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- Reviewed on: 04/04/2006
- Updated on: 05/17/2006
- Released on: 03/21/2006
- Originally published on GameSpot: Go! Sudoku (PSP) Review
Sudoku is that crazy little number puzzle that's been sweeping the nation, one newspaper at a time. The logic puzzle is apparently all kinds of popular these days, and it was only a matter of time until video games based on the puzzle started appearing. Among the first is Go! Sudoku, which was released on the PSP in Europe some time ago, and has more recently made its way to North American shelves courtesy of Ubisoft. This certainly is Sudoku, all right.
If you're unfamiliar with Sudoku, you don't need to know very much to feel like you're up on it. It's a simple-to-learn logic puzzle. In its most common form, you're given a nine-by-nine grid that is further divided into nine three-by-three blocks. Your task is to fill each row, column, and block of nine with the numbers one through nine, without any of them repeating. So each full row has to have one through nine in it, each full column has to have one through nine in it, and each block of nine squares has to have one through nine in it, all with no repeats. A portion of the puzzle is already filled in, and you need to use that information to deduce where all of the other numbers go.
Go! Sudoku has a thousand different puzzles, broken up into four difficulty settings. Your goal is to finish each puzzle as quickly as possible in order to get the best time. Mistakes are called out to you as soon as you make them, and they'll eventually lead to time penalties. In addition to the solo mode, you can play a mode in which you pass the PSP from player to player and have each player fill in one number. Wirelessly, you can compete against other players, send a game-share demo of the game, or merge your best-times list with other players'. Backing up the mess of puzzles is a basic look with some ambient music that doesn't really get in the way but isn't especially noteworthy, either.
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