Solitaire Overload - Nintendo DS

I bought this for my grandmother as she got herself a DS after she tried mine out. She says she really enjoys it, and it has games that she enjoys playing. I would never buy this for myself or a kid though, I just don't see it being a hit with a younger audience. Grandparents would be a safe bet though I think!

I love having too many games! Good explanations and so many games! It's great! Thank you!

I tried this solitaire collection while waiting to get a copy of "Clubhouse Games." I'm 61; female; never played video games in my life & never have been at all interested. My grown sons guffawed at my Nintendo DS purchase. In my defense, I bought it for Brain Age 1&2.... And then thought it would be perfect for long trans-con flights - - if I could find some "adult" kinds of games that didn't involve blowing up cars or hopping across rivers & avoiding alligators.I was sure that SO would be the answer. It would have a gazillion different solitaire games! Hot doggies! This would be the entire family of the famous game we all play while on telephone hold, right?Well, sort of.This software is just ok.SO suffers most from lack of instructions, which I feel are important, especially since solitaire games are very similar to each other. I finally got out my Hoyle book and another card game book for instructions on how to play these games! (There are no instructions in the dox. Altho there are some onboard for each game, they're pretty obscure. As I said, I got out my Hoyle to help me understand the onboard directions! Really, now, one shouldn't have to consult another source to play the game. Really lacking on the consumer support!)I'd like to be able to search by game type, but this does not appear to be possible, despite the "search" feature."Slider" down R side of screen is so sensitive as to be almost uncontrollable. (If you hate shopping carts that won't steer, you'll hate this failure, too!)Positives: User may change wallpapers, choose music (including a shuffle option), and change card reverse pic. Resolution is sharp in the wallpapers. The cards themselves are a little hard to read, but it's a very small image!Still and all, there are a lot of negatives, so I decided to keep looking.Stop here if you don't want to read about the game I found and love!- -As long as I was hunting again, I decided I wanted something that had more game variety than just solitaire card games (which is why CG had looked so attractive).If I had known about "TouchMaster," I wouldn't have bothered with SO at all!TM has plenty of games for the solo player, including several card solitaires. In addition to very good, concise on-screen instructions, there are instructions for each game in the liner notes in the case (yay!) that are well-written and lucid.Has a wheel-of-fortune type (this has only 6 categories, alas, so repetition happens pretty quickly), word search, etc. Several card games will help you brush up your 11, 13, and 21 addition facts. Some games are strictly chance; others involve varying amounts of skill and strategy. You can read elsewhere in detail about the content.All games are stylus-activated. A big plus.I must have spent 6 hours with this software tonight. (Yes, I should have been grinding on my lengthy to-do list, but I just couldn't resist. I'll probably play some more after I finish this review!)- -Forget SO. Use your $ for TM. You won't be sorry you passed on SO. Compared to TM, SO is a non-starter. (I can't get the "star" rating to change to a star. What I'd really like is 1/2 a star!) mb

The interface is a little challenging (too many weird game options) but once you figure it out it's nice to play solitaire without a pop up ad interrupting you after every third game. I use this to fall asleep at night. It's back-lit just enough to see without lighting up the whole room for my partner.

cannot for the life of me how to figure out how to play my spider solitare fav game!!! directions are poor.

Solitaire Overload for Nintendo DSExcellent program, easy to use, 101 solitaire games offered, great "how to play" section for each game. New game for the Nintendo DS in 2008. I've spent many hours playing it already. I am very pleased with this product.In addition, the product came from a vender outside of Amazon.com and the vender sent the game promptly, charged a very small and reasonable shipping and handling charge as well. Overall, I am extremely pleased with the way Amazon.com handled this order.

There are a billion different types of solitaire to choose from. The graphics are okay. I have a hard time understanding the instructions to many of the games. The card faces are very small. You are given a choice of backgrounds and music. None of which will make you jump up and down. I have leaned how to play a couple of difference fun solitare games from Solitaire Overload. I think if it had different graphics, and music, and layout it would be able to keep my attention longer.

I have been playing this game every day since I bought it. I love the variety of games within the game. If I get bored with one game, I move on to another one that looks interesting. All in all it was one of the best purchases I have made.

Came earlier than expected and is in good working condition.

Fun to play