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CrossworDS Review (Nintendo DS)
CrossworDS on the DS
Review by 
Matthew P
6.77/10 from 9 user ratings
 
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Posted: 04/24/13, 21:17:08  - Edited by 
Matthew P
  on: 10/07/14, 19:21:35    
 
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Wait, isn't the name of this game just simply "CrossworDS?"


Posted by 
GameDadGrant
  on: 04/24/13, 23:41:37
@GameDadGrant Seems like both are used? Confusing.

Edited though, CrossworDS seems in use more.


Posted by 
Zero
  on: 04/25/13, 00:08:30  - Edited by 
Zero
  on: 04/25/13, 00:28:41
Thanks for the review! Seems like that big cursor is the only major issue.
Are DS games on the eShop? This would be perfect.


Posted by 
ploot
  on: 04/25/13, 02:22:37  - Edited by 
ploot
  on: 04/25/13, 02:22:54
Whatever you do, don't mistake this game for this one:



Posted by 
Mop it up
  on: 04/25/13, 02:29:10
There are two games with the same name?!

Gamerankings and Metacritic both have this one listed as CrossworDS, so I think it will suffice.


Posted by 
Zero
  on: 04/25/13, 02:44:16
@Zero Yup. I suspect it's because Nintendo can't trademark "CrossworDS" because it's too much of a common word.


Posted by 
Mop it up
  on: 04/25/13, 02:51:46
Good work, Wrath. Nice to hear your thoughts on a pretty conventional game.

Sounds like the sort of game I could get my Mother in Law. She's got a DS she never uses and loves these sorts of puzzles.


Posted by 
kriswright
  on: 04/25/13, 06:49:18  - Edited by 
kriswright
  on: 04/25/13, 06:51:17
MY REVIEW WAS EDITED!!!!!!!!!



Kidding. :p

@kriswright
Thanks kris!

One more thing I was thinking about adding to my review was that I originally discovered this game in 2008 through one of the Nintendo Channel demos. This is the 2nd game (along with Picross 3D) that I probably would not have bought when I did if it wasn't for the demo. Nintendo needs to do WAY more of this. But I hear the Nintendo Channel doesn't even exist anymore so......


Posted by 
WrathOfSamus777
  on: 04/25/13, 19:29:39  - Edited by 
WrathOfSamus777
  on: 04/25/13, 19:30:47
@ploot

DS games are not in the eShop, but you can download Crosswords Plus on 3DS!


Posted by 
GameDadGrant
  on: 04/25/13, 23:28:03
@GameDadGrant
Thanks, Grant!


Posted by 
ploot
  on: 04/26/13, 07:25:51
Good review Matthew. I'm not really a crossword fan but it's nice to have these kinds of games on Nintendo portable systems, especially with that useful handwritten character recognition.

It's cool the game features more than just the standard crossword puzzle since it also has Word Search and Anagrams. That automatically makes the game more appealing to me!

Huh, that's too bad they didn't provide the option of using the d-pad for scrolling. Such a simple, optional, solution would have gone a long way!


Posted by 
roykoopa64
  on: 04/29/13, 21:57:18
WrathOfSamus777 said:
One more thing I was thinking about adding to my review was that I originally discovered this game in 2008 through one of the Nintendo Channel demos. This is the 2nd game (along with Picross 3D) that I probably would not have bought when I did if it wasn't for the demo. Nintendo needs to do WAY more of this. But I hear the Nintendo Channel doesn't even exist anymore so......
Do way more of what? There are demos on the Wii U eShop and 3DS eShop of both retail and digital games.

Sounds like this is a lot like Crosswords Plus!, which I really enjoy. The biggest difference is this is in book form (which I might have preferred for Word Searches) versus Plus! is in regular form.


Posted by 
ludist210
  on: 04/29/13, 22:51:42
@roykoopa64
Thanks roykoopa! I PM'd you back.

@ludist210
The Wii U has demos? That's great! I don't have a Wii U yet or 3DS yet, but that's good to hear. The reason I said that is because traditionally Nintendo was so resistant to demos. I'm glad I didn't put it in my review then. :)


Posted by 
WrathOfSamus777
  on: 04/29/13, 22:57:51
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