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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Vivendi Universal EAN: 0020626710169 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Item Dimensions: Label: Vivendi Universal Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal Model: 71016 Platform: Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Studio: Vivendi Universal Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Exercise your verbal skills in between work assignments with this comprehensive crossword program from Sierra. Five hundred puzzles, spanning a wide range of skill levels, will keep you busy for a good long time, and the lush interface is easy on the ears and eyes--a welcome relief from the newsprint-stained paper shaking in your hands on the subway. Installation is easy, and you can start playing right away, though you might get sidetracked for a bit by the engaging FaceMaker utility that personalizes your player interface. Once you've got your face and name set up, you can solve puzzles alone, compete with a nearby friend, or challenge a total stranger over the Internet. The competitive option is structured much like traditional tournament: time and accuracy are both important. The many MIDI music choices are unobtrusive, the three backgrounds are gorgeous but not distracting, and the solving interface is clever and simple to master. The puzzles themselves are challenging in a straightforward way--no tricky New York Times stuff here! If a clue baffles you, it's easy (some would say too easy) to get a hint or even to have the whole word filled in for you. Then, if a word is still unfamiliar, you can open up the online Webster's New World College Dictionary provided and improve your vocabulary for next time. Though it may seem strange at first for crossword puzzles to migrate to your computer monitor, you'll soon find yourself thinking of "paper" as just a five-letter word for "obsolete." --Rob Lightner Amazon.com Product Description: With over 500 puzzles, Hoyle Crosswords challenges both the beginner and intermediate puzzler. If you are stumped, Hoyle offers hints, single letters, and even the whole word. Try the head-to-head contest against a friend or the PC, or play solo. The five different skill levels provide challenging word puzzles for any player. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Fun For Young And OldWhether you are young or old; beginner or hardcore crosswords enthusiast, you're going to be entertained by this game. I play a game a couple times a week. My mother, 83, will actually touch the computer in order to play. And when my grandchildren were here for a week, one or the other was playing crosswords the whole time. It helps excercise the thinking processes, it's educational and, above all, it's fun. |
