nooskewl, games, and me

One of my all-time favourite game-clones, HappyWordZ, now has an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch port. It’s waiting in Apple’s review queue. This game is a blast to play when a lot of people are competing for high scores. Hopefully that will be the case with this version.

This version is not complete though. I plan to add local play and local high scores and statistics, Apple Game Centre support, and my friend Ramon (of Monster RPG 2 and others fame) has said he will make some improved graphics.

Here are some screenshots from my iPhone. Don’t let the simplicity fool you, it really is fun. The lack of documentation is a concern that I will address also. Actually, why not write it up here, then I can just copy and paste it into the game:

• You can make up to three words. Two vertical, from top to bottom, and one horizontal, from left to right (at the bottom).
• Words must be made in sequence, last letter to first.
• Point values vary per letter based on frequency of occurrence in the word list (see “Scoring” from the main menu.)
• Your name for high scores must be 5 characters in length.