Pocket Gamer:
Fans of the Picross series may want to check out a new DSiWare puzzler coming this spring.
Animal Color Cross is a grid-based hidden picture title. Complete each line to reveal an animal hidden within the grid.
Numbers dotted around the grid give a hint of which colour to fill each block on the grid. As colours are filled in, a picture will begin to form.
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CSM: Animal Color Cross is a fun brainteaser of a puzzle game, a bit more challenging (and more interesting) than the original Picross, but not nearly as mind-melting as Picross 3-D. Solving these puzzles offers a decent mental workout, but shouldn't cause too much frustration.
If you're really into puzzle games and you happen to like Sudoku, Picross and Paint by Numbers, you might enjoy Animal Color Cross. The presentation can make it difficult to figure out what's happening on the screen, but the puzzles themselves are solid and can get really challenging.
