Bookworm Adventures: the $700,000 casual game

Dec-1-06, 4:23 pm by Hanford
File under: Misc.

According to CNN, the new casual game Bookworm Adventures took Popcap games two years and $700,000 to make. Well, I played it, and I think someone at Popcap has $650,000 stashed away in swiss bank account somewhere.

What's more interesting about Bookworm Adventures than the budget is the gameplay. While the basic mechanics is a simple jumble-like spelling game, it's wrapped in a turn-based RPG format, including special items, magic powers, special attacks, and boss characters. There's a lot more to it than most "casual games" have. I played the free version for a bit, but I just felt like I wanted more RPG elements in it; I wanted to be able to use the items and explore the world more. It will be very interesting to see how this game does on the various casual games portals.

Check out bookworm adventures at popcap.com.

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