I would see people on the train doing Sudoku in the newspaper or in Sudoku books and think, why are they doing that? What possible pleasure could they be getting? And look upon them with the same mystification I would normally reserve for train spotters (please don’t get me started).
Until my daughter got into it, I thought encouraging her to develop her logic skills would be a good thing. So I got one for the Nintendo DS and we both sit together with stylus in hand helping each other. Well it’s proved to be the most played game so far. After a hard day at work it’s a little piece of calm, it really helps to relax me, almost medative. Even if it is quite hard, even on the easy level, it’s still addictive (I refuse to let a computer beat me at anything). The more puzzle grids you complete the more themes, music, mini puzzles and lessons you unlock. They all add extra interest. Also there’s a hint mode if you get stuck and a anime assistant who acts as a hostess. There are 4 difficulty levels 6 different logic games and get this 20 million Sudoku grids (and no that wasn’t a typo).
In fact this is probably the ultimate in Sudoku and will keep you busy for years to come. It’s relaxing, it’s fun, it’ll last for ages and ages and its only about a tenner. Vale for money is not an old fashion concept, it lives and breathes in Nintendo DS Platinum Sudoku.
