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Almost like BookWorm

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 20 / 23
Date: December 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot like Bookworm that you can play on your PC, but not quite as challenging as the letter area is not as big, and there are no "burning" letters. It could be a bit more challenging, with more letter space like on the PC version, but it's a lot of fun.

Word Jong

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would compare this game to a Scrabble type game. It's challenging and shows me that I need to brush up on how many words I know, since I seem to only come up with short words. (lol) So far I really like it and it's something you can play for short periods of time. You don't need to have an hour or two set aside for it.

One of My Favorites

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fun and addictive to play, soothing sound effects, no complaints. My friend is ordering one; it is a must have. It's like Scrabble, only 100 times more cool.

lots of fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's very similar to the Pogo version of WordJong, which is one of the reasons I wanted it. Temple Challenge gives you the opportunity to earn bronze medals, similar to the ranks on pogo. You earn 1 wild card, extra coins for longer words and they have green multiplier tiles. They also have a daily puzzle where you have the opportunity to beat the high score of the day. I like playing the battle mode under single player. Each game has two rounds and for every game you win, you earn coins. The more coins you earn, the harder the opponents are that you can unlock.

Overall, I really enjoy playing the game. If you like playing the pogo version, you'll like playing this one.

Addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A must have for "word junkies." It's a cross between Scrabble and Mahjongg. Great to build vocabulary.

Even my Mom will play this

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 37
Date: January 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My husband got me this game for christmas. I had asked for marjong qwest and he bought this one by accident. At first I was disappointed not to get the game I had wanted but this game turned out to be a plesant surprise.
My favorite GBA game was scrabble blast and now I like this game even better because of the better 2 player options.
The best part is being able to play against others. It is neat to be able to challenge my son on his ds, even if he is in another room. I was very surprised when i was on a recent 5 hour car drive that my 60 year old mother would not put this game down. My mom would never use any sort of gameboy before. I showed her the game and she loves crossword puzzles and scrabble so she was hooked quickly. Because of the great Ds battery life we had a 3 hour challenge going. Now my mom wants a DS!

I wish more players would come on the WIFI. I rarely find anyone else to play against except local download.

I recommend this game. It has been fun for my family from ages 9-60! and it has become a great tool for spelling for my younger children.

Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is so addictive. Great game. If you like Wordjong, Scrabble, and/or Bookworm...you will love this one. It is challanging, fun, and reasonable. You even earn hidden butterfly stamps based on the different challanging things that you complete using all of the different modes. What a value and Ohhhh so much fun. I love it and if you are a word game junkie...you will too.

Uses the Official SCRABBLE(R) Players Dictionary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have both MahJong Quest and this game, WordJong.

WordJong is a well-designed game: hats off to Destineer, Gameblend Studios, and Magellen. The graphics look great, and there are small touches (for example, special colored tiles) that make this game special.

The screen resolution is noticeably better for this game than MahJong Quest; to be fair, though, more tiles needs to be displayed on the MahJong Quest screen.

The music is soothing (if you don't like it, you can always turn it off). The game enables you and your "real" opponent to decide on the amount of time to form words. There doesn't appear to be a time restriction on forming words when playing against the virtual opponents, however.

One important thing to know about WordJong is that it appears to use _The Offical SCRABBLE(R) Players Dictionary_ as its source for playable words.

Therefore, you might be surprised as you battle the tougher virtual opponents to see them use quirky SCRABBLE(R) words like

xu
ka
jo
ai
qanat
qat
qoph

If you'd rather play using a standard dictionary's lexicon (I personally don't mind the SCRABBLE(R) dictionary words, that option is not available.

And that's about the only suggestion I have for the game's designers -- perhaps version 2.0 could enable users to choose between the SCRABBLE(R) dictionary or another "everyday" dictionary. I'd recommend _Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary,_ or none at all.

Another fact(oid) about this game is that when you play Temple Challenge, points don't appear to be awarded for games in which you don't use all of the letters. For example, if you leave unused letters "behind," you can begin a new game, but points do not seem to be added to your score until you complete unfinished games (which means using ALL of the tiles...not always an easy task).

Again, a great game that with just a few minor improvements could be sublime. As some others have said, think of SCRABBLE(R) or BOGGLE(R), but better!

fun word game, but too easy over all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 14
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've played this for at least 20 hours so it was worth every penny. But it has to be said the game offers wayyy too many vowels and "easy" consonants like s and t, so it is REALLY easy to make 5 letter or larger words. And you can score with 2 letter words which also makes the game too easy. There is a daily puzzle mode which offers a decent challenge but over all, the game could have offered a few difficulty options to cater to someone who wants a harder challenge.

Great choice!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great choice for the word wiz! Dictionary could be a bit broader and I would love the ability to change the graphics. But overall, a very satisfying game. I can spend hours playing this one!

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