My Word Coach (Wii)

Today's word of the day is lexicon. Your very own one! Ah words. Wouldn't life be rather dull without them and in age where the world of text speak is ruling the roost it is most refreshing to find a game like this. It seems Ubisoft are making a massive effort to purchase a foothold in the world of edutainment and this game is certainly a worthy addition. No doubt you've already understood that this is all about expanding your vocabulary and on the whole this does deliver. There a range of games ranging from anagrams, putting the right words to meanings and even unlocking the right word before your opponent. The graphics on the whole ...  Read the complete review

Nice little games to unlock here as you progress with improving your vocab! It's more fun than a dictionary: some engaging little games with decent graphics utilise the interactive capabilities of the console of the Wii in interesting ways. We have a spray can to spray letters, a grap and clutch to arrange letters, magnifying glass and block letter game etc....all providing fresh words to stick in the mind. There is still a lot more potential here though.... You can even duel in versus mode to learn those words. There are some hitches: mainly the main interface to navigate the central options is rather annoying. It's like the conversion ...  Read the complete review

My word coach is for those of us that find ourselves as my partner says 'groping' for a word. Bless him. There are many times where we have had to write that all important letter to the bank or to a prospective new employer, only to be failed by our weak understanding of the British language, thanks to love letters under the desk and that sneaky sherbet fountain during your English lesson. And so here we all are 'groping' for those words to express our thoughts. Well obviously these big wigs that have never had that problem thanks to a same sex private school and no newspaper shop nearby, have decided to take pity on us and help us out a little bit. At a ...  Read the complete review