Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree

There are 15 mini-games within Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, divided into five categories:

• Identify (identification-themed questions)

-Whack Match -Fast Focus -Species Spotlight

• Memorize (memory-themed questions)

-Covered Cages -Face Case -Reverse Retention

• Analyze (reason-based questions)

-Match Blast -Speed Sorting -Block Spot

• Compute (math-themed questions)

-Balloon Burst -Mallet Math -Colour Count

• Visualize (visual-themed questions)

-Art Parts -Train Turn -Odd One Out

In this mode, the player is challenged with each of the five categories in random order. There are 12 questions per category (four 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.

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. The Expert level is not visible until gold or platinum medals are acquired on all of the previous three. Platinum Medals can be earned in each of the difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert), but the score needed to do so differs in each level.

Picture showing the mode Mind Sprint. The player on the left must identify the subject of the picture while the player on the right must pop the balloons in ascending order.

The four multiplayer modes in Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree allow the player to test their brain against up to seven other players.

Mind Sprint allows two players to go head-to-head in a split-screened race, and 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).

In 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. A maximum score of 100 is possible.

In 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. When the player selects a category with a red ?, if the player is lucky the difficulty will be medium with double points, if unlucky the difficulty will be expert. 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 do not appear elsewhere in the game. The 5 Games only in this mode are: -Order Out (Memorize) -True View (Visualize) -Tick-Tock Turn (Compute) -Pattern Puzzle (Analyze) -Frame Filler (Identify) ( To make a total of 20 games)

In Academic Succession two teams of two are assembled. Each team will start one player. Each team will alternate turns deciding on the category for the next question. The selected player from each team will race to answer the question. When a player gets the question right, they switch places with their teammate. Big Brain Academy is considered the best college in the country.

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree allows players to exchange Student Record Books with friends who also own the game, anywhere in the world, using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. 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.