My Word Coach

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My Word Coach
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Developer(s) Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Quebec
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Designer(s) Peter Yang
Series My Coach
Platform(s) Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS
Release
November 6, 2007
  • Nintendo DS
    • NA: November 6, 2007
    • AU: November 7, 2007
    • EU: November 16, 2007
    Wii
    • NA: November 6, 2007
    • EU: November 16, 2007
    • AU: November 22, 2007
    iOS
    • NA: November 12, 2008
    • EU: November 12, 2008
    • AU: November 12, 2008
Genre(s) Self improvement, Education
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

My Word Coach is a video game from Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS, Wii and iOS. It involves English vocabulary, and is intended to develop the ability to express oneself clearly and with confidence, using a system called Expression Potential, or EP. It uses words and definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [1] [2] The data of three players may be saved on to one copy, and one can compete on the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Gameplay

There are six single-player training exercises, as well as four games for recreation, one for wireless services.[ citation needed ] The single-player training exercises are: Missing Letter, Split Decision, Word Shuffle, Pasta Letters, Block Letters, and Safecracker. [3] These four recreation games are: Competition, Cube Panic, Speed Letters, and Multi-Card Play. In addition, there are three difficulties: Easy, Medium, and Hard. All games initially only have their Easy difficulty available, with harder difficulties unlocked over time.[ citation needed ]

Showing of an early build of My Word Coach at a Ubisoft press conference Ubisoft - My Word Coach (1284499707).jpg
Showing of an early build of My Word Coach at a Ubisoft press conference

The Wii version of the game also includes a feature that allows the player to wirelessly connect to a Nintendo DS, allowing the player use its touchscreen as input. [3] [4]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reception from review aggregator Metacritic. [5] Critics praised the game for its educational value, but critiqued its lack of content and variety, requiring long play sessions in order to progress, and inconsistent handwriting recognition. [2] [4] [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on eight critic reviews, one positive and seven mixed

References

  1. ↑ "Spice up vocabulary with 'My Word Coach'". ABC News. January 19, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Metts, Jonathan (December 22, 2007). "My Word Coach Review - Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Folkers, Brandon. "My Word Coach Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Casamassina, Matt (15 December 2007). "My Word Coach Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "My Word Coach". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Kitts, Martin (13 December 2007). "My Word Coach review". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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