Body and Brain Connection

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: memory, logic, math, gross motor

CTR Rating: 96%

CTR Review

Designed by the same team that made Brain Age for the Nintendo DS back in 2006 (Dr. Ryuta Kawashima), Namco's Body and Brain Connection takes advantage of the Kinect's ability to know where your body is at any given time, bringing an exciting new twist (at times literally) to the puzzles. To enter your answer, you might have to kick balls into a goal, or move your arms in order to line up bridges to direct a moving stream of traffic. As a result, this is one of the most educationally interesting products we've reviewed. Like the older Brain Age title, you are given a pre-test, and your progress is recorded as you play. If you do better, the challenge increases, but if you start getting wrong answers, the challenge decreases. Content includes twenty activities designed to cover math, logic, reflex, memory and physical-related exercises. This is one of those titles that makes you feel as if you've just taken an SAT. If your up for the challenge, and you really want a mental/physical workout, by all means get this title.