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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!

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.

Infuriating, but great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: September 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Think of it like Tetris only with letters in the blocks. You've got to link up letters to make words and use the red hot blocks right away before they blow up your whole game. Sound easy? It's not. My longest word so far has been 8 letters. And did I mention the music is very, very cute.

I've played the PC version, which, unlike the GBA version keeps high scores and has online ranking. There are online scores of about 50 billion. I don't think I'll be beating it.

Now this we like!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: August 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. My husband purchased it for me because I enjoy the computer version, but now my kids are hooked. I wish that there were more "educational" type games for the gameboy. Three of our friends went out and purchased the gameboy sp system solely because they wanted to play bookworm after we introduced them to it. I do wish that the gameboy version had the definitions option that the computer game offers.

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.

Best Word Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I used to play this at PopCap's web site where I couldn't save my game. When the electricity burped I lost my game and threatened massive retribution on the electric company. I use a Mac and PopCap had no plans to export to my platform so I did the only thing reasonable. I bought a GBA and the game. Now I can save and play this extremely addictive game whenever and wherever I want to. Plus there is the cool factor. I'm a middle-aged mom whose teen son and friends think it is way cool that mom has a GBA. After you learn the ways of the flaming tiles you'll be okay but it will get difficult building words when half of the screen is vowels and the flaming tile is a U! Oh, you can have more than one player name so you can keep multiple games saved. Save frequently so you can back up and start over while trying for a bonus word because flaming tiles come frequently about then.

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.

Even a mom likes it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

We bought this computer game and loved it! The game boy game is even better in some ways. This is the only game I like to play and I am actually happy when my son requests it. We have both learned a lot and have a great time playing!

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.

Love this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: July 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I found out this game was going to be on gameboy and was so happy. I got a release date for it but when it came time the game was no longer in the computer of the store I went to. Finally I found it.
This game is very addicting. I have not had any problems with freezing or anything like that.

The rating system on here can be unfair. Its only averaging 2 1/2 stars because theres quite a few reviews with no stars but the reviewer loves the game.

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