![]() Also, some enemies are vulnerable to certain categories of words. In true RPG fashion, you'll encounter status ailments that affect you, your letter grid, and your foes, special letter gems that grant bonuses when used in a word, and potions to help Lex when he really needs a hand. After defeating a handful of underlings you'll take on the chapter's final boss before trekking to another mixed-up fairy tale world. The longer the word and the more difficult the letters are to use, the more damage you deal. Dealing damage is a matter of spelling words using the grid of letters below. You'll start to get suspicious when you defeat a gingerbread house, and when a tea party attacks you, things get downright odd. Each chapter is a series of one-on-one battles with fairy tale characters gone awry (and other creatures later in the game). The structure of Bookworm Adventures 2 is so utterly casual, you can't help but get the hang of it immediately. It's everything the original Bookworm Adventures was with a little extra oomph. Spell words to damage each enemy as you work your way through 30 chapters, gaining levels and earning unique trophies along the way. ![]() In the meantime, various other games have appeared based on the same premises.It's word game meets RPG in the excellent release from PopCap, Bookworm Adventures Volume 2! Mother Goose leaps from the pages of her book when the Big Bad Wolf comes a-knockin', and our bespectacled hero Lex is the only one who can help. If you still want to find this title, you might be able to find a physical copy on CD via Ebay or Amazon. ![]() Last I heard, there was a dispute over the series' intellectual property, which is why it was pulled from stores. Unfortunately, the entire Bookworm franchise has been removed from online retailers like Origin and Steam. The only goal is to earn a high score, and these days that's just not enough. Some players will enjoy it, but others will end up looking for something more engaging after a while. On the whole, this is sort of a hit and miss title. This also causes burning tiles to appear, so don't overuse this ability. If you really get into trouble, you can replace the grid with new letters by clicking on Lex. Gem tiles don't burn as quickly as normal tiles, which can help you manage the burning tiles that will eventually threaten the library. In the meantime, making longer words clears more of the grid, scores more points and can cause special gem tiles to appear. These dangerous tiles will burn away the tiles below them over time, and if they reach the library floor everything will be burned away and the game ends. More letters will fill the grid from above, and the cycle continues.Īs time goes on, some of the new tiles will be on fire. Once you've spelled a word, the tiles will be sent over to Lex, the titular Bookworm, who will promptly eat them. The only catch is that the letters need to be next to each other, forming a chain. ![]() ![]() The basic idea is quite simple: you just spell words out of the tiles in the game's grid. Bookworm was one of Popcap's more famous games, and while it didn't receive a direct sequel like Bejeweled did, it did get a spiritual successor in the Bookworm Adventures spinoff series. ![]()
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