SCRABBLE for iPad is an impressive recreation of Hasbro's classic word game. It allows you to play the board game against the computer or your friends.
There are lots of different game modes in SCRABBLE for iPad. The single-player mode comes with three difficulty levels, and lets you take on the computer or just play on your own. Multiplayer options in SCRABBLE for iPad include a Facebook mode that lets you challenge your friends on the social network; local network play; Pass 'n Play, where you hand the iPad over after every turn; and Party Play, which allows you and your friends to use your iPhones as tile racks, and the iPad as the board.
Playing SCRABBLE for iPad feels very natural, and the simulation of the game has been carefully kept as close to the original as possible. Tiles are placed on the board simply by dragging and dropping them from your rack. Once you've made your word just tap Play and the points will be added to your total (as long as the word is valid, of course).
Other in-game options in SCRABBLE for iPad include a dictionary, tile swap, recall, and a Best Word feature that automatically chooses the highest scoring word from your rack. This latter option is handy but there's no option to disable it - creating room for cheating in Pass 'n Play mode.
The presentation of SCRABBLE for iPad is immaculate with lush high-definition graphics and slick menu screens. Unfortunately, the background music is very tedious but at least there's an option to play music from your iPod in the game.
SCRABBLE for iPad is as sweet a simulation of a board game as you'll find on the iOS platform.
