Alphabear 2
{{short description|2018 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Alphabear 2.png
| developer = Spry Fox
| series = Alphabear
| platforms = {{ubl|iOS|Android}}
| released = September 4, 2018
| genre = Puzzle
}}
Alphabear 2 (also known as Alphabear: Words Across Time) is a Scrabble-style video game that was released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of the game Alphabear, which itself draws on creative elements of one of their older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.electrondance.com/how-alphabear-became-unbearable/|title=How Alphabear Became Unbearable|date=2015-08-05|website=Electron Dance|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03|archive-date=2023-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018034847/https://www.electrondance.com/how-alphabear-became-unbearable/|url-status=live}}
Gameplay
The premise of Alphabear 2 is to make words out of the tiles on the board to reach as high of a score as possible. The board itself features different bears, and using tiles around them allows the bears to grow into the now empty space around them, thus making the score higher.{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/three-years-later-we-finally-have-a-new-alphabear-1828831464|title=Three Years Later, We Finally Have A New Alphabear|last=Jackson|first=Gita|website=Kotaku|language=en|date=2018-09-05|access-date=2019-02-05|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020530/https://kotaku.com/three-years-later-we-finally-have-a-new-alphabear-1828831464|url-status=live}} Completing the levels unlocks more bears and further levels. To play any level, a game currency named 'honey' must be used. It regains at a certain rate while limiting the number of games that can be played successively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/review-alphabears-2/|title=REVIEW: ALPHABEAR 2|last=Coffer|first=Michael|website=Pocket Tactics|language=en|date=2018-09-19|access-date=2019-02-05|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015947/https://www.pockettactics.com/reviews/review-alphabears-2/|url-status=dead}} The player collects bears as the game progresses, all with their own skills and characteristics. Certain bears can give bonuses for using individual letters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/078593/alphabear-2-review/|title=Alphabear 2 review - "The best bear-based word puzzler just got even better|last=Slater|first=Harry|website=Pocket Gamer|language=en|date=2018-09-06|access-date=2019-02-05|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015310/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/078593/alphabear-2-review/|url-status=live}} The individual puzzles have 2 modes: regular and timed. This game, unlike Alphabear, has a storyline between the levels.{{Cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2018/09/10/alphabear-2-review/|title='Alphabear 2' Review – Return to Great Gameplay, Puns Galore|last=Mayhew|first=Lindsay|website=Touch Arcade|language=en|date=2018-09-10|access-date=2019-02-05|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015114/https://toucharcade.com/2018/09/10/alphabear-2-review/|url-status=live}}
Reception
Alphabear 2 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alphabear-2/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Alphabear 2|website=Metacritic|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03|archive-date=2019-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215024357/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/alphabear-2|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spryfox.alphabear2&hl=en Google Play]
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Video games developed in the United States