Other than those minor issues, Word Party is a family friendly game that has some educational potential. It also has its fair share of flaws too. While my kids didn’t mind playing it in short spurts, they preferred to play other party games we own instead. The price is a reasonable $15 on Nintendo’s eShop.
Like Lightwood's other titles, Word Party is functional and plays in an inoffensive manner. That being said, there is nothing here for solo players and the games aren't exactly addictive or thrilling. If you're hankering for a semi-educational game to play with your kids Word Party is an adequate choice, but otherwise there are far better Wii U 'party' games to play.
Indie dev Lightwood Games' digital Wii U title, Word Party, is coming to Nintendo's eShop next month.