Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach (Nintendo DS) Review

Back when this game [url=http://www.cubed3.com/preview/242/]was previewed here on Cubed

As the old adage goes, do not judge a book by its cover, so Mind Quiz was played for a week...and then promptly turned off, never to be touched again. Whereas Brain Training draws you in with simple mathematics problems, plus reading, writing and recognition tests that improve your skills and brain sharpness over time, Mind Quiz just drives you crazy. There are four different brain abilities that the game talks about

Examples of what is on offer for 'training your brain' include blowing into the microphone to reach the top of a level repeatedly, shouting into the microphone (normally in vain as the stupid game cannot understand your voice

Then, once you have worked your way through the limited supply of mind-numbingly boring/pointless/frustrating (delete as applicable) tasks, the game conjures up various percentages under each category and gives you a lengthy written explanation about what each one means (...yawn...) and then rumbles together a final brain age, which seems all too easy to achieve very low ages in. There just does not seem to be any real challenge or test of your brain's power here and the complete lack of style and substance leaves you with nothing more than an annoying waste of plastic sat in front of you that cost around