Crosswords DS facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crosswords DS |
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| Developer(s) | Nuevo Retro Games Nintendo Software Technology |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS |
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Crosswords Plus October 1, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Crosswords DS is a fun puzzle video game made by Nuevo Retro Games and released by Nintendo. It came out for the Nintendo DS handheld system. In some parts of the world, like Europe, it was known as Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection.
This game lets you solve more than 1,000 crossword puzzles. You use the stylus to write your answers on the screen. Even though it's called Crosswords DS, it also includes other brain-teasing games. You can play word search puzzles and anagram puzzles too! The game uses a special way of recognizing your handwriting, similar to the popular Brain Age games. Crosswords DS is part of Nintendo's Touch! Generations series, which also includes famous games like Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Nintendogs.
In 2012, Nintendo released a follow-up game for the Nintendo 3DS. It was called Crosswords Plus.
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How to Play Crosswords DS
Crosswords DS offers different ways to play and challenge your brain. You can play by yourself or with up to three other friends. The game has two main parts: Training and the Main Game. The Main Game includes three types of puzzles: Crosswords, Word Searches, and Anagrams.
To play, you hold your Nintendo DS console like a book. The game uses special handwriting technology to help you solve the puzzles. All three puzzle types have different difficulty levels. As you play more, you can unlock new puzzles and harder challenges.
Solving Crossword Puzzles
When you play a crossword puzzle, the puzzle appears on the bottom touch screen. You tap on a square with your stylus to make it bigger. Then, you write the letter you think is correct. If you write the right letter, it will show up in black. If it's wrong, it will appear in red.
For harder puzzles, you can choose to turn off the feature that tells you if your letter is correct. This makes the game more challenging! You can easily erase a letter or just write over it if you make a mistake. The game will automatically move to the next empty square after you write a correct letter. It moves either across or down, depending on how you set it up.
Each puzzle gives you a certain number of "hint points." If you get stuck, you can use a hint point to get help. But remember, using a hint will add one minute to your total time for that puzzle. When you finish a puzzle, the game shows you how long it took and gives you a grade based on your performance.
Finding Words in Word Searches
Word search puzzles in Crosswords DS each have a specific topic, like "animals" or "foods." This topic helps you know what kind of words you'll be looking for. Just like a regular word search, the words can be hidden forwards, backwards, or even diagonally.
To find a word, you touch the first letter of the word with your stylus. Then, you drag the stylus to the last letter of the word to highlight it. Once you find a word, it automatically gets crossed off the list of words on the left side of the screen. The game shows you how much time you've spent on the puzzle, but it doesn't give you a grade for word searches.
Playing Anagram Puzzles
In anagram puzzles, the game gives you a set of letters. Your goal is to find every possible word you can make using only those letters. (Words with only two letters are not included.) You drag the letter tiles with your stylus into a special box to form words.
When you find a word, it appears in a box on the top screen. The words are grouped by how many letters they have and are listed in alphabetical order. Once you've found all the possible words, the game shows you your total time. Like word searches, anagrams don't give you a grade.
Anagrams come in three difficulty levels:
- Short: Uses 4-letter words.
- Medium: Uses 5-letter words.
- Long: Uses 6-letter words.
You can earn medals for completing many anagram games in each difficulty. For example, you get medals for finishing 100, 200, and 300 games in each difficulty.
The Next Game: Crosswords Plus
A new game called Crosswords Plus was released in October 2012. This game is the follow-up to Crosswords DS and was made for the Nintendo 3DS system.
