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Left Brain Right Brain, allows you to work on your mental skills to become ambidextrous. While training your hands with speed based DS mini-games, you'll also be training the left and right hemispheres of your brain. Features:
- Use the Touch Screen in 15 different mini-games based on speed, accuracy, association, recognition, memory and strategy
- Games include: Connect the Dots, Pop the Balloons, Feel the Music, Hit the Monsters, Touch the Green Square, Save the World, Open the Safe, Trace the Shape and Navigate the Maze
- Book-style play: flip the DS over and around to develop your hand-eye coordination with both left and right hand
- Single player game modes: Hand Exercises, Balance Check, Left Hand vs. Right Hand and Ambidexterity Check
- Challenge a friend to 2-player mini-game tests via DS download play
- Practice any activity, over 5 difficulty levels, to prepare for ambidexterity tests
- Monitor personal progress and assess improvement with development percentages for each hand that appear after play
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Are you a righty or a lefty? What if you could be both? With Left Brain, Right Brain, you can hone your mental skills to become truly ambidextrous. While training your hands with speed based DS Mini-games, you'll also be training the left and right hemispheres of your brain. It's like two games in one!
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I got this game to, like everyone else, help balance out the usefulness of each of my hands. I was disappointed that after the initial evaluation exam, the game considered me almost 100% ambidextrous (I think I got 98%). It was disappointing because there is a noticeable difference in my writing between my right (dominate) and my left hand.
After the first exam I kept at it. I went through a couple of the different activities. I now know why I was considered almost 100% from the start. After working to get better scores on each of the activities, there was no noticeable increase in the usefulness of my left hand.
Some of the activities were enjoyable while others lacked any thrill what so ever.
I recommend borrowing this game and seeing if this is for you. If you get almost a perfect score from the first exam, pass over this game because it will not help.
After the first exam I kept at it. I went through a couple of the different activities. I now know why I was considered almost 100% from the start. After working to get better scores on each of the activities, there was no noticeable increase in the usefulness of my left hand.
Some of the activities were enjoyable while others lacked any thrill what so ever.
I recommend borrowing this game and seeing if this is for you. If you get almost a perfect score from the first exam, pass over this game because it will not help.
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This was actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be; we do not realize how much we rely on a dominant hands (we being those of us not gifted enough to be ambidextrous). I can think of lots of reasons that one might wish to become ambidextrous, least of all just for the heck of it.
As a statistic, this reviewer broke her hand while playing a Nitendo Wii (go ahead and laugh... I did it while bowling). Being that I broke my dominant hand, I was actually forced to use my non dominant hand for many tasks. After that, I decided that I actually DO want to become a little more adept with my non dominant hand and this game may actually help.
I suppose after my being forced to use my non dominant hand, I'm not that surprised that I actually did quite well with the non dominant hand but there is room for improvement and I will actually try in order to be a little more comfortable in doing so.
Why climb Mt. Everest? "Because it's there". Why become ambidextrous? "Because I can".
As a statistic, this reviewer broke her hand while playing a Nitendo Wii (go ahead and laugh... I did it while bowling). Being that I broke my dominant hand, I was actually forced to use my non dominant hand for many tasks. After that, I decided that I actually DO want to become a little more adept with my non dominant hand and this game may actually help.
I suppose after my being forced to use my non dominant hand, I'm not that surprised that I actually did quite well with the non dominant hand but there is room for improvement and I will actually try in order to be a little more comfortable in doing so.
Why climb Mt. Everest? "Because it's there". Why become ambidextrous? "Because I can".
80 of 103 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I was intrigued by the concept of this game. Apparently by "exercising" the weak areas of your brain, you can make them stronger, and possibly in the future become ambidextrous. I sat down to test this "game" and I actually had high hopes. You begin by choosing whether you are right or left handed, then do an initial test by using your dominant hand. I'm right handed, and the initial test was pretty easy. Catch come dots, whack some moles, connect some dots, and capture some colored blobs. Pretty easy stuff, and not too graphically intensive for the DS. Next, you will rotate the DS, and begin using your other hand. Using my other hand was easy at first, but about 2 minutes into the 5 minute test, my brain started to hurt. Not so much a headache, but a dull sensation in the back of my head/top of my neck. In fact, talking about it now I get the sensation again. Is this what "working out" your brain feels like? I never feel this way when I'm learning Japanese, or studying for exams, so I know its not because I've never learned anything before (haha!). As to whether or not this actually does what it claims, I'll have to wait and see.
Anyhow, as expected I did much better while using my right hand, and the scores weren't quite double, but almost. I hesitate to call this a game, as it really isn't much fun, but more a series of tests, with the hopeful promise at becoming apt in a skill-set you lack. Speaking of, why would I want to become ambidextrous in the first place? What's the point? I can see how this cartridge may be of use to an amputee, but for most of the population, what's the advantage of being able to write with either hand, or perhaps ....? bat switch stance? play reverse guitar? I honestly don't see the point. Maybe this would be useful for you (if it works), but I don't see myself using this program that often.
Anyhow, as expected I did much better while using my right hand, and the scores weren't quite double, but almost. I hesitate to call this a game, as it really isn't much fun, but more a series of tests, with the hopeful promise at becoming apt in a skill-set you lack. Speaking of, why would I want to become ambidextrous in the first place? What's the point? I can see how this cartridge may be of use to an amputee, but for most of the population, what's the advantage of being able to write with either hand, or perhaps ....? bat switch stance? play reverse guitar? I honestly don't see the point. Maybe this would be useful for you (if it works), but I don't see myself using this program that often.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Game is boring and simple
This game is very simple and boring. The games do not stimulate either side of my brain at all. If I had known that this game was so bad, I would have never paid good money for... Read more
Published on April 13, 2010 by Sonya
I thought I was ambidextrous...UNTIL...
I thought I was ambidextrous since I can write, do various tasks and play games with either hand.
This is a very good at improved your abilities in the non-dominant... Read more
This is a very good at improved your abilities in the non-dominant... Read more
Published on March 4, 2009 by Eagle Vision
Very limited game...
After playing this game for about two days, I had pretty much reached all of its limits challenge wise. Very simple game, waste of money in my opinion.
Published on February 6, 2009 by G. Kowalska
Simple Graphics, Fun, Kids can play
My 6YO son always tries to play my DS games (Brain Age types) and can't do it. Left Brain/Right Brain is simple enough that he can actually enjoy without frustration. Read more
Published on January 16, 2009 by Compulsive Toy Shopper
Left Brain Right Brain for Nintendo DS
We are all having a great time with this game. Shipping was fast. Thank you very much!
Published on November 2, 2008 by Sharon K. Norman
Improve Fine Motor Control, Speed, and Coordination of Hands
Are you a man or a monkey? Monkey's only use one hand. People use two hands. If you want to improve your "weak" hand and have fun doing it, this game is awesome. Read more
Published on September 17, 2008 by Margaret P.
you get annoyed pretty quickly
I was excited about this game but I got dissapointed just as fast. It is all about training your left side of the brain (for right handed people... Read more
Published on August 4, 2008 by K. Scholz
Too Much Trouble
I thought this game would be good because I enjoy Brain Age 2 and other learning games. This one though requires you to turn the nintendo ds around over and over again during a... Read more
Published on July 13, 2008 by Marti Bowen Boguski
My brain hurts
I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous. At least they are doing something that can actually improve themselves . Read more
Published on April 23, 2008 by S. Patten
FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
I highly recommend this game for any age! It tests your left and right side (brain) utilizing various exercises-games and then grades your efficiency. Read more
Published on March 2, 2008 by Mama Cas 74
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