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    Pokémon Picross

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Dec 02, 2015

    A free-to-start game for the 3DS combining Picross gameplay with the Pokémon franchise.

    mrchozo's Pokémon Picross (Nintendo 3DS eShop) review

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    You must: a) Be a Picross Addict and b) Take the free-to-start aspect as a personal challenge

    I have a Picross problem (played all other Nintendo releases), and I'm actually on the positive side of the fence, in favor of Pokemon Picross. I've been playing it since release, and I surprisingly like that the Picrite economy forces me to play a short daily training every day. And the fact that I have to beat the challenge time to get an extra two currency has made me get faster at completing puzzles. It's a nice, long, daily drip feed of Picross with the occasional day or two where I've had enough money to buy an eight-ball of puzzles where I can go into a frenzy, much like a drug addict.

    I will admit that some days it takes a HEAVY amount of restraint to not spend the full $30 of actual money (the technical full purchase price) on the game, but I think the fun truly comes out of trying to complete the achievements and level challenges to squeeze every drop of currency into buying the next set of puzzles. I will admit to paying $5 for the two "on sale/best value" Picrite packs, mostly to get the Mega Pencil, since saving up 500 Picrites is insane. I can easily justify spending $1 less than I spent on one Picross E set.

    Oh, and there are Pokemon.

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      This is basically a demo, if you like it the purchase is almost mandatory. 0

      Pokémon Picross(Nintendo 3DS eShop) by junior_ain on January 19, 2016

      This is a neat little game that can be downloaded freely from the 3DS store, though you can hardly play it without paying. Unless you are extremely casual and play something like one or two puzzles a day just for fun the purchase is almost required. This is extended demo at best, not at all free to play. The game features 30 locations which require the in-game currency to unlock; the Picrites.Each puzzle you complete a Pokemon image will be formed, that Pokemon is the one you just caught. So by ...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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