Amish, Romany, which is a bit disappointing, especially as my partner is a science writer and is full of weird words.Bookworm Adventures is an absolute classic when it comes to educational games that were actually interesting. It won't accept swearwords though, not even British ones like Also it doesn't seem to accept a few valid but obscure ones e.g. color or metal words cause more damage), and a panel that shows the best words you've come up with :-) I'm particularly proud of some weird words like Doggish and Burgeoned, oh and also Orgasm. Other pure polish items include a sliding map progress indicator, an enemy skills/weaknesses panel (e.g. Also if you defeat an enemy who has low health with a massive word, the view zooms in and it says 'Crushed' or 'Whomped' in slow motion and you get a bonus item - this is cool.

A couple of cool things that I liked were the funny loading text that says stuff like 'pretending to work' and 'dividing by zero' etc. The game is extremely polished throughout it even has animated credits like a mini cartoon! There are animated comic strips, funny dialog between the characters, 150 uniquely animated enemies, three cool mini-games, and various other unlockable extras. For example, there is no point using up a special poisoned gem letter on an enemy that you are about to kill, and there also is no point using up a health gem letter if you have full health. All of this extra stuff makes the game quite tactical as well, it's not just about spelling words. Finally, at the end of each level you obtain a special item like the golden fleece (adds an extra heart) or Poseidon's shield (reduces damage), and you can choose three of these special items to take into each level. Oh and there are even locked tiles (match-3 style). Other enemies even crack or 'infect' the letter tiles so that they don't add to your word power when you use them. Some enemies have various nasty attacks like poison, burning, bleeding, stun, petrify etc.

Also, as you progress your health, defense and attack capabilities get upgraded but unlike most RPGs you can't choose what you assign your 'level-up' points to.

Of course there are extra game elements that make it more interesting such as health and power up potions plus special gem-like letters that boost your word power and have an effect on the enemy (like power down, poison or freeze) or that heal you.

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