Scrabble 2007 Edition

Scrabble 2007 Edition is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS and Windows. It was published by Ubisoft and developed by Wizarbox. It was released on September 7, 2007. The rules are the same as the board game of the same name, involving placing letters on a grid to score points in a crossword fashion.

Scrabble 2007 Edition
Nintendo DS cover art
Developer(s)Wizarbox
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, Windows
ReleaseSeptember 7, 2007
Genre(s)Puzzle game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Controversy

The Nintendo DS version made worldwide news in September, 2007 and December, 2008 when parents became upset upon finding the game's artificial intelligence player using coarse language ("shit", "lesbo", "tits" and "fucker"). This led to the re-rating of the game to be 12+ instead of 3+ under PEGI and "Everyone" ages 10+ under ESRB.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Henry, Lesley-Anne (27 September 2007). "Slang word shock on Scrabble video game". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
  2. Sliwinski, Alexander (2 October 2007). "Ubisoft apologizes for 'lesbo' use in Scrabble DS". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. Plunkett, Luke (11 December 2008). "DS Scrabble Beats Kid On "Fuckers" Triple-Word Score". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022.


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