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| From: Majesco Sales Inc.
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $21.49
New (7) Used (3) from $15.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 1811
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 01492
UPC: 096427014928
EAN: 0096427014928
ASIN: B000NDFFF4
Release Date: May 22, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 i wish there were lists of clues... June 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love doing crosswords so of course for my new DS Lite I got The New York Times Crosswords, the end all be all in the puzzle world. I can normally do a monday puzzle in fifteen minutes but it took nearly an hour with this game. And it didn't seem any harder except that there is no list of clues to scan as in the printed format of puzzles. You get one clue at a time in the upper screen. I also found it very frustrating when a puzzle clue referred to other answers in the puzzle it being nearly impossible to view the entire puzzle with the numbers showing. I would seriously consider how you do puzzles before you buy this game. Do you scan the clues until one jumps out or do you methodically go through in numerical order? I think this game could have used a little bit more input by people who do daily crosswords then they might have had a list of clues. Also I would have preferred a vertical orientation of the ds lite it seem it would be easier to hold and write. Get a subscription to the times or any other daily paper that carries their puzzles or do The Onion's online. This just isn't the easiest way to enjoy a good puzzle. Do not buy this game if you think fifteen minutes to do a monday is a long time...you know who you are. I still love you Will Shortz.
 Great for quick bursts of crosswording May 7, 2008
I actually got a good deal from Amazon when I bought this game last year. They had a buy 1 get 1 and it came out to $7.48 each. I would've definitely bought this for its full price. It's been in my DS for months now. There are TONS of puzzles and what's nice is it has varying levels of difficulty. You also get to save your game and pick up where you left off, so there's no need to finish a puzzle right then and there.
The stylus control is decent, but sometimes the DS will mistake my "R" for an "M" or my "i" for an "L" so you will have to watch the letters at times as you write them. There is an option to turn off the music, which can get annoying. Asking for a hint will cost you a "grade" or two (you have the option to turn off the timer and grading), but you will eventually get a hang of the clues. Best of all, there is no newspaper to recycle and erasing is easy. There's no significant lag in the game, but if the DS doesn't understand your written letter, it will not write anything. The game tells you to alternate between writing in capitals and lowercase so that it "learns and recognizes" your handwriting. There are 4 name slots so if you share a DS, then everyone can have their own "account."
I have yet to test out the multi-player. I like how you can either do a "quick puzzle" or "challenge" (where you can select the day and difficulty of the puzzle). Mondays are easiest so start there. There is also an option for left-handed and right-handed.
 great game... April 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
but it's sometimes frustrating when it doesn't recognize your letters. using the keyboard function seems to work a little better. also, wish there was a way to download more puzzles from the internet.
NY Crossword Puzzle for DS Lite April 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The NY Crossword Puzzle for DS Lite is a great game. It is very easy to use and the puzzles range from easy to impossible. I highly recommend this game.
FANTASMAGORIC! Love this game! April 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have quite a few games for my DS Lite, and I'm not counting the Advance games I have that fit. However, when I received my New York Times Crossword for the DS Lite ... I found I had quite a problem. It's eating into what I used to call my "free time". There is NO free time. Whenever I get a minute I do another puzzle. I can choose the difficulty, I can save the puzzle if there is no time to finish, I can choose the "day" (Monday is the easiest, getting more and more difficult as the week goes on), and you can either write in your word or use a graphic keyboard (I prefer writing with the stylus). There is the ability to accept hints, and you can use a timer, or leave that off. It is totally habit forming and there is absolutely nothing about this game I would change. I still do the puzzles in the newspaper ... but the DS Lite NYTimes Crossword is by far the best purchase I have made thus far for this game.
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