Color Cross
- Over 150 different puzzles!
- 10 different themed categories, including: Fashion, Science-Fiction, Baby, Pirate and MORE!
- Unveil a new exciting illustration in each category by completing and unlocking new puzzles!
- For all types of players from Beginner to Pro.
Features: Over 150 different puzzles! 10 different themed categories including: Fashion Science-Fiction Baby Pirate and MORE! Unveil a new exciting illustration in each category by completing and unlocking new puzzles! For all types of players from Beginners to Pro.Format: NINTENDO DS Genre: GAMES/PUZZLES (VG) Rating: E Age: 802068103118 UPC: 802068103118 Manufacturer No: 0
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 4.50
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Coming on the heels of Picross 3D, Color Cross provides 2D puzzles in the manner the cover of Picross 3D leads you to believe it is played. Here, you get the pictures developing in a variety of colors as you solve the puzzle.
Therein lies one of the problems, though. It is impossible to tell the difference in some of the colors. Some puzzles use multiple shades of the same color that blend together even when next to one another. This is very irritating.
Are there some good features? Yes – there is no speed requirement to play all the puzzles! The puzzles are fun and the color gives it a different take when compared with Picross DS. It will teach (Sssh! Don’t tell anyone!) logical thinking. The way the puzzles are solved, though, you will find yourself making assumptions about the symmetry that is prevalent in way too many of the puzzles.
The puzzles are separated into ten themes, with fifteen puzzles in each. As you solve the puzzles you get to see a piece of a larger jigsaw (with squares) puzzle. The picture thus revealed is not the jigsaw piece, it’s just the same theme.
When you complete each row or column of the puzzle, the game has a pop up graphic covering that row or column, thus stopping the play. There is absolutely no reason in the world for this feature. All it does is interrupt your thought process as you are working the puzzle. You should be able to turn this off – but you can’t.
And, there are only one hundred and fifty puzzles. Way too few considering how very, very easy many of them are (less than 20 seconds for some). For players new to this type of puzzle, the tutorial and manual are sorely lacking.
Though you can re-size the grid, it is very, very easy for the stylus to hit a line thus trying to mark more than one box at a time; and I played this on a DSi XL.
In comparing the three of this type of game to hit the DS market, this comes in third; mainly because there are too few puzzles and they’re too easy. (I’ve played about 5 hours and I’ve solved half of the puzzles without a lot of challenge.) This is fun for what it includes, but it will have little to no replay value.
After all the negatives, why did I give it four stars? It is playable, and it is enjoyable. It can be played at your own speed. You can play all of the games without meeting unreasonable challenges. So, it’s worth that rating.
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|Disappointing after playing Picross DS,
The concept is great.. I couldn’t wait to get, but when I received, I was most disappointed.
After playing Picross DS, I guess I was spoilt by the manner in which you can maneuver your way around the puzzle. Having to click so many times between the functionalities, and with there being so boxes/grid being so tiny, just makes the game frustrating, as you get penalized for hitting the wrong square. Color Cross should have taken a hint off of their functionality and improved or even kept it the same!
Colors are too close in hue, and make it hard to tell certain colors apart. Great idea, but geez is this frustrating!!
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|Color Cross doesn’t save until puzzle completed,
Color Cross – the puzzles are very repetitive. AND, as you progress through different levels, hard to see numbers on side to determine which boxes to color in. And, if you move the puzzle to the side, to see numbers, and you cover up the paint brush application and you are stuck on just the move button. You then have to turn off the unite and turn back on. Puzzle is now lost.
Also, it takes time to solve a puzzle. When you shut down, it won’t save the puzzle. You have to start all over again.
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