All puzzles completed with no assists. Jupiter certainly know how to do picross, as this SEGA-themed entry in their Picross S series is as highly-polished as ever, with a total of 480 puzzles of varying size and difficulty across four game modes - normal, colour, "mega picross" and "clip picross". The last two here perhaps take some explanation: "mega picross" introduces clues that span two rows/columns, while "clip picross" divides a very large image into several smaller ones, each of which must be solved in turn. While I didn't use them, a number of assists are available to help those less familiar with the puzzle techniques, and the welcoming theme is a further draw towards this particular entry in the series. There's not really a huge amount of innovation on offer here, but what it does, it does very well.

Reviewed on Oct 17, 2022


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