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Bookworm Adventures

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Developer: PopCap Games, Inc
Publisher: PopCap Games, Inc
Genre: Puzzle & Casual > Word
Released: Nov 28, 2006
Players: 1

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Mike Hommel: 9

Awesome. Needs genuine adventuring with random battles and things to find and all, rather than a fixed progression, but even as it is, it's hard to find a better word game. The mini-games are really great. I have no negative remarks. This would be a 10 if it wasn't linear - I won't knock this in my usual way as much as usual, though, because if you die, you keep your experience. So there is value in leveling up - if you can't succeed, you can retry until you do, and you'll be stronger every time. Plus you get to replay mini-games for more goodies to help you!

John Bardinelli: 9

Talk about addictive! I was really surprised how good this game turned out to be. It works a lot like your typical word game but with an adventure-like quest tacked on. You play the pudgy green worm Lex who must defeat foe after foe to rescue a princess trapped inside a book. Use letter tiles to spell words and attack enemies, the longer the word the more damage you do. As the game progresses (expect 6 to 8 hours in all) more features are added, such as potions, gems, artifacts and word categories, all of which force you to dig deep into your brain for words you never thought you knew. Everything is added at a nice pace that never overwhelms you, it just makes you want to keep playing. And playing. And playing. The visuals look a little dated in some places, but honestly I was having way too much fun to care.

William Usher: 7

Hesiod, Homer and Thales have nothing on Lex, the protagonist of Bookworm Adventures. This surprisingly addictive spelling-RPG sets a new tone for edutainment word games. Some of the words, though, were a little too base and there weren�"t enough incentives for combos and rarely used words. Bookworm Adventures at least followed through with a lot of entertaining presentation qualities. Young kids and parents trying to teach kids how to spell, will definitely get a kick out of this title. However, even with the mini-games, there just wasn�"t enough to appeal to anyone over the age of 6 or 7.

Russ Carroll: 8

Clearly one of the best word-games ever made. The mix with RPG (ala Dungeon Scroll, but without the ability to type on the keyboard) makes the game appeal to a wide range of fans, and the game's tremendous sense of humor will keep players in stitches. It is as well a polished a game as PopCap ever did make, but something I couldn't quite put my finger on was lacking for me. While the game has beautiful graphics and well-thought out game play, it isn't quite as compelling as it should be. I would personally place it below the afore mentioned Dungeon Scroll as well as my personal favorite word game Thomas and the Magical Words. Still, one of the best word-games ever is a good place to be and Bookworm Adventures is a memorable game that every gamer should definitely check out.

By: The Illustrious Panel
Posted: Friday January 19, 2007