The iPhone and iPad versions have different sized grids the iPad has a larger grid with more rows, making the game longer. As the game goes on, it demands more five- and six-letter words. Some letters will clear a whole row, and some can't be used unless you're making longer words. "Rush mode" adds lines every few seconds rather than each turn. In the others, you draw your words, but the grid builds from the bottom and increases by a line every turn if it fills up the screen, the game is over. In one, you try to draw words formed from letters on a grid. SpellTower combines attributes of Boggle and Tetris, but it's the fit and finish, the elegant color scheme and fonts (as shown at right), that really make it stand out from the masses. I'll slap 4.5 stars and an Editor's Choice on this addictive little time-waster. But while writing that latter story, I realized that I had never formally reviewed this wonderful brain parasite of a word game. So, what with puzzles, potato swiping, shoot ‘em ups and social critiques, there’s certainly something for everyone in gaming.SpellTower ($1.99), a wonderful iPhone and iPad game, has been featured in our "75 Best iPad Games" and "20 Awesome Full-Screen iPhone 5 Apps" articles. If you’re looking for a slightly more grown up reason to shop for gaming related products, may we whisper in your ear that game guides for the more complex games are also available, to help you past those tricky bits. Should you fancy diving into your favourite video game world a bit further, a number of popular game franchises have a range of tie-in merchandise. Sadly, Potato Swipe! has received no funds at all at the time of writing, though we ardently hope that will change.
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As well as the games that have always been available for Mac and PC, apps for your phone and tablet proliferate, and check out the variety of hopefuls on Kickstarter, ranging from retro shoot ‘em ups to educational games designed to teach Armenian, to the intriguing sounding Potato Swipe!, which the blurb promises is an exciting and thrilling game to be played as the clock ticks down. SpellTower is one of many of today’s games available outside the old clunky consoles. For those keen on word games, SpellTower is a computer version of Scrabble which will really exercise the old grey cells. It’s played through social media and allows you to compare scores with your friends and share them online, giving it a competitive element. Think of Candy Crush Saga, a massively popular game which involves matching cheerfully-coloured sweeties together before your time runs out. There are also plenty of utterly sunny games around too. Quinn’s idea was to help people to understand the disease, and it’s an intriguing (non-depressing, promise) premise with a detailed story. Zoe Quinn developed a game about depression, which is about as far away from men-with-guns-shooting-zombies as you can get. Incidentally, it’s been recently re-released in a re-mastered version to a collective gasp of nostalgic joy. It’s best described as film noir in the Aztec afterlife, with detailed rendering of backgrounds, costumes and props. For example, Grim Fandango was released back in 1998, and is a fantastic puzzle solving game with beautiful art and styling. Role-playing games, containing less action and more thought have been in existence for years.
Even if you don’t think they’re up your alley, odds are good that these days you can find something to suit your taste. SpellTower is a wonderfully addictive word puzzle combining elements of Boggle and.
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