Well, what can I say, the DS is the premiere system for playing these puzzle style games, followed only slightly by the Wii. Apparently Nintendo has an affinity for puzzle games and wants everyone on the planet to know that if you have a hankering for a puzzle game, then the DS has 17,854 of them. Of course that is an exaggeration, but only slightly; there are so many different puzzle games on this system its not even funny.

But regardless of your gaming preferences, there are some puzzle-style games, like this one, which are aimed more directly at the casual gamer.

And what I mean by this "casual gamer" phrase (one that is used often in this industry) is that the game has no real hook to it. You can play it for 20 minutes, not touch it for three weeks and then pick up right where you left off. And, by proxy, it is also the kind of collection game that features the always-present Sudoku. The only game to be featured in 75% of all puzzle type games. Honestly, I have several different versions of the same game and trust me out there, there doesn't need to be any more copies of the game, seriously.

But since we are talking about it, Sudoku, the crosswords puzzle and pretty much all of the other games do look pretty good as far as clarity and ease of use is involved. The game is held book style and functions very smoothly. Since the game is stylus controlled throughout, the letters and puzzles all have a clean look to them. I know I should say more about the graphics, but I really can't. There is no flashy intro, no quirky character guiding you through the game. Just ... puzzles, and lots of them.

 
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There are a couple of not so common game modes that this title includes. They include a tournament mode where you take on an increasingly more difficult ladder rungs that move you up. Achieving "enlightenment" is the ultimate goal. You can also create a quick blast mode where you outline how much time you have to play and the game tells you how many challenges to complete in that time. You can set this mode to show up the same time every day and have it track your progress. If anything, these modes add an additional level of depth to what is really only an above average title, barely.

The big new one for this title is a game called fitword. Fitword is a game where you see several words of varying length off to the side. You need to place these words onto a grid and while that seems simple, it can get quite challenging as you advance through the levels.

Sound wise the game is a simple-sounding little thing, a casual little tune plays that fits perfectly for a casual game. No, I'm not losing my mind; again, there isn't much to talk about when it comes to the sound. The game is just really light in the sound dept. and that totally fits.

Lastly, this game has achieved regular play in my wife's rotation of games. She likes puzzle games and is enjoying the wordfit game enough to devote some regular time to it.

Gameplay: 7.0
Easy to play the games when they are all used with the stylus.

Graphics: 6.0
Simple, clean lines convey the easy to see letters and numbers. 

Sound: 6.2
Almost easy listening on your DS.

Difficulty: Easy/Medium
Most of these games are easy to pick up, easy to play, easy to stop and go eat a hamburger.

Concept: 5.0
These puzzle collections on the DS are simply not original anymore.

Overall: 6.6
A game, literally for the casual gamer. No one is going to be chomping their nails off in order to play it, but it has its moments.