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This game is a crossword compilation game with 1001 crosswords included as the name suggests. It is a release exclusive to the UK.
Official Description[]
"The definitive crossword game
Featuring a combination of Quick and Cryptic crosswords, 1001 Crosswords is simple to play, fun and full of teasing crosswords from the UK’s leading national newspapers. A must-have for any puzzle fan!
- 1001 crosswords from the UK’s leading national newspapers
- Quick puzzles and challenging Cryptic puzzles
- Use the inbuilt keyboard or write your letters using the Nintendo DS stylus
- Challenge a friend in a timed crossword duel
- Hundreds of hours of gameplay
- Fully compatible with Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS" - Sourced from official Mastertronic website
Gameplay[]
This game is pretty basic for a digital crossword game and doesn't have many extra features but it does have some quality of life options. The game is fully touch controls.
General Gameplay Details[]
There are 2 categories of crossword which the full 1001 crosswords are split between. 801 crosswords are labeled as quick crosswords and the rest are labeled as cryptic crosswords. 400 quick crosswords and 100 cryptic crosswords are available from the start with default settings. There is a button in the options menu to unlock all crosswords instantly if you don't want to bother with unlocking them gradually. Otherwise, you will unlock more crosswords as you solve the ones available.
Solving Crossword Quality of Life Buttons[]
There are buttons which help solving crosswords available from the start on any crossword. There is an undo and redo button, there is a zoom button so you can see the letters written into the crossword a bit clearer (you can't tap and drag to move it's position on the whole crossword), there is a letter hint button which solves one letter on the selected square and the word hint button which solves the whole word which you have selected and lastly there is the eraser button which removes one selected letter. You can also remove a letter by just typing or drawing another letter in the same spot as it replaces it with the new one. The game gives you the choice to type the letters with a keyboard or you can draw the letters using the stylus. I don't recommend the drawing option though as it is not very accurate.
Crossword Modes[]
You can choose to either solve crosswords with or without a timer. This applies to all the crosswords.
Development[]
Reception[]
Soundtrack OST[]
Credits[]
1,001 Crosswords (c) 2012
Wired Productions Ltd.
Mastertronic Group[]
Product Director[]
Neil McKenna
Product Manager[]
Beena Puri
Third Party Development Manager[]
Stuart Morton
Operations Manager[]
Craig McFadyen
Wired Productions[]
Managing Director[]
Leo Zullo
Production Director[]
Jason Harman
Senior Producer[]
Kevin Leathers
Product Manager[]
Sean Walsh
Assistant Producer[]
Kimberley Caseres
Graphic Designer[]
Neil Dickens
Web Designer[]
Edward Willey
Ocean Media[]
Executive Producer[]
Vedran Klanac
Art[]
Kario Skozret
Programming[]
Antun Lujic
Vedran Klanac
Music & SFX[]
Damjan Mravunac
Press Association[]
Puzzles Editor and Commercial Manager[]
Peter Stirling
Puzzles Data Co-ordinator / Compiler[]
Richard Colfer
1,001 Crosswords (c) 2012
Wired Productions Ltd.
1,001 Crosswords and the 1,001 Crosswords logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Wired Productions Ltd. Published by Mastertronic Group Ltd. Produced by Wired Productions. Developed by Ocean Media. Content by Press Association. Nintendo and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All rights reserved.
Sourced and written as seen from in-game credits
External links[]
- 1001 Crosswords at GameFAQs
- 1001 Crosswords at Go Nintendo
- 1001 Crosswords at Official Mastertronic Website (Wayback Machine link. Website now gone)