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''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' is a video game released for the Wii . Originally known by the tentative title '''''Big Brain Academy (Wii)''''', its official name was revealed by gaming website Kotaku on April 5 , 2007 .1 A sequel to the game '' Big Brain Academy '' for the Nintendo DS , it too measures a player's brain's weight, but with new games and puzzles to solve. The game makes use of Mii s and uses WiiConnect24 features, allowing competition amongst users' friends, whose codes are automatically imported from the Wii's internal address book. RECEPTION ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' received mostly positive reviews, scoring an average score of 72% o game-tracking website MobyGames . Gaming website IGN gave the game a score of 7.6 (out of 10), praising it for being "both easy to pick up and really fun to play, especially with friends", but criticizing it for being short and "shallow", and also for not included a proper online mode.2 GameSpot also scored the game positively, giving it a score of 7.3 out of 10.3 Conversely, they praised it for having a "decent number of different games and difficulties to choose from", and also for its use of Mii s, whilst criticizing that many of the multiplayer modes require passing the controller around. GAMEPLAY ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' includes a single player mode whereby the player utilize their brain to effectively answer questions correctly. The game also includes a multiplayer mode, where the player can competitively train against other players. ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' makes use of the Wii Remote , allowing the player to point and click on-screen. MINIGAMES There are 15 mini-games within ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'', divided into five categories:
SOLO MODES Test In this mode, the player is challenged with each of the 5 categories in random order. There are 12 questions per category (4 for each minigame), resulting in 60 questions in total. The player is scored based on speed and accuracy; the faster one answers a question, the more grams they earn (which represents their Score ), but an incorrect answer scores no grams. The difficulty of the questions adjusts based on the player's score. Practice Each mini-game can be played separately, and depending on the results, the player can be awarded with a medal, according to their score. There are four levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert, which is unlocked when gold/platinium medals are acquired on all of the previous three. GROUP MODES The three multiplayer modes in ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' allow you to test your brain against up to eight other people. Mind Sprint Mind Sprint allows two players to go head-to-head in a split-screened race, or up to eight players can play as two teams. If a player answers incorrectly, they are stopped for about a second and have to answer the same question. One player or team can compete against player records (a computer opponent with skills based on that player's best test performance). Mental Marathon A team works together (or an individual works alone) to score as many points as possible within a time limit. Extra time is rewarded after each question, based on the length of the next question; less time is awarded as the game goes on. One mistake ends the game. Brain Quiz Players take turns choosing from a selection of 12 categories. Each category has a difficulty attached to it, though this is hidden until the category is selected. During their turn, players must try to answer as many questions as possible within the time limit, but one wrong answer will end the turn. This mode is notable for having 5 extra games, one from each category, that don't appear elsewhere in the game. WIICONNECT24 ''Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree'' allows players to exchange Student Record Books with friends who also own the game, anywhere in the world, using ''WiiConnect24''. A player's Student Record Book contains their latest Test result and details of the medals earned in-game. Players can compete against other players in a "Mind Sprint" mode, using each other’s Student Record Books to work out how well each player would perform against each other and choose the mini-games to play accordingly. ''BIG BRAIN ACADEMY: WII DEGREE'' IN OTHER GAMES Dr. Lobe, the character who tests the player, will appear in the Wii game '' Super Smash Bros. Brawl '' as a collectible sticker. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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