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    Review: Scrabble (iPhone)

    By Richard | July 31, 2008

    Scrabble has long been a staple board game in American homes. Unfortunately I think that most families only play it once or twice before retiring it to the closet. The game has a way of turning a fun night with friends or family into a UFC championship fight. This is really a shame because Scrabble is a fun game that can keep your brain finely tuned, and now you can download an iPhone version you can play anywhere.

    The game itself feels and works just like the board game. Their are no difference to rules, and the game is checked by a built in copy of the Scrabble Players Dictionary 4th Edition. So try as you might you won’t be able to cheat the system. The game comes with two play options, quick and custom play. Quick play should be obvious, while custom play allows you to fine tune the settings, and even set up a pass and play game so you can play with up to 3 other people in the same room. The games graphics are clear, clean, and full of color.

    When the game was first made availible it was quite buggy and would crash often. It also took around 30 seconds or more for the game to boot up and be ready to play. EA just released an update a few days ago and they have made the game very reliable and now boot up only takes about 10 seconds. I have played around 10-15 games since the patch and so far it has not crashed once. I am glad to see that these games do get updated on a regular basis.

    So now that the game is patched what is still wrong with the game you ask? Well there is the $10 price tag, which is kind of hard to swallow for a cell phone game. Besides that there is little to complain about. I would like to see the ability to play people over 3G or Wi-Fi, but I cannot fault them for that too much. Overall, Scrabble for the iPhone is a quality conversion of the popular board game that is fun and easy to play…just make sure that your vocabulary is in check.

    The Good

    +Good Graphics
    +Intuitive Controls
    +Very Reliable (since last update)

    The Bad

    - No Wi-Fi or 3G Multiplayer
    - 10$ a bit too much

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