Wordmaster

by Destination Software

Product Features

• Uses the innovative and intuitive Nintendo DS stylus and Touch Screen to spell out each word
• Progress from Novice to Wordmaster as the difficulty increases - fewer number of guesses as you move through the ranks
• Start with six mixed letters and rearrange them to spell correct words in Anagram Mode
• Unlock Timed Mode after achieving the ranks of Wordmaster
• High Score screen tracks your performance and progress

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00189MNQG
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 12, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,738 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #43 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Puzzle
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

You've never played a vocabulary and strategy game as challenging and unique as Wordmaster! Based on the classic style of the "Mastermind" board game, Wordmaster uses your vocabulary and spelling skills to deduce hidden 6-letter words. But you'll have help - use the clues from the vocabulary guru, Master Sum Ting Wong, and follow your intuition to solve the puzzles. It's available only on the Nintendo DS, so you can pick-up-and-play anytime and anywhere you'd like! From the spelling novice to the vocabulary ace, everyone will enjoy Wordmaster.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me look forward to picking up my DS, August 19, 2008

By 

L. Lemmond (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wordmaster (Video Game)

Wordmaster delivers on fun and just the right amount of challenge. There are two styles of gaming, Wordmaster mode and Anagram mode. In Wordmaster mode you are given 8 chances to guess a six letter word in one of several categories. Each category has a subject that gives you a little bit of a clue. You also get clues as you try to figure out the word. If you have picked out the correct letters but they are in the wrong spot, the game lets you know. If you have picked out a correct letter in the correct spot it lets you know that too. The faster you guess the correct answer the more points you get. You work your way up from Novice through several levels to Wordmaster.
The Anagram mode is a little different. Each word is still six letters but the game does not let you know if you have chosen the right letters or not. This is the only thing I wish was different in the game. If it worked like the Wordmaster part of the game it would be a lot more fun in my opinion. It does give you a subject category just like the Wordmaster section. In this section you only get four guesses. Definitely a challenge but in a fun way.
All in all great game. It keeps your attention, challenges you just enough and it's tons of fun to play. I pick this one up and play it everyday since I got it. Nice one to add to your DS collection!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars if you like word games, you will like this, August 17, 2008

By 

Judi "jak" (craigsville, wv) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wordmaster (Video Game)

There is nothing exciting about this game, but if you like "Jumbles" from the newspapers this will be right up your alley. In anagrams, you rearrange the letters to form a word. In wordmaster, you are given a clue and have to give a 6 letter word. If you give a correct letter that letter lights up, if you place a letter in the correct position, it is in a different color. You have 10 tries to get it correct. The clues are strange at times, but you can just randomly select letters to figure out the word--you dont have to spell a real word. The bonus round give a list of words with a letter or two missing in each row and you add the correct letter. It gives you the choice of writing the letter or choosing from an alphabetical list of letters. There is no save button--everything is saved automatically.
I love word games so I am enjoying this, but if you are looking for bells and whistles, look somewhere else.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not "Hundreds of Word Puzzles" but hundreds of variations of "guess the six-letter word", October 27, 2009

By 

An Unfashionable Woman (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wordmaster (Video Game)

I wish I had spent more time reading the description on the back of the box. I bought it after reading the blurb on the front that said "Hundreds of Word Puzzles". If I had paid more attention I would have read the small print on the back where it says "Wordmaster uses your vocabulary and spelling skills to deduce hidden 6-letter words."

That's right, ONLY 6-letter words. There are really only three games - "Guess the 6-letter word", "Guess the 6-letter anagram", and the "Bonus Round" fill in the blank letter of the 6-letter words.

It is not a BAD game, especially if you like jumbles, but if you want to improve your vocabulary you might want to try "My Word Coach", which I have found to be a lot more fun.