If you haven't picked up Picross DS yet, shame on you: it's one of the most addictive, pick-up-and-play games on the system and absolutely worth having in your regular portable rotation. It's hard to imagine that Picross could be made even better, but Nintendo's done it: Solid Body Picross – IGN is just going to be calling it Picross 3D from this point forward – was just released in Japan, and it's grabbed them in the same way that the original Picross did when it was released two years ago.
IncGamers's Tim McDonald reports back from a hands-on with a whopping ten Nintendo titles, including Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Wii Fit Plus, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
alot of new titles i will be picking up for both consoles. But tim why the shopping game?
Flipnote Studio is going to be amazing. More good apps Nintendo! Less Clocks!
Though some gamers are annoyed with Nintendo's decision to take the Picross series into the third dimension, the end result is absolutely amazing. Even with the transition, 3D Picross maintains all the enjoyment and addictiveness of its 2D counterpart while still making it feel like a brand new experience. While it remains to be seen whether or not the game will make it overseas, the lack of language barrier means anyone who fancies a spot of cubic puzzle fun can import this one with complete confidence.
All of which makes for a fairly straight forward review. If you've played a Picross game before then this is exactly how you would imagine a 3D version to play. It just works. And for that fact alone it's worthy of a 9 out of 10.
