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It takes 24 seconds to go from springing the DS power switch to smashing Picross 3D’s blocks. Instant fun. How easily writing a review becomes a ‘quick go on Picross 3D’.Picross, for the uninitiated, is a nonogram puzzle: a grid of squares to be colour...
Three dimensions adds a layer of satisfaction, Chunky, mindstroking fun, Cute art style...
Light jazz soundtrack begins to grate, Not ultimately better than 2D, Merely functional graphics...
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If you are a puzzle lover — particularly one of brain-teasing puzzles -- than Picross 3D is calling your name. As with the original Picross, the your job is to "chip" away at a number grid to figure out the picture hiding within. However, unlike the...
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You’re never going to set your DS down again. When Picross DS launched in July 2007, puzzle fans everywhere found an addictive quality in its grid-based puzzles. Now, in 2010, Nintendo has taken the formula to the next logical level: the third dimensi...
Very addictive gameplay, Smooth interface, Free DLC...
Inability to zoom in and out, Game forces to you to finish hours of puzzles before moving on to harder difficulties...
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Taking an established 2D franchise and making the jump to 3D isn’t anything new in the video game world (and it’s starting to become the norm for movies as well). Even when you’re talking about puzzle games, this holds true. Games like and have made...
What it lacks in presentation, Picross 3D makes up for in sheer fun, addictiveness, and replayability. The game fits the DS like a glove from top to bottom, making it almost a necessity for DS owners. If you’re in the market for a challenging puzzle ga...
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Summary: Picross 3D is Minesweeper for the 21st century. A 3D shape is hidden within a block of cubes. Some of those cubes have numbers on them telling you which blocks need to stay and which need to go. Using the available information you need to re...
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This extensive puzzle game series expands to more than 365 3-D solutions. This game has interesting elements similar to a combination of Sudoku, the Wii game Boom Blox, and the basic PC classic Minesweeper. Players must follow simple rules for each 3-D...
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It's easy to see why the original Picross DS resonated so strongly with avid puzzle game enthusiasts and nongamers alike. Blending elements of Sudoku, crossword puzzles, paint-by-numbers, and Minesweeper into an ultimate puzzle stew, this ridiculously...
3D puzzle mechanics translate well, Challenging and absorbing gameplay, Hundreds of interesting puzzle levels, Incredibly addictive.
Presentation is underwhelming.
Get ready for one of the most absorbing puzzle games on the DS...
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An intuitive portable puzzle game, Picross 3D offers up a worthwhile assortment of varied and challenging head-scratchers, even if they're occasionally bogged down by the game's blocky, barren presentation I like puzzle games a lot, even the ones I'm...
The puzzle solving mechanics are fairly intuitive, and the puzzles themselves are varied and fun to solve.
The presentation is a little barren; blocky nature of shapes makes it hard to discern what they are.
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Picross is one of the very best games on the Nintendo DS, and after three years Nintendo has finally delivered a sequel. This isn't just "more Picross," though, as the number puzzles we know and love have now been brought into the third dimension, requ...
Despite a disappointing shift in visual style, Picross 3D is another enjoyable and habit-forming puzzle game that is perfect for the DS. It's very satisfying to reveal each stage's hidden object and you'll find yourself returning to many puzzles in ord...
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1up.com
Updated: 2012-01-25 05:39:57
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Nintendo has made plenty of great games over the years, but beyond Marios and Metroids, they're also pretty good at producing puzzle games. While they weren't directly responsible for Tetris, they did catapult its popularity, and also published unique...
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Picross 3D has a simple conceit: take the picture-uncovering gameplay mechanic of Nintendo's classic puzzle series from pixelated objects on a 2D plane into the third dimension. It's one of those Nintendo games we often see on the DS, the kind that doe...
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Play.tm
Updated: 2012-01-25 05:39:58
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Picross 3D isn't as important as eating, talking to your friends or going to work. It just feels like it is when you're playing it...
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Pick Up PicrossIf you've had your fill of Tetris this and Dr. Mario that, give Picross 3D a try. You might appreciate the slower and more creative gameplay. Don't be intimidated: The game eases you into its mechanics, and though there is a learning cu...
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gaming-age.com Updated: 2014-03-14 04:04:12
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I've been excited to play Picross 3D ever since I heard the announcement last June that the game would come to U.S. shores. Little did I know I'd have to wait nearly a year for it to make the journey, but it's finally here and I've played enough to com...
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