Astro Crow Makes Confusing Words Fun

ORLANDO, Fla. - Jan. 31, 2016 - PRLog -- ORLANDO, FL – (January 28, 2016) –  Indie game studio Astro Crow has announced that WordFail, an educational game designed to help players learn the proper usage of the most commonly misused words in English, will be available on iOS on “Two’sday, Too/To/2016” (Tuesday, 2/2/2016). These are mistakes that even native English speakers make, such as the differences between “too”, “to”, and “two”; “through”, “threw”, and “thorough”; “effect” and “affect”. For those who think they're an English-language master, there are even trickier questions.  This makes for a game even English professors will find challenging. The familiar visual style of a mobile device text messaging app makes WordFail instantly relatable to smartphone users young and old.

Downloading and playing WordFail has real world benefits, such as communicating more professionally in emails. Be it a client, an executive, or even a relative, making simple grammatical and spelling mistakes can make you appear unprofessional, or even rude, but this app is designed to help. WordFail is perfect for use in English classrooms as well. For teachers who are constantly seeing students making the same incorrect word choices, having them play WordFail to hone their vocabulary skills can make a big difference. Each of the game’s twenty levels focus on a specific set of words, and it provides instant feedback explaining proper word usage. Multiple questions about the same word set gives the player the opportunity to hone their skills. It’s effective whether students are learning English as a second language (ESOL), or are native speakers.

The game is free to download, available now on Google Play, and launching on iOS 2/2/2016.

About Astro Crow: Astro Crow is an indie studio based in Orlando, Florida. It is comprised of two friends who are both full-time university game design instructors. The company was formed as a means to get their design ideas out to the world. They currently have 11 apps out on Android, and 8 on iOS, including their biggest hit, The Last Ace of Space. Astro Crow brought Dax Gazaway on board to collaborate on WordFail. Dax has been active in the video game industry for major game publishers like Sony, Activision, 3DO, and Lucasarts for over fifteen years. In that time, he has contributed to gaming franchises including Star Wars, Marvel, and Guitar Hero.

Download the WordFail press kit here: http://www.astrocrow.com/presskits/wordfail_press_kit.zip

Additional Information

For more information on Astro Crow, visit www.astrocrow.com

Link to WordFail in the Google Play store: http://bit.ly/1SC8tU2

Link to WordFail in the iOS App Store (will work after 2/2/2016): http://apple.co/1Uqzp9R

WordFail official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faoqF4bKiHU



Contact

Brian Stabile

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