Boggle
Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Hasbro Interactive
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Age Group: Age 8 and Up, Adults
Type: Thinking Games
Price: $34.95 US |
Description:  Remember Boggle? A wild and wicked board game, it's baaaaaack in all
the multimedia glory it could muster. There are actually five different versions
of the game on the disk, so there's bound to be one for everybody. If you get tired
of playing solo, log onto the Zone and play against live humans! This title has
fared better than many of the board games that have been translated to computer -
there was obviously much consideration given to how the computerized version should
best be implemented.
Features:
- Five different ways to play.
- Play alone, over a LAN, or the Internet.
- Online dictionary (very useful, believe me...)
- Familiar Boggle gameboard.
- Can you spell A-D-D-I-C-T-I-V-E??
Techncial Aspects:
No problems were noted with installation, and this title ran very smoothly. We had
no problems logging onto the Zone to play a quick round with friends. NOW, the on-line
dictionary is another story! I swear, they made words up but have an explanation
for each and every one of them!!! Be aware that you can use either the keyboard
or mouse - it took me awhile to realize that, and the keyboard is faster for me.
Other notes: HATED the music and wished I could set my own timer, instead of using
the pre-set one.
Report and Conclusions:
If you enjoyed playing the original Boggle, you'll have a blast with
this title. Even if you never got in on the Boggle craze, one of these
five games will likely appeal to you. They are: 1) Classic Boggle; 2) Breakaway
Boggle - a multi-dimensional cube of rotating letters; 3) Battle Boggle - a two player
version; 4) Space Boggle - make words from streams of letters; and 5) In Your Face
Boggle - clear the layers of letters before it's "in your face."
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