DUBLIN, July 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bookworm Adventures 2 Arrives in One Month, Takes Players on All-New
Literary Escapades; Adds New Monsters, New Tile Types, Book-Based
"Companions" and More

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today
announced that Bookworm(TM) Adventures 2 will launch on the Web for PC and
Mac one month from today. The sequel to the 2007 original takes players into
three new literary landscapes and adds reams of new features and fun touches
to the most popular digital word game franchise of all time. Available
beginning July 30 exclusively on PopCap.com, BWA 2 will carry a list price of
US$19.95.

"Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 exceeds its predecessor both in wordy fun
and goofy puns," said Tysen Henderson, Executive Producer at PopCap. "From
the crazy book themes and brand-new game play to the powerful new
'companions' who join Lex on his adventure, Bookworm Adventures Vol. 2 takes
the original word-game-with-light-role-playing-game play and runs in some
exciting, funny new directions."

In the Bookworm Adventures series, players take on the role of Lex the
bookworm, leading him through a series of well-known books and fictional
characters which Lex must overcome by forming words from an ever-changing set
of letter tiles. Making longer and more complex words gives Lex greater
fighting prowess, while special "gem" letter tiles offer a range of power-up
effects of their own. Various potions and treasures give Lex added power,
defense, health, and dozens of other persistent or one-time abilities. In the
new sequel, wild card "rainbow" tiles, 20 new treasures and zany literary
"companions" - fictional animal allies including Mother Goose and the
Cheshire Cat - all provide players with even more ways to spell
S-U-C-C-E-S-S. Three new mini-games augment those from the original BWA,
offering a total of six different "side quest" activities to earn additional
potions and power-ups.

New Features in Bookworm Adventures 2 include:

- 3 all-new books of ten chapters each: "Fractured Fairytales," "The
      Monkey King" and "Astounding Planets"!

    - All-new infinite Replay mode! Pick a book, fight foes and score big
      points!

    - 6 mini-games, including all-new "Mutant Words," "Golden Coins" and
      "Word Up"!

    - Battle more than 130 ferocious new foes while wielding over 20 terrific
      new treasures!

    - Companions! Literary figures join Lex and battle by his side!

    - Rainbow Tiles! New potent wild card tiles allow you to build the
      gigantic words of your dreams!

    - Arena mode! Spell quickly to defeat your toughest enemies!

    - Achievements - earn trophies, points and badges!

About PopCap

PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform 
provider of "casual games" - fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer games 
that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, 
PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 220 people in 
Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. Its 
games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, 
and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 25 million units 
across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap's 
games are played on the Web, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell 
phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more), popular game consoles 
(such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the 
only casual games developer with leading market share across all major sales 
channels, including Web portals, retail stores, mobile phones and MP3 
players, and game device manufacturers.

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