Picross 3D Critic Reviews

Picross 3D gets hard. But it never feels impossible, and it's the sort of game that causes afternoons to simply vanish. If you're looking to do a little time-traveling, Picross 3D is a great way to do it.

It seems like people are always in need of DS puzzle game recommendations. From now on, whenever someone asks me to suggest one for a family member or a plane trip or something, I'm going to lead with Picross 3D.

When it's all said and done, Picross 3D is one of the most satisfying, unique, and charming puzzle games to be released in quite a while.

With hundreds of puzzles, even more available for download over wi-fi, and an editor to make and share your own, Picross 3D is just too clever for a DS puzzle game fan to pass up.

Picross 3D is that kind of game, the kind that burrows itself into your mind, puts down hooks and never, ever leaves.

Killer gameplay, perfect controls and spot on execution: a terrific alchemy that brings an amazing puzzle game to a whole new dimension. Beware: it's highly addictive!

From a critical standpoint, it's tough to evaluate Picross, as the game has that near-perfect quality that makes Sudoku, crossword, and Tetris so appealing. That said, HAL took a risk bringing it into 3D, and that gamble pays off big.

Although it may lack a few of the frills of its predecessor, Picross 3D feels like the more polished game.

This was Nintendo’s second effort at putting Picross on the DS, but they really knocked it out of the park here.

As it stands now, this is a worthy successor to the original DS title, and puzzle fans should definitely pick it up.

If you're a fan of traditional Picross or similar puzzles like Sudoku, you shouldn't miss Picross 3D.

Call it Sudoku Reloaded, in the third dimension, or whatever you want: Word is that Picross 3D is awesome and addictive. You'll overlook the unspectacular presentation, and the amount of 350 puzzles is amazing.

Despite a disappointing shift in visual style, Picross 3D is another enjoyable and habit-forming puzzle game that is perfect for the DS.

Get ready for one of the most absorbing puzzle games on the DS.

Picross 3D doesn't quite have the personality of its 2D predecessor but it's still a compelling puzzler.

The extra dimension brings more generalised puzzling, but the game is more satisfying all round. Three-dimensional nonogram? Yesyesgram, we think.

Picross 3D is one of the best puzzle games on the DS, but the third dimension didn't give a concrete benefit over the overall superior 2d experience.

The only potential upset for those fond of Picross DS is that there are no nods to other Nintendo properties, so that means no more Mario-themed objects to be carefully unearthed. That's the smallest of minor quibbles, though, and it's silly to be anything other than delighted by the sheer glut of perplexing content available here.

Smart, smooth and beautiful - that's the way Nintendo has made its latest Touch Generation's puzzle. It doesn't matter how much we know about the subject, it's just pure fun for every puzzle-lover or casual gamer that's just looking for some entertainment.

A simple but extremely addictive concept is what makes of Picross 3D a great puzzle game.