Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Reviews

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is ranked in the 56th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN Spain
Top Critic
5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

Big Brain Adademy returns with an instalment that emphasises its multiplayer part, but falls short both in terms of options and content. What is available is good, but it is also insufficient at a time when it is easy to find more interesting proposals, both in terms of mental training and in terms of the party games catalogue. It's not a bad game, but it doesn't go beyond the minimum required.

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Dec 6, 2021

The small variety of activities and a lack of focus on personal enrichment holds the game back from feeling like a complete Big Brain Academy experience. Multiplayer mode is a stressful joy, and conquering challenges is satisfying, but the excitement and stimulation of Brain vs. Brain doesn’t last long.

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Dec 1, 2021

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a shockingly addictive collection of brain teasers, but a slim package makes it a hard sell.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
6 / 10
Dec 16, 2021

The low price and reasonable difficulty of Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain can be a great selling points to the casual audience. But if you are looking for a chance to truly challenge your own mind, you should focus on on Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training.

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Dec 1, 2021

It's like a short gym session for your brain with easy to manage mini-games to test you. However, it can get very repetitive and is far less fun in single-player, a true online multiplayer not being included seems like a strange omission but challenging yourself to climb up the ranking is fun. The simplicity and great multiplayer are really what sets this apart from something like Dr Kawashima's Brain Training released in 2019. But if you enjoy puzzles or have family members who do Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a logical choice.

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6 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

‎A correct title of minigames to exercise your brain that, on the other hand, does not provide variety. It is possible that in a few days you are repeating tests without stopping‎.

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6 / 10
Dec 1, 2021

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a pleasant little diversion for your grey matter, but it’s one that doesn’t do enough to justify its asking price.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
6 / 10
Dec 7, 2021

The biggest and best game in the Big Brain Academy series but it still falls far short of its full potential, with very little new content.

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6.5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

A fun pick up and play experience that is unfortunately held back by its inability to truly innovate on its predecessors and take advantage of the Switch's hardware.

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6.5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

Despite its smart minigames, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain offers to the player very little reasons to get back in to the game later. It's a fun experience to play with friends and family, but it lacks replay value and fails in creating something new in the brain games genre.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 27, 2021

Short, addictive, very easy to remember, reminiscent of soundtracks of classic games of the '80s.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2021

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is the third game in the series to be released on Nintendo consoles since 2005. The common thread is still the same: playing different exercises to train your brain and get better and better! In Brain vs. Brain you have a new form of online play and a handy feature when you compete offline. Read on to find out why, despite a lot of similarities with its predecessors, Big Brain Academy is definitely worth playing.

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70 / 100
Dec 20, 2021

Brain vs Brain feels more like a collection bringing old content to Switch rather than a new game. Still good, but those who expect more in 14 years may be disappointed.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 5, 2021

Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a great way to keep your mind active, as well as a way to fairly compete with people of all ages. As someone who rarely has to use math beyond basic addition, I could feel the skills slowly coming back to me as I continued to play. It does have some limitations such as direct multiplayer being local only and a limited selection of minigames, but considering the budget price and accessibility, it’s worth picking up.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 15, 2021

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is entertaining and will make you have a good time. It's designed to leave you feeling like you can do better, so it constantly motivates you to beat your individual scores or those of other people. Its Achilles heel is that its offer of mini-games is short and lacks surprises, so it is made for you to enjoy it in long sessions for a few days, or in games of a few minutes in the long term.

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Cubed3
Joshua Goldie
Top Critic
7 / 10
Dec 10, 2021

Ultimately Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a fun game and does everything it says on the package. Unfortunately there is always a limit to games of this type, which explains its budget price tag for a physical release. While the multiplayer is fun to pick up and play with friends and family, it does not last very long with fifteen games in total. It is a game that need to be repeatedly played to try and beat the high score which can be fun for short bursts, but not something that will stay in the brain for a long time.

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NINTENMAU5
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain recycles much of what we’ve seen before and it still doesn’t have a true online feature, but it’s a step in the right direction given the inclusion of the Ghost Clash mode. There’s plenty of fun to be had when battling against players’ ghost data online, but households with more than one person that can get together face-to-face will undoubtedly find more value here. This is the most accessible Big Brain Academy to date, thanks to its generous difficulty options. Plus, if you care enough for collectable accessories for your avatar, then there’s a lot of replayability to be had, too. Solo players, on the other hand, may be left wanting more as the slim catalogue of mini-games wears thin quickly, moreso if they’ve been under the watchful eye of Dr Lobe before.

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7 / 10
Dec 3, 2021

A fun little party puzzler, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain gives the ol’ neurons a thorough workout in a jolly, well-presented package. While its single-player mode lacks longevity and will only keep the most dedicated brainiacs engaged, the sheer maddening joy of trying to compete in its frantic multiplayer offering is delightful and sure to keep your grey matter nice and juicy. Between its smooth touchscreen controls, charming presentation, and customisable difficulty options, Big Brain Academy provides a solid party experience for the whole family.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2021

When adapting to its aging mechanics, BloodRayne: ReVamped is very playable and is much more enjoyable experience than its sequel. It is because it is a simpler game, it has less to fumble and is a more focused action game.

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7 / 10
Dec 9, 2021

Brain Vs. Brain proves the most accessible and competitive Big Brain Academy to date, thanks to asynchronous scoring tables online, but this program lacks some innovation as well as overall content to attract lots of students for a long time.

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