New York Times Crosswords for the Nintendo DS has 1000s of puzzles. The puzzles are from the newspaper, and appeared in print between 2004 to 2006. Crossword puzzle lovers will find much to enjoy about this game.

The puzzles are just as challenging as those in the newspaper. The difficulty varies based on the day of the week. Monday and Tuesday puzzles are easiest. For more of a challenge, pick a puzzle from a day later in the week. Sunday puzzles are the toughest.

Take my advice and get a crossword puzzle dictionary. You’ll need it to solve the crossword puzzles in this collection.

Solving the Crosswords

The game is very easy to use. Its pan and zoom feature lets you fit the entire puzzle or just a section of it on the bottom screen. This is good for zooming in on a section if you have a problem viewing small text.

The Nintendo DS split screen is also put to good use. The clues and corresponding boxes appear in large print on the top screen. This is convenient for people who have impaired vision.

Navigating around the puzzle is easy as well. You’re able to jump to different sections of the puzzle using the stylus or the button control pad.

To input your answers, write them with the stylus using the handwriting recognition feature. This option is nice, but it’s a little slow waiting for the letters to register.

If you prefer to type, enter your answers using the onscreen pop-up keyboard. This is usually faster than entering the answers manually.

Challenging Crossword Fun

If you want a Nintendo DS top game for crossword fans, then this is it. New York Times Crosswords is a collection of some the best crossword puzzles available.

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Those technical specifications of the PSP are not to be scoffed at, boasting a 6.7 inch screen, in-built wifi, a USB port and the ability to take memory sticks (Memory stick Duo) as well as supporting multiple music and video formats.

The PSP has been beset by problems from it’s launch with the huge popularity of it’s rival the Nintendo DS and the failure of it’s UMD movie’s which have since been discontinued by Sony another publishers. However, as the years have went by, and with the upgrades to the hardware and software alike, the PSP is now selling nearly as well as DS in most places. One of the main reasons for this resurgence has been the increase in the quality of games, especially over the past year or so. As developers get to grips with the technology of the platform and see the increased sales the games have become much more innovative and generally of a higher quality.

Some of the most notable games have been pseudo-sequels to many popular franchises such as God of War, Grand Theft Auto and nearly all of EA’s long running sports outfits. The PSP has also had some of the most innovative hand held games such as Loco Roco and Patapon as well as great puzzle games like Lumines.

In the past year Sony has also introduced the ability to download original PS1 games at a much an affordable price, and due to the technical aspects of the PSP these, in some respects run better than on the original system.

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The PSP has came along way from where it was at launch with many of it’s problems sorted out, and with much better support from third party developers who provide the main source of gaming content for the system. With the numerous updates and hardware changes the PSP has certainly shown itself to be a strong platform which will likely continue to be developed for the foreseeable future.