Anagram Attack

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★17%
Can you solve all 100 anagrams?

To score higher, type words with fewer letters first. Then type a word that uses all letters to advance to the next word.
Cheat level: Press PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN.

Most anagrams are from:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/english/anagram/numberofletters/5letters.shtml

Playtesters: Jennifer Russ, and at http://themade.org Anders, Redbeard, Jovanni, and Peter.

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Comments20

fixedgerald
fixedgerald19 Apr 2015, 03:19
Fun to play once you figure out what to do, but the in game text is confusing.
Bastienre4
Bastienre420 Apr 2015, 10:07
Good concept, quite fun, but it's a pain for the AZERTY keyboards.
fixedgerald
fixedgerald21 Apr 2015, 03:46
@ethankennerly the updated version does make more sense now. I like the animations on the letters
Pinpickle
Pinpickle21 Apr 2015, 06:29
I liked how you were introduced to the game, and it was refreshing given the different playing style of all of the other LD games. I got to 36 with 279 letters
fluidvolt
fluidvolt22 Apr 2015, 03:45
This was funner than I expected! I got really competitive with myself after a few words. :) I got stuck in the 20s, unfortunately, but I had a lot of fun. Good job.
wooltech22 Apr 2015, 20:05
Nice, clear, simple game.
DSalles23 Apr 2015, 00:27
Wonderful addictive fun! I wasn't sure what the advantage was for making short words until I was running out of time, then it helps by shuffling teh letters and buying a little extra time, though I couldn't really tell what it did to the score. Love it!
pixzleone24 Apr 2015, 11:04
Cool idea! Keep it up!
robodylan26 Apr 2015, 13:25
36 with 233. Great game and the most original idea i have seen yet
Tselmek
Tselmek5 May 2015, 23:50
An original word game yet very hard for non-english speakers but the concept is very nice. Graphics are clean and sounds do their job.

69 words with 630 letters. ^^
Marcos Rodrigues6 May 2015, 14:23
Excellent game! I love typing games (I've made on for this LD too), but I never thought about mixing it with anagrams, good job! Some words are too easy, but some are too difficult (I'd slow down the hard enemies), maybe 'cause I'm not a native English speaker. My keyboard doesn't have page up and page down keys, so I had to beat every level; luckily you don't really lose when the enemy gets you. The feedback to the input is really good too! 5 stars! :D
OadT
OadT10 May 2015, 14:47
I am German and I find these games difficult even in German :D But you added some nice features which made the fun even for me as a loser in anagram! :D
AdricZero10 May 2015, 16:20
Fun to play. Nice to see a typing and puzzle game combined. Made it to word 44.
IamAcoconut10 May 2015, 18:53
Fun game, I love the concept! Never though of anagrams as a weapon! I found the game very easy, maybe make difficulty increase faster? Anyway, great job!
yuigoto
yuigoto11 May 2015, 03:42
Nice take on the theme and use of language! Besides being an unconventional weapon it's also educational! :D

Graphics might be simple and audio too, but they are good for this genre! Pretty solid and fun to play! :3
wg_phancock11 May 2015, 13:08
Wow, this was really fun. Spent more time on this than any other game this LD, and only made it to level 50some. Awesome amount of content for a compo game.
TheScragglyMan11 May 2015, 17:25
Not very clear at first, but nice entry

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