


We hope that many of you flocked to stores this week to get
Barnyard Blast. If so, or if you're a fan of crosswords, you might be happy to know that the same developer (Sanuk Games) is coming out with
Crossword Challenge.
Or, you might be thinking, "
Another crossword game?" Aside from the
New York Times title, Nintendo is coming out with one in May. Then there are iterations using
The Sun's crosswords and a
USA Today's. So, in other words,
five games. If you speak Japanese, there's also
Compile Heart's release.
We don't mind an oversaturated crossword market, though.
New York Times puzzles can be too hard, Nintendo ones
might be too easy,
The Sun's will be
too trashy, and
USA Today's crosswords are always too similar. In our opinion, there's definitely a place for this Sanuk Games project.
Of course, whether there's room in the
market is another question.
The New York Times rendition came out long ago, but surely sales for the other four will eat into each other, with (we think) Nintendo's being the most successful. Whether or not the publishers do well, though, there's no doubt that with competition, the consumer always wins.