Spellbound (DS)

Paltform: Nintendo Ds Producer:505 Games Rating: E Everyone / 3+ The Game: Spellbound is described as a challenging enjoyable word game for the whole family. The 11 games on offer are: Spelling Bee - you need to correctly spell 10 words Bomb Blast - find the word spelt incorrectly from a given selection Right One - Again identify the misspelled word from a choice of two Fifty Fifty - See notes for Right One Odd One Out - Same as fifty-fifty but with four words to choose from Not Noun - choose one word from the selection of four which is not a noun Mish Mash - Anagrams Fill It In - Glorified ...  Read the complete review

If there's one thing I find it hard to get particularly excited about, it's probably a game that centers around spelling, ranking just above a times tables recitation simulator. I looked into Spellbound more out of curiosity than anything else. The packaging looks nice, and I wondered, how could you pull off a game about spelling? I was hoping to find out. Spellbound is presented in the format of a quiz show. As a starting point, everything is nice and shiny, which is good, and makes the game inviting to play. Despite the fact that some of the menus are less than easy to navigate, everything looks reasonably nice as you would expect these ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big fan of the brain training and word games on the DS so Spellbound seemed to be the perfect addition to my games collection. Described by the makers an exciting and enjoyable game for all the family I couldn't wait to try it out. The game takes the format of a quiz show with an American host who sits at his podium and asks you questions. You have the option of playing on two modes in this game; challenge mode takes you through a spelling bee and two random games for your daily play and quick mode allows you to choose any of the mini games and play them in either practice mode or challenge mode where you try and beat your own personal ...  Read the complete review