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By Mark Raby
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Clever hodgepodge of puzzles is full of brainteasers.
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Puzzler World 2013
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What's It About?
PUZZLER WORLD 2013 contains a total of more than a thousand puzzles, spread across numerous categories that involve arithmetic, spatial recognition, quick reflexes, and knowledge of the English language. It is designed to be a casual game that can keep players occupied for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours at a time. A \"Challenge Mode\" tasks players with completing certain objectives or finishing puzzles of increasing difficulty; completing these challenges will eventually unlock an even harder set of puzzles called \"Master Mode.\"
Is It Any Good?
Puzzler World 2013 is exactly what the name entails -- a collection of different puzzles that players can play through at their leisure. The "Challenge Mode" provides a more unified experience, with players completing specific goals across the myriad of puzzle types in order to unlock the "Master Mode" feature. For the most part, this is the digital equivalent of going to the bookstore and buying a bunch of Sudoku, word search, and other puzzle books. While it does include the staples that any hodgepodge puzzle game should, it has some unique twists as well -- such as a crossword puzzle where the words are already provided but not their locations on the board, requiring players to reverse-engineer the puzzle and figure out how to place each word in the correct spot. It's a solid offering of mind-mashing conundrums for young and old alike.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the wide variety of video games, and how they can help teach kids, hone their creativity, and keep their minds active and curious.
Which puzzle is your strong suit? Which one has you struggling? What does this tell you about yourself?
What subjects are you struggling with in school? Think of ways to make those subjects more interesting; can you turn the boring process of studying into a game?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo DS
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Maximum Family Games
- Release date : April 21, 2013
- Genre : Puzzle
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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