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Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 79/100 [5] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 9/10 [6] |
Edge | 8/10 [7] |
Eurogamer | 8/10 [8] |
GamePro | 4.5/5 [9] |
GameRevolution | B+ [10] |
IGN | 8.3/10 [11] |
Bookworm Adventures and the sequel Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2 received mostly positive reviews. GameRankings gave the original 78% [12] and the sequel 79%. [13] Metacritic ranked the original Bookworm Adventures at 82/100 [14] and 79/100 [5] for the sequel.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Bookworm Adventures with "Downloadable Game of the Year" at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. [15]
In the sequel, there are a few additions and differences. All features and game modes from the previous game, except Clips and Giggles, return in the sequel, with identical unlock conditions. The books in the sequel's Adventure mode are referred to as Books 4–6, following the numbering of the prequel. The books are titled Fractured Fairytales, The Monkey King, and Astounding Planet, respectively. The Adventure mode also allows the player to choose the mini-game they want to play when there is a tent icon, as opposed to being brought to a particular mini-game in the prequel. The Arena mode in the sequel contains every boss in the sequel, excluding Previous Lex, Skeletrox (Dance Commander), and The Machine.
The sequel also features a new mode called Adventure Replay, which is unlocked after completing the Adventure mode (completing Book 6). This mode allows the player to replay the Adventure mode, which was impossible in the prequel without creating a new save file. The player can choose any of the three books to play through; Lex is leveled down equivalently to what he should be at the chapter, and the player must keep Lex alive or otherwise receive a game over. Instead of the level up bar at the top-left, the player can find the score bar; Lex levels up after every chapter. There are eight badges of four levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum), which require the player to do some certain task; for example, defeating an enemy with Poison damage, spelling a 12-letter word, or using Diamond gems frequently.
Also introduced in the sequel are companions, which act similarly to treasures, but have a certain effect that is activated every four turns. For example, Mother Goose gives a health potion every four turns (unless the player has the maximum count of ten health potions, where Mother Goose will wait until the player uses one potion), and Skeletrox upgrades tiles to form better gems. To accommodate this new feature, the player can only bring two treasure items along with any chapter.
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