Best games for brain training?

[JSR]

I like games which give me the illusion of being smarter after having played them. Currently playing a lot of Picross on my DS, and I have spent some time with Mathemagics on iOS, but I'm hungry for more. I had one of the Brain Training games on the DS, but that felt more like homework than a game. Something deeper which offer a greater sense of getting better at it would be nice.

So, what are your favorite games to make yourself feel smart?

[noobish hat]

Chessmaster on GB or GG.

[Brad]

The Professor Layton games maybe?

[JSR]

Love the Layton games, but they're not quite what I'm looking for. I want a game where I can get increasingly better as the game gets increasingly harder. The Layton games instead is a bunch of individual puzzles - while great - doesn't let you get better at them. And I don't want time limits in the game, so nothing like Tetris or Lumines.

As for Chess, I miiight get myself a DS chess game, unless there's something about Chessmaster that makes it very special?

[noobish hat]

It's frigging CHESSMASTER! Also, there's one on every system. I'd be very surprised if there isn't one on the DS.

[Golgo]

I'd recommend Slitherlink on the DS, if you can find it. Marvellous game: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/pu...herlink-review

[JSR]

Slitherlink looks pretty cool. Any tips for iOS/PC/XBLA or other stuff I can get like totally right now?

[Golgo]

Corrypt for iOS (free on PC)? Indiegames gave it best puzzler of 2012: http://indiegames.com/2013/01/top_10...urce=pulsenews

Haven't got myself yet but I've read it's mighty clever and brain-busting.

[JSR]

Love the art style. Not so big on crate pushing. That's something I grew out of many years ago. :P

[Golgo]

It's not about crate pushing. It's about using/combining tiles to construct the world/dungeon as you explore it - which is I bit of a mind**** - and if you go wrong you can proceed no further. Anyway, at 69p or free it's no big gamble.

[kryss]

The games that came before it were quite good, but Ridge Racer 7 is the best.

[ItsThere]

Zero Escape.

[noobish hat]

Picross 3D, man.

[Charlie]

Maybe not playing a game is better for the brain than playing a brain training game? I recall watching a BBC programme about brain training games where they carried out a study which revealed that those who played brain training games had no advantage in simple arithmetic, memory, etc. than those who didn't play. Seriously, I suspect a walk outside is probably more beneficial.

[JazzFunk]

Dunno,watching Countdown and doing the cryptic crossie seems to keep me 'sharpish'.