Scrabble

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1067 in Video Games

Brand: Electronic Arts

Model: 014633192339

Published on: 2009-03

Released on: 2009-03-17

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Platform: Nintendo DS

Number of items: 1

Dimensions: .70" h x 5.40" w x 4.90" l, .25 pounds

Features

Never pass on a turn again with six levels of in-game artificial intelligence help.

Improve your game with six immersive in-game excercises designed to hone your skills with the tiles, and track your improvement game after game.

Experience more ways to play with three exciting game modes: Classic, Speed, and the new SCRABBLE Slam.

Utilize great learning tools with the in-game complete Merriam Webster SCRABBLE dictionary, as well as 'SCRABBLE Word Finder' which finds the best word in any given situation.

Take your game anywhere as you challenge friends and family in DS single or multi-card play.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description
With this update of SCRABBLE for Nintendo DS, players take on the challenge of becoming the great word wizards that they have always wanted to be. First, hone your skills by strengthening your vocabulary, pattern recognition, and point strategies through fun training exercises like never before. Then, when ready, apply these newfound skills with the tiles in real games, either in single player mode, or against friends and family in Nintendo wireless DS single-card download play and multi-card play. At every turn adaptable computer A.I. help and onscreen reminders of the last words played ensure that this will be the most accessible and exciting version of SCRABBLE you have ever experienced.

Key Game Features: Improve Your Game - Immerse yourself in six in-game exercises designed to hone your skills with the tiles, and track your improvement game after game. More Ways to Play - Three exciting game modes: Classic, Speed, and the new SCRABBLE Slam. Great Learning Tools - Game includes a complete Merriam Webster SCRABBLE dictionary, as well as 'SCRABBLE Word Finder' which finds the best word in any given situation. Compete Anywhere - Challenge friends and family anywhere in DS single or multi-card play using six levels of artificial intelligence help.

SCRABBLE (DS) Players: 1-4 Wireless options: DS single-card download play, DS multi-card play.

Supports 1-4 player action. View larger.

Utilize in-game exercises View larger.

Enjoy 3 exciting game modes. View larger.

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Customer Reviews

One Jumpy Game!
This was the first time I ever pre-ordered a game; I was so excited that Scrabble was coming out for the DS. I started playing as soon as it arrived. I became frustrated pretty quickly with the whole placement of the tiles thing. I really thought it was just my DS which has seen a good amount of use. Thought my touch screen was getting worn out or something. I'm glad to see others are having the same issue, only because it means it's not just me! You try to place a letter on a particular square and more often than not, it jumps around somewhere else. It's spastic! I'm getting used to it now and I actually try to touch the square with the point of my instrument while placing the tile, which seems to give it a better chance of staying where I put it! This is a pretty serious glitch.

I really think they could have done a better job with the graphics and the colors. To make other schemes unlockables is a drag. And the music! Ick!

I give it three stars because I just love the game so much, just not this particular format. I'm really surprised by EA for releasing this out to the market when it doesn't seem ready.

Very Frustrating Game Play
I love playing Scrabble, but the version for the DS has very poor gameplay. It likes to just drop the tile in a random location or pulls the tile back to your tray. It sometimes takes up to 5 trys to get a tile in the right position.

A Fine Touch
I got my Scrabble game over the weekend and have played about 75 games so far. The first dozen or so games were frustrating because this is most sensitive DS game I own, including Brain Age 1 & 2 and Flash Focus which are extremely sensitive. I even re-calibrated my DS to make sure I was touching the correct part of the screen, but it is the game that is ultra-sensitive. It takes a very fine touch to play the game, but once control and self-correction (compensating for the game's inefficiencies) is achieved, game play is very fun.

The features that are nice in this game are the ability to have the dictionary available, the list of two letter words and being able to select the skill level of your partner.

Hints can be turned on and off which was good when I was first learning to use the game. One feature that is interesting is being able to swap out blank tiles that are being used on the board for letters in your hand. This feature has the option of being turned off, but it is fun to always have a blank in your hand.

I am a huge Scrabble fan, owning the traditional board game, the deluxe version and even the Onyx version of the game. I've played Scrabble since I was very little and this is a fine addition to my Scrabble obsession.

Price: $29.99

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