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| From: Majesco Sales Inc.
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $30.95
New (6) Used (2) from $21.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 1711
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): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
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:
 My wife stole my DS. March 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife loves crossword puzzles, so I bought this game when it was on sale. Now I rarely get to play my Nintendo DS. The puzzles are good clever puzzles created for The New York Times, not some page filler puzzles. The hint system works great. You can validate your entries without being penalized.
Challenging February 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great game because it has a variety of options and it's challenging. There is a two player option in which you can play on a team or against each other. If you play against each other, you will get points for each right letter in the puzzle, which is really helpful in eliminating possibilities. One player options are also varied and give you the option of unlocking things and receiving grades. Negatives are that some letters are harder to input,so you may end up doing alot of deleting, and the puzzles can be very difficult. If you are not used to doing crosswords, it's best to do the "Monday" puzzles. The problem comes from the clues sometimes being too abstract, but overall it's a fun game that eliminates the need for a pen and paper, and you can take it anywhere to alleviate boredom.
 crossword game February 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is a great way to have crosswords available at any time. I don't think that I will ever buy a book of crosswords again.
Must buy January 24, 2008
If you enjoy crossword puzzles and you own a DS, you owe it to yourself to buy this game. Over a 1000 of the best crossword puzzles out there, with an easy to use interface and multiple game modes, including the ability to play with or against your friends!
NYT Crosswords Go Electronic January 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
New York Times Crosswords for the DS is such an addicting experience that it is almost a required purchase for your handheld library. No other game that I can think of, with the possible exception of Brain Age, has such great pick-up-and-play value, and the implementation of a quick save feature with the ability to save in-progress puzzles in three different areas really make this a portable treasure.
If you have never done a New York Times crossword puzzle, however, you might be in for a bit of a shock: they are quite hard. If you have encountered these famous puzzles in print, you probably know what you're in for. But if you are a newcomer to the crossword puzzle realm, you might want to bone up on some easier puzzles before tackling this game. Luckily, the DS equivilant of the newspaper staple is laid out in the same logical progression as its forebear. Puzzles start the week at Monday with relatively low difficult and move onward to the blistering tough Sunday puzzle with graded steps in between, before starting the cycle once again.
The DS game helps by letting you quick-play only certain days of the week if you want, or you can pick and choose from puzzles in a monthly calender layout. All in all, there are about 3 years worth of puzzles to choose from. So if the latter half of the week is too agonizing for you, don't sweat it. There will be plenty of lesser puzzles for you to build your skills with.
In the end, Crosswords on the DS is no replacement for the old-fasioned pen and paper method. Multiple zoom levels and a relatively restrained hint feature let you do things you can't do with a newspaper, but the ability to see all clues at once and annotate the puzzle with possible guesses (a favorite habit of mine) are lacking. Still, Crosswords for the DS costs far less than the price of a year-long newspaper subscription, and lets you do more than one puzzle a day. It's definitely a worthwhile purchase if you're a crossword addict. Just make sure to turn the music off, because the repetitive loop will drive you nuts after a few minutes.
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