Mindflex Game
Mindflex Game
Manufacturer: Mattel
Brand: Mattel
Feature:
・Mindflex, the new mental acuity game from Mattel, makes that dream a reality.
・Mindflex combines advanced technology with the power of thought
・Create an interactive experience unlike any other
・A game where players compete in the ultimate mental marathon
・The various obstacles can be repositioned into many different configurations
Sales Rank: 1
Customer Review Summary (Average Rating : 3.5 / 5.0)
・Interesting, but not great.
・Review of the Mind
・Great toy for the technology age
・Jolivette Mind Control
・can't wait till Xmas
List Price:
$79.99
Lowest New Price:
$69.99
Editorial Review
A lightweight headset containing sensors for the forehead and earlobes measures your brainwave activity. When you focus your concentration, a small foam ball will rise on a gentle stream of air. Relax your thoughts and the ball will descend. By using a combination of physical and mental coordination, you must then guide the ball through a customizable obstacle course?the various obstacles can be repositioned into many different configurations. Mindflex? combines advanced technology with the power of thought to create an interactive experience unlike any other? a game where players compete in the ultimate mental marathon!
For ages 8 and up.
Requires 4 "C" and 2 "AAA' batteries.
Editorial 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.
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Headset Measures your Brain Waves
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!
Move the Ball with the Power of your Mind
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.
Design a Mind-Bending Obstacle Course
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.
What's in the Box
Game console, headset, four foam balls, and various obstacles. (Batteries not included.)
Customer Reviews
Interesting, but not great.
3 / 5.0
I think this is more of a biofeedback machine than any sort of game. You only control how high the ball rises and lowers (the pressure of the air stream). Moving it around the ring and through the obstacles is done by turning the knob on the base. Takes a ton of batteries, makes a lot of noise, and some times seems more off in it's readings than it's on. Seems to work backwards for a friend of mine (concentrating lowers the ball instead of raising it). Interesting for about 30 minutes and you probably won't use it again. Lots of small and fragile plastic parts for the obstacle course. The different "games" aren't really all that different. Worth about $30 rather than the $80 they want for it.
Review of the Mind
4 / 5.0
This game was featured at comicon in San Diego this summer. The kids did not have time to stand in line to try it
although they really wanted to try it. Since I buy a game each year for them, it seemed the perfect gift.
Great toy for the technology age
5 / 5.0
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.
Jolivette Mind Control
4 / 5.0
We used this toy to better our abilities at controlling the enemy's minds! We've become much better at this skill, and plan to soon hatch our plan to take over the world!
MUhahahahaha...
Oh, and it's fun too.
can't wait till Xmas
5 / 5.0
Saw this on T.V. and figured this was going to be big for Christmas gifts. I now have mine and I can't wait to give it to my grandson at Christmas.
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