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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Great if you are NOT smarter than a 5th grader., November 26, 2008
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
I got this game was on a special deal. Decided I had nothing to loose. It is great and I am sad to say I cannot just snap thru it. I do mostly brain games and have a desire to challenge my brain.
Well this does just that. I'm 53 and I do not get all the answers right. What they learn in 6th grade now is like what I learned in 12th grade. If you get a chance to add it for a few bucks you will not be disappointed.
It is fun in presentation and the questions are complicated. It's not babyish by any means. I am enjoying it. Once I master a game then I sell it back and let someone else enjoy it and I can get another challenge.
Great for 5th grade and up...up to 99. LOL
Have fun.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
Great for College Students + Adults, December 12, 2008
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
Great game, I liked the music better in the Grade 3,4 one. I use this like brain coffee, to get my mind going. It's a great Quiz game that has English, Math, Science, Geography,History, and a "Grab-bag" or pot luck category.
I play in Brain mode, which allows me to select one category and the number of rounds I want to play. Each round is 5 questions. Really nice, for quick & easy playing, say, if I'm waiting for class to start, or at the drive thru at McD's during lunch.
Game play is simple (they just ask you questions in Brain Mode, but it also has a "Quest" mode which is like a story) and not "themed" like the Are You Smarter than a 5th grader series.
Best thing about this product is it has a great depth of questions. I've played the 3,4 and the 5,6 many many times and have yet to get duplicate questions. This game has a question bank that is about twice the size of the Are you smarter than a 5th grader game.
Again, the questions are challenging, getting 5/5 right isn't as easy as you think! --I'm hoping they'll come out with a highschool edition!
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Brain Quest - Grades 5 and 6 - An Interesting Mix of Brain and Puzzle Games, November 23, 2008
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
Brain Quest: For Grades 5 & 6 appealed to me as a gift idea for the army of little people in my family. The title can be somewhat misleading, and I kind of mistook this game as a take on the familiar game-show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" I think the types of questions they ask in that game show and on the DS game based on it tend to range from a little harder to much harder. This program was apparently really designed as a learning aid for younger kids. It's still a great gift for kids, and here's why.
Other than Spelling Challenges and More, this is one of few such brain games for the DS that is really designed for kids. So if you can trick your kids into doing some school work through this game, then great. For somebody like me, who enjoys playing some of these games with my cousins, nieces and nephews, my attention span waned somewhat due to the types of questions. This is great for kids to play with each other but may be less fun for parents looking for something to play with their kids.
However, there's two sides to that. The multi-player mode includes both versus and cooperative options. The versus games really only makes sense between kids, but the cooperative game may be the perfect chance for you to help your younger buddies through some of the tougher challenges. So in a way, some aspects of this game are very well designed for tutoring.
When I recently picked up Brain Quest 5 & 6, I didn't really have any background with the game series or the educational materials it was based on. I am not a professional educator. So from that stand-point, I can't speak to the curriculum, i.e. whether or not this is really material suited for 5th and 6th graders. What I can say is that testing this out myself and using multi-player (wireless mode) the question difficulty has a wide range. They seem to start off too easy and then harder questions start to get peppered in.
During most of the "quiz" type games, some of these questions seemed too easy. The quest mode is story-driven, and reminded me somewhat of light version Professor Layton and the Curious Village. A quick test of that mode showed that question difficulty can accelerate somewhat quickly. Yet this is not nearly as *fun* of a game. Some of the introductory scenes and story elements seem drawn out to me, but they may be perfectly designed for kids.
I didn't work through the game far enough myself for achievements, but it's cool that they put some in here. Not too many DS games have them. Similarly, I can't really speak to the advertised "6,000 question game database." But over time, if I find a lot of repetition I will update this review.
One of my favorite things about this game is that it can be a great way to teach your kids Sudoku. In fact, this is one aspect even adults might be able to play. For those who find Sudoku grids hard to finish, starting on the 4X4 and 6X6 grids lets you work your way up. Ironically, it seems more like an "extra" in this game. But it's one of the things I enjoyed the most.
Pros:
+ Great idea for a game, making it a no brainer gift for kids 13 and under
+ Nice study aid, covering staples like English, math and science
+ Decent mix of modes and game-play options
+ Quest Mode is like "Professor Layton - Lite" with quiz games and puzzles to advance
+ Cooperative game is great for tutoring
+ The Sudoku game gives you various grids for different difficulty levels, including 4x4, 6x6 and 9x9 grids
+ Supposedly large question base (6,000), but only more time will tell
+ Achievements are included to make long-term play more interesting
Cons:
- Somewhat long intro sequences for the quest mode
- Brain mode has questions which seem to start off too easy, IMO
CONCLUSION
This is a great game to give to your young one, and you may be able to help them through some of the problems via the cooperative mode. As for whether they will pick this game up on their own, it will really depend on their personality. The brain mode is not as fun as Big Brain Academy and the quest mode is not as fun as Professor Layton. So this game is probably light on the *fun* aspect, but you would guess stronger on the learning side.
Like most DS games, the design of this game is well suited for "15 minutes a day" type of play. So give them an incentive and they may very well get hooked on it. And even if they don't like the quest mode, getting the simpler Sudoku grids is a great way to have them build up to the larger standard 9X9 grid.
Enjoy.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Great game, November 23, 2008
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
My 4th grade daughter got this for her birthday and it has been a huge hit. It is challenging yet fun. We have fun playing it together and helping each other out with the answers. Questions are not easy but the format makes it fun!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Fun, fun, fun, January 17, 2009
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
I bought this for my daughter. She loves her Nintendo games. This is a game we like to play together. I bought it thinking it might help her with the Duke/Tip test she will be taking in a week...the Explorer Test (for 5th graders) and found it was REALLY a fun game (if you like learning trivia/facts).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great game at a super price, March 19, 2009
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
This is a very good game at a great price. My 10 year old daughter and I have a fun time working the questions together. This game will definately test your knowledge an show you that you're not smarter than a 5th grader. =)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6, January 27, 2009
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
Excellent Game. This one is harder for me. But I keep trying. Makes me think.
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Great!, July 9, 2010
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
My son just completed 4th grade. He isn't necessarily a motivated learner but he has enjoyed this game. He researches an answer if he doesn't know it. We sometimes enjoy playing it together.
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my kid LOVES this, January 28, 2010
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
my 6th grader has stopped playing all her recreational games and only plays this for about one month now. We play together too because it's questions that can still be challanging for adults (think of the TV show "are you smarter than a fifth grader"). HIGHLY recommend
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Challenging, January 21, 2010
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This review is from: Brain Quest: Grades 5 & 6 (Video Game)
My 8year old loves the challenge provided by this game. It pushes him to learn things he has not yet been exposed to.
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