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By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Fill-in-the-grid puzzler like Picross 3-D, but far simpler.
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Animal Color Cross
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What's It About?
Each puzzle in ANIMAL COLOR CROSS is a grid. You are told how many squares of the grid are to be colored in for each row and column, and you must use that information to piece together the image of an animal. It would be exactly the same as the original 2-D Picross, except for the addition of color. Each puzzle here has multiple colors on its grid and that adds to the challenge and the changes the strategy a bit.
Is It Any Good?
Animal Color Cross is a fun brainteaser of a puzzle game, a bit more challenging (and more interesting) than the original Picross, but not nearly as mind-melting as Picross 3-D. Solving these puzzles offers a decent mental workout, but shouldn't cause too much frustration. The biggest flaw in the game is that some of the puzzles, even once you've solved them, will still remain a mystery. Several of the animal pictures are so vague, you'll have a hard time telling what creatures they're supposed to be. So, while the art's not always great, the game is still fun.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different strategies used in the game. In what ways do you use math to solve these puzzles? Can you apply those same skills to your schoolwork in any way?
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo DSi
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Little Worlds Studio
- Release date : July 5, 2010
- Genre : Puzzle
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : June 19, 2019
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