Bookworm
Assist Lex in creating various words by chaining tiles that touch each other within the grid. The longer your word, the more points you earn, and sometimes you may even discover gem tiles to increase your…
Bookworm is a puzzle developed by Black Lantern Studios, released 25 February 2003 on Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Xbox 360 and Game Boy Advance.
What Bookworm is
Bookworm is a puzzle game developed by Black Lantern Studios and released in 2003. It was published by PopCap Games. It is available on Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Assist Lex in creating various words by chaining tiles that touch each other within the grid. The longer your word, the more points you earn, and sometimes you may even discover gem tiles to increase your score! Be wary though, as fire may sometimes threaten to burn your library if you don't stop it in time.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Bookworm holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Bookworm launched on 25 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.
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