An incredibly lazy effort that falls flat on it's face as both entertainment or any sort of half-decent educational tool, and Diehard Gamefan urges all parents not to inflict it on their poor innocent children. Put simply as possible, Margot's Word Brain is a huge, festering pile of sh-.
WP: "Vocabulary is one of the things that every writer values and is constantly striving to improve. We wordsmiths delight in learning new ways to say simple things in complex ways so our inferiority-wracked brains can delight in believing that we're smarter than the plebian masses who don't even know what "plebian" means. Therefore, a game that promises to build vocabulary and teach you lots of new ways to say the same old thing sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately for Margot's Word Brain, all that fun is thrown out the window as soon as you start playing the game."
If you count yourself among the linguistic elite, or might be buying Christmas gifts soon for someone who does, then Margot and her $19.99 MSRP are certainly worth a look. But those without a strong passion for language are better off looking elsewhere, or just loading up that free online version of Bookworm for a quick fix before moving on.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 5.0
Gameplay - 5.0
Lasting Appeal - 5.0
Overall -
If you count yourself among the linguistic elite, or might be buying Christmas gifts soon for someone who does, then Margot and her $14.99 MSRP are certainly worth a look. But those without a strong passion for language are better off looking elsewhere, or just loading up that free online version of Bookworm for a quick fix before moving on.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 5.0
Gameplay - 6.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
