DUBLIN, July 15 --
- Bookworm Adventures 2 Arrives in One Month, Takes Players on All-New Literary
Escapades; Adds New Monsters, New Tile Types, Book-Based Companions and More
PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today
announced that Bookworm(TM) Adventures 2 will launch on the Web for PC and Mac
one month from today. The sequel to the 2007 original takes players into three
new literary landscapes and adds reams of new features and fun touches to the
most popular digital word game franchise of all time. Available beginning July
30 exclusively on PopCap.com, BWA 2 will carry a list price of US$19.95.
Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 exceeds its predecessor both in wordy fun and
goofy puns, said Tysen Henderson, Executive Producer at PopCap. From the crazy
book themes and brand-new game play to the powerful new ’companions’
who join Lex on his adventure, Bookworm Adventures Vol. 2 takes the original
word-game-with-light-role-playing-game play and runs in some exciting, funny new
directions.
In the Bookworm Adventures series, players take on the role of Lex the
bookworm, leading him through a series of well-known books and fictional
characters which Lex must overcome by forming words from an ever-changing set of
letter tiles. Making longer and more complex words gives Lex greater fighting
prowess, while special gem letter tiles offer a range of power-up effects of
their own. Various potions and treasures give Lex added power, defense, health,
and dozens of other persistent or one-time abilities. In the new sequel, wild
card rainbow tiles, 20 new treasures and zany literary companions - fictional
animal allies including Mother Goose and the Cheshire Cat - all provide players
with even more ways to spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S. Three new mini-games augment those
from the original BWA, offering a total of six different side quest activities
to earn additional potions and power-ups.
New Features in Bookworm Adventures 2 include:
- 3 all-new books of ten chapters each: Fractured Fairytales, The Monkey King
and Astounding Planets! - All-new infinite Replay mode! Pick a book, fight foes
and score big points! - 6 mini-games, including all-new Mutant Words, Golden
Coins and Word Up! - Battle more than 130 ferocious new foes while wielding over
20 terrific new treasures! - Companions! Literary figures join Lex and battle by
his side! - Rainbow Tiles! New potent wild card tiles allow you to build the
gigantic words of your dreams! - Arena mode! Spell quickly to defeat your
toughest enemies! - Achievements - earn trophies, points and badges!
About PopCap
PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform provider of
casual games - fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer games that appeal to
everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in
2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 220 people in Seattle, San Francisco,
Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded
more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title,
Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 25 million units across all platforms.
Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap’s games are played
on the Web, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones,
PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox and DS),
and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only casual games developer
with leading market share across all major sales channels, including Web
portals, retail stores, mobile phones and MP3 players, and game device
manufacturers.
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http://www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its
licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product
names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for
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SOURCE: PopCap Games International
International: Cathy Orr, corr@popcap.com, +353-1646-8107
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