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Puzzle Series is a series of puzzle video games by Hudson Soft.

Titles

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Games in the main Puzzle Series brand are collected as numbered volumes according to platform.

DS Puzzle Series

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Games in the DS Puzzle Series are:

  • Vol. 1: JIGSAWPUZZLE , released March 23, 2006 in Japan[1]
  • Vol. 2: CROSSWORD , released March 23, 2006 in Japan[1]
  • Vol. 3: SUDOKU, released March 23, 2006 in Japan,[1] later released as Sudoku Gridmaster in North America and Sudoku Master in Europe
  • Vol. 4: KAKURO , released August 10, 2006 in Japan[2]
  • Vol. 5: SLITHERLINK , released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3] (an unofficial translation patch providing English menus is now available)
  • Vol. 6: ILLUST LOGIC , released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3]
  • Vol. 7: CROSSWORD 2, released November 16, 2006 in Japan[3]
  • Vol. 8: NANKURO (ナンクロ , Nankuro, short for "Number Crossword"), released December 14, 2006 in Japan[4]
  • Vol. 9: SUDOKU 2 Deluxe, released December 21, 2006 in Japan[5]
  • Vol. 10: HITORI , released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
  • Vol. 11: NURIKABE , released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
  • Vol. 12: AKARI , released March 8, 2007 in Japan[6]
  • Vol. 13: KANJI PUZZLE, released March 29, 2007 in Japan[7]

On October 5, 2007, Hudson began to phase out the Puzzle Series brand, announcing a new puzzle series for the Nintendo DS. The titles are:

  • Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic (イラストロジックDS+からふるロジック), released October 25 in Japan.[8]
  • Crossword DS + Sekai 1-Shuu Cross (クロスワードDS+世界1周クロス), released on October 25 in Japan.[8]
  • Jigsawpuzzle DS: DS de Meguru Sekai Isan no Tabi (ジグソーパズルDS - DSで巡る世界遺産の旅), released March 6, 2008 in Japan
  • Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban (数独DS ニコリのSUDOKU 決定版), released May 29, 2008 in Japan,[9]

DSiWare games

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In 2009, Hudson began releasing DSiWare adaptations of some of its puzzle games:

  • Sudoku 50! (Sudoku Student in America), adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released March 18, 2009 in Japan,[10] June 26, 2009 in Europe[11]
  • Sudoku 150! (Sudoku Master in America), adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released March 18, 2009 in Japan,[10] June 29, 2009 in America[12]
  • Illustlogic, adapted from Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic, released April 15, 2009 in Japan[10]
  • Illustlogic + Nihon no Mukashi Banashi (イラストロジック+日本の昔話), adapted from Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic, released September 30, 2009 in Japan[10]
  • Sudoku Sensei, adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released January 15, 2010 in Europe,[11]

Wii PUZZLE Series

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Games in the Wii PUZZLE Series are:

  • Vol. 1: SUDOKU , released March 21, 2007 in Japan.[13] The game features a control scheme in which players use the Wii Remote to point and select a number and insert it into the space.
  • Vol. 2: Illustlogic + Colorful Logic (イラストロジック+からふるロジック), released July 10, 2008 in Japan.[14]

A Crossword game, presumed to be branded as a Puzzle Series game,[citation needed ] was announced by Hudson at the Japanese Wii Preview event on September 14, 2006 with a projected release in March 2007,[15] but was never released.

Jigsawpuzzle

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"Jigsawpuzzle" redirects here. For physical jigsaw puzzles, see Jigsaw puzzle.

Puzzle Series features a Jigsawpuzzle sub-brand, which includes:

  • Jigsawpuzzle: Weekly Puppies Calendar Collection (ジグソーパズルこいぬめくり編, Jigsawpuzzle: Koinu Mekuri Hen) and Jigsawpuzzle: Weekly Kits Calendar Collection (ジグソーパズルこねこめくり編, Jigsawpuzzle: Koneko Mekuri Hen)for the Nintendo DS (both released August 3, 2006 in Japan),[16] based on the Mekuri calendar brand by Japanese company Comin.[17]
  • Jigsawpuzzle: Oden-kun (ジグソーパズル おでんくん) (released October 26, 2006 in Japan[18] ) and Jigsawpuzzle: Oden-kun 2 (ジグソーパズル おでんくん) (released March 29, 2007 in Japan[19] ) for the Nintendo DS based on the picture book franchise The Adventure of Oden-kun by author/illustrator Lily Franky.
  • Jigsawpuzzle: Kyo no Wanko (ジグソーパズル きょうのわんこ, "Dog of the Day") for the Wii, based on the "Kyo no Wanko" segment on the Japanese morning show Mezamashi TV . The game was released in Japan on July 26, 2007.[20] For 1-4 players.

Hudson stopped using Jigsawpuzzle branding for jigsaw puzzle games with the announcement of Jigsawpuzzle DS: DS de Meguru Sekai Isan no Tabi as part of a new puzzle series in October 2007.[8]

3DS game

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In 2011, Hudson released its final puzzle game, a Nintendo 3DS game collection of four Nikoli puzzles: Sudoku, Shikaku, Hashiwokakero and Light Up. It was released in Japan on June 2 as Sudoku to 3-Tsu no Puzzle: Nikoli no Puzzle Variety (数独と3つのパズル〜ニコリのパズルバラエティ〜, Sudoku and 3 Puzzles: Nikoli Puzzle Variety);[21] in Europe on June 9 as Sudoku – The Puzzle Game Collection;[22] and in America as Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle on October 25.[23] [24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dssudoku Archived 2007年05月08日 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007年05月08日. Retrieved 2007年06月26日.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/061115.pdf [permanent dead link ‍]
  4. ^ (in Japanese) パズルシリーズ Vol.8 ナンクロ | Puzzle Seriese Vol.8 NANKURO Archived 2008年04月09日 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Vol.921221DS [permanent dead link ‍]
  6. ^ a b c http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2007/070306.pdf [permanent dead link ‍]
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007年04月28日. Retrieved 2007年06月26日.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ a b c DS+1DS+ 1025DS2 [permanent dead link ‍]
  9. ^ Ds "Sudoku" [permanent dead link ‍]
  10. ^ a b c d "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009年09月10日. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  11. ^ a b "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009年09月10日. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  12. ^ "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  13. ^ Vol.1 321 Archived 2007年03月14日 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2008/080709.pdf [permanent dead link ‍]
  15. ^ Hudson Entertainment - Video Games, Mobile Games, Ringtones, and More! Archived 2007年09月28日 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060728.pdf [permanent dead link ‍]
  17. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2006年07月17日). "Non-Game Flood - IGN". Ds.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2012年02月06日. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  18. ^ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060927_2.pdf [permanent dead link ‍]
  19. ^ 2 329DS(R) [permanent dead link ‍]
  20. ^ (in Japanese) ジグソーパズル きょうのわんこ 公式サイト Archived 2009年04月08日 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.jp. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  22. ^ "Sudoku - The Puzzle Game Collection | Nintendo 3DS | Games". Nintendo. Archived from the original on 2024年03月08日. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  23. ^ "Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle for Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo Game Details". Nintendo.com. Archived from the original on 2018年01月20日. Retrieved 2018年01月19日.
  24. ^ "Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc". Archived from the original on 2012年11月14日. Retrieved 2012年11月28日.
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