MinDStorm – get exercise… for your brain

When was the last time you gave your gray matter some exercise? A round of Sudoku maybe? Or a half finished crossword puzzle? Well, 505 Games together with ASK Co Ltd. is bringing MinDStorm to the Nintendo DS to give our minds a bit of a workout.

MinDStorm will feature ten challenge types for players, designed to enhance reasoning skills, endurance (in case you get nosebleeds from math problems), analysis, intuition, and observation. According to 505 Games, extended play will give gamers evil genius capacities… err- improved memory and better overall brain functions. With the use of the stylus, touch screen and microphone, players will be challenged in solving geography and general knowledge puzzles, plus sliding picture mind benders and mazes.

Players can also indicate where they are playing – be it on the train, bus, or in the general public – and the MinDStorm will omit some challenges. For example, if you’re on a bumpy bus ride, it’ll take off the challenges that require precise stylus activities. Or if you’re in public, it’ll spare you from talking into your DS lest be mistaken for a lunatic.

Anyway, MinDStorm looks like it’ll leave a lot of minds looking like a pretzel – but then that’s pretty much the point, right? This brain training title will hit the shelves on May 4 and will retail at 30 GBP or around US $59. In the meantime, you can check out the screens to get an idea on what challenges MinDStorm offers.

More screenshots after the jump!

When was the last time you gave your gray matter some exercise? A round of Sudoku maybe? Or a half finished crossword puzzle? Well, 505 Games together with ASK Co Ltd. is bringing MinDStorm to the Nintendo DS to give our minds a bit of a workout.

MinDStorm will feature ten challenge types for players, designed to enhance reasoning skills, endurance (in case you get nosebleeds from math problems), analysis, intuition, and observation. According to 505 Games, extended play will give gamers evil genius capacities… err- improved memory and better overall brain functions. With the use of the stylus, touch screen and microphone, players will be challenged in solving geography and general knowledge puzzles, plus sliding picture mind benders and mazes.

Players can also indicate where they are playing – be it on the train, bus, or in the general public – and the MinDStorm will omit some challenges. For example, if you’re on a bumpy bus ride, it’ll take off the challenges that require precise stylus activities. Or if you’re in public, it’ll spare you from talking into your DS lest be mistaken for a lunatic.

Anyway, MinDStorm looks like it’ll leave a lot of minds looking like a pretzel – but then that’s pretty much the point, right? This brain training title will hit the shelves on May 4 and will retail at 30 GBP or around US $59. In the meantime, you can check out the screens to get an idea on what challenges MinDStorm offers.