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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (2006) is a puzzle game designed to test and improve your mental capacity and well-being. You are presented with an assortment of challenges designed to measure how smart your brain is. The focus is on fun rather than learning, and the Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain updates this with great multiplayer and online challenge modes.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a puzzle game designed to test and improve your mental capacity and well-being. You are presented with an assortment of challenges designed to measure how smart your brain is. The focus is on fun rather than learning, and the Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain updates this with great multiplayer and online challenge modes.
The latest version on Switch, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, brings the focus more on brain-to-brain challenges with friends and family in its 4-player matches. You can set each player's difficulty individually so children can compete against adults more easily. You can also take on other players in the new game, via the Ghost Clash mode, where you see competitors saved record performances but don't have to play at the same time as them. The new game also offers lots of outfit options you can unlock for your in-game character, from a cat outfit to a corn costume.
All the games offer a Test mode, Solo / Practice mode and Multiplayer / Versus mode. In Test mode, play consists of formal challenges each with five puzzles: Identify (identification-themed questions), Memorize (memory-themed questions), Analyze (reason-based questions), Compute (math-themed questions) and Visualize (visual-themed questions).
In Practice mode, you select an activity to improve your performance. Each activity has three levels of difficulty, and you can earn a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum medal. There's also a Versus mode for up to eight players where you compete to determine who has the heaviest brain.
There are three games in the series:
The latest version on Switch, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, brings the focus more on brain-to-brain challenges with friends and family in its 4-player matches. You can set each player's difficulty individually so children can compete against adults more easily. You can also take on other players in the new game, via the Ghost Clash mode, where you see competitors saved record performances but don't have to play at the same time as them. The new game also offers lots of outfit options you can unlock for your in-game character, from a cat outfit to a corn costume.
All the games offer a Test mode, Solo / Practice mode and Multiplayer / Versus mode. In Test mode, play consists of formal challenges each with five puzzles: Identify (identification-themed questions), Memorize (memory-themed questions), Analyze (reason-based questions), Compute (math-themed questions) and Visualize (visual-themed questions).
In Practice mode, you select an activity to improve your performance. Each activity has three levels of difficulty, and you can earn a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum medal. There's also a Versus mode for up to eight players where you compete to determine who has the heaviest brain.
There are three games in the series:
- Big Brain Academy (2005) on DS
- Big Brain Academy: Wii (2007) on Wii
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (2021) on Switch
Benefits
Play Style
This is a Brain Game game with Puzzle elements. You can play with 1 to 4 players in the same room or as a 2-player online game. On the Nintendo DS game, eight players can join a hosting player, whether or not they themselves have a copy of the game. Each player needs a DS. On the Nintendo Wii game, you can challenge 8 people on the same console.
On the Switch game, you can challenge up to 4 other players. 2 player touch-screen battles or 4 player big-screen battles.
On the Switch game, you can challenge up to 4 other players. 2 player touch-screen battles or 4 player big-screen battles.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Play Time: It takes between 3 minutes and 5 minutes to play a round of this game.
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Skill Level
8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to Nintendo Online, but can then create accounts for children of any age to play online with Nintendo Switch.
Costs
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain usually costs £24.99.
You can only play this on older systems (Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii) but can usually find it second hand on eBay.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
You can only play this on older systems (Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii) but can usually find it second hand on eBay.
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription to play online with Nintendo Switch.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 05/06/2006, updated in 2021
Out Now: DS, Switch and Wii
Content Rating: PEGI 3
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1-4 (2 online)
Genres: Brain Game and Puzzle
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer)
Components: 2D Side-On
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