off the computer and go cook something!
-Timedog
I decided to be the test dummy. Very similar to Brain Age for the DS, who would of thunk it? It is probably a little more fun just because it seems to have more mini games in it. Not sure how many, but I would guess a couple of dozen.
It is kind of silly because it does not seem to test your brain usage according to your last performance, but seems to be cumulative. For example the first time I did the daily brain test I was at 8%, now I am up to 13%. There is an achievement for using 100% of your brain
Lots of the games are similar to a standard IQ test. Games where you do basic algebra fill in the blank as quickly as possible. There is a game where you have to do two things at once where you spin the right analog stick continuously while you answer questions with the left analog stick and the left bumper. Memory stuff where you follow the path of a line along a grid and other assorted things. It is more fun then the original Brain Age, but that is the only other game in the genre I have played to compare it to.
Like Brain Age you start with a few modes unlocked, and as you progress more become available. You gain new ranks the more you play. You can do the daily test which picks five random games which test each of the 5 things the game measures. You can also do training modes for each of the individual mini games which last 90 seconds and they give you a letter grade afterwards. There are three degrees of difficulty for each mode. There is also a stress test mode where it measures your stress level by throwing random mini games at you, often with some sort of distraction or screen distortion and grades you based on how you do. That mode is a bit like a less fun Warioware.
When you do the daily test, you get a final score and that is what registers on the leaderboards. The leaderboards are divided into your highest daily test score, and there are individual leaderboards for the 5 different measures they use; memory, logic, math, visual, and focus.
I played around with it for about an hour and that is about all you can take before your brain melts. If you like these types of games, there is nothing especially terrible about this one.
It is kind of silly because it does not seem to test your brain usage according to your last performance, but seems to be cumulative. For example the first time I did the daily brain test I was at 8%, now I am up to 13%. There is an achievement for using 100% of your brain
Lots of the games are similar to a standard IQ test. Games where you do basic algebra fill in the blank as quickly as possible. There is a game where you have to do two things at once where you spin the right analog stick continuously while you answer questions with the left analog stick and the left bumper. Memory stuff where you follow the path of a line along a grid and other assorted things. It is more fun then the original Brain Age, but that is the only other game in the genre I have played to compare it to.
Like Brain Age you start with a few modes unlocked, and as you progress more become available. You gain new ranks the more you play. You can do the daily test which picks five random games which test each of the 5 things the game measures. You can also do training modes for each of the individual mini games which last 90 seconds and they give you a letter grade afterwards. There are three degrees of difficulty for each mode. There is also a stress test mode where it measures your stress level by throwing random mini games at you, often with some sort of distraction or screen distortion and grades you based on how you do. That mode is a bit like a less fun Warioware.
When you do the daily test, you get a final score and that is what registers on the leaderboards. The leaderboards are divided into your highest daily test score, and there are individual leaderboards for the 5 different measures they use; memory, logic, math, visual, and focus.
I played around with it for about an hour and that is about all you can take before your brain melts. If you like these types of games, there is nothing especially terrible about this one.
Thanks for the details C4Lukins, nice of you to take the bullet for us
So you liked it hmm.. managed to also give miles more info than the IGN review. Whats the deal with Multiplayer, its turn based but how does it work?
Seems like you thought it was fine enough tho, cheap enough to, mite bite when I get back from work
So you liked it hmm.. managed to also give miles more info than the IGN review. Whats the deal with Multiplayer, its turn based but how does it work?
Seems like you thought it was fine enough tho, cheap enough to, mite bite when I get back from work
Gowans007 said:Thanks for the details C4Lukins, nice of you to take the bullet for us
So you liked it hmm.. managed to also give miles more info than the IGN review. Whats the deal with Multiplayer, its turn based but how does it work?
Seems like you thought it was fine enough tho, cheap enough to, mite bite when I get back from work
Do not get me wrong, it is just decent. I tried to do multiplayer but nobody was on. I think if you like these types of games, then you are going to have fun with it. It is essentially the first Brain Age with twice as many mini games.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I got it!! Add me if you wanna play online:
CrunchinJelly
CrunchinJelly
Psychotext
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CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Uhhh... I can't help but feel some of these challenges are way too hard to start off with. I can only imagine what it's going to be like once I've done the Brain Test several times.
Brain Training was never this hard.
Brain Training was never this hard.
cjelly said:
I just realized it was you I played online. That damn fitting the gears into the slots mini game breaks my brain. I will send you a friend invite, but I am done playing for now.
For those who want to know about multiplayer, it seems pretty fun.
It is basically like Uno. Each card represents a mini game. You play your card and then you play a short mini game. If you fail then you get your card back. If you succeed you get points, and your card is removed and you get a star. If you get three stars then you get a bonus card which does different things like add two cards to your opponent or remove two of your own cards. Once all the cards are gone the game is over and the player with the most points wins.
GunFingers
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I've had this game on the DS for a month or so. A lot of fun minigames, but the scoring system is bogus. Doesn't matter how good or bad you do, your percentage seems to always increase by 2%-3%. No rhyme or reason, just a hook to keep you coming back day after day. As a game, it's solid (I love the untangling lines game, addictive as hell), but feels much less useful as a training tool. I actually pick this up before Brain Age in the morning simply because of the fun factor. I can only imagine that it's even more gamey on XBLA. But no need to imagine, is there? I'm off to dl this thing. . .
plenty of mini games and a mulitplayer a little like Uno.
Go on I'll pick it up, havnt got a game this genre on XBLA and whats six quid.
just checked Aku, C4Lukin and CJelly and Super Mackem make up my whole friends leaderboard.
hmm... mmm... Ok baught.
Games decent, but I use the stick and they made it super sensitive, some games I have lost being a pure JIP!!!!
The stress games are SOLID!!! some of the distractions you need two brains to deal with.
Like the multiplayer alot, it really is Uno with brain challenges, I was so close to making a giant comeback too!
Go on I'll pick it up, havnt got a game this genre on XBLA and whats six quid.
just checked Aku, C4Lukin and CJelly and Super Mackem make up my whole friends leaderboard.
hmm... mmm... Ok baught.
Games decent, but I use the stick and they made it super sensitive, some games I have lost being a pure JIP!!!!
The stress games are SOLID!!! some of the distractions you need two brains to deal with.
Like the multiplayer alot, it really is Uno with brain challenges, I was so close to making a giant comeback too!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yup, the Brain Test just seems to go up 1% after each turn. What a con. :lolGunFingers said:
FINALLY, i RISE FROM THE DIGITAL ASHES!
Anyway, sorry about the sudden leave of absence folks, I was forced offline due to some turbulent circumstnaces and I have only just now gotten back to the internets. Believe me when I say I have did not want to be torn from my post and my peers, but I am here now. Also, not a half bad job and mimicking one of my threads Gowans.
Anyway, sorry about the sudden leave of absence folks, I was forced offline due to some turbulent circumstnaces and I have only just now gotten back to the internets. Believe me when I say I have did not want to be torn from my post and my peers, but I am here now. Also, not a half bad job and mimicking one of my threads Gowans.
I downloaded this today and really enjoyed it so I bought it. There's actually a lot more variety to this game than I first thought and it'll definitely keep my busy.
But nobody on my friends list has it so if anyone has room on their friends list and is playing this please add me.
GT = Bildi.
But nobody on my friends list has it so if anyone has room on their friends list and is playing this please add me.
GT = Bildi.
Trellisaze
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Gowans007 said:
I got a bit of an UNO vibe from it too. It's probably my favourite part of the game, though the netcode has major problems with the most egregious being that at least half of the time your game will end right as it's getting set up due to some dodgy connection issues. As well most people still set up Easy/Medium online games and it's hard to go back to those modes once you get halfway decent at the minigames, especially since there's one obvious winning strategy at these levels that most players still haven't somehow figured out.