Puzzle Series
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Puzzle Series is a brand of puzzle video games by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DS and Wii game systems.
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[edit] Titles
Games in the main Puzzle Series brand are collected as numbered volumes according to platform.
[edit] DS Puzzle Series
Games in the DS Puzzle Series are:
- Vol. 1: JIGSAWPUZZLE, released March 23, 2006 in Japan[1]
- Vol. 2: CROSSWORD, released March 23, 2006 in Japan[1]
- Vol. 3: SUDOKU, released March 23, 2006 in Japan,[1] later released as Sudoku Gridmaster in North America and Sudoku Master in Europe
- Vol. 4: KAKURO, released August 10, 2006 in Japan[2]
- Vol. 5: SLITHERLINK, released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3]
- Vol. 6: ILLUST LOGIC, released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3]
- Vol. 7: CROSSWORD 2, released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3]
- Vol. 8: NANKURO (ナンクロ Nankuro?, short for "Number Crossword"), released December 14, 2006 in Japan[4]
- Vol. 9: SUDOKU 2 Deluxe, released December 21, 2006 in Japan[5]
- Vol. 10: HITORI, released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
- Vol. 11: NURIKABE, released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
- Vol. 12: AKARI, released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
- Vol. 13: KANJI PUZZLE, released March 29, 2007 in Japan[7]
After March 2007, Nintendo DS puzzle games by Hudson stopped featuring the Puzzle Series branding. On October 5, 2007, Hudson announced a new puzzle series for the Nintendo DS with two titles, Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic (イラストロジックDS+からふるロジック?) and Crossword DS + Sekai 1-Shuu Cross (クロスワードDS＋世界1周クロス?), released on October 25.[8] A third entry in the new puzzle series, Jigsawpuzzle DS: DS de Meguru Sekai Isan no Tabi (ジグソーパズルＤＳ - ＤＳで巡る世界遺産の旅?), is scheduled for release March 6, 2008.
[edit] Wii PUZZLE Series
Games in the Wii PUZZLE Series are:
- The game features a control scheme in which players use the Wii Remote to point and select a number and insert it into the space.
A Crossword game, presumed to be branded as a Puzzle Series game,[citation needed] was announced by Hudson at the Japanese Wii Preview event on September 14, 2006 with a projected release in March 2007,[10] but no information has been reported since, as of February 2008.
[edit] Jigsawpuzzle
Puzzle Series features a Jigsawpuzzle sub-brand, which includes:
- Jigsawpuzzle: Weekly Puppies Calendar Collection (ジグソーパズルこいぬめくり編 Jigsawpuzzle: Koinu Mekuri Hen?) and Jigsawpuzzle: Weekly Kits Calendar Collection (ジグソーパズルこねこめくり編 Jigsawpuzzle: Koneko Mekuri Hen?) for the Nintendo DS (both released August 3, 2006 in Japan[11]), based on the the Mekuri calendar brand by Japanese company Comin.[12]
- Jigsawpuzzle: Oden-kun (ジグソーパズル おでんくん?) (released October 26, 2006 in Japan[13]) and Jigsawpuzzle: Oden-kun 2 (ジグソーパズル おでんくん?) (released March 29, 2007 in Japan[14]) for the Nintendo DS based on the picture book franchise The Adventure of Oden-kun by author/illustrator Lily Franky.
- Jigsawpuzzle: Kyo no Wanko (ジグソーパズル きょうのわんこ? "Dog of the Day") for the Wii, based on the "Kyo no Wanko" segment on the Japanese morning show Mezamashi TV. The game was released in Japan on July 26, 2007.[15] For 1-4 players.
After March 2007, Nintendo DS jigsaw puzzle games by Hudson stopped featuring the Jigsawpuzzle branding.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Dssudoku
- ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060615_2.pdf
- ^ a b c http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/061115.pdf
- ^ (Japanese) パズルシリーズ Vol.8 ナンクロ | Puzzle Seriese Vol.8 NANKURO
- ^ Vol.921221DS
- ^ a b c http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2007/070306.pdf
- ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2007/070323_2.pdf
- ^ DS+1DS+ 1025DS2
- ^ Vol.1 321
- ^ Hudson Entertainment - Video Games, Mobile Games, Ringtones, and More!
- ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060728.pdf
- ^ IGN: Non-Game Flood
- ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060927_2.pdf
- ^ 2 329DS(R)
- ^ (Japanese) ジグソーパズル きょうのわんこ 公式サイト
[edit] External links
- Hudson Soft puzzle page(Japanese)
