It got them busy, that’s what. The DS lite is an ultra addictive addiction now seen in the hands of many a young game enthusiasts and it no wonder then that it is beginning to seep into the very psyche of people’s mindsets. It seems to have grown from the stage of “something for people to do when they are bored” to “This is my way of life; you go define yours”. It is now filling up a void that the ubiquitous PC could not really encroach into—the warm space in the hands of people when they aren’t talking on phones or not dabbling with their personal computers.

DS lite is a welcome addition and is quite a replacement when it comes to Sony’s PSP simply because of its small size; doable form factor, the innovative touch screen abilities and with great games to boot. Well, the screen resolution isn’t really something you ought to clap hands for, when compared to the Sony PSP but then, look at the sheer number of games you can pick from.

All the way from the addictive Picross to the scary Dementium: The Ward, you have no dearth of games to keep you up in the night.

DS lite is indeed a hand-filler — a machine that can fill the void that has been left by the omnipresent PC and the addictive cell phones.

We often have nagging habits don’t we? How about adding another one to it? Well, even before you read this ensure that you have your charger about you because this is a confirmed “addiction material” and you will never end up closing that lid of your DS lite. Picross is a game published by Jupiter for the Nintendo DS series of consoles and it demands a flawless execution of logic and patience, because it isn’t just a “join-the-dots” game.

The game basically follows the usual picross rules – nonograms or logic puzzles by painting pictures. The game consists of cells that are to colored or not colored at all, depending on the numbers that show up at the side. On completion of the game you ought to have arrived at a picture – provided you got it right. It might sounds simple, but it does demand a fair amount of focus and concentration to arrive at the logic.

This game has the power to keep awake through the night, covered under the blanket and furiously trying to get it right, again and again until you cross the point of no return. This brain-teaser brings life to normal puzzle games and is an awesome value for the price it is available at. The feels natural since the touch-screens make it easy to play it, but sometimes the grids shrink in size in contrast to an increase in size that can make it a little irritable to zoom in and out to notice the boxes inside. It has also has a two player mode, by the way.

On the whole, a great “value for money” game that comes with a solid promise to get you hooked on to it for life.

SonikDude reviews Picross for the Nintendo DS Lite. This is a very long review, so you may want to skip forward every so often. Or, grab some snacks and watch the full review. One thing for sure, you should have a very good idea of whether you should buy this game or not by the end of the review!