Lexi-Cross
1991 video game
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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. Players can choose to play as human or alien, and computer opponents are robots.
1992: Mac
| Lexi-Cross | |
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| Publisher | Interplay Productions |
| Designer | Peter Oliphant[1] |
| Platforms | MS-DOS, Macintosh |
| Release | 1991: MS-DOS 1992: Mac |
| Genre | Word |
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.
Gameplay
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.
Reception
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".[2]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Lexi-Cross the 132nd-best computer game ever released.[3]
