Midway gets brainy with handhelds @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 26, 2007

News: New brain game/minigame collections for the DS and PSP.

Midway lifted the curtain on their 2007 slate at their Gamer's Day in Las Vegas today and we've got first looks at everything.

Midway is putting on their thinking cap as they've announced they are developing new puzzle/minigame collections for the DS and PSP.

TouchMaster, for the Nintendo DS, recreates the minigame collection that is a bar and laundromat favorite. It will feature 23 games and include multiplayer options, tournaments, daily rankings and high scores over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Local multiplayer (of both the wireless and "pass the DS" varieties) will also be included. Here's a full listing of all of the games:

Gem Slide

Crystal Balls

Hot Hoops

MahKi

Mah Jonng Pairs

Pond Kings

Pairs

Target 21

3 Peak Deluxe

Pyramid 13

Power Cell

Solitaire

Artifact

5 Star General

Double Take

Go Wild

Up Lift

Times Square

Word Search

Triple Elevens

Trivia

Pick Up Six

WordZ

Menawhile, on the PSP side of things, Midway is readying Hot Brain: Fire Up Your Mind. Hot Brain is similar in style to Brain Age and will feature Fred Willard hosting hundreds of timed challenges and several multiplayer modes to help smarten players up. Here's what Midway had to say about it:

Fire up your mind with Hot Brain, a game that engages the mind through a series of puzzles and challenges designed to raise the activity and temperature of your brain. Hot Brain presents challenging and fun mental activities that help ignite your mind in areas like logic, memory, math, language and concentration. Exclusive to the PSP system, the game allows you to test your skills in several single player modes or you can play with up to three people via ad-hoc connection. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, a robust tutorial mode makes the game accessible and enjoyable to people of all ages.

Both titles will be released in the Summer and first screenshots of TouchMaster and Hot Brain are now online.