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Spinword Review

Do you ever feel guilty while vaporizing aliens or matching colored gems on your computer? At least when you play a word game, you're exercising your brain, allowing you to both have fun and work out your grey matter. While most word games offer the mental equivalent of a relaxing stroll on a treadmill, playing the new Spinword from Slam Games is like setting the machine on overdrive.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 9:18pm

Merriam Webster's Spell-Jam Review

I'll never forget flipping through the TV channels one afternoon and coming across a televised National Spelling Bee for middle-school children. An hour later I was still transfixed to the screen like a sports fan whose team is fighting for its life in the finals, cheering every time my star player spelled a word correctly to advance another round, and biting my nails anxiously every time she hesitated.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 9:17pm

Text Express 2 Review

Wordsmiths looking for a new challenge after finishing Bookworm Adventures Deluxe should definitely take a spin with Text Express 2.

Zylom's latest is a fun and frantic word creation game that builds upon hits like Text Twist, but adds multiple game modes, power-ups and, well, lots of trains. Climb aboard, because it's a blast.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 9:17pm

Wheel of Fortune 2 Review

One of America's most popular TV game shows goes interactive - again - in Wheel of Fortune 2, the latest computer game that lets players be a virtual contestant and win virtual cash.

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 9:17pm

Flip Words 2 Review

While not as prolific as match-three puzzlers, word games have a steadfast following. One of the most popular is Flip Words, an amalgamation of Wheel of Fortune, Boggle and Hangman, uniting word creation and phrase cracking in one.

Good news, folks! Those who flipped out over Flip Words, and word-wranglers in general, can now wrap their brains around Flip Words 2!

Posted on Apr 7, 2008, 9:17pm

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