Avanquest Software has announced the upcoming release of Junior Brain Trainer 2 for the Nintendo DS. The brain games are designed to help young learners improve memory, spelling, reading, logic and problem solving skills. The game is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 11 years old. They can learn while having fun, which is always the best way to learn.

The activities in Junior Brain Trainer 2 are designed to help support the skills children learn in the classroom. There are two different game play modes that players can choose from. The levels are based on the age and the academic level of the child. Progressive mode is intended for younger players to start out easy and work their way up to the harder skills. Pot Luck mode is for older children that are comfortable with all of the skills. The questions are randomly generated.

Junior Brain Trainer 2 offers games such as Greedy Frog where players must help the frog catch 10 dragonflies by jumping over lily pads before they sink into the pond, Find the Kennel where players have to guide a puppy through a maze and back to its kennel before time runs out or Catch the Sheep where players have to round the sheep up and get them back in their pen.

Junior Brain Trainer 2 is set to be released on Sept 17th.

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The Apple commercials always claim there is an app for that and now that statement is true for brain games. The Nintendo DS was were the brain games started, but now they have appeared on the iPhone/iPod Touch as well. Ravensburger Digital has announced the release of THINK.

THINK features sixteen different brain exercises in four different categories to give your brain a great work out. Each score for each game is recorded and gives players a way to track their progress. If you tire of training your brain by yourself, there is a feature to challenge a friend.

“We’re excited to give U.S. iPhone owners the same creative, imagination-building experience our THINK puzzle series is known for providing,” said Thomas Bleyer, General Manager of Ravensburger Digital. “This app is great for waking up sluggish grey matter throughout the day, especially if you only have a few minutes to spare.”

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NinjaBee announced the upcoming release of The Amazing Brain Train on the Nintendo Wii as a WiiWare downloadable game. The game will be available on Monday, January 18th for 600 Wii points or $6.

Professor Fizzwizzle takes players on a tour around his cartoon world and stops to challenge players to solve mini-games. The train is powered by brain power, which is attained by winning the mini-games. Players can play in either quest, test or practice modes. Players can now get smart by playing games and these games put a different spin on brain games.

“This is no ordinary brain game,” said Ryan Clark, co-founder of Grubby Games. “The Amazing Brain Train! contains features never before seen in the genre. It’s a departure from the minimalist brain games we’ve seen in the past. You can forget about goal-less gameplay: The Amazing Brain Train! is packed with quests, trophies and high scores that add an aspect of gameplay that other brain games just don’t have.”

If you like brain games, check out The Amazing Brain Train on Monday January 18th.

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NinjaBee has announced the up coming release of The Amazing Brain Train! for the Nintendo Wii. The game is a WiiWare game and can be downloaded through the Nintendo Online store. Players get smarter as they play through the game and take a tour of Professor Fizzwizzle’s cartoon world.

The player plays through fifteen different types of mini games in three different game play modes, quest, test and practice. This brain game claims to be different from other brain games. The Amazing Brain Train allows players to pick games from five different categories, search, planning, spacial, memory or numbers.

“This is no ordinary brain game. The Amazing Brain Train! contains features never before seen in the genre. Its a departure from the minimalist brain games we’ve seen in the past. You can forget about goal-less gameplay: The Amazing Brain Train! is packed with quests, trophies and high scores that add an aspect of gameplay that other brain games just dont have.” –Ryan Clark, co-founder of Grubby Games

If your looking for a good way to expand your brain, check out The Amazing Brain Train when it is available on WiiWare.

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HotGen has announced the release of Brain Surge for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Brain Surge, as you may have guessed from the name, is a collection of brain games for all ages. The brain games are in the form of puzzles that get you thinking. Players are able to play single player, by themselves, or with up to three of their friends.

HotGen feels the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch are the next great devices in mobile gaming and they are positioning themselves to take advantage of that phenomenon.

“iPhone and iTouch have the potential to be bigger than any other single handheld gaming platform – past or present. The impulse purchase price points, superior screen and ease of use of the devices make this a really interesting proposition for publishing and development.”

The iPhone and iPod Touch do make convenient gaming devices, but are they really the next big thing in mobile gaming? Guess we will have to wait and see how it plays out.

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