Video Games : Solitaire: Ultimate Collection (Nintendo DS)

Rating: - Nicely implemented patience game
This is a pretty good game, with a huge selection of different varieties of patience, all customisable according to preference, e.g. number of cards turned over at once, number of times allowed to go through pack.

One small flaw, however, is that it doesn't allow different user profiles to be set up, meaning that the stats for games played are based on all games played, by anybody. Also, the cards are, by necessity, pretty small on the screen, so if you need reading glasses, you'll have to wear them for this.

Very intuitive to play - an older relative with no video-game experience was able to pick it up and play it with no instruction. Overall, I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys either real-life or computer-based patience games.

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Rating: - A must for card game lovers...
I gave this to my 76 year old mother (with a new DS) a few weeks ago, and I've not seen her since!

She's addicted. (And now understands why teenage boys crowd round computer game consoles in shops!)

There's a huge choice of Solitaire games, almost too many to keep track of what you've tried etc. I wish they would bring something like this out with over a 100 word games. If you like card games, you will like this - a bargain for the price.

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Rating: - Great fun!
This game is excellent fun, i agree with D Davies, that a hint option would be great, but it is a really good game, very frustrating at times but the games are explained very well, they take a little bit of getting used to tho!

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Rating: - Addictive!
As with another reviewer - why did we have to wait for so long! This game is addictive! Totally! Loads of different games for all ages! Love this game!

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Rating: - Hours of value for money
If you enjoy solitaire then this is a great purchase. The package includes a huge variety of games including the well known "Klondike" (the version that comes with Microsoft Windows), Spider and FreeCell. All are visually well presented and easily controlled with either the touch screen or interface keys, and each game comes complete with instructions on how to play. Several customisable options are also available including a selection of good looking backgrounds and card backs.

The only reason for not giving it 5 starts is that it doesn't track your highest score or completion time for each game variant, it unfortunately only tracks how many times you've won and lost each game. For the price of this package it's hard to complain and highly recommended.