After playing Brain Training non stop on the DS, I thought I'd give Maths training a go. I used to be a right bright spark when it came to Maths as a kid, but despite working for a bank my maths turned out to be awful and I find myself struggling on times tables.

So this was an excellent game for me - at first I struggled with some of the sums, but it's amazing how quickly you can pick something back up again, kind of like riding a bike I guess.

There's various different training methods in this game, from long division and long sums, to the hundred cell calculation method, which is the best part of the game, in my opinion. It's basically a grid of 100 squares, and depending on the type of maths you've chosen, you need to enter the answer for each sum in the grid. I've found myself playing this over and over again just to get better at it.

The controls are so simple, literally just handwriting recognition - the only problem I've had is it sometimes not recognising my 4s!

I've found this game a lot more beneficial than brain training and can honestly says my maths has improved from playing it.