| | |  | | Home » Puzzle Expedition (Nintendo DS) | | | | | | | Description: | | On a quest to track down her father, Anna enlists a guide to take her to her father's last known stop on his expedition. Ben and Anna must work together as a team to continue moving forward. The two of them must move stones and create pathways through each level while avoiding becoming stuck. Help Ben and Anna collect clues among the ruins as you solve the clever puzzles to lead them through Puzzle Expedition!
Features include:
•Clever puzzles to test your strategy skills
•Use blocks, switches, and teleports to complete each puzzle
•No time limit for solving each puzzle
•Help Anna & Ben in this problem-solving adventure!
•Intriguing story with two endings!
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Release Date:
| November 09, 2010 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Nintendo DS | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
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30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Highly Challenging Puzzles to Figure OutJan 15, 2011
By Zandaxar
On each level in order to successfully navigate your two characters to the exit, you have to figure out the right sequence to do everything in. You only control one character at a time and both have identical abilities/limitations such as how high they can climb up to or down from.
By far the most common thing you do, is to push and stack blocks to help you get where you need to go. Other puzzle mechanics are: elevators, teleporters, magnetic blocks and lever-operated electromagnets, blocks that disappear if two are placed next to each other, lever-operated retracting platforms and more.
Pros:
* Levels are well-designed and generally are quite challenging.
* Has a Quicksave/Quickload feature with three save slots, that lets you save your progress at any point during a level that you can reload at anytime later while still playing that particular level.
* Has a grid overlay you can click on or off at anytime that can help you see the exact distances.
* In the Help section, every puzzle mechanic and game technique has some text and pictures explaining its use.
* You can hit the Select button to directly bring up the Quicksave/QuickLoad feature instead of having to access it from the pause menu.
Cons:
* Only marks that you solved a level and no other information such as total time taken or number of attempts is recorded.
* You unlock levels one at a time with the option to skip up to three levels, which means you can only have up to four unsolved levels at any one time unlocked.
* When using Quicksave/Quickload especially if you are utilizing all three save slots, you may have to pay careful attention to the labels since they are the time elapsed since you last hit save and since a file saved in a particular slot may well (at least in my own experience) be located in a different slot next time you open this feature.
Comments:
In terms of level design and difficulty, this game is similar to Exit DS, so if you liked that one you will probably also like this one. Personally I think it is great and it is now one of my favorite DS brain puzzle games.
Also it is a wonderfully efficient feature to be able to save your progress during levels so you don't have to keep repeating the same first several solution-steps if you make a wrong choice later.
Some Additional Info:
The game is controlled entirely with the control pad and buttons(though you can use the stylus for the menus if you want). The puzzles can be on just one screen or sometimes they can take up both the top and bottom screens. The characters are a bit on the small side, being just two grid units high(each DS screen is divided into a 24 by 32 grid), so for some players this game might be easier to see and play on a DSi XL.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Puzzle expeditionAug 23, 2011
By Mary
"mrhc45"
I am not too far in the game. It is a dificult game to play, at least for me. I had to skip 3 puzzles but later was able to go back and do 2 of them. Now stuck on another one. I dont know if I will even be able to finish it. But I like puzzle games so I will figure this on out. 8/27 changing to 5 stars!
I am still playing this game and though it is very challenging it is fun and I am enjoying it so made it 5 stars! Some puzzles I have needed help so found a walk through online.
It's a great price too for the many puzzles there are.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Challenging and satisfying!Oct 12, 2011
By Gail Christiansen
"Frog Face"
One of my favorite games for the DS! If you like challenging games that exercise your mind, test your anlytical skills,expand your cause and effect concepts, you'll love this game. It is very rewarding when you solve the puzzle. I confess to having to refer to a walk-through ocassionally to get through.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great Mind Workout!Mar 30, 2012
By Eileen M. Griffin
If you're a logical thinking person, you'll think this game no problem to solve, especially in the beginning. But after the first several games, you find the logic isn't quite right! Right now, I am stumped on a situation, and I wish there was a way of getting a hint. But no such luck. If you're not one who is determined, this game is not for you. However, if you like a good challenge, invest in Puzzle Expedition!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
It exercises your brain!Feb 26, 2012
By Graphic Novel / Manga Reader
"ownstoomanybooks"
If you like Fire n Ice from the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), this game is just like it. It involves alot of thinking, strategies and planning.
You have to figure out a way to get through to the exit by moving blocks to help you along the way. It's really interesting but boy, does it make you think, trying different ways. You often get stuck so you have to start over again and try what you didn't do previously or try something different.
It's fun for those who like mind-boggling puzzles where you spend time looking at it. It's definitely not a fast-paced game. A game where you can easily play one level at a time or several at a time then put it down.
Kids might get frustrated with it easily but adults could get some exercise with their brains. :)
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