Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper
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Description:
Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper mixes elements from classic board crosswords games (like Scrabble®™ and Upwords®™) with features of puzzles.
Eugene and his friends invented the Word Machine to the school’s Science Fair competition. But when they go out of to have some snacks, a jealously Thief breaks the Word Machine and steals all plans and remaining parts! Now, the kids must go after the thief and retrieve their project before the Science Fair begins!
The player use letters created by the Word Machine to spell words on the board. Spelled words create paths that will guide the kids to catch all the parts of the Machine. But it won’t be so easy, because enemies like the Dalmatian Dog and the Bully will get on the way, breaking the player’s letters and making the task of collecting parts more difficult.
- 37 stages of crossword fun
- 5 Characters to play with: Kevin, Jimi, Rocky, Nina and Eugene
- 5 encounters with the treacherous Thief
- 5 Boss Battles that will challenge your word knowledge!
- 3 power-up items and 3 super-special items
- 3 power combos, activated by long words
- Quick play mode for casual matches
- More than 30 beautiful backgrounds
- Comprehensive dictionary, over than 100.000 words
- 12 different enemies that will challenge your word-spelling skills.
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Awards:
Innovate 2007, for Best Story Development:
http://www.casualgamesassociation.org/for_professionals_recognition.php
Santander Prize for Entrepreneurs, given to the Portuguese version of the game:
http://www1.universia.com.br/santandereducacao/especial2007/empreendedorismo.jsp
JogosBR Prize for Playable Demos, given by the Brazilian Department of Culture:
http://www.jogosbr.org.br/demosvenc.php
System Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- CPU 800 MHz
- 256 MB RAM
- 32 MB video
- DirectX 8.1
