PSP Minis Review – Brainpipe
Among the first batch of PSP Minis to be released was Hands On Mobile, Inc’s Brainpipe. Find out if Brainpipe is worth wrapping your head around in our review…
Brainpipe is not a deep game by any means. In essence, Brainpipe has players simply traveling down a pipe at varied speeds. However, it’s the game’s trippy visuals, mind-numbing speed, and trance-inducing music that pack the game full of character. These levels show what it might look like to watch an electrochemical nerve impulse travel to the brain while tripping on acid and listening to techno.
Players travel down the pipe at full speed, dodging obstacles while snatching strange symbols. There doesn’t seem to be any meaning behind the symbols, and they don’t seem to serve much of a purpose, aside from giving the player something to do while speeding down the “brainpipe.”
The graphics are poor, but don’t really need to be spectacular in this case, mostly because players will be too distracted by the warp speed gameplay. Even without any variety to the gameplay, it is still very addicting to play, even without much sense of a goal. It’s definitely the type of game that can be picked up and played for a few minutes here and there, so it serves its purpose as a one of the PSP Minis.
Overall, the game isn’t a groundbreaking experience, but it’s a lot of fun, and it is perfect for those times when players have 5 minutes to hop on the PSP but don’t want to get into a full game.
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Final Score
A lot of fun Not much gameplay variety |
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6 Responses to “PSP Minis Review – Brainpipe”
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November 6th, 2009 at 2:17 AM
Personally, I believe that minis should be cheater. But the issues on my mind are the apps and the hopes for OneSeg TV in the US. The apps more and the tv tuner s second. But when are we gonna get apps and are they gonna be for all PSP owners? Everyone wants to know so can we get an update on these topics?
November 6th, 2009 at 2:18 AM
1.99 and .99 cent minis would sale like wild fire, so why haven’t they caught on?
November 6th, 2009 at 6:41 AM
I would have to agree with everyone else some of these price points aren’t bad but most should be a lot cheaper.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:05 PM
sounds like a Cheech & Chong movie…
know what I mean guvner?
November 6th, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Do part of the higher price points involve some kind of licensing fee from Sony?
November 9th, 2009 at 7:52 AM
i believe that’s the case. If they advertised this to stoners, they would sell truck loads of PSPgo’s.