Mini Monster Media’s puzzle word game is a nice twist for people who enjoy the likes of Boggle and Bookworm. You’re able to choose from a 4×4 or a 5×5 board and play either Quick or Career mode (30 levels). You create words by dragging over the letters and letting go to submit the word. Dragging diagonally works as well, which I didn’t realize for the first few games and made word creation a whole lot easier. If you get stumped, or just need a rearrangement of letters, you can mix things up horizontally or vertically per row/column. The twist is that the board is treated like a woven mat, so letters are hidden or revealed depending how much scrolling you do. There are of course, letter bonuses (fire rings, golden coins, snake gems, sacrificial blade & wooden stakes) so you might want to scroll around to find those as well. If you get completely stumped, take your frustration out by shaking your ipod/itouch and you’ll get a whole new set of letters to work with. If you feel you’re score is worthy of posting to the internet, you can connect to Twitter or Facebook. Sadly, my achivements haven’t been glorious enough to post, but maybe one day.
I needed a new word puzzle game and I think this hit the spot. It’s simple to play, with a nice clear interface that’s uncluttered and easy to navigate. Overall it’s nice to see some design work go into something as simple as a puzzle game. I’m getting a little tired of the handdrawn look that a lot of ipod games have these days.
Available on the app store for $1.99
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