GP: Ultimately though, BaBC just doesn't feel like it's bringing anything really new to the video gaming table. Sure, most games I play don't require me to solve logical enigmas, but they do use my brain to some degree. With BaBC, I get the brain training part, but it doesn't interface with the body enough to be a significant change from my keyboard-and-mouse or gamepad skills. Still, BaBC is a solid brain-training title that packs a fascinating concept -- one that I hope Namco-Bandai will develop a bit more robustly in later iterations of the title.
2011 has been one of the strongest years in recent memory as far as the quality of newly-available games is concerned. While titles such as Portal 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been grabbing headlines and praise, there have been plenty that deserve an equal amount of shunning.
Neocrisis: GameStop customers will be able to receive a free copy of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ Body and Brain Connection for Kinect for 360, with the purchase of a Kinect sensor this week (April 10-16, 2011) as part of the GameStop’s month-long Power Saver Sale.
Doctor Kawashima of Brain Age fame is back but this time he's looking to connect with gamers via the Xbox 360 Kinect system rather than Nintendo's DS platform. How well does this transition work out? Let's just say that gamers should still keep their DS handy.