Lexi-Cross

Lexi-Cross is a 1991 MS-DOS game published by Interplay Productions. Its premise is a futuristic TV game show, featuring elements similar to Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, and Battleship. Players can choose to play as human or alien, and computer opponents are robots.

The game came with a small booklet parodying the format and style of TV Guide that served as a game manual and copy protection device.

Gameplay

Each player has a grid of hidden tiles concealing various hidden words. Players take turns revealing tiles in an attempt to find either letter tiles or bonuses, similarly to Battleship. Players may alternatively spin a wheel to guess a letter as in Wheel of Fortune. The words eventually comprise a theme or quotation, which the player must guess to win the game.

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that "Lexi-Cross is a refreshing variation on the ever popular game show theme ... habit-forming as a couch potato's viewing preferences and challenging as a classic strategy game".^[1]

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