Green Tiles, Gold Tiles, Sapphire Tiles, and Diamond Tiles- These tiles are awarded to indicate skill in forming longer words. In the Action mode, they automatically appear and burn down a level every few seconds, and if a burning tile gets to the bottom, the player must clear the burning tile within ten seconds, otherwise, the game ends. In the Classic mode, they burn down one level after each turn, and the game ends once the burning tile reaches the bottom. These letters automatically move downwards, burning through letters below them in the column, until they reach the bottom of the grid, ending the game. Red Burning Tiles – Throughout the game, burning red letters appear, increasing in frequency at higher difficulty levels. In addition to standard letters, tiles of various colors can appear depending both on the current level within the game and on the length of words being formed. Longer words are worth more points and have a greater chance of producing bonuses. The game requires players to match adjacent letters to form word in the English language. It has also been released on the regular Nintendo DScartridge. Bookworm was released for the Nintendo DS digital distribution service DSiWare on November 30, 2009. In November 2006, PopCap Games released a sequel, Bookworm Adventures. Players earn more points by creating longer words or words which use less common letters and earn less for smaller words. As words are formed, they are removed from the grid and the remaining letters collapse to fill the available space. From a grid of available letters, players connect letters to form words. Windows, Macintosh, iOS, Game Boy Advance, Xbox Live Arcade, PDA, Smartphone, Java ME, BREW, DSiWare, Nintendo DSīookworm is a word-forming puzzle video game by PopCap Games. This aside, any gamer who likes word games such as Boggle and Scrabble will probably love Bookworm Adventures Volume 2.Black Lantern Studios (Nintendo DS and DSiWare) Popcap makes casual games and aims for an audience with a low tolerance for frustration, and that’s fine, but a difficulty slider would be nice. Constantly losing is no fun–but constantly winning isn’t a whole lot more fun. Playing beyond the initial demo, I finally died in a boss battle in the second “World.” It may get harder yet–I know the Penny Arcade guys love this game, and they’re “133t”–but it would be nice to feel a bit more stress early on. #Popcapgames bookworm full
I made it to the final boss of the third chapter of the first world with a full shelf of health potions and having not died once during the prior game. Bookworm Adventures teeters on that fine edge between “Cute” and “Cloying.” More serious, at least to me, is that the game is not very challenging–or, to be fair, the first hour of gameplay isn’t. Popcap has a very distinctive style, and there’s a point at which you really begin to suffer from cuteness overload. They may even change your tiles randomly, so that great word you almost had the letters for vanishes and you’re left with nothing but a mix of “g,” “c,” and “k.”Ĭomplaints? A few. They will cause some to be locked, some to deal no damage if you lose them, and worse. The monsters you face will do things like stunning you (so you miss a turn), or, worse, messing with your tiles. You are allowed only a small set of magic items on each level (though you never lose those you win and can swap them out between stages), so choose wisely! If you have Farmer Mac’s Almanac, for example, adjectives do bonus damage. Got it? Good.) In addition, various magic items change the value of a word. (For you Warcraft players, think of “dog” as a green item, and “taxonomy” as a purple epic.
The longer your word and the more unusual letters (such as X) it uses, the more damage you do. Click some letters to spell out a word, and then press “Attack!” Your word flies across the screen, smacking the enemy. On one side of the screen is you on the other, your foe. Gameplay in Bookworm Adventures is very straightforward, and no reflexes are required, a blessing for the slowly graying gamer. You also face foes with more interesting powers.
You win magic items and potions as you travel, your Health Bar expands, and you gain more tactical options. As with its predecessor, Bookworm Adventures 2 adds in elements from role-playing games. Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 isn’t a simple spelling game with some graphics bolted on, though.
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