Scrabble 2007 Edition

Developer(s) WIZARBOX
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Platform(s) Nintendo DS, PC
Release date(s) September 7, 2007
Genre(s) Puzzle game

Scrabble 2007 Edition is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS and PC. It was published by Ubisoft and developed by Wizarbox. It was released on September 7, 2007. The rules are the same as the board game of the same name, involving placing letters on a grid to score points in a crossword fashion.

Controversy

The Nintendo DS version made worldwide news in September, 2007 and December, 2008 when parents became upset upon finding the game's artificial intelligence player using coarse language ("shit", "lesbo", "tits" and "fucker"). This led to the re-rating of the game to be 12+ instead of 3+ under PEGI and "Everyone" ages 10+ under ESRB.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Slang word shock on Scrabble video game
  2. ↑ Ubisoft apologizes for 'lesbo' use in Scrabble DS
  3. ↑ Nintendo: DS Scrabble Beats Kid On "Fuckers" Triple-Word Score
  4. ↑ Mother's fury over Nintendo Scrabble game that taught her son a string of vile swear words


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