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one of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: April 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I received my bookworm this week and it is great. I am 70 years old and just love my gameboy. I like the puzzle games. I will be glad when you get new puzzle games. I play the bookworm on my computer and now I can play it anywhere. I also have super collapes.

I imagine that this will be great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: April 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love Book-Worm on the computer, and can't wait to purchase the GBA version. I'm 11 and love games (video games) that stretch my mind. Unfortunatly, Amazon.com is out of stock at the time of my writing. I rated 5 stars because I love Book-Worm no matter what or where.

spelling and word fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you love puzzle games, board games, word games or spelling things you should buy this game. I really like Scrabble and Bookworm is like being able to play Scrabble when no one is around. I really like how the game will tell you definitions of some words and that it keeps track of the longest words you make and the words that have lots of points. This is a game that is good for kids and adults. Even younger kids can play it.

Love the new features on Bookworm for Game Boy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm an avid fan of Bookworm on the PC (and other Popcap titles) and am enjoying Bookworm on the Game Boy greatly. The color is clear and bright and the sound is just as fun as the PC version. The little extras on the Game Boy really make this like a new version of the game that I can take anywhere. I recommend it highly (My children recommend that I should get my own Game Boy!)

Eat your words! Internet on the fly!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 46 / 47
Date: May 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First off ... this game can be found on the web at the POPCAP site -- www.popcap.com! The GBA version is exactly the same as the online game, so you can even try this out before you buy. How easy is that? I'm not sure why they did not change anything, but ... hey, if it works on the web why mess with it?

BOOKWORM is a game where the screen is filled with tiles with letters on them. You have to spell words, and as you do the tiles disappear and get replaced while your score grows. There are special BONUS tiles worth more points, and also red tiles that you have to use or the game is over when they reach the bottom level. This is a great puzzle game!

But be warned! It's addictive and "one short game" can turn into an hour and a half! A great feature on the GBA version is you can SAVE YOUR GAME, so you don't have to finish before you turn the system off. It also records your highest scores and best words. No multiplayer options. I love this game because it is what the Gameboy does best! Simple graphics and easy controls married with a game good for car trips, airplanes, or anywhere you need a break! So to me it's having one of your favorite computer games loaded onto your palm sized video game system!

As much fun as the Deluxe game for PCs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been addicted to the Deluxe version of this Popcap game on my desktop PC, so I looked forward to the Gameboy version. In fact, I bought a Gameboy Advance SP just so I could play this game while I am away from my computer. Bottom line: The Gameboy version is just as much fun as the computer game. The graphics and controls are perfectly suited for a handheld game. I can't wait for my next plane trip just so I can while away the hours playing Bookworm in flight. This is a must-have game.

'BookWorm' By Ran Crook

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: May 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love this game on the computer? woohoo! its the best.
I received a Sapphire Tile because I made a word 7 letters long!
Other tiles: Normal Tiles, Burning Tiles, Green Tile(Bonus Tile), Gold Tile(Super Bonus Tile), Sapphire Tile, Diamond Tile.
The best is the Diamond Tile, it gives uber-duber-super-ultra-mega point! yeeha!

Great for Kids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: May 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a wonderful learning tool for the young. Older or mature players will become frustrated as the bookworm does not include many words that adults easily say. This game is a big hit at first, but then you begin to get frustrated on account of The Bookworm's lack of normal words in a working vocabulary.

fun......but

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: May 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Bookworm on the GBA is fun if you like word games. My kids enjoy it though it may get frustrating for early readers.
Graphics are almost identical to the PC game and it has the same feel, and hte sound is almost the same, but there are some missing features such as the definitions that come up when you submit a less common word. My 9 year old missed that feature from the computer version.
My only complaint with the game is that while it is terrific in its simplicity, it quickly becomes a challenge just to beat your own high score and generate words with more points. Once you reach Supreme Bookworm, which may be fairly soon, there are no more in-game goals. The bonus words start recycling and the challenge doesn't ramp up.
It is still a lot of fun and I'm glad they did not include off-color and swear words, though there are some fairly commonly used words not included, but I was hoping for something new given that the computer version has been out for a while. I'd also appreciate more gameplay options, maybe something along scrabble lines for younger players to create words out of random tiles for points or maybe an anagram game.

My favorite GBA game is Legend of Zelda Link to the Past and my kids favorites are the Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire versions. These games have an incredible depth of play.

adult player

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: May 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As an adult player.. (shh 39!) I find this game very relaxing and can pick it up and just play it. No real thinking just RELAXING!! It is hard to find a game that isn't Mario, Pokey mon or anything commerical like that. I carry my Gameboy SP with me in my purse.. No it's not a cell phone!!!!!

LuLu

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