It's not surprising how many word-search games are on the App Store thanks to it being a fairly well known and easy to implement puzzle for a touch device. However plenty of them suffer from either having huge grids that are a pain to read or lack any real fun game element. WordSearch Rush by We Are Colin tries to solve both of these problems while remaining true to the puzzle's more educational purposes.
WordSearch uses 7x7 (and the occasional 8x8) to keep things easy to read without zooming and highlighters to make overlapping words easier to find. Each grid covers a particular theme and consists of enough words to prevent each generated puzzle from becoming too repetitive. Bonuses are scored for highlighting words in reverse or one after another quickly, but for those who are struggling you reveal one of the words by tapping one of your three available hint buttons.
The game's graphics are school-themed with notebooks, pens and so on used as backgrounds and interface items. There are six additional word packs available for purchase including support for foreign languages and a low difficulty pack for youngsters still in grade school.
Logophile's will get a huge kick out of the downloadable packs, but for most casual players the nostalgia wears off after finishing the initial content. WordSearch Rush is fun while it lasts especially if you're after somethign a bit more educational instead of another plain arcade game.
Description
Tired of traditional word searches? Why not spice it up a bit with a rush.
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What the Critics Say
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Featured Worldwide by Apple.
Top 30 All Games in the UK,
Top 5 Word game in over 15 Countries,
Top 10 Word game in over 35 Countries.
Featured on the front page of the App Store in the UK and Australia and a 'Hot New Game' in the US and Canada.
"A great puzzler with a small twist that will keep you entertained for hours, if not days!" - touchAholics.com
"If you like word games then we can definitely recommend WordSearch Rush" - gamesuncovered.com
"It's odd to actually be enjoying a puzzle that's often used in grade-schools to boost your vocabulary" - AppSpy.com
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About the Game
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Traditional word searches give you a list of words to look for, but this isn't a traditional word search game. To feel the rush you must find 7 words associated with a chosen topic, within a time limit. The twist being, you aren't given the word list!
For example, if the topic was colours you may have to look for the word "blue". But don't worry help is at hand. If you struggle to find a word you can always use 1 of 3 hints which tells you a word that's in the grid. The way you play and the speed you play at will decide your score.
Play to learn, play for fun, play for competition and play for the rush!
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OpenFeint Enabled
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The score you achieve can be sent online (via. Openfeint), so you can see your rank among the world. Your scores can also be posted on Facebook or Twitter, just so you can brag about your new high score.
Lots of OpenFeint Achievements are also in the game, so why not try and get them all!
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In-App Purchasing
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With the game you are given two packs to kick-start your word search rush addiction. Additional packs can be downloaded from the store in-game. These packs include foreign languages, larger grids and much much more! New packs will continuously be added to the store, so there will always be a new word search to play!
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Educational
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The game's ease of use enables children to learn words whilst having fun, so its educational value cannot be missed. Parents and teachers have already been very positive regarding its hidden educational benefits. The range of topics covered are vast and foreign languages are also introduced in the game. These foreign language puzzles are ideal for those wanting to practice their language skills. The game is continuously updated with new wordsearches that can be downloaded from the store, so the fun of WordSearch Rush will never stop!
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Features
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* Easy to pick up and play for any age.
* Drag or tap functionality to select words.
* Multiple wordsearches can be downloaded that cover foreign languages.
* Submit your score worldwide and compete with every rush fanatic!
* Compare scores over facebook and twitter and challenge them.
* A collection of achievements up for grabs!
* Choose to listen to your own music whilst word rushing!
* Change letters to lower case for better readability if dyslexic.
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Credits
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Programmers: David Leverton, Justin T Alexander.
Artists: Joe Pykett, Stacy Cannon.
Music: Kevin MacLeod
Sound from 'The Free Sound Project': junggle, Robinhood76, Koops, adcbicycle.
Beta Testers: Sandi Dean, Mike Holmes, David Hayward, Trevor Raynsford, Binyomin Freedman, Mike Reddy, Tim Jordan, Graham Sear.
What's New in Version 1.3
- Updated OpenFeint to be compatible with iOS4
-Added a More button, this will display more games on the Play Haven network.
The game is now compatible with iOS4.
