Posts Tagged ‘anagrams’

Jumbline 2 iPhone app Review

Description:

In the Jumbline 2 iPhone app you will see that it is the successor to the first Jumbline game that was a huge hit on the iPhone App store.  In this sequel the action, fun, and spelling mysteries are even bigger and better.  If you love word games, spelling, and puzzles, then this is a natural choice for you to purchase and download.  You will love how similar this is to the first game, yet you will recognize the improvements and advancements that come along with it.  You will have to improve your agility, your speed, and also your ability to recognize patterns in order to move through the levels and do them quickly.  Try and find all of the possible words available with the simple letter sequences that you are given.

Features:

• One of the very best parts about this app is that this game has some really incredibly graphics.  You will love the visuals and how vibrant they are.  On top of that, these visuals are much bigger and better and they are even all in high resolution.  The fonts have never looked as clear as they do on this app
• There are a few different modes in this game including the expert mode.  In the expert mode you will be able to play the puzzles that are off of the official tournament list for words.  This is specifically made for very advanced players with a wide vocabulary knowledge
• There are also some very genius controls that you can use.  All you have to do is to tap the letters in order to spell as well as the underlining that happens.  This makes it easy to quickly spell words out
• You will also have the ability to play in whatever orientation that you would like.  You can just hold your phone in either a portrait or a landscape mode and the game will adapt to it
• You can also save a lot of different profiles as well as saved games on the device.  This allows you to share the game with friends and family that you love and want to test your skills against
• There are literally thousands of different puzzles that include words that range from 5,6, and 7 letter words.

Conclusion:

This app has been given some pretty decent ratings.  It is the sequel to the first Jumbline and seems to live up to the hype.  You will see that overall it has received a rating of 4 1/2 stars out of 5 stars by iPhone app users that have played it and have tried it out.  You can download this app onto your iPhone for endless hours of anagram fun for a price of only $1.99.

WordWrench Android app Review

Description:

With the WordWrench Android app you will be able to create a bunch of different anagrams from the letters that are provided on the screen.  Hours of word scrambling fun.

Features:

• This is a fun anagram game that allows you to take letters and put them together to create words that have a combination of 3,4,5 and 6 letter words
• In order to be able to progress to the next level of the game you have to at least find a six letter word among all of the possible combinations
• In order to mix up the letters to help your mind formulate new words, there is a wrench feature.  You can either press the wrench button or you can press the space key or even just shake the phone to rearrange letters
• You can use either the touch screen options, the trackball options, or even the controls on the keyboard in order to type in letters and create words
• You can also view the game in a variety of different ways, including the portrait and the landscape modes
• This game will also allow you to listen to some sounds and will also vibrate at times

Conclusion:

If you love anagrams then you are sure to love this game.  You will be given certain letters and you will have to find words that have combinations of 3,4,5 and 6 letters.  You will have to be able to rack your brain to put them together in the correct order and you will be able to switch up the letters to help give you some better ideas on what words are available.  This rearranging of letters is called “Wrenching” so all you have to do is just press the wrench button, shake the phone, or press the space key in order to mix and match them and help you do better.  One of the other great things about the app is that you can use it in either the landscape or portrait views, depending on how you want to hold the phone.  There are also a lot of keyboard tips that you can take into consideration in order to help you to get better at the game and make sure that you can quickly and accurately enter the words within the time limit.  If you love word games then this is a must have on your Android phone.

This app has been given a user rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars by Android app users and reviewers and can currently be downloaded onto your phone for free.