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1000 Words

1000 Words is a word puzzle game set in ancient Greece. A young apprentice of Xerxes gets the opportunity to leave the peasant life and take a stab at gold and glory by challenging mythical figures and gods…

19 October 2004

1000 Words is a puzzle developed by Gameloft, released 19 October 2004 on Legacy Mobile Device.

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What 1000 Words is

1000 Words is a puzzle game developed by Gameloft and released in 2004. It is available on Legacy Mobile Device only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1000 Words is a word puzzle game set in ancient Greece. A young apprentice of Xerxes gets the opportunity to leave the peasant life and take a stab at gold and glory by challenging mythical figures and gods. The gameplay is based on anagrams. Games start with a mix of six letters used to construct words of different length. Letters are selected by moving an arrow-shaped cursor. When a word is formed, points are awarded, a meter fills up, and new letters appear on the tablet. Next to the story mode, the three game modes can also be played in the Quickplay mode: Classical: find as many words of different length as you can before time elapses. 6-Letter Challenge: find the 6 letter word in a…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

1000 Words launched on 19 October 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source and Need for Speed: Underground 2.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source, Need for Speed: Underground 2.

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When did 1000 Words come out?
1000 Words was released on 19 October 2004 for Legacy Mobile Device.

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