New Brain Game: Penguin Panic
Posted on August 15, 2008
Slip Slidin’ Away…
We are releasing yet another new game…one that targets spatial orientation and develops your sense of direction by requiring you to guide a hungry penguin to a snack. Watch out, though — he’s on ice and things can get slippery, causing your penguin to become disoriented if you are not careful!
Please find our new game here http://games.lumosity.com/penguin_panic.html and, as always, let us know what you think.
Aug 15, 2008
It is really good the way your spatial orientation starts to change smoothly with the moving iceberg.
Equating lives with one fish seemed a bit drastic for a brain development game where low stres is generally best.
Perhaps the taking fish back to bubba story and you see how big you got your bubba might put more joy into it.
Aug 22, 2008
A fun little game.
When will it be added to the gamepool?
Aug 23, 2008
Thia one challenges the mind and the fingers – good game.
Aug 24, 2008
First thing I thought of, was being tossed by a wave and not knowing which way is up.
The game is cool; may I suggest adding pit or two that need to be navigated, otherwise they send the penguin to another part of the map through, let’s say a tunnel?
Aug 26, 2008
I have one suggestion. Maybe a very large picture behind the maze that moves along with the maze in the background might help. The arrow seems a little small.
or maybe not having as many clues about your orientation is the point of the exercise. I don’t know. . .
Aug 26, 2008
48720 is my highest score as of now, what about you guys?
Aug 26, 2008
81440 is my best.
Aug 27, 2008
I found this one hard… the whole which way is up thing.
I can see where it might be useful but will take practice!
Aug 28, 2008
I like it. 500,000 is my PR.
Aug 28, 2008
Sorry for the typo, I meant 50k
Sep 01, 2008
Somewhere near 160 000 seems like robot territory.
Sep 03, 2008
I’m too confused about which way is up?!
Sep 05, 2008
First try was difficult, then I got 95,780
Gotta practice more… Saludos desde Mexico
Sep 05, 2008
Nice game – I got 98,120 when I tried it
Sep 07, 2008
My first couple of games really stressed me. Now I like it. I think I’m on my third or fourth game, and I reached lvl 17. At this level very few mistakes are allowed. My score is around 110K.
Sep 11, 2008
I teach in a Brain Injury program and we would like to check into getting discounted subscriptions for all our students (adults) Coastline Brain Injury Program. It would be about 80. Do you have any possibilities for this.? I was told someone from our program already spoke with Lumosity and was told it was possible but that personnel has left Coastline for personal reasons and I can’t seem to reach him. I have already told students we were purchasing them subscriptions through the college and they are so excited and now the office tells me no such purchase order was ever originated. Can you give me any information if this group subscription at a lowered rate is possible.
Thank You,
Deborah Desmond, Professor
Coastline Brain Injury Program
Sep 13, 2008
i made it level 15
Sep 15, 2008
Excellent, this game just told me one thing… I suck in it, ha ha ha. I guess the challenging the game, the better.
Sep 17, 2008
Quisiera me informen si està disponible en español.
Gracias.
Sep 21, 2008
i love maps and this was a great game to test one’s orientation (no matter how much the iceberg rotated). As long as you know which way is North, then you’re fine. You just hit the appropriate arrow key to go N,S,E or W.
Oct 22, 2008
A very challenging and enjoyable game. After a bit of practice I made it to Level 21 with a score of 165190. At this level the other penguin moves very very close to your penguin’s speed. Not quite robot territory but close. (As to the strategy I used? No idea really, I wasn’t explicitly aware of the direction arrow at all and handled it automatically). Indulging in competitiveness and curiosity: beat that! and is it possible to get much further?
Oct 22, 2008
Actually after playing a few more times and getting over 170k I’ve realized in retrospect that there are only 20 levels; after you beat the 20th you continue playing at that level.
Oct 26, 2008
I don´t think that 20th level is the last level. I just got to level 22 scoring 181800.
Oct 26, 2008
Huh? arimaa_master, I just played it again to check what you say and no, the 20th level is the last one, and it repeats that level if you beat it (i.e. 18, 19, 20, 20, 20, 20, …). Nice score by the way, the most I’ve gotten thus far is 181440.
Dec 10, 2008
In 23 level you have the same speed, one mistake and you are out
. My top score is 203140.
Jan 28, 2009
Yes, I achieved 23th level too – seems to be the last level – and unbeatable – coz I made no mistake and still lost. My top score is around 202000 now.
Jan 29, 2009
23th level is beatable
. I were in 25th level. My top score is around 230000 and my keyboard have stopped working. I wish I could change keys to “awsd” or others. Keep trying 
Mar 06, 2010
Nice game. After like week of play i got stuck in 23lvl with the score of 205550. About year ago i read about the “Visualization” so i decided to use it to beat that 23 lvl. After another training i got out of bed and not only i beat 23 but also 24 and 25 and reached 248750 score.