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  • I hate picross, which is why I was very surprised to find myself hopelessly addicted to

    Joystiq 2010

  • The name "picross" is a combination of "picture" and "crossword," and that's exactly what the game is: a picture crossword puzzle.

    IGN Complete 2009

  • The name "picross" is a combination of "picture" and "crossword," and that's exactly what the game is: a picture crossword puzzle.

    IGN DS 2009

  • DSiWare in Europe this week is ... eclectic, featuring, among other things, a picross game about animal pictures, and a national anthem karaoke game.

    Joystiq 2010

  • Picross 3D, then, seemed like something of a nightmare: the same idea as picross, but applied to three-dimensional structures, adding another layer of complexity.

    Joystiq 2010

  • Animal Color Cross (Little Worlds Studio, 1 player, 500 DSi Points): A picross game about reconstructing pictures of animals.

    Joystiq [Nintendo] 2010

  • I've never been able to figure out the "trick" to the traditional square picross puzzle, driving myself to frustration any time I try to teach myself how to fill in the correct number of squares on a grid to draw a picture.

    Joystiq 2010

  • Voltorb Flip is described as "minesweeper meets picross" by Nintendo Official Magazine's Chris Scullion:

    Nintendo Life | Latest Updates 2010

  • Whereas you interact with a picross puzzle by adding marks to a blank grid, Picross 3D requires you to chip away blocks from a cube.

    Joystiq 2010

  • Chances are, if you're already all about picross, you may find the tutorial and the early stages of the game a bit too simple.

    Joystiq 2010

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