Crosswords DS
Crosswords DS is a Puzzle and Single-player video game released for Nintendo DS by Nuevo Retro Games. It has more than 1000 crossword puzzles that the player must solve using the stylus. Despite the title, the game introduces word search puzzles and anagram puzzles. It uses the handwriting mechanics similar to that of Brain Age. The multiplayer mode of the game supports four different players simultaneously, and it has two modes such as Main Game and Training. The main game mode offers three types of puzzles to solve such as Anagrams, Word Searches, and Crosswords. However, the game makes use of similar handwriting mechanics to solve the puzzles as the familiar series Brain Age, as well as needing the player to hold the Nintendo DS like a book. Each type of puzzle have varying difficulty levels and all of them loaded with unlockable puzzles and difficulty levels. In the crosswords mode, the player needs to tap the screen with the help of stylus to enlarge them, and then proceed to write in the desired letter. The game provides you with a chance to play with words and improve your vocabulary. With engaging gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Crosswords DS is the best game to play.
#1 Baku Baku
Baku Baku is a Single-player and Multiplayer Puzzle video game developed by Sega for Multiple Platforms. It takes place in a serene environment, in which the player must use blocks to complete the row and must remove them to earn points. Lots of challenging levels are available, and the game puts the player matching skills to test and unlocks additional content to play. The player starts the game in an empty land, and his main task is to avoid filling it with blocks. As the intersections of various shapes fall from up to down, the player should adequately adjust them to complete the rows, and as a row is completed it will be smashed and rewards the player with points. The more rows the player destroy at once, the higher points the player receives. While playing the game, the player needs to line up falling blocks of foodstuffs and animals, and when the animal is aligned adjacent to the delicious food, the animal eats the food. During the gameplay, when the animals eat foot, they make random blocks fall on the area of the opponents. The main task of the player is to make the opponents unable to place more blocks to win.
#2 Every Extend Extra
Every Extend Extra is an Action and Single-player video game published by Disney Interactive for PlayStation Portable. The game allows the player to experience a unique puzzle shooting gameplay brought to the PlayStation Portable system by Q Entertainment, the developers of Lumines. It delivers an engaging gameplay experience through a brilliant fusion of arcade-style shooting action, cutting-edge graphics and music as well. During the gameplay, players battle against enemies to evade them and then use the perfect timing to blast foes in a colorful display of explosions chain reactions. The massive chain will result in higher points and massive rewards. Lots of challenging levels are available, and each level lets the player try his best to make the highest points and challenge the opponents to break the record. With immersive gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool visuals, Every Extend Extra is a fascinating game to play.
#3 Polarium Advance
Polarium Advance is a Puzzle and Single-player video game offered by Mitchell Corporation for Game Boy Advance. The sequel to the previous title Polarium, the game offers similar gameplay to that of the last game. It takes place in a grid-based map full of black and white tiles, and by drawing a single line in the map, the tiles can be flipped from black to white. There are two exciting modes such as Stage and Time Attack. In the Stage mode, three different game types available such as Edit and Custom, Polarium Reference, and Daily Polarium. The game features up to 365 challenging puzzles to solve in Daily Polarium, and the player can complete a puzzle in a day. The ultimate objective is to solve the tricky problems per day to win. In the Time Attack mode, the player is given either five hard or ten easy procedurally generated puzzles and must solve them as fast as possible to become the master. Unlike its previous title, the game was published for the Game Boy Advance, with some medications. However, the unfamiliar Challenge mode was eliminated, and the main concentration of the game is now on the Puzzle mode, which introduces 365 puzzles. The player can experience each stage in Stage Mode with no time limit option.
#4 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Original/Plus for Multiple Platforms. The game offers fun-filled gameplay based on light and sound patterns. Developed by Q Entertainment, the game was marked as the first title to be released for the PSP in Japan in 2004. It offers falling-block gameplay, similar to the Tetris, where the player can use 2×2 tetrominoes comprising random tiles of two different colors, attempting to make filled rectangular shapes of the same color. Similar to Tetris and Columns, the game offers tilt-matching gameplay and is made up of a 16×10 grid map. There are several levels available, and each level will put the skills of the player to test. The game features a leaderboard on the right side of the screen to display the points of the player. Up to exciting modes are available such as Puzzle, Time Attach, Challenge, and Vs. CPU Mode. Lumines: Puzzle Fusion offers vital features such as 2D Graphics, impressive Lighting Effects, Detailed Visuals, Brilliant Soundtracks, and more.
#5 Polarium
Polarium lets you experience the Puzzle gameplay, and it supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes, released for Nintendo DS. Firstly, the game was published in Japan, China, and Europe countries. However, the player needs to use the stylus which is required to draw lines on the touch screen of DS, flipping black and white tiles to clear challenging puzzles. In the start, the player should choose the titles by merely drawing lines over them using the stylus. However, the chosen tiles will move from black to white or vice versa. While playing the game, the player needs to create the room for falling titles by removing rows as they pile up on the screen’s bottom. Players can remove all the rows by flipping the tiles to make rows that are all white or all black. The surrounding environment of the central puzzle is grey lines that don’t affect the problem but can be used to flip the inactive groups of the tiles in a single pass. There are two modes, such as Challenge and Puzzle. Each offers unique gameplay and addictive gameplay.
#6 Trioncube
Trioncube is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Namco for Nintendo DS. It offers the similar gameplay to other falling block titles, but comes with some new features and style. The game tasks the player to form 3×3 squares in order to remove blocks and erahc a set objectives to complete the stage. During the gameplay, once the player completes a 3×3 square, the pieces will be cleared from the screen. However, these chains will remain on screen until a piece is placed which doesn’t include to it. In Single-player section, the game features an arcade mode and a story mode which adds concepts such as useless blocks. The game offers two-player multiplayer mode via Wi-Fi, supported both Single-player and Multiplayer. To reach the set goal the player must make use of blocks to offer him ship Penko with Fuel. During the game, if the chain is damaged by the player, the game over. There are four exciting modes and the features endless challenges. With core features, superb mechanics, and brilliant graphics, Trioncube is a brilliant game to experience.
#7 Every Extend Extra Extreme
Every Extend Extra Extreme is an Action, Top-down Perspective, and Single-player Puzzle video game developed and published by Q Entertainment for Xbox 360. It offers a brilliant mix of music, rhythm, and arcade gameplay elements. However, an updated version of Every Extend Extra takes the music-based shooting game to the next stage, offering different kinds of play as well as online modes. Similar to that of previous title, the game is about timing the detonation of the ship to the beat of the music. The game will let the player to experience the fun-filled gameplay as long as possible, and gather upgrades to increase the multiplier. While playing the game, the player needs to follow the beat closely to keep the explosions going, smashing enemy ships around the player like fireworks. There are a set of levels and each level requires the player complete a set of tasks to complete. Every Extend Extra Extreme offers Online Versus Mode and also the ability to include your own music using the Wiz Ur Musik Mode.
#8 Yosumin!
Yosumin is a Single-player and Multiplayer Puzzle video game developed and published by Square Enix for Nintendo DS. The game allows the player to manipulate a grid of Yosumin or tiles in order to make color matches and remove the specific number before the time ends. In the game, the player tries to choose rectangular regions available in a grid of tiles that have approximately the same type of yosumin at all four corners. The ultimate goal of the player is to remove all the rectangles from the grid within the time limit to earn the highest points. The larger the rectangle chosen, the huge number of points the player receives. During the gameplay, somewhere the player finds special yosumin which upon removing provides the player with extra time or points. Up to two players can partake in the game using the Nintendo DS with a single cartridge. With engaging gameplay, cool music, and good controls, Yosumin is a superb game to play.
#9 Neves
Neves is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game available to play on Nintendo DS and Wii by Yuke’s. It offers thrilling gameplay based on the Japanese Lucky Puzzle game. While playing the game, the player needs to use the stylus to move, flip, and rotate pieces on the touch screen of the Nintendo DS to clear puzzles. There are over five-hundred challenging puzzles available from which the player can choose to complete. In each puzzle, an image is displayed which the player must try to recreate using the following seven pieces such as two identical right isosceles triangles, four right trapezoids, one home plate-like pentagon. Several exciting modes are available, including Time Pressure, 7 Steps, Tutorial, and more. In the Tutorial mode, the player will learn controls and how to play the game. The standard mode lets the player solve challenging puzzles without any restriction of time. Lots of prominent features are available and the game has enough potential to involve players for several hours in solving challenging puzzles. With good graphics, cool music, and smooth controls, Neves is a brilliant game to play.
#10 Tetris Party
Tetris Party is a Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Tetris Online, Inc. The game is available to play on Nintendo DS and Wii as well. It offers an exciting gameplay and supports only Single-player mode, serving as the title in the series of Tetris video games. You will discover new modes in the game and up to fifteen traditional levels in Single-player found only in Marathon mode. Several other modes are also available such as Vs. Hot Lines, Versus Modes, Team Battle Modes, and more. In the game, you must make points by completing lines using the blocks and unlock further levels to master. There are some new modes such as Co-op Tetris, Field Climber, Shadow, Beginner’s Tetris, Wii Balance Board Tetris, and more. The multiplayer mode supports up to four players offline and six players online through the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Tetris Party includes prominent features such as unique Power-ups, Point-and-Motion Functions, Offline Mode, Tournament Play, and more.
#11 Rayman Legends: BeatBlox
Rayman Legends: BeatBlox is a Music, Rhythm, and Single-player Simulation developed by Supergazol SAS and published by Ubisoft Entertainment SA. The game offers exciting gameplay and introduces a legendary mode that comes with three tracks from the game such as Fiesta de Los Muertos, Lums Under the Sea, and more. Several music instruments are available such as strings, bass guitar, brass, etc. and each is represented by a character of the game. To activate the favorite instrument, the player needs to tap the screen. The game also has a creative mode, in which the player can create his custom songs by dragging up to six samples, represented by the characters, on the timeline. The game doesn’t introduce any goal to complete except discovering the music, change it, and creating custom tracks to advance through the game to become the master. Rayman Legends: BeatBlox offers prominent features such as a cast of Characters, Make Music, Several Levels, 2D Graphics, and more.
#12 Lumines Supernova
Lumines Supernova is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game available to play on PlayStation 3 by Q Entertainment. The game is the 4th main release in the series of Lumines and retains all the features of Lumines Live with the exception of online multiplayer. A new mode is introduced in the game, DigDown Mode. It has borrowed many components from the previous releases. The ultimate objective is to rate and move bocks varying between two colors on the screen to create 2×2 blocks of the same color. During the gameplay, the time lime passes over the screen from left to right and removes colored squares and rewards the player with points. The game will end once the blocks reach to the top of the screen. There are several modes such as Time Attach mode, Challenge Mode, and Puzzle Mode. Each mode comes with unique set of objectives following the same concept. The player will unlock skins in the challenge mode by playing through the level. Within limited time, the player must complete as man colored squares as possible to master all the levels. With engaging gameplay, superb graphics, and cool controls, Lumines Supernova is a good game to play.
#13 Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy
Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy lets you experience the Puzzle gameplay released by Bandai Namco Games for Nintendo DSi. The game is inspired by Tetris and offers the falling block puzzle gameplay using the superb graphics. It serves as the spin-off of the Katamari video game series and uses the engine of Pack-Attack. Lots of challenging levels are available and each level offers the similar gameplay but with different difficulty level. In the game, the player needs to stack items up and then drop a katamari, a round-shape object that rolls up items. The game allows the player to experience the perfect mix of Katamari with Tetris gameplay elements. In the game, the player should set the blocks and then release the ball to collect all the available items to make the best points and challenge friends to beat the record. Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy offers prominent features such as Dozens of Levels, 2D Graphics, Brilliant Mechanics, Smooth Controls, and more.
#14 Art Style: AQUIA
Art Style: AQUIA is a Tilt-matching, Point-and-Click, and Single-player Puzzle video game developed by Skip, Ltd and published by Nintendo of America, Inc. The game sets out you on an epic trip to the murky depths of the ocean. In the game, you need to guide a driver who needs to swim down further into the ocean to complete the task. To do so, you should match three or more blocks of the same color either vertically or horizontally, and you will decent a little. During the gameplay, you need to include new blocks by scrolling the blocks to the desired location in the screen and hit the button to push the blocks into that place. There are two exciting modes such as Free Dive and Timed Dive. In the Free Dive, the game offers endless gameplay letting you matching blocks as long as possible to earn the best points. You must clear the blocks until you reach the end of each level in Timed Dive mode.
#15 Rollin’ Rascals
Rollin’ Rascals is a Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Hoget Co., Ltd and published by Majesco Entertainment Company. The setting takes place in the beautiful kingdom where the inhabitants have gone missing. All adorable animals are grouped of two and sent home where they belong. After that, the player must roll them around challenging obstacles and try to connect them with the partners to make sure their safe return in the puzzle. During the gameplay, the player can use the stylus to round up these critters into a group of two characters and send them home. The game offers match-2 gameplay and takes place on board. At the start, all adorable animals are placed randomly on the board and the aim of the player is to move them to find a pair and make the point as they disappear. There are many challenging levels and each level comes with a unique difficulty level. Rollin’ Rascals includes prominent features such as 2D Graphics, Several Levels, and more.
#16 Tetris Party Live
Tetris Party Live is a Puzzle, Action, and Single-player video game developed by Hudson Soft Company, Ltd and published by Tetris Online, Inc. The game is about falling block puzzle, in which the player must adjust the falling blocks in the proper way to destroy and make space for upcoming blocks while making points. In the game, the player can experience the party gameplay with Tetris whenever he want. It introduces live features, many exciting modes, and other prominent items. Computer Battle, Marathon, VS Battle, etc. are prominent modes of the game to play. Using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, now the player can take the Tetris fun online to have fun with friends. In online multiplayer mode, the player can join his friends to race against each other at a time. Now, the player can see how his Tetris Party Live skills stack up against the rest of the world using the modern ranking system.
#17 Tetris Party Deluxe
Tetris Party Deluxe is a Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Tetris Online, Inc. and published by Majesco Entertainment Company for Nintendo DS. It acts as the retail version of Tetris Party released for DSiware and WiiWare. There are more than twenty exciting modes, including Beginner Mode, Sprint, Field Climber, Classic Marathon, Shadow, and more. The title supports multiplayer mode and allow the player to compete against AI characters or with other four players from all over the world using the Wi-Fi connection of the Nintendo device. It retains the traditional Tetris gameplay, in which the player needs to form lines by arranging the blocks in the proper way to make them disappear from the screen to make points against each one. The difficulty level will be increased as the player keep advancing. In Multiplayer modes, up to four players can compete against each other to see who the best is. There are several levels and each level offers the same gameplay and the layout. Experience the brilliant music while playing the game to have fun.
#18 Puyo Puyo 7
Puyo Puyo 7 is a Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. The game serves as the 7th main installment in the series of Puyo Puyo games and introduces a staple gameplay mode enabling the players to take on child or adults forms. It starts with a storm falling onto the planet Earth, flooding a high school. However, a student who witnesses the massive flood, trembles until Arle Nadja occurs. Now, the player as the protagonist needs to learn how to play and battle against enemies to make points. Soon she will find herself being endangered and runs off, while the player sets off an adventure to rescue her by encountering old and new friends and rivals, using the special ability. While playing the game, the player is able to transform into an adult or a child to advance through the game. Up to fourteen characters are introduced in the game from the previous title, while five characters are new.
#19 Meteos
Meteos is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Q Entertainment and published by Bandai for Nintendo DS. In the game, the player is required to use a stylus to move the blocks, known as meteos, which will fall from the top of the screen. The game will end when the screen becomes full with blocks and no space will remain for other blocks. In the start, the player has to release three or more blocks having the same color onto the top of the screen to make them blast. There are several playable characters available include thirty-two aliens from their respective planets. The game is described as a shoot-and-lift-up puzzle game, needs the player to use the stylus to move blocks. Creating a horizontal or vertical line of three or more same colored blocks to blast and rewards the player with points. It has several modes such as Start Trip, Time Attack, Deluge, and Simple. Each mode has unique gameplay and a set of objectives that the player should complete to win the game.
#20 Regency Love
Regency Love is a Puzzle, Word, and Single-player video game developed and published by Tea for Three Studios for iOS. The game introduces beautiful graphics and introduces epic storyline to unfold. With this game, the player can create his own story and can interact with the beautiful world around him. During the gameplay, the player can participate in fun-filled activities like dancing, practicing the piano, or more. While playing the game, the player has an option to take tea with his beloved mother, visit the old buddy, or ask after a new acquaintance, who happens to a rather fetching waistcoat. The ultimate task is to explore the forest-themed world with a stylish companion or try to discuss the poetry with a reserved man. There are three bachelors from which the player needs to choose his favorite one to explore the storyline. Somewhere in the game, an additional bachelor will appear as an in-app purchase. Up to eighteen exciting characters traits available to express the unique personality of the player. While playing the game, the player has to complete six tasks to impress his suitors.
#21 Word Charm
Word Charm is a Puzzle, Word, and Single-player video game offered by WePlay Word Games. The game is available to play on Mobile Devices, and it is designed for those players who want to improve their vocabulary. It serves as one of the most engaging games of word search and comes with superb graphics and interaction design. If you’re searching for something to kill time, then it will be a better choice of you. With this game, you can train your brain as well as learn new words. To become a master, you should take a break from your work and refresh your mind in this game, because you’re going to love it. In the game, you swipe the letters using the touch screen to form as many words as possible, which is easy to grasp and fun to play. During the gameplay, you can shuffle the letters to modify their orders. The more words you find, the more coins you will get which you can use to get hints when stuck somewhere. There are more than 2000 levels, and each level has a set of letters that must be formed to make words. Word Charm offers prominent features such as New Gameplay, Train Your Brain, 10 Beautiful Themes, Daily Challenges, and more.