At this time of year, most people are running on cerebral fumes and are in dire need of a short break. If you're worried that you'll need a tune-up before you head back into work, Nintendo's latest Big Brain should give your grey matter a solid workout. At least that's the intention, as the critical consensus on the latest Big Brain Academy appears to be lukewarm.
Reviews paint a picture of a game that has a reliable selection of brainteasers, but the new shift towards competitively comparing your overall intelligence and high scores in these mini-games might be discouraging to people who want a deeper focus on personal improvement.
"Brain vs. Brain is centered around competition, and feels a little less approachable for it," critic Steve Watts said in his Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain review. "That's not to say the game itself shames you. Dr. Lobe is as positive and encouraging as ever, always couching weak spots in gentle terms and nudging you to spend some more time practicing any fields where you didn't excel. But when you create a puzzle game ostensibly about measuring intelligence, and then pit a player against both friends and a worldwide gaming audience, it's going to be fertile ground for planting self-doubt."
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