NY Times crossword puzzler headed to DS

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jan 31st 2007 at 7:45PM }

If Dr. Kawashima can do it, so can Will Shortz. The New York Times crossword puzzle editor is poised to become the next DS icon when Majesco releases The New York Times Crosswords, a collection of 1,000 wordplay puzzles for Nintendo's handheld. Well, that's if developer Budcat decides to pixelize Shortz.

Even without another goading head, Crosswords has the makings of a DS crossover hit -- you know, popular with the old folks -- with its proper usage of the touch-screen (allowing wordsmiths to scribble in answers or use an on-screen keyboard), progressive difficulty modes, and head-to-head wireless battles ... yeah, we said battles!

The New York Times Crosswords ships this spring. Wurd.

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Tags: Budcat Creations, BudcatCreations, Crossword, DS, Majesco, Multiplayer, New York Times, NewYorkTimes, NYTimes, The New York Times Crosswords, TheNewYorkTimesCrosswords, Will Shortz, WillShortz

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Judd @ Jan 31st 2007 8:09PM

"progressive difficulty modes"

I find that to be key. Brain Age was too easy, but the NY times puzzles are tough as hell. Hopefully, they'll do something similar to what they do in the newspaper, have a Monday-Sunday difficulty levels. And will they tell you if you got a word right, or only when you finish the entire puzzle?