Review MindFlex by Mattel

MindFlex has been around for awhile, but their appeals and commercials hasnt been around until recently (of course!). I have manage to get my hands on them and actually played with it for awhile. This toy is pretty fun even for me as even though the challenge stays the same, our state of mind is not.

What is this MindFlex anyways?

MindFlex is a toy from Mattel that lets the players to control a ball to finish an obstacle (almost) entirely with their mind. Shocking! Some people might not believe it, but it is true.

How does it work?

They have a sensor that is measuring your brain activity (necessary for gameplay), as you brain activity increases, the sensors will read it and sends the feedback to the machine. The toy itself has a circular futuristic look. The knob in the middle of the object is meant to control the ball left to right (wait, i though we are using our minds?!). Yes, your mind only controls the airflow that directs the ball for a higher or lower altitude. The stronger you think, the higher the ball flies.

What do you do with it??

There are actually a ton of things you cna do with MindFlex (to a certain extent). The piece came with a set of "obstacles" that is customizable, also, you are the one responsible for placing the obstacle. This means there are over 1000s of combos on how you can complete the course. Each "obstacle" piece has their own characteristic on how to solve, and all of the are possible to crack.

For example:
The ring - you have to loop around

The Gate - Go over or under

The Fan - the most difficult piece

The toy itelf came with a couple of pre-made game types. Free Style lets you play the course anyway you like without any time limit. Mental marathon is a race to see how fast you can complete the course. Light tag is positioning the ball to where the light is and death trap (which i do not understand how it goes)

The difficulty of the game depends on how you set it up.


Conclusion:

This toy is fun for the Think a lot kiddos, it also helps them control their own brain activity (pretty nifty!). They should find this toy very interesting since the possibility to "spice up" the difficulty is almost endless. For a price range of $70 ~ $100 its a good addition to have in your toy collection

Reason I havent posted this was because I havent got time to get a picture of the toy before it was taken away from me. Luckily a video was already made prior to this. Enjoy!

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