surprising nobody, [b]mini words: top movies[/b] is exactly the same as [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/1158290]mini words[/url], but with movie-related words instead of regular ones. that's why I linked my review for reference, but I'll briefly explain how it works here as well.
you have to find a number of words among a bunch of letters to complete each level. it plays very similarly to the excellent [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/]lyne[/url], only with words, and of course it resembles all the word games ever on mobile.
the 10 level packs hold 10 levels each, only one pack is unlocked at a time, but the levels are all available at once and can be done in any order. keep the mouse button pressed until you finish creating the words by moving horizontally, vertically or diagonally, but you can (and often have to) go back and forth to make longer words than the number of letters on the screen (e.g. using 't', 'e' and 'x' you can create text by using 't' twice), but you [b]have to use all the letters at least once[/b].
unlike [b]mini words[/b], there are no difficulty levels or hint system, you need descriptions here to find the necessary words, which are often names of characters or real people, or other in-universe stuff. after solving a word, some info about the relevant movie comes up. nice touch, as is the limited level selection within a level by clicking the level number, no need to go back to the menu, then the actual level selection screen.
[b]the presentation is still just about acceptable[/b], even for a minimalist title based on words, but a [b]static background toggle got patched in[/b], as constantly moving movie titles in the background can be quite distracting and/or annoying. simplistic looks, no music, only a few sound effects, but there is a volume slider. no resolution options or windowed mode per se, but you can resize the game window to various percentages, 100% being full screen, it's good enough. typos were part of the package this time as well, but most of them got weeded out soon after release.
[b]top movies[/b] is more of a pop culture word game, no real educational value here, and I had to look some stuff up, wasn't familiar with every movie, but my biggest complaint is that [b]there are way too many superhero movies here[/b], though that's more a criticism of society, people watching nothing but this crap all the time.
it's a fleeting experience, [b]the 100 levels take 2 hours tops[/b], but the price is lower this time as well, and even with my lack of superhero knowledge I thought it was a good addition to my word game collection.
not saying they should milk the concept to death, but there could be a sports version (please don't, I hate sports but love word games, so I'd have to play it), or history (not a fan either, but it'd have educational value again), video games and food would be great too, or one for kids (and me) with drawings instead of descriptions. (edit: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/1336790]mini words: top games[/url] is a thing as of november 2020.)
