$1.99 Games Worth a Look: Kraut, Alphabetic, Wordsworth, Booty Blocks, American Dominoes
posted by arn on December 30th, 2008 1:31 AM EST in $1.99, Board, Puzzle, Reviews, iPhone games, iPod touch gamesContinuing through out backlog of games, here are a collection of solid $1.99 games that may be of interest. Links to our forums are provided where applicable.
Kraut – While this is yet-another-matching game, at least it has some style. The graphics and animiation are very well done. The goal is to match in 4 or more of the same flowers by placing groups of three onto a grid. Flowers can be rotated and special "power up" insects can help you along the way. The video does a good job showing off the style of the game.
App Store: Kraut, $1.99
Alphabetic – Another game with a remarkably good sense of style. The object of the game is to find all the letters of the alphabet before time runs out. The catch? The letters are floating and zooming around the screen. Beautifully done.
App Store: Alphabetic, $1.99
Discussion Thread: link
Wordsworth – A word finding game that has generated positive reviews amongst our forum readers. Form words by selecting adjoining tiles. When a word is formed, those letters are removed and new ones fall into place. Bonus words and special tiles keep things interesting. There is also a free Lite version with the first 5 levels.
App Store: Wordsworth, $1.99
Lite Version: Wordsworth Lite, Free
Discussion Thread: link
Booty Blocks – A puzzle/matching game where you must align like-blocks together in groups of five or more to be able to eliminate them. Unlike Tetris, the blocks are freely moveable just by sliding your finger. Special blocks, immovable blocks and more keep things interesting.
App Store: Booty Blocks, $1.99
Discussion Thread: link
American Dominoes – If you wanted to play a game of dominoes on the iPhone, there weren't many options until now. American Dominoes offers three popular versions: Five-Up (Spinner), Draw and Block. You can compete against the computer or against friends (same iPhone or over Wi-Fi).
App Store: American Dominoes, $1.99
WordsWorth sure is a great game… Started playing it and was so deeply engrossed; took a break at level 17 yippee!!!
WordsWorth is so engrossing. Have been playing non stop. Thanks to my Christmas Holidays
This game can really keep you engrossed like anything
I have already spent hours playing it. If you like word games, it's an addiction.
Lovely graphics… Liked the gameplay and the sound effects were really cool
Wurdle and WordsWorth the best word games on my iPhone!!
Wordsworth is an awesome game .. very addictive .. i just loved it .. the game can be customised to suite players skills set .. the buzzwords, wild cards and timed tiles adds extra flavour to the fun .. also there are three different dictionaries to choose from .. four different grid size to play with ..cant ask for more .. a complete package and a must have for word game lovers .. Go for it ..
….checked out Wordsworth… nice game… pretty decent graphics…. really worth 1.99$ the background score could have been better.
i checked wordsworth and it shows .99c – did it just drop the price??
any videos on alphabetic?
dang, it says .99c but also says "it's being modified" o_O
I have played American Dominoes since it's first release. The Five-Up game, at least in the first release, was too easy to beat. The developer has improved the AI in later updates. The current release offers three difficulty levels. At the hardest level, I can still win more often than lose but there is enough challenge to make the game interesting and worth the $1.99.
My only complaint is the location of the 'Settings' button. It is too easy to hit during the game which pauses the game.
Check this video for more details on Wordsworth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnhTsPNDYzg
Picked WordsWorth for my daughter, but I ended playing this most of the time
It's a nice game and would sure do well for my daughter's vocabulary
how can the video for Kraut so clear? amazing !!
Tried WordsWorth. Except for the annoying loop of music, WordsWOrth is an amazing game. It will keep you engrossed to your iPhone!
Another major update of WordsWorth just hit the App Store. The game now lets you choose between the old Classic theme and a brand new Glossy theme!
Choose the look you like and continue to enjoy WordsWorth!