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Both Lex and his adversary have health meters (represented by a number of hearts), which, when depleted, signal defeat. Each battle consists of Lex squaring off against a given foe. Players guide Lex the Bookworm (voiced by Chief Creative Officer of PopCap, Jason Kapalka) through a number of stages, battling creatures along the way (which are largely based on Greek mythology, One Thousand and One Nights and Gothic fiction, while the foes in the game's sequel are based on fairy tales, Journey to the West and science fiction). Lex battling Medusa in Bookworm Adventures

They used to be considered a low art form.' Gameplay John Vechey, PopCap's director, indicated that this did seem to be a departure from the previous model, noting that 'A couple years ago, the prevailing wisdom was that it took three guys six months and $100,000 to make a casual game. Although the direct sales model used by the company avoids various distribution and retail fees, this still represents one of the most expensive investments in the genre to date. In contrast to the lower production budgets typical of most 'casual games', PopCap Games spent over two and a half years and US$700,000 developing Bookworm Adventures.

Ī sequel for Bookworm Adventures, Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2, was released on July 30, 2009. The game also won three Zeeby awards for Best Word & Trivia Game of 2006, Best Game Design of 2006 and Best Story/Narrative of 2006.

In the 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards, Bookworm Adventures won the 'Downloadable Game of the Year'. Released in November 2006, Bookworm Adventures combines the 'create words from sets of letters' aspect of Bookworm with several elements of a role-playing video game.

(Redirected from Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2) Bookworm Adventuresīookworm Adventures is a word-forming puzzle video game, the follow-up to Bookworm from PopCap Games.