Fun but Room for Growth – Word Strike Review

If you're a fan of Scrabble(c), Boggle(c) or any other word game, Word Strike is a decent pocket game to get those mind juices going--you have a wide range of easy and simple to "who would know that?!". I'd recommend it to include in your collection of TidBits Apps. With that said, I have my judgements about it. First off, the words tend to cycle too quickly; within 60 levels, I experienced the same word 3 times. Easy 9 coins but not worth the time. If anything, a "Time Trial" feature, higher pay out for solving the word faster, would make up for that. Secondly, there's been a lot of review focus on the cost of a clue. I'm actually okay with it--it's meant to deter you into getting friends to help you over social networks (thus introducing them to the game). When times gets rough, I understand that frustration but that's part of the fun. It would interesting if you had two clue options: free letter or replace an existing clue. My work around? Screenshots to people via MMS who would know of the subject matter a little better (like sports, film, etc). It is a high note that all the words are common enough--nothing outrageously specific or out of reach by most people. Lastly, activating the achievement features would have gotten this game another star from me. Having to compete quietly with myself got old fast (ie 40 words in five minutes). None the less, I'll keep this game around to see where it goes.
Review by tiffaneecl on Word Strike.