Big Brain Academy

THE GOOD:
-Way better looking than brain age
-Tests your brain in more ways
-More puzzles than brain age
-More comfortable approach than brain age
-Cheap

THE BAD:
-Only 15 puzzles
-So hard to get an A+

SUMMARY:
As if your brain hadn't gotten over the bashing it endured in Brain Age, get ready to take it for another cerebral ride in Nintendo's Big Brain Academy. Offering up five new brain-related areas to test your intelligence on, it's a healthy mix of fun and thinking. While it may not be deep enough to really keep you coming back for more, month after month, it does dole out bite-sized chunks of brain-exercising activities ideal for commuters or those with a lot of time on their hands.

When you fire up Big Brain Academy for the first time, much like Brain Age Academy, you'll create a new user account and put your brain through a preliminary run to gauge its general "weight." Instead of giving you a mental...