Review of Word Search (v1.0) |
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Merriam-Webster Word Search is the word
search game you know from many puzzle magazines and
newspapers. You have to find and connect words hidden
in a field of random letters. The words can
appear in any direction either backwards or forwards.
The set of words can be chosen from a list of nearly
30 categories.
The game profits from its pen and paper puzzle
origin. If you are interested in these puzzles
you probably look forward to an implementation of
them on a mobile device.
The implementation of the game is very straightforward.
And this is already the main good and bad point about
it. On the positive side is that that game runs
smoothly and you have no problems playing it. The many
categories seem to offer a lot of choice for playing.
Furthermore, the game board is presented clearly and
the finding and marking of the words is easy.
However, being a straightforward implementation also
indicates that there is absolutely nothing special at
the game. The graphics is very plain without any
special features. The game lacks any options like variable
board sizes, variable number of words to search and in
particular it lacks
a decent highscore or even scoring part which could keep
you playing (a score is given for each screen tap you do -
which should be identical to the number of words on the display
if you are not very tap-happy).
Also the quite large number of categories hide the fact
that there are actually not many words per category and
you play them over and over again.
Something to note is also that the game installs not into the
games but into the applications menu so that I had problems
finding it at the beginning;-)
Variable board sizes, different word number, more words, levels
and a decent highscore system might have made this game very
interesting. So overall, the game is a bit simple.
However, if you love word search puzzles and have a lot of
long train or plane journeys you might want to have a look
at it.
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Smooth and easy game play
No special features
