

You need to find enough words whose total combined length meets a preset target, in a finite amount of time.


In Letter Mania, you only need to find one word with each set of tiles the letters you use are replaced with more. Mercifully, it seems like someone at RealArcade understood the flimsy offerings of the original game TextTwist 2 sports several other game modes that add interesting twists (ha!) to the game’s original conceit. It’s annoying, but doesn’t render the game unplayable. When the letters in a given round can spell many words-which happens with some frequency-you’re forced to scroll horizontally to review all the words you’ve already submitted. While the timer’s return is welcomed, I still feel the iPhone’s screen isn’t perfectly suited to the game’s presentation.

If you prefer your text games without a race against the clock, though, you can always choose the untimed mode instead. The timer adds a necessary sense of pressure and challenge to the game, and I heartily welcome its return. While TextTwist Turbo for iPhone lacked a two-minute timer, this sequel restores the original Web game’s challenging time constraints. It sure beats playing Yahtzee.At its core, TextTwist 2 is a jumble game: You’re presented with a batch of letters, and need to find all the words that those letters can form. If you want to make the game more interesting, a broader word bank is available in the full version, which you can purchase online. This has its advantages, but it also means you'll eventually get bored. You'll eventually learn to recognize letter combinations and form words more quickly Each one looks pretty much the same, and it can get somewhat repetitive. The game's graphics are of a fairly high quality for a free game, but the levels don't differ much. You'll wrack up more points using these combinations than you will just trying to find the six-letter word. Bonuses are achieved when players use all possible combinations that can form words, even if they don't use all six letters. Once you create a word that uses all six letters, you can advance to the next round. When you press the twist button, letters are randomly rearranged with the chance that they will either form a word or give you an idea for one. Text Twist from GameHouse gets its “twist” from one of the games features As long as you can keep your cool, you'll have a better chance of winning each round. The pressure to come up with as many words as you can in a limited time is enough to make anyone nervous. It's all in the cards – or letters, rather – that you're dealt. Some of the letter jumbles can form many different words while others can have you wracking your brain to figure out even one. The player is given six letters (in no particular order) to form as many words as they can before the game's timer runs out. Forget Scrabble, Outspell, Letter Garden or Just Words – Text Twist will have you playing for hours on end.
