I was really excited when I heard about a PSP version of Sudoku. I had never played it in a book or newspaper, but I enjoyed it on the web. A PSP version would rule. I always have my PSP with me. Sudoku, anywhere any time.
I finally picked it up and from the first it was awesome. The graphics are very nice, especially for such a simple puzzle game. You can even add your own background image from pictures on your memory stick. Something I didn’t even think about but was delighted to discover. The audio is wonderful. The background music is very soft and relaxing. It is very nice and helps you think.
The gameplay was something I worried about. I can use my keyboard when I play Sudoku on my computer, and the Nintendo DS has a stylus to draw with. The controls for the game worked out really well. They are intuitive and you can scroll around the screen to the necessary cell with ease. Rapid use of the shoulder buttons to pick numbers turned out to be a breeze as well.
So with all of these good points, why was I disappointed? Attention: Please Wait. There is an awful bug in the US version of this game. For some reason, repeatedly during play the game will throw up a message saying “Attention: Please Wait!” At first I thought it was just trying to load more music or something. I tried turning the background music off. I thought that would be strange since it’s such a simple game and the PSP is quite powerful. Well something else is wrong because that didn’t help at all. The game will still throw up that message at random times for no apparent reason. It breaks your concentration and the clock continues to count down while the message is displayed. In a game where you are trying to solve puzzles as quickly as possible, that is just unacceptable.
This bug turns what would otherwise be a great game into a huge waste of money. Apparently Ubisoft knows of this bug and they say that if the PSP is plugged in, it is not as prevalent. Plugged in!?! I bought it because it was a portable game! If I wanted to play while plugged in I could play over the web on my computer for free!!
Do not buy this game unless you can get a non US version somewhere.
I have the game as well and saw this message popping up and wondered why they would have it do this. Amazing to find out that it's a bug in the game... I had no idea. Ticked me off when I was playing the game though. We need to follow this one up with Ubisoft and get them to correct it and replace the UMDs in the US. Alrighty then, now I am ticked!
I can't believe that this game is listed as a simulation. It's simulating a sudoku puzzle, but it's the exact same, making it a puzzle. Good reveiw, and thanks for letting us know, because I was actualy considering it.
Yeah, I actually bought the game and sent an e-mail to Ubisoft support. Their response is that they are aware of the "bug" and that you need to make sure your battery is charged at at least 40% or higher. If the battery drops below 40%, then this bug will cause the "please wait" screen to pop up. So I made sure my battery was fully charged and the "please wait" still popped-up and screwed with the gameplay. Ubisoft seems to be playing this one off and not taking any responsibility for fixing it. Sad that they are not taking care of this and doing the right thing.
well i have the japanese demo for this, its called kazuo, its a new download for fimware 2.71, so...for me theres reall yno need to buy this, after all the puzzles on the demo are randomly generated
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