NCS
Game Synopsis
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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.
NCS Game Notes
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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.
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For multi player action, up to 4
gamers may participate and peck at image differences to
see who's the best eagle-eyed champion.
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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.
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