Platinum Kakuro 6080B Mobile Cell Phone Java Game

Customer reviews for Platinum Kakuro 6080B Phone Game:
Customer	Review of Platinum Kakuro 6080B
David Lesaffre	Having been basically addicted to kakuro for the last few months now, it would only become natural that I start searching for games that feature it. Such games, however, have been virtually impossible to find on mobile... Until now. Gameloft gives us the first real effort at recreating the "number crossword" on mobile and does so admirably. Let's get the lone bit of real bad news over with first. If you've never tried one of these puzzles before, the tutorial mode is only marginally helpful at best. The smart female guide introduces you to the game and starts a puzzle for you, but only provides a tiny bit of information for actually getting started on a puzzle, and you have to finish the initial puzzle yourself. So it helps to have some experience under your belt before you pick this up. On the other hand, finishing the tutorial gives you one of the game's unlockable backgrounds, so it will be worth your while in the end. The rest of the game can only be described as a real treat for kakuro fans. Gameloft went out of their way, it seems, to make the game relatively easy on the eyes. There's a great chance you'll be able to set the game screen to a configuration that will suit you. The controls are well thought out, too: you only need one thumb to play this game, something that will be no doubt handy for those with smaller handsets. The help features are quite useful if you get stuck, especially the option to sweep the game board for right and wrong answers (useful if you aren't sure about where you are). Just don't expect a free ride, as you can only use so many hints before you're left on your own. What sets this game apart, though, is the brutal time trial mode. This mode challenges you to solve the puzzle against a time limit, and if you can do it at each difficulty setting (there are 3), you get a trophy. Only experienced players need apply for this mode, though, as the format literally demands that you work the grid quickly -- the time limits are tight -- and you can't get help. I got a rush the first time I beat back a puzzle in this mode, and you likely will too. There's more to this game also, including a solver mode that lets you input a puzzle and see if the game can solve it, and a custom puzzle mode that lets you create your own. But the rest of the game is so engaging that you may not notice they're there. Platinum kakuro is not for the raw beginner, truth be told, but everybody else who like this style of puzzle is in for a treat. There's enough here to keep you coming back for a very long time.
Ka-man Wong	Good game, keeps your brain in working order although the help function for the possible number combinations does make it easier to do.
Jan Krag	Very nice and solid implementation of kakuro. Has nearly all the necessary hints and note-taking options that you would use on a paper-version. Good span in difficulty - easy for beginners and going up to quite hard, but not totally hardcore. For some reason, however, this game seems to drain a lot on the batteries, even when it is left in background while doing other things. Absolutely recommended for kakuro-fans, and for people that have grown seriously bored with sudoko and want to do some real work :-).
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Platinum Kakuro 6080B Mobile Cell Phone Game