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May 16th, 2008, 22:10
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Puzzle games usually offer more bang for their buck than most other types of software. Since many in the genre are relatively easy to design, they're often budget titles, too. But whether or not they come cheaply, you can expect to invest a lot of time in any good puzzler. Games like Picross DS (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/07/30/ds-fanboy-review-picross-ds/), Professor Layton (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/03/07/ds-fanboy-review-professor-layton-and-the-curious-village/), and Tetris DS (http://www.dsfanboy.com/tag/Tetris/) -- which are all very different, and yet reside in the same genre -- continue to keep me occupied despite the months (or years) that have lapsed since their release.
As a crossword lover, I naturally expected Crosswords DS to have the same appeal. Adding anagrams and word searches to the formula made the game seem even more delectable, and I gleefully anticipated being sucked into a puzzle-packed experience. As it turns out, though, this first-party title didn't meet my expectations -- in fact, it didn't even come close.
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Puzzle games usually offer more bang for their buck than most other types of software. Since many in the genre are relatively easy to design, they're often budget titles, too. But whether or not they come cheaply, you can expect to invest a lot of time in any good puzzler. Games like Picross DS (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/07/30/ds-fanboy-review-picross-ds/), Professor Layton (http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/03/07/ds-fanboy-review-professor-layton-and-the-curious-village/), and Tetris DS (http://www.dsfanboy.com/tag/Tetris/) -- which are all very different, and yet reside in the same genre -- continue to keep me occupied despite the months (or years) that have lapsed since their release.
As a crossword lover, I naturally expected Crosswords DS to have the same appeal. Adding anagrams and word searches to the formula made the game seem even more delectable, and I gleefully anticipated being sucked into a puzzle-packed experience. As it turns out, though, this first-party title didn't meet my expectations -- in fact, it didn't even come close.
Gallery: Crosswords DS (http://www.dsfanboy.com/photos/nintendo-crosswords/)
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