My Word Coach review

Pretend to be smart in social situations

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    Learning new words

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    Inventive "puzzle learning"

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    Sounding educated

Cons

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    Your low daily rating

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    Lots of play required

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    Regretting sleeping in English class

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Dec 13, 2007

Do long words confuse you? Is vocabulary not your strong point? In lieu of a traditional education, you might want to check out this piece of self-help software. By filling in missing letters, un-jumbling words from an alphabet soup, picking the correct definition and eliminating letters from a puzzle board, you’ll improve your ability to express yourself. Or so they say. We can’t see what anyone will gain from this that they couldn’t gain tenfold from a good novel and a dictionary. It takes a lot of play to get an updated daily rating, which will remain at a cynically low level for a long time to keep you playing. That’s our excuse, anyway.

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GenreOther Games/Compilations
DescriptionBetter than alphabet soup - if slightly more discouraging.
PlatformDS
US censor ratingEveryone
UK censor rating3+
Release date6 November 2007 (US), (UK)
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