Apple Arcade review #46: Word Laces
I enjoy word-based puzzle games. Bookworm was one of the first iOS games I got addicted to. I played it on lots of long flights. Hey, I’m a writer. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that I like words.
Word Laces isn’t a great word puzzle game. It’s too simple. It’s got a decent interface and feels responsive enough, but it’s also rather bland and unpolished. The game shows you an image and you have to connect letters (with shoelace) to form multiple words based on the image. It quickly gets dull for grown-ups with a decent vocabulary, although it does ramp up the challenge.
This review probably sounds dismissive: I’m sure the game has its fans. This could be a good one to get your kids into, if you want to teach them spelling. But there are better word games out there, and the user interface and art direction diminishes the experience. I can’t really recommend Word Laces.