Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day for DS

Pros: Works Prefrontal Cortex(improves memory and problem-solving), lots of fun games, over 100 Sudoku puzzles.
Cons: Plain graphics, children might not enjoy it.

Although many Nintendo DS games are aimed toward children, Brain Age 2 is more for teens and adults. In fact, young children might get pretty angry at this game. Brain Age 2 contains all-new puzzles (different from the ones in Brain Age) and you don't ...

Pros: some fun brian teasers
Cons: clock spin.

I got Brian Age 2 about a month ago after seeing it on a store shelf. I have been wanting to try it but never got around to buying it. I loved the original Brian Age with it’s math and word puzzles. Brain Age 2 has the same type of brain teasers ...

Pros: Fun, intuitive, beneficial, a far cry from mindless video games
Cons: Voice and stylus sensitivity can fail and result in wrong answer

Did you know we only use about 5% of our brains on a daily basis? – the less we use our brain, the lazier our brains become! The more we use them, the more blood flows to the prefrontal cortex, and the smarter we get. TV decreases our brain’s activity, ...

Pros: Well structured games, challenging, microphone audio integration, peformance tracking
Cons: None so far

I’ve been playing Brain Age 2 for the last few months and have really enjoyed the game so far.  Over the last few months I have seen a noticable improvement in my performance in tasks like simple arithmetic, identifying numbers, and ...

Pros: educational and really sharpens the mind.
Cons: Might frustrate very young players.

Our daughter is a Nintendo DS player so we saw a lot of the games and played a few with moderate interest. THEN, she gave me the interactive DS Brain Age 2 for Christmas. This game is fantastic. No little characters and adventures ...just pure thinking ...

Pros: Educational; fun; easy to play; interactive; great for teens and adults
Cons: Sometimes boring; may not be fun for kids; stylus/touchscreen errors

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day is a game that was included with my Nintendo DS, given to me as a gift in August 2007. It is an educational game full of puzzles and challenges and one that allows you to discover your "brain age", the ...

Pros: variety of challenges, entertaining for long car rides, inexpensive
Cons: not for little ones, have to remember to come back and play

Brain Age 2 is your typical spin-off of the original game. It is one of those type of games that really gets you to think about how to respond. It will test you in several different ways and challenge you in the training mode to see if you will ...

Pros: great way to deal with boredom like in planes or waiting room
Cons: not fun for children. fun for age 15 and up

I brought this game to help with boredom which it did.played 40 hours of the game. here's my thought i loved since I'm a puzzle fan. loved that it also provide a Sudoku puzzle ( big fan )there are many sections the change makers teaches you how to give ...

Pros: Wide selection of games.
Takes little time to play.
Makes you think!
Cons: The gaming system is sensitive and sometime records the wrong answer.

I received Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS game as a gift. I'm not normally the type to play video games, but I do enjoy puzzles and things that make me think. I had received the first game in the series a few months before I received this one. I love this game. ...

Pros: Brain stimulating, I guess.
Cons: Letter recognition is poor, and tries to recognize certain letters faster than others.

I've had the best handwriting throughout school and graduated at the top of my class, but I'm not smart for my age. At least, that's what this game has been telling me so far.
What a pain in the a*s!
In most writing sessions, you have to write how the game wants you to (certain sequence of strokes & near perfect) in order for the game to recognize your lettering. If you can't, it can be frustrating to move on because most sessions are timed.