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Play a wide variety of activities, like memorizing a series of numbers, identifying an animal as it slowly comes into focus, or helping guide a train to its goal in fun, fast activities. Go brain-to-brain with friends and family in 4-player* matches to see who gets the highest score. Everyone can play together at varying difficulties, so a kid can hold their own against an adult in this battle of the brains!\n\nTreat your brain to some quick mental fun\n\nGet your own Big Brain Brawn score with a fun test. Boost your skill and speed by practicing certain activities. Of course, you can also prep for your next multiplayer brain battle or compare scores with friends and family. Unlock dozens of outfit options for your in-game avatar—from a cat outfit to a corn costume!\n\nGo brain vs. brain against mind-masters near and far\n\nWant to see how you match up to brainiacs around the world? Hop into Ghost Clash mode to compete against other users’ data**. Choose from mental marvels worldwide, folks on your friend's list, or family members who have profiles on the same system. Outside of Ghost Clash mode, check your rankings to see how your Big Brain Brawn matches up against others.","24203\u002Fco3zhw_webp","24203\u002Fsccx4e_webp",null,"2021-12-03",72.18,166489,"big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain",[18],{"company":19,"developed":21,"published":22},{"name":20},"Nintendo",false,true,[24],"Puzzle",[26,27],"Nintendo Switch","Nintendo Switch 2",[29,45,61,75,90,105,119,133,148,162,176],{"id":30,"author":31,"outlet":34,"summary":40,"review_url":41,"review_date":42,"original_score":43,"normalized_score":44},17910,{"id":32,"name":33},1973,"Giovanni Colantonio",{"id":35,"logo":36,"name":37,"website_url":38,"score_format":39},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDigital-Trends-Logo.jpg","Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com","5","“Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a shockingly addictive collection of brain teasers, but a slim package makes it a hard sell.”","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review\u002F","2022-01-28","3.0",60,{"id":46,"author":47,"outlet":50,"summary":56,"review_url":57,"review_date":58,"original_score":59,"normalized_score":60},18768,{"id":48,"name":49},3751,"Dean James",{"id":51,"logo":52,"name":53,"website_url":54,"score_format":55},13,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com","10","For a game with the subtitle Brain vs. Brain, the bare-bones multiplayer is a bit of a letdown. Surprisingly, the single-player is where Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain really shines due to the well-designed and thought-provoking activities and their replayability due to the Ghost times and desire to beat your own personal best scores as well.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review-test-your-smarts\u002F","2021-12-17","7.0\u002F10",70,{"id":62,"author":63,"outlet":66,"summary":71,"review_url":72,"review_date":73,"original_score":74,"normalized_score":44},78713,{"id":64,"name":65},5576,"Dominic L",{"id":67,"logo":68,"name":69,"website_url":70,"score_format":55},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","Overall, Brain vs Brain feels like a warmed-up mobile IQ test, and even with its atypical presentation from the Japanese developer, it’s tough to justify the £30 asking fee. The fact that it works infinitely better with touchscreen controls also makes you wonder why they didn’t just go down the app store route.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F01\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review\u002F","2021-12-01","6.0",{"id":76,"author":77,"outlet":80,"summary":85,"review_url":86,"review_date":87,"original_score":88,"normalized_score":89},79348,{"id":78,"name":79},4704,"Jason Flatt",{"id":81,"logo":82,"name":83,"website_url":84,"score_format":55},38,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FBut-Why-Tho-Logo.jpg","But Why Tho","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F","Brain vs Brain is a very welcome return to a long-forgotten series. While it doesn’t offer anything quite so new besides new mini games and a strong multiplayer mode, it’s absolutely difficult to put down and full of challenging fun.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhythopodcast.com\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F08\u002Freview-big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-is-more-than-just-a-teaser-switch\u002F","2021-12-08","85",85,{"id":91,"author":92,"outlet":95,"summary":100,"review_url":101,"review_date":102,"original_score":103,"normalized_score":104},80580,{"id":93,"name":94},6246,"Elliot Hilderbrand",{"id":96,"logo":97,"name":98,"website_url":99,"score_format":55},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs Brain is a great pick up and play title. I found myself becoming addicted to trying to do better each time I sat down. The new addition of multiplayer is very welcome. Allowing each user to select the starting difficulty made this a fun game to play with my very non-competitive wife. If mind games are something you enjoy, or if you've played a Brain Academy or Brain Age title this would be a good addition to your Switch line up.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F7491\u002FBig-Brain-Academy-Brain-vs-Brain\u002F","2021-12-16","8.0",80,{"id":106,"author":107,"outlet":110,"summary":115,"review_url":116,"review_date":117,"original_score":118,"normalized_score":104},2236998,{"id":108,"name":109},17839,"Jemma Casson",{"id":111,"logo":112,"name":113,"website_url":114,"score_format":55},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","Here’s a fun fact: Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is the first entry for the series in 14 years. It follows in the footsteps of 2005’s Big Brain Academy","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain\u002F","2021-12-14","8",{"id":120,"author":121,"outlet":124,"summary":129,"review_url":130,"review_date":73,"original_score":131,"normalized_score":132},98507,{"id":122,"name":123},8921,"A.J. 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The competition aspect keeps the game fun and engaging if the single player isn’t up to snuff.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review-head-to-head\u002F","75",75,{"id":149,"author":150,"outlet":153,"summary":158,"review_url":159,"review_date":160,"original_score":161,"normalized_score":147},100978,{"id":151,"name":152},8956,"Leo Faria",{"id":154,"logo":155,"name":156,"website_url":157,"score_format":55},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","Nintendo owns tons of different IPs, so it’s pretty obvious that a lot of them end up becoming dormant for a long time before getting a brand new iteration in their catalogue. That has been seen in Metroid, for instance. Plus we’re still waiting for the (unlikely) revival of certain franchsies, such as F-Zero, Earthbound, and a Star Fox that doesn’t suck. One dormant franchise I wasn’t expecting for Nintendo to revive was Big Brain Academy, a series of competitive puzzle\u002Fedutainment h...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F12\u002Freview-big-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain\u002F","2021-12-12","7.5",{"id":163,"author":164,"outlet":167,"summary":172,"review_url":173,"review_date":174,"original_score":175,"normalized_score":60},102729,{"id":165,"name":166},8992,"David McNamara",{"id":168,"logo":169,"name":170,"website_url":171,"score_format":55},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Back in 2005, the benign, cel-shaded face of one Dr. Kawashima decried the degenerative effects of time on humanity’s mental agility. His solution was the Brain Training series for Nintendo DS which popularised the concept of testing one’s brain daily to keep neurons firing freshly. The original title sparked a wave of micro-puzzlers, including 2006’s Big Brain Academy which wrapped its brainteasers in a delightfully cartoonish package and encouraged competitive puzzling. Now, fifteen y...","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2021\u002F12\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review-test-your-head-your-mind-and-your-brain-too\u002F","2021-12-05","7",{"id":177,"author":178,"outlet":181,"summary":186,"review_url":187,"review_date":188,"original_score":189,"normalized_score":190},160058,{"id":179,"name":180},11838,"Zachary Reardon",{"id":182,"logo":183,"name":184,"website_url":185,"score_format":55},147,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F","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.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Fbig-brain-academy-brain-vs-brain-review\u002F","2021-12-02","6.5",65,11,0,[20],[],[]]