Product Description

Play scrabble and word minigames with friends and have fun while improving your words mastering! Scrabble: 2009 Edition brings Scrabble fun on the go, with touch screen interface and comprehensive tutorials to help you progress, wherever you are!

• Enjoy the traditional game and play fun minigames such as Scrabble Hold'Em (bet against your opponents on the best word you can do) and Tempest on the Scrabble (Scrabble game where you can change the rules as you play).
• Get your Scrabbler Profile and compare it with your friends. Through a large number of statistics and unlock achievements the game will determine which Scrabbler you are!
• Play Scrabble against friend, family and online opponents. Play on the same DS through the hot-seat mode or wirelessly wherever you are.
• Enter a single-player campaign to learn the Scrabble basics and improve yourself. Progress through a light-hearted story, from local Scrabble competitions to prestigious international events. Begin as a rookie and become an undisputed champion.
• Scrabble: 2009 Edition features a very adaptable yet powerful AI. As a beginner you can train yourself with a forgiving opponent and as a veteran match yourself against a top-notch AI that will challenge you.
• Play with the updated official Scrabble Collins Dictionary.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #145 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2009-03-20
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Format: Unknown format
• Dimensions: .0 pounds

Customer Reviews

not any better than 2007
I would stay with the 2007 version, at least you get challenged progressively by different opponents as your game improves. 2009 does not do this, you have to manually change your opponents. The campaign is dire beyond belief with some mundane story which is neither suitable for kids or adults. A total miss. Whilst the "story" rambles on and on, the campaign itself is easy, short and extremely disappointing. The additional games are fine but if you are any thing like me and want a good old game of scrabble which challenges your skills as they improve, stick with 2007 and do not waste your money on this.

Scrabble... But digital...
It really is what you'd expect.
Scrabble, that you can play on your own.
As a firm scrabble fan I'd definitely reccommend this!
There are challenges for all levels of player and opportunities to progress. I would consider myself a talented amateur and I have got to a stage in the game when I am challenged almost constantly.
There are training opportunities through mini-games such as a timed anagram feature, but most of all, it's just enjoyable.
Kept me busy all through the Christmas holidays!

Hit and miss
I like Scrabble and tend to play online. I'd say I was pretty good, knowing all the 2 letter words and several weird words using J,Q,X and Z. I bought this for a different challenge and the option of travel play.

For the game itself, well - it's Scrabble. The board fits onto the bottom of the DS so you can see it all but you can zoom in if you want to see an area (and the points on the tiles) There seems to be 7 computer players to play against but no obvious rating for each (there is a description on their style but that's it) and there is a multiplayer option for other DS users. It records high scores for words, totals and margin of victories (but only a Top 3)

Unfortunately, while the Quick Play mode should give any level of player a decent game, there seem to be some glitches. The computer players play poorly on occasions. I risked WARN which ended just before the triple word square. The opponent played BEGETS next but in a bad position. Surely anyone would have made WARNS with this, giving a triple word score for both words? This was one of the better opponents too! Another issue is when you play a certain move you get a message saying 'Parallel play unlocked' as if some new feature of the game is available. I can't see where there is any difference or new feature.

The campaign mode is very poor. I was under the impression you go around the world playing different people. This is true but you aren't playing in tournaments starting from beginner to expert. You are in a story-mode given mini-puzzles which act as a 'how to play' guide. One problem with this is that you are given hints without asking if you take 20 seconds or so which makes it even easier. This could have been a lot better (think of some of the Scrabble puzzles in newspapers for example) but the only reason to do all this is to unlock a new opponent. There is no replay factor and even worse, it is very short.

There are several mini-games which look fun (one like Texas hold-em it seems) but I haven't tried them yet.

Overall, not bad but not great.