Brain features 6 difficulties from Sprout to Super Elite. “Even when I would change through the difficulties, making things more challenging, it felt rewarding.”īig Brain Academy: Brain vs. A neat little touch that makes the game more accessible for busy people. You can choose world ghosts, friends’ ghosts, family’s ghosts, or search for specific Ghost IDs, allowing you to play against anyone, even if you can’t be online at the same time. Big Brain Academy records other players’ reactions to the exact games you’re taking part in, and displays them alongside your gameplay. Ghost Clash is unique, in that it is an online mode, without actually needing to be live with another player. The good news is, if you enjoy collecting, you’ll keep pushing through solo, as you unlock new hats, outfits, and phrases along the way. There are definitely games you’ll need to practice with, and your ego may take a small blow. Test mode will help you rank where you lie in difficulty, and it guides you to where you can work to make the most improvement. Work your way through the challenges, trying to get a gold medal in each. There is practice, test and ghost clash in this mode, and you can change your appearance, view rankings and handle the options. Even when I would change through the difficulties, making things more challenging, it felt rewarding. Brain exercises don’t really strike as a great time, but I enjoyed winding down at night with some games.
It was more worthwhile than party mode for me overall. Solo mode is where Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain can be played in two ways, solo or party mode.” All in all, the mode is pretty straightforward. Occasionally, the joysticks wouldn’t move quite as fast as you want them to, or would move too fast entirely, causing you to hit the wrong answers (I’m not just a sore loser, it has happened to my family members too, I swear!). Additionally, I found the touchscreen more accurate than controllers, as I found them more responsive. It gave a little bit of added excitement, similar to hitting a buzzer. I actually enjoyed playing with the touch screen the most.
In party mode, with two players, you can use the Nintendo Switch touch screen or controllers, and with anything more than that you need to use a controller.
This can be positive or negative depending on how you look at it. It still brings out the need to win, but you aren’t launching players off the field like in other party games. Brain is competitive, but you’re still playing in your own box, meaning that though you’re up against other players in multiplayer mode, you aren’t interacting with them at all. I will admit, I don’t think this is the game to get you and your friends laughing and jumping around the house while you play.