Sudo Magic

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Proving that there's life left in the old Sudoku formula, Ewan's been reviewing Sudo Magic for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3 smartphones . Can hard gameplay, plus a glossy and well thought out interface save Sudo Magic from being YASC?

"I’ve been watching the development of the titles from Five Deer Software since the summer, with the launch of a java Rubik’s (err) Magic Cube. Just before Christmas, Patrick dropped me an email to say that they had finished Sudo Magic, and would I like a look at it? Yes, I would!

And while it does get tagged YASC (Yet another Sudoku clone), there’s enough thought going on here to make it a keeper on my smartphone.

Starting with the interface – it’s a dual switching mode. In the first mode, the cursor moves around the 9x9 game grid, and your number pad enters the numbers into the onscreen Sudoku grid. Hit one of the soft keys, and you’re taken to the icon strip along the bottom, which provides all the functions you’ll need in the game, including a handy undo feature." 

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