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Classic of the Ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 22
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Watch the video at the top of the page; that's what sealed the deal for me.

This is an ancient Chinese game played with tangrams, and will be familiar to many people already. Of all of the DS games that "anyone" could just pick up and play, this one takes the cake. You don't really have to like video games at all to enjoy this. The skills needed to be really good at the harder puzzles are also tested in standard IQ tests, which means this game really does start to challenge your gray matter sometimes. It's also done in an intentionally relaxing manner, so it's always more fun than it is stressing which is extremely rare for video games. The presentation, just like the game itself, is very "bare bones" and may bore people looking for more bells and whistles. The music is best when it's turned off, which is actually cool if you want to listen to your own music because there's no need at all to hear anything in this game. If you're looking for excitement, this isn't it. If you're looking for a simple, laid back brain challenger, try this out.

Excellent !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: January 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! I wish I had gotten it sooner. Great for visual spacial learners or people with those kinds of LD's. I love love love this little puzzle game. The pieces you use make up the pattern on the picture shown on this page. I only gave it 4 stars because I've been playing Rayman Rabbids 2 lately and that game makes me laugh like a fool.

Check youtube for a video: search "neves nintendo ds". That was the kicker for me...after watching that I knew I had to have this game.

Check back I'll try to post a couple more photos.

Good Puzzle Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Neves is worth buying if you enjoy puzzle games. You use the same basic shapes in order to create 500 different figures. You start off with an outline and it is up to you to fit the shapes in in order to completely fill the given outline. Some are easier than others. While others have been pretty challenging to complete. Simple interface to use. The only negative is the theme music which I'm sure you'll mute after a while. Worth the money. I've enjoyed it.

Neves is like Tangoes and is highly addicting!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I took this game on a trip to Mexico, it sure helped out with making traveling time go buy quicker. Only problem was I had to share it with my husband and when I fell asleep he couldn't put it down and cleared a whole level without me. But, it wasn't so bad cause you can always go back and play them again. If you like puzzle games and have some patience because some of the puzzles are difficult this is the game for you. It is just like the game Tangoes if you know what game that is. You have 7 tiles of the same shapes that form hundreds of pictures. The game provides the silhoutte and you have to place the tiles correctly to make the picture. You could play this over and over again because there are so many puzzles that by the time you did one over you wouldn't remember how to solve it unless of course you have a photographic memory. Sometimes I got a little frustrated and found myself saying I hate this game. But, it was inevitable I kept playing it anyway and have to give it a 5 for it's addictiveness, help with passing time, and keeping my husband busy while I rested!

its great neves!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am adult. Sometimes I got a little frustrated but finally solve puzzle more challenge! i am addicting haha. its good 500 puzzle but plenty of time. its good focus and look view top of picture puzzle then bottom start puzzle. first tutoris then time out. I love it. I told my friend about it. she borrow and play it one puzzle she say i love it. she will buy it soon.

Easy but pleasing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this thinking it would probably either be not challenging enough or would be frustrating -- i.e. puzzles too hard to be fun or that would be timed so that I'd have to keep trying the same puzzle over & over again until I beat a time-clock.

While there is an optional time-challenge mode, this is actually a nice litle leisurely puzzle game. I'm a 40-something who is used to 'doing' something on the evenings my spouse & I watch TV -- I'm usually paying bills or catching up on family emails or whatever -- and this little game gives me something to do with my brain when I don't have other pressing things to handle during TV-time.

I'm about half-way thru Level 2, and it's still pretty easy, but occasionally you do get a head-scratcher and have been pleasantly surprised at how this game makes you approach a problem in different ways.

Knowing about it as I now do, I would definitely have still made the purchase.

More fun than Tangoes! ( or the manual version )

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have the manual version, the one with real pieces and cards that I do it with my fingers. It is hard! My sons, 8 and 10 had a hard time and complained about it.

When I saw that they made it into a DS version. I thought to myself, no way, that'll be even harder and brushed it off. Few months later, after reading some reviews, I decided to get it.

As it turned out, it is easier than my manual version. You use your stylus to move the pieces around. At first it was bit tricky trying to navigate the pieces in place. My son, 8, LOVES it. He is not frustrated with it. In fact we played against each other who would get the pieces together first. He wins 95 percent of the time!!

The graphics are ok. The colors could be better but I guess that's the way this game is. Just two colored tones. You can choose your color shades for the pieces. There are many many many pictures offered.

Great game for all ages! Adults can play against children and have fun. I'm glad I got it after all.

I hate this game and also LOVE it!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like to think of myself as intelligent and logical. When I saw this game, I thought it would be a "piece of cake", but somewhat challenging. Well, I was so frustrated in the beginning that I wanted to throw this game away!! With perseverance, I stuck with it and actually solved some puzzles. As I went on, I thought that I had it all figured out. Along came the next set of puzzles. Don't think this game is easy but also, tell yourself you can do it. Keep trying and suddenly when you think all is lost, you'll rotate a piece or flip it, and, wow...the puzzle is solved! One night I went to bed and thought I would play awhile and when I decided to finally fall asleep I realized the sun was coming up!

Puzzles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like puzzles and strategy games, so this was perfect for me. There are three different modes, the first you have unlimited time and moves to figure out where the pieces go, the second you have 3 minutes to figure it out, and the third you have to move the piece where you think it should go and then you can't touch it again. If you are wrong you have to start over again.

Its pretty entertaining and hard to put down. I played it until I beat it, for a week straight.

Great "Eureka!" game, and I finally "got" the title....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's amazing that this game has so many puzzles that use the same seven pieces. Even though one piece is a pretty big honker and you can usually figure out where it goes pretty quick, it's trying to fit the remaining pieces that's so much maddening fun.

A couple times you may even think to yourself that a particular puzzle is impossible to solve with those seven pieces, but then when the solution finally dawns on you, you'll have an "Eureka!" moment that makes the game well worth playing and well worth the price.

Just watch the video and you'll know if it's your type of game - but you probably won't find this one locally and the publisher is obscure, so you may want to grab it while it's available...

Plus, if you've been wondering where they got the name "NEVES" from, it should become clear after reading the manual (that's when you'll probably have a "D'oh" moment).

Minus one star overall for the music - like another review said, you'll soon turn it off.

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