Update: February 8, 2006
«©NCSX» Ryuta Kawashima, a professor of neuroscience at Tohoku University, ignited a cottage industry with his books and the subsequent games based on them. Ryuta used arithmetic and language exercises to test participants and keep their minds sharp and active. To barge in on the action, Namco releases Unou no Tatsujin which is also a brain trainer but one that uses graphical challenges instead of arithmetic and language. For example, one exercise requests that you stare at the top screen and then at the bottom screen. The top screen is the original and the bottom is the variant. Circle the change/difference in the bottom screen within 10 seconds and you win. There's also a side by side mode where the screen on the left is the original and the right screen is the variant. Ten types of variation-sighting exercises are featured in the game including some where sight-blocking objects must be swept away before the complete pictures may be viewed. To jazz up the brain action, a scrolling differential-screen game may be played where the changes in animated screens are spotted and discerned. Roughly 100 puzzles are featured in Unou no Tatsujin to train your right brain. By way of simple puzzles, a participant's judgment, concentration, and memory are utilized. Ryuta Kawashima would be proud. View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. NCS Game Notes
» There's an exercise where fallen leaves cover the illustrations and block your view. What's the best way to clear leaves? With a leaf blower. In this case, your mouth will have to do and your job is to blow a gale into the microphone to scatter the leaves and find the picture incongruities. » For multi player action, up to 4 gamers may participate and peck at image differences to see who's the best eagle-eyed champion. » The main part of Unou no Tatsujin requires that you stare at two nearly identical images and tap the differences but jigsaw puzzles, robot re-construction, and other exercises are also included in the game. Jan Code: 4907892032057 This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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