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Reviewed by Yuri Storchak

   Word game. Assume a role of the Emperor.s architect and protect China from invading Mongol army by repairing the Great Wall. You can do that by linking adjacent letter tiles in order to create a word consisting of three or more letters. Numerous special tiles, bombs, and coins appear to help you making game play interesting and diverse. There are three game modes: Classic, Battle and Conquest. Classic Mode challenges you to create words in order to uncover all the stones of the pathway before fuse burns down and detonate explosive barrels. Battle Mode offers players to create words to back the invading Mongol army. Conquest Mode invites players to conquer the board by turning all the tiles on the game board into red ones within time limit.

   The Great Wall of Words is a captivating word game that features colorful Chinese-themed graphics, intriguing storyline, diverse sound effects and Chinese music. Graphics is designed in Chinese style; so you may see pagodas and original landscapes on the background. There is a map that shows the Great Wall and places to visit. One of the highlights is built-in MP3 player that allows you to combine addictive game fun with your favorite music. All in all, The Great Wall of Words is a many-sided game, which brings enormous fun, develops logical thinking and increases vocabulary. The game may be used as a secondary tool in studying English.

Offline gameplay: 1 player Multiplayer: No

Publisher: Gamehouse ESRB Ratio: Everyone

Extras and features: Colorful Chinese Themed Graphics Three Game Modes: Classic, Battle and Conquest Numerous Special Tiles and Bonus Items Built-in MP3 Player

Drawbacks: I wish there have been more historical data

Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista,Processor: 500 MHz,DirectX 9.0,128 MB RAM,Free hard drive space: 10 MB

Alternative names: The Great Wall of Word, The Great Wall of Worlds, TheGreatWall of Words, The Graet Wall of Words.