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. 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). Wireless allows up to 4 players to compete or work as a team to complete puzzles.

The New York Times Crosswords

Reception

Nintendo World Report rated the game a 9.0.

The New York Times Crosswords

References

Further reading

2007 video games

Majesco Entertainment games

The New York Times

Nintendo DS games

Nintendo DS-only games

Puzzle video games

Video games developed in the United States

Crossword video games

Budcat Creations games

Multiplayer and single-player video games

The New York Times Crosswords