

Each word formed on the 4x4 grid is used as an "attack" against more than 150 mythological monsters. Bookworm Adventures features yet another twist: the design is closer to a role-playing game than a traditional action puzzle title. Unlike previous titles, letters do not have to be connected to one another. As in earlier games, players are challenged to build words by selecting letter tiles positioned on a grid. Why can't I spot clever words like deracinate (to uproot), or recidivism (a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behaviour)? Perhaps it's because - ooh, hold on, I just got cocks.PopCap's word-loving worm embarks on an epic quest to save an oracle named Cassandra in Bookworm Adventures. I can't for the life of me make it through a game without spotting labia, or sighing as I realise I'm just one letter away from spelling testicle. Where Bookworm Deluxe gets interesting is the moment you realise the regularity with which you're finding the rudest words possible, without even trying. These guys burn through letters beneath them, threatening to destroy the library you reside in, should they reach the bottom of the grid. Trace a line of adjacent letters along a grid to form as an extensive a word as possible, see the letters disappear from the play area, and watch new uncial monograms fall in to replace them.Īvoid small words, as this coaxes burning letters into the playing field. Bookworm Deluxe is a logophilic's dream from Pop Cap, available on Steam. Maybe It Was due to that time during the incunabulum of my existence, when a rapscallion upturned a Scrabble board and my neonate form was showered with word fragments like some perverted sort of plastic precipitation, but I've always had a fascination with lettered tiles tumbling down the screen just begging to be herded into lovely locutions. The user interface is easy to follow and everything has a delightful, smart sheen to it that really shows the large production budget went to good use.

Lex is cute and the enemies are all well designed. It’s got a certain charm that mobile game developers have definitely tried to capitalize on. The art style here is really simple but loveable.

There’s a brilliant amount of gameplay available here. This section also has commentary by the creators on creating the game.

Somewhere similar to Words with Friends, this game’s entire thesis is to get you thinking of words in a mad panic to defeat someone. Do you like playing scrabble to the death? Then you are going to adore this title as it takes a unique concept and absolutely runs away with it. Follow Lex the Bookworm as he battles his way through mythological encounters based on gothic fiction, Greek mythology, fairy tales and more using a simple but effective combat mechanics that depends solely on the words you can make with letters provided. Bookworm Adventures is an absolute classic when it comes to educational games that were actually interesting.
