Mattel Games Mindflex Duel

That was a mind blowing game. I paid $180 and got one of the last once available then.. It was sold in retail for $79 but hD to pay top $$$ because J could not find it anywhere.

This was the hit of the holidays (and at the currently reduced price, it is a STEAL!)After reading some of the negative reviews, this was studier than expected, and the game options work well for both single player and dual player fun. Be sure to check out the instructions for how to reduce the volume level. (The default volume is too loud.)It's amazing to see how different mental states can raise and lower the ball, or push the ball back and forth horizontally. And as others have said, playing with two is fantastic because not only do you need to concentrate yourself, but you can play around with ways to distract your opponent at the same time. Just too fun!It is really interesting to see how your mind can be used to play this game, and one of my kids would add that you can only play for so long because it's hard work to concentrate!GAME PLAYThe game "board" is made up of a horizontal track, and along the track travels an air jet which suspends a 1" inch blue ball with a stream of forced air. You wear a headband which captures information about your mental state, and the game translates that into more or less power to the air jet to raise and lower the ball. Depending on the game mode, the air jet then travels back and forth across the board. You can attach various pieces to the game board through which you then try and maneuver the blue ball by changing height and traveling horizontally across the board. With two players, you can "push" each other back and forth with your minds. It's like mental jousting.NOTEThis really does require some control over mental states and you get better with practice; the first few minutes or so can be rather confusing because you've probably not done anything like this before. The practice mode in the game really does help, or at least we found it helpful.Hope this helps with your decision making.

Lassant au bout de la 3ème utilisation, utilisation maximum de 3 heures, convient parfaitement à des enfants de 8 à 14 ans.

JUNK! stay away!

Bought this for my son for Christmas. It's very cool and was fun for the whole family for a few days, but it was soon relegated to the closet and not seen again. It's not a toy that holds interest for a long time. Given it price, I don't recommend it. A good board game or video game will get a lot more use.