10 Best Nintendo 3DS Games

By J.D. Laney /

7. Crashmo

A puzzle game€™s greatness is measured by how much it makes you feel smarter than you really are. There€™s no fun to this genre if your brain cells aren€™t being tickled while you€™re playing. In this regard, Crashmo provides the definitive puzzle game experience on the 3DS. An E-Shop exclusive, Crashmo builds off the already solid foundation of its predecessor, Pushmo. The player controls Mallo, an adorable sumo-wrestler-mouse thing whose only goal in life is to collect as many birds as possible. To do so, Mallo must push, spin and time-travel his way to the peak of every genius puzzle-tower in his way. It doesn€™t sound all that exciting on paper, but that€™s the genius of it. You don€™t see its brilliance coming until you play it. The satisfaction you get the moment everything clicks and little Mallo happily hops his way up to claim his feathery prize can€™t be described. It€™s such a feeling that you€™ll want to experience it over and over again, which is what makes this one of the most addictive puzzle games out there. This is a perfect pick-up and play game, but unless you have an inhuman amount of self-control, don€™t expect to put it down until you€™ve solved just one more puzzle€