Review: Picross (DS)

Picross (DS) is a fun little puzzle game at a fantastic price.

For: Clever logic puzzles; Dip in and out when you like; Good value

Against: Basic presentation; terrible music

Gameplay: The basic premise is to solve number based logic puzzles to reveal a simple picture. The puzzle grid is marked and completed using the DS stylus, which is simple and easy to do. The challenge is offered by the fiendishly logical puzzle design.

Design: Picross features standard puzzles, puzzles of the day and the ability to design your own puzzles to share with friends.

Presentation: The presentation is pretty basic; just puzzle grids and basic bitmap pictures. The music is very repetitive and gets quite grating after a while.

Longevity: There is plenty of value here: you have the ability to share your own puzzles, play a series of daily challenges, in addition to completing the standard game mode.

7/10

(screenshot from Eurogamer.net)