Lexi-Cross
Lexi-Cross is a video game written by Peter Oliphant for MS-DOS and published by Interplay Productions in 1991. A Macintosh version was released in 1992. Lexi-Cross presents a futuristic TV game show, with elements similar to Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, and Battleship.
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Lexi-Cross is a video game written by Peter Oliphant for MS-DOS and published by Interplay Productions in 1991. A Macintosh version was released in 1992. Lexi-Cross presents a futuristic TV game show, with elements similar to Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, and Battleship.
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Players can choose to play as human or alien, and computer opponents are robots. The game came with a small booklet parodying the format and style of TV Guide that served as a game manual and copy protection device.
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• Title — Lexi-Cross • Designer — Peter Oliphant • Publisher — Interplay Productions • Released — 1991: MS-DOS 1992: Mac • Genre — Word • Platforms — MS-DOS, Macintosh
Gameplay
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Each player has a grid of hidden tiles concealing various hidden words. Players take turns revealing tiles in an attempt to find either letter tiles or bonuses, similarly to Battleship. Players may alternatively spin a wheel to guess a letter as in Wheel of Fortune. The words eventually comprise a theme or quotation, which the player must guess to win the game.
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Computer Gaming World stated that "Lexi-Cross is a refreshing variation on the ever popular game show theme... habit-forming as a couch potato's viewing preferences and challenging as a classic strategy game". In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Lexi-Cross the 132nd-best computer game ever released.
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- 1.Hague, James. The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers.
- 2.Staff. 150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time. Computer Gaming World. 148. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98. November 1996.
- 3.Trevana, Stanley R. Tomorrow's Game Show Today. Computer Gaming World. 84. 35–37. July 1991.
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