Cross Words (DS)

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Genre	General
Platform	Nintendo DS
Release Date	05/06/2008
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Crosswords is a great game that parents and adults will love.  Crosswords is very simple to use and is perfect to play on the train during the long commute to work or just relaxing in a comfortable chair after everyone has left the house during the day.

Crosswords will keep you challenged and is a great way to pass the time.

Cross Words (DS) Product Information

In Crosswords DS, you'll find puzzles perfect for everyone regardless of age or experience. Exercise your word skills in more than a thousand touch-control word puzzles to challenge every skill level.

Crosswords DS offers crossword puzzles at multiple skill levels to engage any player, all controlled with the Nintendo DS stylus. Simply use the stylus to write your answers on the touch screen. Erase your mistakes with a quick tap on the screen, or write new answers directly over old ones.

An interactive hint system helps you move along at your own pace. For particularly puzzling problems, tap the "Hint" button to receive an additional clue, reveal a letter or have the word solved for you—the choice is yours.

Crosswords:
• Puzzles are designed for stress-free completion and are broken into three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium and Hard—plus an unlockable fourth level.
• Unlike paper puzzles, Crosswords DS can offer help if you get stuck. By simply touching the hint button above the puzzle, players can choose to receive another clue, fill in an unknown letter or even reveal the entire word.
• To input a letter, simply touch a square on the screen and write the answer just as you would in a paper puzzle. If you make a mistake, simply write the new letter over the old one—no more messy eraser bits.

Wordsearch and Anagrams:
• Wordsearch is just like the classic word searches you played as a kid. Use the DS stylus like a pencil to circle words hidden in a letter-filled screen. The more difficult the puzzle, the larger the block of letters you'll need to scan.
• In Anagrams, players are given six random letters that must be arranged to spell out three-, four, five or six-letter words. Even if you don't identify every suitable combination, you only need to find a majority of possible words to move on to the next level.

CROSSWORDS (DS) REVIEW

Contrary to what the name suggests, CrossworDS doesn't just contain crosswords, but also anagrams and word searches. At the beginning of the game players create a profile, which keeps track of their progress through the crosswords, anagrams and word searches. The game supports up to four profiles, which is good for those who have family members who want to play (and believe us, they will).
  
There is no doubting thought that the main draw of course in CrossworDS, are the crosswords. There are four different difficulty levels (although not all four difficulty levels are unlocked at the beginning) and dozens of pages of crosswords per difficulty level. The crosswords start off rather simplistically, with basic words and only a few lines, but the difficulty does ramp up pretty quickly; players can also skip ahead, so even crossword experts will be challenged. Actually completing the crosswords is remarkably simple, players simply use the touch screen on the Nintendo DS to draw in the letter. The game keeps track of the time it takes for a player to complete a crossword and there are even hints, for those who are having some difficulty completing the crosswords.

It's rather difficult to fault CrossworDS, because it's all so simplistic that the game doesn't get a whole lot wrong. Sometimes the game doesn't recognise the correct letters, but most players will think of a way to work around this rather quickly (such as making the I's more exaggerated).

CrossworDS is a surprisingly solid game and a fantastic addition to the touch generations series. Anyone who has even a fleeting interest in crosswords should pick up CrossworDS because it's the perfect time killer and ideal for long trips on the train in the morning, or long car trips for family holidays. The game's presentation is basic, but this means CrossworDS is easy to get into and will keep you coming back again and again.

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