The New York Times Crosswords

This article is about a video game. For the actual crossword, see The New York Times crossword.

The New York Times Crosswords
The New York Times Crosswords North American box art
Developer(s)Budcat Creations
Publisher(s)Majesco Entertainment
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: May 22, 2007
  • EU: September 21, 2007
  • AU: October 8, 2007
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, wireless up to 4 players

The New York Times Crosswords is a video game released on May 22, 2007, for the Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

Players use the stylus to write the letters using handwriting recognition, with keyboard optional.[1] There are 1,000 puzzles with increasing levels of difficulty over the days of the week, just like the crosswords published in the New York Times (Mondays are easiest, Saturdays are hardest, and Sundays are significantly larger, but only the difficulty of a Thursday).[1][2] Wireless allows up to 4 players to compete or work as a team to complete puzzles.[citation needed]

Reception

Nintendo World Report rated the game a 9.0.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Burchfield, Evan (June 29, 2007). "The New York Times Crosswords". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Shortz, Will (April 8, 2001). "ENDPAPER: HOW TO; Solve The New York Times Crossword Puzzle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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