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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
007 at 03/10/2008 14:44
That's hot
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 03/10/2008 14:47
Another DO NOT WANT week
amalgamut00's Avatar
amalgamut00 at 03/10/2008 14:50
Isn't Brain Challenge on the Nintendo DS?
Gavin's Avatar
Gavin at 03/10/2008 14:55
Brain training games are a lie and a sham.
Butmac's Avatar
Butmac at 03/10/2008 14:56
Brain Challenge...intrigues me somewhat...
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar
CannibalCalvin at 03/10/2008 15:03
my brain esplodes
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 03/10/2008 15:04
-__-;
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 03/10/2008 15:12
Brain challenge FNF. I'm down.
MPHtails's Avatar
MPHtails at 03/10/2008 15:14
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:

Be Smrt.

10 pts.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 03/10/2008 15:23
This week seems like suckitude.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar
Chocobo Knight at 03/10/2008 15:26
Well, there's the Mass Effect DLC that came out today. I'll probably get it whenever I get home tonight.
Kif 's Avatar
Kif at 03/10/2008 15:27
Uh oh, next RFGO will feature Angry Topher D:
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 03/10/2008 15:39
Aw, what the fuck? Another batch of shitty games to add to Live Arcade.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 03/10/2008 17:08
Dear Brain Age/Big Brain Academy clones: Please die in a fire. Along with the Pichu clone from Melee.
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Dexter345 at 03/10/2008 17:12
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
BluDesign at 03/10/2008 17:13
Did N+'s addition just open the flood gates to all flash games regardless of quality?
witthaus's Avatar
witthaus at 03/10/2008 17:13
Brainpower > Brain Challenge
just save your money for more Rock band DLC!
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 03/10/2008 19:23
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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