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| From: Zoo Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 944
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 10192
UPC: 802068101923
EAN: 0802068101923
ASIN: B00189MNQG
Release Date: August 12, 2008
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And now I have a headache August 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even though I love words and language and literature, there's something about my brain that's just not wired right to solve anagrams or fill in crossword puzzles.
(I try to do the Jumble every day, and can usually get 2 or 3 of the words unscrambled. But then I hit a wall, and end up tossing the paper away in disgust at my own obtuseness.)
Put simply: this is a challenging game, more so if you're a numbskull like me. The Wordmaster piece of the game is sort of like doing a crossword puzzle, but without the hints that start to take shape as you fill in the other clues in the puzzle. The initial clues you receive are brief and oftentimes hint at the answer in a terribly roundabout way. You may find yourself shouting out to family members as you play, reading them the clues and asking for their guesses.
If you like solving anagrams, doing crossword puzzles, or playing word games in general, you'll like this game. It will test the limits of your vocabulary and deductive skills. It's definitely not for children, with the exception of those Doogie Howser-style whiz kids who graduate Harvard at age 14.
As for me, I'm hoping that by playing this game, it will help whip my brain into shape so that I can do better at the Word Worm sections of the Cranium board game (my main weakness, aside from the clay sculpting, and I've accepted the fact that my sculptures are never going to get any better, aside from when I'm asked to do "snake").
 Makes me look forward to picking up my DS August 19, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Wordmaster delivers on fun and just the right amount of challenge. There are two styles of gaming, Wordmaster mode and Anagram mode. In Wordmaster mode you are given 8 chances to guess a six letter word in one of several categories. Each category has a subject that gives you a little bit of a clue. You also get clues as you try to figure out the word. If you have picked out the correct letters but they are in the wrong spot, the game lets you know. If you have picked out a correct letter in the correct spot it lets you know that too. The faster you guess the correct answer the more points you get. You work your way up from Novice through several levels to Wordmaster.
The Anagram mode is a little different. Each word is still six letters but the game does not let you know if you have chosen the right letters or not. This is the only thing I wish was different in the game. If it worked like the Wordmaster part of the game it would be a lot more fun in my opinion. It does give you a subject category just like the Wordmaster section. In this section you only get four guesses. Definitely a challenge but in a fun way.
All in all great game. It keeps your attention, challenges you just enough and it's tons of fun to play. I pick this one up and play it everyday since I got it. Nice one to add to your DS collection!
if you like word games, you will like this August 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
There is nothing exciting about this game, but if you like "Jumbles" from the newspapers this will be right up your alley. In anagrams, you rearrange the letters to form a word. In wordmaster, you are given a clue and have to give a 6 letter word. If you give a correct letter that letter lights up, if you place a letter in the correct position, it is in a different color. You have 10 tries to get it correct. The clues are strange at times, but you can just randomly select letters to figure out the word--you dont have to spell a real word. The bonus round give a list of words with a letter or two missing in each row and you add the correct letter. It gives you the choice of writing the letter or choosing from an alphabetical list of letters. There is no save button--everything is saved automatically.
I love word games so I am enjoying this, but if you are looking for bells and whistles, look somewhere else.
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