Picross e

 3DS
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22

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  1. Rtheom
    Jun 28, 2013
    7
    I love the Picross games, but this was a little bare bones. Granted, it was a cheap download, but I'd be willing to pay and wait a little more for something with more reward to it. It's definitely worth a download if you're a Picross fan, but for anyone else, I'd recommend going with one of the older DS cartridges.
  2. GERCharon
    Feb 2, 2014
    7
    I liked the Mario's Picross game very much and expected this game to be the same. In essence this is exactly what I got. This game has some nice extra features like marking the lines in which you can deduce some marks directly. Like the GameBoy game, you are able to activate some help, which fills a horizontal and a vertical line of the riddle, before you can start solving it.
    There is    I liked the Mario's Picross game very much and expected this game to be the same. In essence this is exactly what I got. This game has some nice extra features like marking the lines in which you can deduce some marks directly. Like the GameBoy game, you are able to activate some help, which fills a horizontal and a vertical line of the riddle, before you can start solving it.
    There is also a game mode, in which mistakes are not penalized and you must see by yourself, what has gone wrong.
    I like those kind of riddles and I buy some magazines which them frequently, to solve them in the bus/train. Those magazines contain approximately 25 riddles and cost about 3,50€. This game contains much more riddles (I am too lazy to count them right now) and costs a cheap 5€ so it was a good deal for me. Still I would have liked some bigger riddles. The maximum size in this game is 15x15.

    All in all, the game deserves a solid 7, because it is that cheap and - compared to a magazine - quite large.    … Expand
  3. kosterix
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    €5, Digital.
    I love picross, so I love picross e, it's very optimized for playability, you can use stylus and buttons, and the board loops around. I always play ONE MORE PUZZLE... at least the 10x10 ones, the 20x20 ones require more scrolling than is good for you.
    Totally worth it. Every 3ds picross, usually they are half price a few times per year. Get them for €2.50
  4. CrimsonFdUrMOm
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    Fun like pulling teeth, in a game that times you while doing a puzzle, one minor slip-up or miss-click will add 2 minutes to the timer. Don't even try to play this game in a car or bus.
    Don't worry though you can just restart the puzzle but not before being shown a flag of surrender because you GAVE UP.
    The puzzles themselves are horribly easy which makes it all the more frustrating when    Fun like pulling teeth, in a game that times you while doing a puzzle, one minor slip-up or miss-click will add 2 minutes to the timer. Don't even try to play this game in a car or bus.
    Don't worry though you can just restart the puzzle but not before being shown a flag of surrender because you GAVE UP.
    The puzzles themselves are horribly easy which makes it all the more frustrating when you accidentally hit a wrong tile and it adds 2 minutes or over twice the time it takes to "solve" a normal puzzle.
    There is also a "hint" option that you can't get rid of and asks you if you want a hint at the start of EVERY level.
    Over all the puzzles are too easy for the level of punishment for making VERY simple mistakes 0/10 this game blows and the devs should go back to living in dad's trailer like the rest of the trash.
    PLAY LITERALLY ANY OTHER PICROSS GAME BY ANOTHER STUDIO    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#26 Best 3DS Game of 2013
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#41 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2013
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#46 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2013

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Jun 25, 2013
    60
    For a low price, you'll get hours of content to enjoy. And while seasoned Picrossers won't find a wealth of new features in Picross e, that doesn't take away from the fun to be had; it just leaves you wanting more.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Nov 19, 2012
    74
    Picross E is a cheap collection of 150 nonograms that fans will sure enjoy, but the lack of any extra or downloadable content makes the game feel a bit too much barebone.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Oct 24, 2012
    80
    Think Minesweeper meets Pringles. [Dec 2012, p.87]
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