The fast-paced learning game has practical uses and learning capabilities in simple, single digit math drills. The developers focused on speed and practical math using a sideways orientation of the Nintendo DS and handwriting recognition. Young players can gradually get into the game's simple 100-cell format, based on Professor Hideo Kageyama's method, while adults might only experience a refresher course depending on existing skills.
Kyle casts magic -- number magic. Does his brain get a workout from Personal Trainer: Math? Read on.
Electric Playground:
"Personal Trainer: Math is obviously designed to improve your skills with numbers, and it does what's required, albeit unspectacularly. Then again, there's only so much you can do to sex up multiplication. So, you'll find yourself doing all sorts of mathematical exercises such as long division, multiplying missing numbers, and so on. It's good practice, but lacking in wow factor."
WorthPlaying writes: "It would seem as though the folks at Nintendo have taken it upon themselves to solve the world's educational problems by simply using the DS and an avalanche of software. The company has released an untold number of brain-building games over the past several years, and various third-party companies have been happy to supply even more. Now the big dog is back in the game with the release of Personal Trainer: Math, the latest in the Touch Generation series. Unfortunately, the title is not only boring and monotonous, but it also commits the cardinal sin of educational gaming: It doesn't teach you a thing."
