Game review

Words! Words! Words! Lex the BookWorm feeds on words. Feed him by linking letters to form words and he’ll feed you big points, but feed him too many short words and he’ll send down burning letters that could set the entire library on fire!

At first glance, Bookworm Deluxe looks like a children’s game. And the premise is very simple: string letters together to make words and eliminate those tiles from the board. If tiles that are on fire sink to the bottom of the board, the game is over.

The dictionary in this downloadable version is robust, containing over 150,000 words from three to twelve letters long. The Deluxe version adds an Action game mode, new bonus gem tiles, automatic saved games, many word definitions, and a high score Hall of Fame. The graphics are nice and music is upbeat and cheerful, and doesn’t distract from the gameplay. So…

Are you ready to eat your words?

Game screenshots

System requirements

• Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
• DirectX 7.0
• Processor 500 MHz
• 128 MB RAM

Download free trial (4.55 MB)  Order full version ($19.95)