Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #757 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2006-11-16
• Rating: Universal, particularly children
• Platform: Sony PSP

Manufacturer's Description:
Mind Quiz helps you improve your thinking skills, courtesy of Dr. Kawashima, Japan's foremost authority on mental functions. Through a set of challenging games, you'll stimulate your brain into firing more efficiently. Measure your "Brain Age," keep your mind sharp and have a great time doing it!

Features:

• Test calculation, reflex, judgement, and memory: All the exercises are qualified to exercise the brain with scientific experiments
• How old is your brain? Featuring the Brain Age Checking Mode: Mind Quiz contains the new "Brain Age Checking Mode" this allows the player to evaluate their brain age by solving questions once a day
• Intense fun: Set in a school setting, players can enjoy elements such as online gameplay and mock exams to evaluate strength. The game also features a ‘challenge mode’ and a ‘healing gallery’Pick up and play: By using the PSP’s simple functionality, anyone can play Mind Quiz at any age. Begin training with school teachers, then try a variety of unique brain training programs and difficulty settings.
• The latest addition to the blockbuster "Brain Trainer" Japanese series: Renamed "Mind Quiz" for Europe, the game is the best in the series yet. Supervised by Dr. Kawashima, the Japanese authority on Functional Brain Imaging, Mind Quiz helps to train and stimulate the brain.

Customer Reviews

Addictive
Yes admittedly there are a few drawbacks to this game, mentioned in other reviews, such as the reversal of the X and O keys and the somewhat bizarre animal picture rewards.
Having said that, this game works well on a lot of levels and has different layers which maintain interest for long periods of time. The Brain Age test keeps you coming back daily to try and improve your previous score, whilst the school-style grading of the training games makes you keen to improve on your scores in each game, because really, who doesn't want to be given A+ grades for everything they do?! There is also a challenge mode where you travel around the world answering questions. If completed, which is no mean feat, you are rewarded with awards for various different skills, which you can collect in your own little trophy cabinet.
This game has kept me addicted long after most of my other game purchases, and the bonus is that you actually do feel like you're improving your brain. It's a win win!

Fun To Play Once You Get Past The Anime
If you're looking for a brain testing puzzly game got for this. I've not played PQ, so can't compare the two.

The puzzles keep you going, getting harder as you go. Once you get past the wierdy Japanese-esque anime stuff it's alright. Getting the animal card rewards is just odd.

There's enough here to get you practicing, unlocking the puzzles as you do. You can only do one brain age test a day, so there is an incentive to keep coming back.

Good brain training, but can be better.
At the time of writing, there are only two 'Brain Games' for the PSP that I am aware of. This and PQ. This is better then PQ.

Mind Quiz contains a very large number of tests. Tests fall into one of 4 catergories; Calculation, Reflex, Judgement and Memory. You can pick and choose which test you would like to do. Over and above this, there is a daily brain test, which measures your progress over a given period of time. Your results in this section are given as a 'Brain Age'.

Good points.
There are enough tests here to challenge most people. It's being used by both me (age 37) and my daughter (age 5), and we are tested by each quiz. The graphics are OK, they look dated, but they compliment the text suitably.

Bad points.
There are a few of these. But some are minor.
The 'X' and 'O' keys are reversed. So in most games you would press 'X' to go forward/select, and 'O' to go back. Here, it's the other way around, which takes a little getting used to.
Progress is not saved automatically. So if you forget to save, you start all over again!
Whilst the tests are suitable for a 5 year old, Mind Quiz considers you as a 20 year old if you are younger then 20.
I'm not convinced that giving you result as a 'Brain Age' is ideal. I'd prefer something like being told whether I am above or below average for my age.
Doing well in the tests unlocks animal pictures, indicating this is aimed towards younger people, and yet the minimum 'Brain Age' is 20. That appears to be a contradiction to me!

OK, I've listed more bad points then good, but perhaps I'm being picky. In the absence of other 'Brain Games' for the PSP, this is the best that you can get and it will certainly challenge you. Just be aware that you need to adjust the way you 'play' this one.