After a summer of rest and relaxation (for some of you I imagine…), it’s time to get that brain of yours whipped back into shape. And Nintendo’s newly shipping Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day<\/em> on the DS should do just the trick with its 15 new mind-melding mini-game tests and 100 new sudoku puzzles. Best of all, it’ll only set you back $19.99, unless you decide to pick it up in the new Crimson\/Onyx Nintendo DS Lite bundle<\/a> for $149.99.<\/p>\n

“The point of the original Brain Age<\/em> was to jolt users’ brains out of complacency by challenging them with a variety of fun activities,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day<\/em> expands the benefit and gives you mental tests you’ve never tried before.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

15 new activities include:<\/p>\n

Rock, Paper, Scissors:<\/strong> Speak the symbol that beats the one on the screen, but be careful. Players may be asked to lose as well as win.<\/p>\n

High Number:<\/strong> Locate the number with the highest numerical value and touch it with the stylus.<\/p>\n

Serial Subtraction:<\/strong> Quickly subtract a small number from a larger one over and over again.<\/p>\n

Number Memory:<\/strong> Memorize a set of 25 numbers, then write down as many as you can remember in two minutes.<\/p>\n

Symbol Match:<\/strong> Examine a key, then write symbols that correspond to numbers as they appear.<\/p>\n

Piano Player:<\/strong> Play notes on a keyboard as the cursor scrolls over the sheet music.<\/p>\n

Memory Sprint:<\/strong> Follow the progress of a runner as he competes in a frantic race, then write down the place in which he finished.<\/p>\n

Math Recall:<\/strong> Math meets memory in this fun challenge. Solve a math problem, then remember the scribbled-out number and use it to solve the next problem.<\/p>\n

Sign Finder:<\/strong> Fill in the mathematical symbol that correctly completes the equation.<\/p>\n

Clock Spin:<\/strong> Examine clocks that are sideways, upside down or inverted, and write down the correct time.<\/p>\n

Word Scramble:<\/strong> Unscramble letters and write down the word they spell.<\/p>\n

Word Blend:<\/strong> Listen to overlapping words that come from the DS speakers, then write down the words on the touch screen.<\/p>\n

Change Maker:<\/strong> Touch coins and bills with the stylus to make correct change.<\/p>\n

Block Count:<\/strong> Watch blocks that fall into columns, then write down the height of one of the columns.<\/p>\n

Calendar Count:<\/strong> Solve problems based on the calendar, such as “What day was it three days before yesterday?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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