Brain Assist

Brain Assist, known in Japan as Touch de Uno! DS (タッチ･デ･ウノー！DS, Tatchi de Unō! 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. 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.

Brain Assist
Developer(s)	Japan Art Media[1]
Publisher(s)	Sega
Composer(s)	Seiichiro Matsumura Mariko Nanba
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JP: 21 June 2007 NA: 26 February 2008 EU: 14 March 2008 AU: 21 March 2008
Genre(s)	Puzzle, educational
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	53/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Eurogamer	1/10[3]
GamesMaster	62%[4]
GameSpot	5/10[5]
GamesRadar+	[6]
GameZone	6.4/10[7]
IGN	7/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com	5/20[9]
PALGN	4/10[10]
Pocket Gamer	[11]
VideoGamer.com	6/10[12]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2] 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."^[13][a]

Notes

1. GamePro gave the game 2.25/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 3.25/5 for control, and 1.75/5 for fun factor.