USA Todays Puzzle Craze

by Bold Games

Product Features

• Go head-to-head with a human opponent via DS Wireless Communications, or gift a puzzle to a friend to share the fun
• Advance from the mailroom all the way up to Editor-in-Chief as you tackle puzzles that let you climb the corporate ladder
• Discover the hidden path in the new puzzle sensation Hidato, find the missing words as you complete phrases in Up and Down Words, tackle mini-crosswords in Quick-Cross and decipher the clues to find the words in Word Roundup.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DXL19W
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,275 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #73 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Puzzle
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Following up last year's crossword game, USA Today Puzzle Craze offers several different games to choose from. Arriving this fall, you might want to pick this up if you enjoy puzzles, USA Today, or both.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puzzle After Puzzle Older Gamers Would Like, June 5, 2009

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B. Harrell (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: USA Todays Puzzle Craze (Video Game)

this game is a lot of fun and I think a lot of older DS players will enjoy it.There are four different types of puzzles to play, Up and Down words, Word Roundup, Quick Cross and a new one for me Hidato. Up and Down is fun where you have to choose a word that will tie into the next questions answer. Word roundup is like seek a word except you are given a hint to what the words are such as " 6 Breeds of Dogs" you have to find the six....it can get a tad hard..Quick Cross is a fast game where you have to put in 8 words like a corner of a crossword puzzle. Hidat0 is a number game and I must admit I get confused but it is fun and challenging. I am an older DS player, 64, and this is a good game for all of us who like word games. It is very relaxing. Even though you are timed it doesn't give you that rush rush feeling. I play this game every evening when I sit down to relax.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game!, April 9, 2009

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D. Kline (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: USA Todays Puzzle Craze (Video Game)

I love this game!

I've enjoyed doing Word Roundup, Quick Cross and Up & Down Words in the daily USA Today for ages. Here, each category of game has 400 puzzles, so it'll take a while to get through them all.

While I know nothing at all about Hidato, and wish they'd included crossword puzzles instead, I would definitely recommend this game. Besides - there's always a possibility of finding that I enjoy Hidato, as well!

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PUZZLE CRAZE, June 15, 2009

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Rachel Reese - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: USA Todays Puzzle Craze (Video Game)

I like word puzzles so I brought this game. It has four different types of puzzles which are: Quick Cross, Word Roundup, Hidato, and Up & Down Words. With each puzzle type, they give you 400 different puzzles, which will give you a variety and take plenty of time to do.

Quick Cross- I think this is like a little crossword puzzle. I don't like crosswords much, but maybe if I play this I will get used to it.

Word Roundup- These puzzles are the reason why I brought this game. Word Roundup is like a word search, but it doesn't give you a list of words to find, it gives you clues such as: find 4 states and you have to find the words that go with the clue. I'm a wordsearch lover and I mostly brought this Puzzle Craze game for this puzzle.

Hidato- This is a type of number game where they give you a grid and you have to fit the numbers 1-96 into it by putting them in order either: up & down, vertically, horiztonally, or diagonally. It can get confusing at times.

Up & down words- I think this is also a type of crossword but I think you have to have an answer that will go with the next clue, probably confusing, but maybe once I try it I will know what I'm doing.

After you finish each type of puzzle you earn stars and it will improve your ranking in the game.

I think this game is cool if you like these types of puzzles, but as I said I only brought this game mostly for the word roundup since I'm a wordsearch lover.