Posts Tagged ‘math’

Make 10 - A Journey Of Numbers (DS): One of those Educational Maths Games that Actually is Fun to Play

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Make 10 - A Journey of Numbers is undoubtedly one of the most interesting brain exercising games available on the Nintendo DS. This game is actually based around solving a number of maths equations. You can go through a number of tests in order to get an overall rank. This game includes a number of mini games which will keep you busy for hours. The controls of the game are pretty easy and you can easily control using the stylus.

The game also follows a storyline which is very interesting and will keep you glued to the computer screen. You are assigned a number of tasks by the king Decimus. There is a lot of text to read through in order to understand the story. The Make 10 - A Journey of Numbers (DS) game includes lots and lots of calculations which will sharpen your brain. As you proceed in the game you will unlock a number of mini games. There are around 30 different mini games which can be unlocked while playing. If you are having trouble solving some mini game then you can press a trouble button and you will get a hint as to how to solve it. You have to solve the puzzle in a limited time frame which makes the whole environment even more exciting.

The graphics of Make 10 - A Journey of Numbers are pretty good and better than most other games. The game play is fantastic and you will have to play this maths game for hours in order to complete it.

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Brain Challenge (DS): Get Smarter with your DS

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Usually fun and functionality do not run hand in hand. But the new Brain Challenge (DS) brain game has made this possible to some extent. It is a third party brain training game that puts your brain to the test in a wide variety of challenges. For starters, Brain Challenge has a Stress Training mode where you can play one or multiple brain tests while undergoing stressors at the same time. The brain game from Ubisoft Entertainment also offers unlockable bonus modes . These extra games help in promoting creativity and relaxation.

Brain Challenge offers five mini games to the players, each measuring an aspect of cognition: Logic, Math, Memory, Visual and Focus. The player is given a percentage at the end based on their performance. In addition to the things that you may have already seen in other brain games, the Brain Challenge (DS) brain game also includes some newer stuff. There are more than 30 games lying between the multiple modes. Most of which show up in the test, but it will take a number of weeks for the player to unlock them all in the training modes.

The most important aspect that designers included in this Nintendo DS game, and which was lacking in other similar games, is the ability to track the player’s progress. It keeps line charts to separately show the overall progress of the player and progress in each of the five areas. Brain Challenge gives the player a 3D rendered doctor who guides them through the game. This feature is quite different from the usual cartoony style adopted by most other games.

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Junior Brain Trainer (DS): Helps you and your Kids get Smarter

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

The Junior Brain Trainer (DS) is a game that has been developed for the Nintendo DS with the mission being that to train and encourage the minds and bodies of people as well as children. Housewives are getting a chance to stretch and reinvigorate their ligaments through the Wii Fit, people are being given a pedestal to work on their eye sight and reactions through sight training and the mathematicians and programmers will get the opportunity to flex their brains through the maths training. The Junior Brain Trainer (DS) for the Nintendo DS Lite is a perfect getaway from the tyrannies of life and still retain intellect. The game assists in reading, writing, math, geometry, spelling and logic. This is expected to serve as a good way to encourage children to pursue studies.

There are mini games to be played which focus on core learning domains. The tasks open up as the gamer gradually completes the mini games. Parents who keep fretting over the grades of their wards can use the Junior Brain Trainer (DS) as a good podium to make the kids learn. It is a very effective way to generate interest and will make a huge difference. Learning is guaranteed to be fun to children once they start playing the game and it will also become a more enjoyable process. Parents can also take a cue from the game and implement it in real life while educating their children.

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Professor Kageyamas Maths Training, get taught a lesson on the DS!

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Nintendo started off with testing the age of one’s brain, followed by mapping the age of its player’s eyes and now they are all geared up to test your mathematical skills. The typical reaction for any gamer can either be to get addicted to these Nintendo games or simply get bored of it. Nintendo has launched the new Professor Kageyamas Maths Training (DS) which helps its players to improve their performance in solving mathematical problems.

The game is intended to flex the user’s grey cells. It comprises of several mini-games in it out of which the player is allowed to play three games in one go. This is followed by the result of the user on that particular day. Practicing on any three games for five days in a row enables the individual to proceed to the next level and unlock a new game.

The player is awarded with a bronze, silver or gold medal depending upon his performance everyday. The player’s performance is determined upon the basis of speed and accuracy in the game. The tests or mini games are pretty simple and the mathematical puzzles can easily be solved even by a fifth grader. This simply means that the players are supposed to compete against time. The player who finishes the game in minimum time wins.

The game is pretty addictive like its previous versions and the mathematical questions are not too tough to solve. However the fact that Professor Kageyamas Maths Training (DS) makes its players struggle with certain numerals in handwriting recognition isn’t too appealing.

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FutureU: The Prep Game for the SAT

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Get your life back to shape by taking help with your SAT preparations, because after all, you either do well here or you just spend the rest of your life miserably whiling away your time.

Just as in actual SAT, the FutureU from Aspyr comes in different sections including Math, Writing and Reading. Reading, as with the other segments comes in two modes namely the Prediction mode and the Glyph mode. FutureU doesn’t just make you smarter, like with Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training, it actually helps prepare you for a real life important test. Glyph mode requires you to various suffixes and prefixes with pictures on the side. With the help of this you are required to connect and construct words. This is quite a relaxing and enjoyable exercise.

In the Predictions Mode, you are given sentences in which two words are missing. You require certain skills of analyzing in order to fill in the missing words. Answers to these questions can be found in multiple choice formats.

Writer Wrong and the Ante up Grade are the two modes in the Writing section. Ante Up Grade gives you a part of the sentence and you have to match this by choosing one phrase from three different choices. Writer Wrong mode gives you a set of sentences which have to be analyzed for errors. After identifying the error, you are given options from where the correct phrase has to be chosen.

In the Grid Swap mode in the Math section, there is a grid filled with numbers that are scrambled and four questions are put forward. After working out the solution to the problems, answer has to be arranged on the grid. Connection mode in the Math section poses two problems out of which you are required to choose one. You must then choose the right answer from the list of multiple choice questions.

On the whole, this is a game which is a good and affordable SAT prep program in spite of certain user interface problems that will likely help you to improve your scores.

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