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Two-fer on XBLA this week

News | March 10, 2008 12:15 pm

Looks like its a two-fer of brain exercises, as Brain Challenge and Bliss Island will be making their way to XBLA this week. Brain Challenge helps develope stress management skills through a bunch of different exercises with the help of a coach. Bliss sland is an update on the Windows Vista puzzler, and allows you to challenge friends or go for the top spot on the Leaderboards. Brain Challenge will be 800 Microsoft points and Bliss Island 400 points. Both will be available starting Wednesday, March 12th at 4:00 a.m. EST.

Experience the first mind exercise game available on Xbox LIVE Arcade with Gamelofts Brain Challenge and harness the power of the wind to conquer levels in Codemasters Bliss Island, an updated version of the popular Windows Vista puzzler. Both titles will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PST).

Dont let a good mind go to waste! Increase brain activity with Brain Challenge, an entertaining brain training program that helps players develop stress-management skills through a wide variety of games. A personal coach helps players develop their abilities in five areas of cognitive function, including logic, math, memory, visual thinking and concentration, in a fun and easy way.

Brain Challenge has something for everyone including Daily Test Mode, where players undergo a series of brain exercises and Stress Mode, which tests players abilities to stay calm under stress. For those looking for a relaxing experience, Creative Mode allows players to relax and explore their imagination and Child Test lets players play & share their exercises with younger people. For competitive players, the game features multiplayer support for up to four players offline and online, as well as detailed stats and graphs where they can track their overall performance and progression.

Developed and published by Gameloft, Brain Challenge will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on Brain Challenge please visit:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/brainchallengexboxlivearcade

Explore Bliss Island as Hoshi the Zwooph, a mystical blue creature that emits precise puffs of air to create clouds. Help Hoshi become the Bliss Island champion by winning over 25 unique challenges across nine intense levels. Better yet, challenge friends online for more competitive gameplay or focus on topping the Leaderboard charts! Codemasters Bliss Island will be available worldwide (with the exception of Japan and Korea) for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more details on Bliss Island please visit:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/blissislandxboxlivearcade

Cheers,
The Gamerscore News Team

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Re: Two-fer on XBLA this week

03/11/08 4:38 am | #2

I have no idea what Bliss is but Brain Challenge sounds neat!

Man, they need to quit packing in so many good-looking things on XBLA. I still want to friggin buy Commanders, Triggerheart Exelica and Rocketman but I have no monies!!

I couldn't even buy the whole NIN pack, I only had enough points to buy March of the Pigs, sigh.
But MAN that drumbeat is fun!

XBLA needs to go back to just releasing crappy rehashes of old arcade flops I didn't like in the first place so I can ignore it and put gas in my car.

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Re: Two-fer on XBLA this week

03/14/08 7:51 am | #3

Dudes, Brain Challenge is very freaking fun.
I highly recommend you download the trial and see if you like it.

The full game has 25 more mini-games that fit into one of the same 5 themes--Logic, Math, Memory, Visual and Focus--as well as some great 'Stress Mode' games that make you play 2 mini-games at once, or complete standard mini-games but with crazy visual distractions like blurring, bugs crawling around on-screen, or multi-coloured streams flashing around.

The multiplayer takes a cue from Wario Ware by dealing you some cards, each representing a mini-game belonging to one of the 5 main themes, and tasking you with getting rid of them by successfully completing the game that comes up. You take turns with up to 3 other people and get more points by answering correctly faster. Once you have nailed 3 in a row, you get a bonus card that lets you swap one game-card for another, or choose one for someone else (if, say, you notice a person is bad at Math games, you can force them to play that type)

Lastly, the way it keeps track of your scores, progress and stress levels by play, day and even month is really neat. It's fun to compare with Friends on the leaderboard but man the Achievements in this game are a beast. The biggest Gamerscore ones are 100% brain capacity and I think getting an 'A+' on a training session game, and so far my best is only 13% and a 'C'

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