Mindflex Game Review

Mindflex–featuring a headset that reads your brain waves and a levitating foam ball–is the kind of game that must be seen to be believed. Recommended for players aged eight and older, the game begins when you strap on the headset so you can use your powers of concentration to move the ball around the game console and through a mind-bending obstacle course. A dial-in console lets you to keep the ball lifted on a cushion of air, but raising and lowering the ball must be accomplished by alternating concentrating and relaxing your mind.

Tired of games that depend on the roll of a die or lucky draw? With the help of advanced technology, Mindflex introduces a whole new way to play–by using the power of your mind!

You’ll feel like a character in a science fiction movie as you strap on the headset, connect the clips to your ear lobes, and align the metal forehead sensor just above your left eyebrow. But even this strange accessory won’t prepare you for the sight of a foam ball quivering five inches above the game console!

Skeptics will be quick to point out that the console’s moveable fan nozzle holds the ball aloft on a cushion of air. However, as players learn to alternately focus and relax their minds, the ball will respond by rising and falling. An instruction manual provides various concentration and relaxation techniques to try such as math problems or visualization and practice exercises.

Once you feel like you’ve mastered the art of telekinesis, you can test your mental acuity with five challenging games designed for groups of one to four players. Use the game console to select your game, set the difficulty level, and track your scores.

A variety of hoops, hurdles, funnels, and a teeter-totter can be positioned however you choose on the game console. Players use their minds to move the ball under, over, or through the obstacles. Several games test speed, while another challenges players to lift a ball up and through a funnel, shooting it across the game console to score points.

While Mindflex’s advanced technology is sure to intrigue, mastering the games may prove difficult for some. Because concentration techniques will vary from person to person, the game rewards patience and a willingness to experiment. Fans of mazes and brain teasers will appreciate the mental challenge, and creative types will like designing the obstacle courses.

Mindflex’s game console requires four “C” batteries (not included), and the headset requires three “AAA” batteries (not included). The four foam balls should be handled with care to keep their ability to levitate. Fortunately, the game console features an inner compartment for safe ball storage.

This toy is an amazing gift and will definitely blow you off your feet with disbelief. It is some amazing engineering and it will be a lot of surprise for kids and even for many adults. You can be innovative and design many plans and games out of this kit. [There are a lot of small components and you can easily lose them, not suitable for small kids under 5 years]. There is no multi player mode, you have to take turns to play with the sensors. It will be awesome if you have a lot of people to watch you move the ball through the rings. As a single player you could get bored after an hour or even less.

This game can bring in some amazing new thoughts in to a child’s mind and springs new ideas from the child. If your kid is in school and is amazed by science, this toy can have a lot of impact.

On the engineering point of view, this toy may not be actually playing with your brain waves. You can remove the headband and still move the ball with your arms.

Best use: Dynamically! Put it on your friends while they read, do math, watch tv, or try something they’ve never done before. You’d be surprised what makes some people think and others just space out.

Pros:
-Easy to use
-Ready out of box
-Many fun game types, even though I use “Freestyle” and set up obstacle courses myself

Cons:
-Mine didn’t come with batteries
-Fan could be a little quieter but the user doesn’t notice after a while
-My cat did not want to wear the headset

Definitely worth the buy. Everyone I know had to try it at least once.