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Good sudoku title

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a decent addition to a puzzle game/sudoku lover's ds library. The game features over 400 puzzles of varying levels (4 difficulty settings) that the gamemakers say are handpicked.

For those already familiar with playing sudoku on their ds, certain similarities carry across to this title. Your games will be timed, allowing you to go back and improve on times for previously completed puzzles. You are able to write the numbers out on the stylus -- and this game seems slightly more intuitive at deciphering what number you are scribbling out. However, you can also just choose to tap the number on a numberpad. In this option, you have the added help of being able to see numbers greyed out when you have added 9 of them to the puzzle. You will be able to save and resume puzzles once again as well.

You are able to use temp numbers in Gridmaster, though you are given 4 slots per space instead of Brain Age's 9. (Not that you really need more than 4 but visually you might have found it a little easier to have designated spots for numbers.) Adding and removing temp numbers, particularly the latter, seem more awkward though.

Other features give the game little perks though including background music, collecting 'stars' to unlock bonus puzzles, and 'guidelines' which can be toggled on/off that highlight the column, row, and 3x3 block you are using.

All in all, it's an enjoyable approach to doing sudoku in a handheld way. Certain things could be better, such as clearing out temp numbers with more ease or supplying additional options with music volumes. The sudoku lovers should find some enjoyment easily.

Fun With No Fluff!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sudoku in a video game should be straight forward, easy to grasp controls, and a font that's pleasant to look at at. Sudoku Gridmaster has all of this. Plus you can test to see where you rank (ie bronze, silver, gold, platinum) after completing a certain number of puzzles in Normal or Hard mode. This version is MUCH better than Platinum Sudoku in my opinion, even though there are only 400 puzzles here. The puzzles are similar to the Nikoli versions Original Sudoku. I highly recommend this game.

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