Edge: How do you iterate on a whimsical RPG based around spelling? Bigger, better, more badass gerunds? Bump-mapping capital letters? How about inventing some new vowels? As luck would have it, wiser minds have won the day, and the second instalment of the adventures of the chirpy and bespectacled Lex chooses to elaborate on the role-playing elements rather than the vocabulary itself. The result is exactly what you'd expect from PopCap: a charming refinement, a richer slice of heavily frosted birthday cake.
GameGuru writes: "Lex, the adorable green worm with typically nerdy glasses and a bow tie is back! To once again battle it out one-on-one with amusing rivals backed by the mantra; The pen is mightier than the sword. But our charming hero Lex goes through this whole expedition with a secret motive of saving someone from the claws of death."
Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2 is great for kids but fun enough to cross the age gap. Its simple game play is immediately learnable and infinitely enjoyable. As someone who is terrible at Boggle and outright hates Scrabble, it's something of a miracle that I enjoy the game so, and also a testament that Popcap's creation is one that all but the most self-conscious gamers will love.
Thunderbolt writes: "If reviews were written by putting marks in checkboxes, at the end of the tally, Bookworm Adventures 2 would be considered an extremely competent game. The storyline, featuring a talking worm and a cast of fairy-tale legends, is cute without the saccharine-sweetness the game could have easily fallen victim to. You're given a ton of levels to complete over three sprawling chapters that bring to life classic stories directly from noted literary characters. Word recognition is spot-on. The colorful graphics and orchestrated score are just icing on the cake. But despite having all of the ducks in a row, Bookworm Adventures 2 fails in one incredibly important way: it just isn't very much fun to play."
