KEN KEN Electronic Handheld Game

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• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1 x 4.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001KW08HC
• Item model number: 02319
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 24,281 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
  

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KENKEN is Japan's hottest brain game with a mathematical twist. This easy to use handheld electronic game is the perfect portable puzzle to sharpen your math and logic skills.
KEN KENTM is the new Sudoku! KEN KENTM is Japan's hottest new brain game with a mathematical twist! This easy to use handheld electronic game is the perfect portable puzzle to sharpen your math and logic skills.
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“ I still ADORE Kenken, and will continue to do the paper puzzles, but I am not hooked on this handheld. ” Snapdragon|3reviewers made a similar statement
“ Screen a little hard to see. ” A. Smith|4reviewers made a similar statement
“ It is an okay game, not very sophisticated of an interface. ” D. DeRose|1reviewer made a similar statement
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77 of 79 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but not the quality I expected February 18, 2009
By Snapdragon
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Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars
First, I must tell you that I am addicted to Kenken puzzles... on paper. I also greatly enjoy Sudoku and own two different handheld electronic versions of that game. So, when an electronic version of Kenken hit the market, I was ready for it. Drooling, in fact.My Kenken arrived today. After opening it and feeding it the requisite triple-As, I started in on the play time. First thing I noticed was that there was no light. I searched around the outside of the toy for a light switch (like on my Sudoku), but couldn't find one. So, I had to go to the instructions. They were in English (yay!) and I found that by using the stylus and poking in just the right spot on the screen, I could turn on the light. So far, so good. The stylus is much more flexible than my other handheld electronic puzzles- one might even call it 'cheap'... The light must be cheap, too- it goes out every 30 seconds and you have to re-touch the one tiny little spot on the screen to re-light. Only be careful! If you touch too far to the left, you reset the whole game you have been working on and the timer keeps on ticking. Very frustrating. No- make that ANNOYING AS ALL-GET-OUT!The game started on level 1 which is a 3 x 3 puzzle. Too easy. So, I tried to find a way to change levels- hoping to get a 6 x 6 puzzle. The instructions said that I would have a choice of levels each time the game was turned on. Nope. I found level 10 quite by accident. Still too easy on a 4 x 4 grid. I have no idea how to get to the 6 x 6...After each puzzle, you hit the "done" button. Then, the game tells you if you won or lost. If you won, it tells you how many points you got but you never know if the points are based on how fast you played or how few mistakes you had to correct or if you smiled at it or what. Then, up in the right hand corner or the screen, it displays your score. But- once you play one game, the score stays and doesn't keep adding for each subsequent game. Seems pointless to just have 980 sitting up there and not knowing what it really means. If the machine would just say "YES!" when I finish a puzzle correctly, that would be all I need to keep going...Wondering what would happen if I didn't win, I did a puzzle wrong and the screen proclaimed "you lose" and then flashed on the parts that were wrong and then very quickly reset the puzzle.The unit itself feels flimsy- the screen is not very sensitive and I have to tap hard to enter numbers. It's not easy to tap hard with the cheapo stylus. Also, the way in which the numbers are entered is completely backward from my Sudoku game, so I had to really focus on what I was doing.I guess what I am saying is that I was really disappointed with the product. I still ADORE Kenken, and will continue to do the paper puzzles, but I am not hooked on this handheld. The puzzles are not challenging enough and the product is more expensive than the user friendly, sturdy, mega-screen Sudoku I am used to.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars How To Advance To A Bigger Grid August 18, 2009
By Dianne
Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars
If I had read the reviews of the game before purchasing it I might not have but I didn't and I did so I was stuck to on how to get to a bigger grid too. I called the customer support number on the package and got this hint. It worked and I'm now extremely happy with the product (I do use my DS Lite stylus). I figure that if I want to drop back down to a small grid I can always use the reset button. Hope this helps someone:Hint to move to a bigger grid size:1. While you are in a game touch "DONE"2. "LEAVE PUZZLE" will appear on the screen3. Touch "Y"4. The game shows a new puzzle.a. If this is a puzzle you want to try then start playing.b. If you want a different puzzle, then you must repeat steps 1,2 and 3.If you follow the steps outlined you will get to larger puzzles. You may have to exit out 20-30 times but eventually you will hit a larger puzzle.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ken Ken not quite what I had hoped for February 14, 2009
By A. Smith
Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Product and manual not especially user friendly. Screen a little hard to see. Glad I already understood the game. Has lots of levels. Biggest drawback is the screen. The black lines are quite faint. Hard to see the symbols. Once you say done, if you are wrong, the entire puzzle clears so you can do it again from scratch.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun with mind exercises
The game provides fun and interest at any time. You can start with easy 4 x 4 squares with a low difficulty rating to a 6 x 6 matrix with a difficulty rating of 10. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rayz
1.0 out of 5 stars Touch screen does not work
I just recieved the toy and from the first use the touch screen did not work properly. I cannot select numbers and certain rows are not selectable. Try a different product!
Published 11 months ago by Jon
2.0 out of 5 stars Auto shutoff is a real pain
I love KenKen and, while I prefer the paper puzzles (where I can jot down notes), sometimes I enjoy the challenge of completely "solving the problem in my head" which this unit... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dave
1.0 out of 5 stars I didn't expect much, but this "beat" my low expectations ... and not...
For 10 bucks and after reading other reviews, I was prepared for the poor instructions from earlier reviews and limited range of games. Read more
Published 15 months ago by JackieVT
1.0 out of 5 stars bad buy
I was very disappointed and felt the ad was misleading The larges block on this game is 4x4. I was looking for a full 9x9 game
Published 17 months ago by boomers mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Ken Ken Maniac!
I've been addicted to Ken Ken (calcu-doku, etc.) for almost a year now after getting a couple sample puzzles in a big book of puzzles quite a few years ago. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Kayla Patterson
3.0 out of 5 stars Handheld KenKen
Game is the only electronic source of KenKen if you don't own a smartphone or Blackberry. It is an okay game, not very sophisticated of an interface. Read more
Published 22 months ago by D. DeRose
5.0 out of 5 stars One month in: so far, so good
I was given this for Christmas, and am only now finding out that it only costs [...]. I would happily pay double for what I've seen so far. Read more
Published on January 26, 2010 by Eclect
3.0 out of 5 stars Changing Levels is a Mystery!
It definitely took me a good three minutes to figure outexactly how to change levels.One of the reviews below me had it right the first three steps. Read more
Published on December 18, 2009 by Dulce Lee A. Madlangbayan
5.0 out of 5 stars Toyreviews
Mine works great ive had no issues with it. I love how many puzzles there are and the different degrees of difficulty. great toy...this is my go to gift for xmas this year.
Published on June 15, 2009 by toyreveiws
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Product Features

• Backlit touch screen with stylus included
• Includes thousands of puzzls for hours of endless challenge
• 10 levels of difficulty with timer and scoring built into unit
• Hint tool for assistance when needed
• Compact design great for travel

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KEN KEN Electronic Handheld Game