Super TextTwist
Super TextTwist is a word game developed and published by GameHouse as a browser game. It's nearly identical to the earlier Java-based Text Twist released on 2001-10-12. Several years later, it was followed up by TextTwist 2 then again by TextTwist Turbo.
Personal
I remember playing Super TextTwist online in the mid-2000s. I enjoyed it for awhile, but its shallow nature prevented me from ever playing it for very long.
The game is adware online. It cannot be beaten.
Review
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Best Version: Browser
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- Simply playing the game, it teaches you a lot of new words. Not necessarily what they mean, but that they exist.
- The game thankfully makes full use of the keyboard, so you don't have to rely on the much slower mouse-based UI.
- The sound effects are useful at informing you about the validity of your word, even if you eyes are focused on the keyboard.
- The "Twist" button is helpful for when a different random letter order might help give you new word ideas.
Bad
- Like most word games, there isn't much going on. It's a basic word scramble with a time limit, so, it gets boring quickly.
- Also, like most word games, the word dictionary includes tons of obscure words. This isn't such a problem for the shorter words, but if its one of the six-letter words you need to guess to move on, it's pretty much a guaranteed game over.
- I would have appreciated some background music.
- Although the game is still available, it can no longer be played in a browser. You now have to download the program, and its default full screen mode messes up your existing windows and doesn't preserve the aspect ratio.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Gallery
Screenshots
Title screen.
Instructions.
Options.
Starting a new game.
By figuring out the 6-letter word, I qualified for the next round.
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