Dell Magazines Crosswords

Ok, word puzzle fans!  Here's a question for you!  Who is the most trusted name in word puzzles?  Well, if you said Dell Magazines Crosswords, you are right!

Sierra Family Games now brings you over 1200 crossword puzzles from Dell Magazines, the puzzle experts!

You can choose to play Easy, Medium or Hard puzzles or you can let the computer decide for you!  Play by yourself...against the clock...against friends...or work with a friend to solve a puzzle!

Don't worry if you get stuck because you can let the computer solve a single word, a letter, or the entire puzzle!  There is a mistake alert option that will let you know when you have made a mistake, too.

You can time yourself or friends and you can even keep track of your playing statistics.  Dell Magazines Crosswords even allows you to save and print out puzzles, and you can check word definitions with the Webster's New World College Dictionary which is included on the game CD.

This great software can be played with or without the CD which makes it ideal for playing on your laptop!  Use the Facemaker to customize your player icon!  You can be as conventional or as crazy as you want...you can even change the puzzle background and music selections!

Dell Magazines Crosswords has been rated E for Everybody and is usable by both PC and Mac computers.

Minimum System Requirements for PC include:  Pentium 133 or higher, Windows 95/98/2000/ME, 16MB RAM, 4X CD-ROM, 640x480 resolution @ 16-bit color, 55MB Hard Drive Space, keyboard and mouse.

Minimum System Requirements for MAC include:  PowerPC or PowerMac G3 including iMac, System 7.5.3 or higher, 32MB unused RAM, 4X CD-ROM, 640x480 resolution @ thousands of colors, 55MB Hard Drive Space, keyboard and mouse.
 

Install: Quick and Easy Install.

Gameplay:  9.5.
This software sports an incredibly smooth interface.

Graphics:  9.5.
Bold, vibrant colors are used throughout this software.  The Facemaker programming allows you to make realistic player icons.

Sound:  9.5.
You'll find great voice quality, superb sound effects and lively music that you can choose to change at will.

Difficulty:  9.0.
This software is extremely easy to use for even the novice player.  This category earns its high score due to the challenging aspects of playing the Hard puzzle choices!

Concept:  9.5.
Kudos to Sierra for bringing us yet another timeless classic game that we can use on our computers!

Multiplayer: N/A

Overall:  9.5.
This is as good as it gets, folks!  Word puzzlers everywhere will rejoice at being able to play crossword puzzles from "the puzzle experts", Dell Magazines Crosswords!