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Game Information
- Platform: Game Boy Advance
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 3
- Media: Video Game
Product Features
- Play a full game, Quick Anagram or Conumdrum round
- Extensive word list based on the official Scrabble word list
- 1 - 4 players
- Play against friends or the computer
- 10 ability levels
- Customise the game to suit your own preferences
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great implementation, ok player,
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This review is from: Scrabble (GBA) (Video Game)
Ubisoft have done an fairly impressive job of bringing the world's greatest word based board game to the GBA. The implementation and presentation are excellent, with three game types (standard, anagram and conundrum), three board styles and ten play levels. It almost contains the full Chamber's Official Scrabble list. I say 'almost' because I tried to play a strong expletive (a genuine play, honest!) which was rejected. My main criticism would be that it does not play a strong enough game, even at level 10. Although it can pick and place long and sometimes obscure words, as seasoned players will be aware, this is not always the best way to score points, particularly with regard to double/triple letter/word squares. Also, it has a tendency to give away triple word score squares. Having said that, the anagram and conundrum games, which do not rely so heavily on this, are great fun. All in all, a worthwhile purchase.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Scrabbling for purchase,
By A Customer
This review is from: Scrabble (GBA) (Video Game)
Scrabble for Gameboy Advance is quite simply one of the best ways to while away boring train journeys. As one might expect, the graphics are a little more polished than the Gameboy Colour version. Graphical representations of the 10 different levels of computer opponent muse away in a pop-up window on the computer's turn to move. Two mini-games in the form of anagram and conundrum are thrown in by Ubi-soft, and provide a little lexical diversion. Whilst the level of computer-intelligence is no match for better players even on the top levels, the game has a suitably extensive array of words at it's fingertips and will not hesitate to use words most people will never have heard of, and in all likelihood will never see again. So why the average score?.. well it could have been better without one or two minor niggles. Where is the option to save a game midway through? Also, although rare, I have noticed that the computer occasional fails to add up correctly on higher scores! Words that go through two triple word scores are often scythed down in value for reasons unknown, and the high score table for individual words does not add on the 50 point bonus for using all 7 letters. There are different board styles to play on, but these are generally not as clear as the original board, and therefore of little use. I am a big scrabble fan and would recommend this game to players of all abilities. It's scrabble in your pocket, and you won't lose any the pieces. What more do you want? If Ubi-soft can improve on the artificial intelligence (the computer appears to have no qualms about opening up triple letter scores, and will frequently pass or change letters at the end of games when it could easily be playing words)then this could spawn an essential sequel.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scrabble on the move...,
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This review is from: Scrabble (GBA) (Video Game)
Having been a fan of Scrabble for many years now, I had to think long and hard before shelling out my hard earned cash on the GBA version - Could a small portable console do it justice? The answer to that question is a resounding YES. Presentation is excellent and the control system is very intuitive. The usual game options are all available ("Lose Turn" for a wrong word etc) and the official Scrabble dictionary is in there, albeit in a *slightly* trimmed form. The playing board is very crisp and easy to see, with the exception of the "D" and "O" tiles looking a little too similar when glancing at the board IMHO - A minor quibble. The CPU opponents seem fairly competent, but let's face it, Scrabble is best played against human opponents (up to four in this case). Thoroughly recommended...
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