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Brain Challenge and Bliss Island on XBLA this Wednesday photo

Two new titles are ready to be unleashed on Live Arcade this week, the first being Brain Challenge (800 Microsoft Points), while the other is Bliss Island (400 Microsoft Points).

If you're the type of person who demands more than just entertainment value from your games, then by all means gather up some points in preparation for Brain Challenge. As if the name alone wasn't enough to give away the premise, Brain Challenge is another one of those mind exercising games, complete with multiplayer so you and 3 others can train together.

And then there's Bliss Island, a game based around a "mystical blue creature" that can form clouds by emitting puffs of air. Your goal is to lead Hoshi the Zwooph (such a fitting name, isn't it?) to victory in over 25 different challenges, and should any of your friends purchase Bliss Island, you'll be able to play against them over Xbox Live.

Do you think either of these games will be any good?


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007's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 14:44
007
That's hot
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 14:47
king3vbo
Another DO NOT WANT week
amalgamut00's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 14:50
amalgamut00
Isn't Brain Challenge on the Nintendo DS?
Gavin's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 14:55
Gavin
Brain training games are a lie and a sham.
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 14:56
Butmac
Brain Challenge...intrigues me somewhat...
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:03
CannibalCalvin
my brain esplodes
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:12
HarassmentPanda
Brain challenge FNF. I'm down.
MPHtails's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:14
MPHtails
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:

Be Smrt.

10 pts.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:23
NihonTiger90
This week seems like suckitude.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:26
Chocobo Knight
Well, there's the Mass Effect DLC that came out today. I'll probably get it whenever I get home tonight.
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:27
Kif
Uh oh, next RFGO will feature Angry Topher D:
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 15:39
vexed alex
Aw, what the fuck? Another batch of shitty games to add to Live Arcade.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 17:08
Necros
Dear Brain Age/Big Brain Academy clones: Please die in a fire. Along with the Pichu clone from Melee.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 17:12
Dexter345
How can we tell? These might be good, or they might be bad, but with only a half a screenshot and a paragraph written for each (even on the websites dedicated to them), I can't form any sort of opinion on them.

Aside from the popular "These aren't Castle Crashers or Ikaruga so I don't care about them" mentality.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 17:13
BluDesign
Did N+'s addition just open the flood gates to all flash games regardless of quality?
witthaus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 17:13
witthaus
Brainpower > Brain Challenge
just save your money for more Rock band DLC!
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:23
mistic
I might try out that brain challenge one though, allways kinda like these kind of easy games to relax with a few friends...
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