Brain Assist
Brain Assist, known in Japan as Touch de Uno! DS, is a puzzle video game released for the Nintendo DS in Japan, North America, and the PAL regions. Studies in the 1960s demonstrated the lateralization of brain function.
Brain Assist
- Date
- 2007
- Genre
- puzzle video game
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Brain Assist, known in Japan as Touch de Uno! DS, is a puzzle video game released for the Nintendo DS in Japan, North America, and the PAL regions. Studies in the 1960s demonstrated the lateralization of brain function.
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The left-brain hemisphere deals with sequential analysis - reasoning using language, mathematics, abstraction and reasoning. Memory is primarily stored in a language format. The right-brain hemisphere deals with auditory, visual, and spatial concepts (art, for example) dancing and gymnastics, which is what the game aims to stimulate in the player.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Brain Assist • Developer — Japan Art Media • Publisher — Sega • Composer — Seiichiro Matsumura Mariko Nanba • Genre — Puzzle, educational • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Nintendo DS
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Brain Assist is associated with Japan.
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Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Emily Ballistrieri of GamePro said, "Maybe if the whole game had as much character as that one backdrop they'd have something, but the way it stands, even with its budget price, Brain Assist is a game you can walk right by."
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- “Brain Assist”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4955732: Brain Assist
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- arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Brain Assist”
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.右脳能力チェックマシーン タッチ・デ・ウノー!DS. Japan Art Media. 21 June 2007.
- 2.Fandom. Brain Assist. Metacritic.
- 3.Fahey, Rob. DS Roundup (Page 3). Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 15 May 2008.
- 4.Future plc. Review: Brain Assist. GamesMaster. 82. May 2008.
- 5.Dodson, Joe. Brain Assist Review. GameSpot. Fandom. 3 April 2008.
- 6.Provo, Frank. Brain Assist review. GamesRadar+. Future plc. 4 March 2008.
- 7.David, Mike. Brain Assist - NDS - Review. GameZone. 17 March 2008.
- 8.DeVries, Jack. Brain Assist Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. 29 February 2008.
- 9.Romendil. Test: Brain Assist. Jeuxvideo.com. Webedia. 29 February 2008.
- 10.PAL Gaming Network. Nintendo DS Articles List. PALGN.
- 11.Brice, Kath. Brain Assist. Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. 28 March 2008.
- 12.Kimber, Roy. Brain Assist Review. VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. 18 April 2008.
- 13.Balistrieri, Emily. Review: Brain Assist. GamePro. IDG. 236. May 2008.
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arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Brain Assist”arXiv (Cornell University)
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