bit-tech Shopping: Nintendo Big Brain Academy (Wii)

Rating: 6

Time with product: 6 Months

Strengths: fun at first

Weaknesses: get boring soon

Summary: The Big Brain Academy Wii Degree is fun to play at first but it gets boring quick due to lack of variety. Not worth the price and may be better to rent than to buy.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 5

Strengths: Quick, easy to play, and fun to play with the kids. Easy to 'pick up & put down' in that you don't need to play for hours at a time

Weaknesses: Graphics leave a lot to be desired

Summary: My kids have really enjoyed the big brain academy titles for the DS, so we picked this up and have enjoyed it together. It does have games that even kids who can't read yet can play... an added bonus for families with small kids. While it's not their absolute favorite title for the Wii, the kids do enjoy it and it's amazing how tricky the games can be for adults as well.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 15 Days

Strengths: a game for the whole family at different levels

Weaknesses: having to use one wii-mote and pass it around

Summary: This is a fun game to play alone or with others. The talking "lobe" gets a bit annoying since you can only press A over and over to get through it's commentary. I wish there were more mini-games but do enjoy the "files" each character can make to track their improvements, It is interesting to see how their brains "rank". Overall a fun game...one you can sit down with and use your brain.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 6

Strengths: Has many challenging puzzles and is a game for everyone in the family

Weaknesses: You are only allowed to use one wiimote for the entire game, so you end up passing it around. It gets annoying after a while.

Summary: My family got this game a long time ago, and it is still a worthwhile game to play. It has tremendous replay value and is fun for the entire family. You can set the difficulty of the little mini-games so it can easily be adjusted for even the smallest members of your family. The only thing about the game is that it only allows one wii-mote to be used and that gets annoying to pass around. Once you get used to passing around the wii-mote its a pretty fun game.

Rating: 6

Time with product:

Strengths: multiplayer, variety of activities

Weaknesses: not many mini games

Summary: Good game to get the mind moving. My boys play together and enjoy it. It is challenging for them but not incredible hard or frustrating. A good family game. Great if you can get it on sale!