Boggle
Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Hasbro Interactive

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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