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Word Rescue

Word Rescue is an incredible adventure for kids who want to rescue all the stolen words from the mean ol' Gruzzles. The Gruzzles can't read, and they don't want anyone else to read. So, they've stolen the…

1 May 1992

Word Rescue is an adventure developed by Redwood Games, released 1 May 1992 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Word Rescue is

Word Rescue is an adventure game developed by Redwood Games and released in 1992. It was published by Apogee Software. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Word Rescue is an incredible adventure for kids who want to rescue all the stolen words from the mean ol' Gruzzles. The Gruzzles can't read, and they don't want anyone else to read. So, they've stolen the words out of all of our books! Benny Bookworm needs your help to stop the Gruzzles. He needs you to reunite the stolen words with their meanings. Once you join all the words with their pictures, Benny will put them back into the books.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Word Rescue come out?
Word Rescue was released on 1 May 1992 for DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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