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Apple Arcade: ‘Word Laces’ Review – An Unfortunate (Flip)Flop



Word Laces is not a typical game, and in this case that?s not exactly a good thing. This word-puzzle game can range from fun to downright bothersome as you try to mix and match a variety of different letters or combinations of letters to spell specific words based on the picture you see on your screen. The game will then give you a series of letters and combinations of letters (Ac, On, etc) in two separate columns in which you are meant to combine into the words on your screen and do so in a zig-zag fashion, pun intended.
For example, my current level includes a picture split into 4 parts. One part has a hammer hitting a nail. Another part has an intense-looking man. The third and fourth parts contain a dog barking and an injured thumb, respectively. The words then might be Hammer, Concentration, Distraction, and Injury to show each different action and in this particular one, tell a small story. The majority of puzzles however are not stories and instead require you to look at the picture, the letters you have available, and guess to some extent what word you might be able to form. If you complete the puzzle without using any hints, you?ll earn 5 stars. Each hint used however will reduce the amount of stars you obtain.
I found this style of gameplay unique to other word games at least but at the same time it becomes very monotonous. I?ve currently made it past level 50 and see and expect no changes in the gameplay. There are no other types of word puzzles nor are there ev...
Source: Touch Arcade
URL: http://toucharcade.com

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