July 30, 2009
PopCap Launches Bookworm
Adventures Volume 2
Sequel to 2007 Hit Word Game
Unearths All-New Books in the Continuing Adventures of Lex the Bookworm
PopCap Games, the leading developer
and publisher of casual games, today announced the immediate availability of
Bookworm™ Adventures Volume 2 (BWA 2) for the PC. The sequel to the 2007
original takes players into three new literary landscapes with a bevy of new
features and lexical challenges. Initially available on PopCap.com, STEAM and
iWin, BWA 2 will carry a list price of US$19.95 for the full, three-book deluxe
edition. Beginning on August 19, individual books of the game will become
available on PopCap.com. The three books, “Fractured Fairytales,” “The Monkey
King” and “Astounding Planet,” each offer a complete story and 10-chapter
adventure in which players once again take on the role of Lex the intrepid
Bookworm to right wrongs and defeat evil-doers through superlative spelling and
use of the game’s many new and existing role-playing game elements.
“Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 is the
long-awaited sequel to one of the world’s most popular word games,” said Ben
Rotholtz, VP of Marketing at PopCap, “and in this new collection we’re
delivering dozens of hours of entertainment to delight even the most seasoned
vocabulary aficionados.”
In the Bookworm Adventures series,
players take on the role of Lex the Bookworm, leading him through a series of
books involving 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” – including Mother Goose, the Cheshire Cat and author
H.G. Wells – all provide players with even more powers and abilities. 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 Volume 2 include:
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3 all-new books of ten chapters
each: “Fractured Fairytales,” “The Monkey King” and “Astounding Planet”!
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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”! (Each book contains two
mini-games) -
Battle more than 130 ferocious new
foes while wielding over 20 terrific new treasures! (Each book contains
approximately 40-45 new enemies and seven treasures) -
Companions! Literary figures join
Lex and battle by his side! (two per book) -
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!
