EA gets in on the brain training craze with two new games

Practically every publisher we can name has a brain training game, so it comes as no surprise that uber-publisher EA has now decided to get in on the DS brain expanding craze.

However, EA's effort is a little different to the norm. Instead of just being a series of memory and reaction-based mini-games, its just-announced Brain Quest is centred on the curriculum-based US bestseller of the same name, which has apparently sold over 28 million copies there.

So it's a decidedly more educational experience than most, and one that will be released as two separate games - one for third and fourth graders and one for fifth and sixth graders.

Staying true to the Brain Quest card deck series, each of the games will be loaded with over 6000 unique questions. A Brain Quest mode will let kids jump straight in and answer questions on a range of subjects including English, history, maths (or 'math' if you're speaking American), science and geography.

The Quest mode adds a story into the mix, pitting players against successively more difficult challenges in each category. There's also a multiplayer mode, which will let friends either play co-operatively or against one another. Throughout the game, points can be collected by answering questions correctly and winning achievements which then can then be used to customise the game's six scenes.

Both Brain Quest games are due for release in North America in September this year. There's no news on whether it will be released outside of America, but we'll keep you updated. We know how much you'll be looking forward to doing maths on your games console...