W.E.L.D.E.R. app good for
Word search game, challenging, interesting if odd special effects. Great little game for mental jogging.
Really great game, would love a German Version as well. Nicely welded;)
5 stars for the German version!
What i dont get: there are words, that cant even be found in the dictionary... :-(
But all in all Im lovin it!!!
Simply put, I love this game. The principle had me hooked from the start and I keep playing it almost daily. I bought it in May and have played five games so far, and completed them all!
To address the claim of another reviewer that using Gigawatts is a must: except for the first and third game I have not used Gigawatts (for wrenches and swap boosts) at all. Yes, I like word games and my English is not too shabby, but Im certainly no genius, meaning that it is quite possible to finish W.E.L.D.E.R. without ever using Gigawatts. I would even go as far as claiming that Gigawatts remove the challenge of the game which is to form words with the hot and broken and toxic (really dont like those toxic ones) as and where they are. Much more satisfying than just swapping them with wrenches like ordinary tiles.
In my last game which I finished this morning, I used no Gigawatts, needed to nuke the board on two occasions, had to use my very last swap at one point and finished Level 15 with 6 normal, 6 reverse, 6 group and 3 jump swaps remaining. Without the final 500 bonus GW, I scored a total of 384 GW in that game.
I find myself playing this game again and again because I always almost get stuck then figure a way out! Its great.
Though Ive made thru Level 15 more than once, I keep coming for more. Its a great complement to NYTimes crosswords.
Some bad moments
Nice looking game, good graphics, sound and functionality BUT what is the POINT of this game? No time limits, no challenges, no 2 player, Cant see the point of this game, sorry.
I would not even think a second, to rate this game 5 stars, IF there were NO Gigawatts! Sadly, they are there and do a perfect job in ruining this game. Thanks a lot to you bloodsuckers, Ayopa!
REMOVE GIGAWATTS or at least make them WAY EASIER to get through playing the game instead of purchasing them via IAP! REDUCE Gigawatt prices for the in-game powerups! I paid for this game, when there were NO Gigawatts!
Now, what are Gigawatts? Simply: COINS of another name. And in NO WAY will anyone (except maybe Einstein or Jesus Christ) succeed in this game in the long run, WITHOUT buying Gigawatts for real money! You need them to buy "powerups" that e.g allow you to move otherwise unmoveable blocks (i.e. hot, broken etc.). You can earn them in-game like 2 or 5 at a time - and maybe you will be able earn 10, 20, 30 per game session (investing a long time playing). The prices for the "powerups" are in the hundreds (e.g. 190 for the wrench) and their prices multiply, when you buy them again within the same game session!
In later levels, you wont survive without plenty of Gigawatts! And this is INTENTIONAL. They want you to spend money on Gigawatts! Or is it more precisely "they force you"? Do not let them do so. DONT BUY GIGAWATTS. Dont buy this game as long as they are there! A side note: they dont mention the Gigawatts IAP here in the app store, of course. Thieves, liars, scum!
I am pretty good at the game but itbecomes impossible to beat at some point unless you buy more swaps!!! Pity!! Also some words that do exist are not accepted whilst words that dont exist are!!
I enjoyed it in the beginning but given 5 rs 3 is etc... in one game, mission impossible. Even with the help of a dictionary.
Wonderful game when it works, however on my iPad occasionally when I close the game and reopen it, it starts over. Very frustrating. I am unable to finish a game as a result. Support has suggested saving to the cloud but as I am not always online that is not an option. I have stopped playing it in frustration.
I love this game dearly but it does not render properly in iPhone 6 format. Hoping this gets sorted ASAP as it is otherwise one of the best word games on the App Store.