History VideoGame / AlphabearTwo

Alphabear 2 is a ''TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}}''-style, word-building MobilePhoneGame released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of their 2015 game Alphabear (which itself draws on creative elements of one of Spry Fox's older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet).

The game is played by spelling words out of letters selected from tiles on a grid, causing the used letter-tiles to disappear. When adjacent tiles disappear, cartoon bears fill the space left behind. The more lettered tiles players can clear from the board, the bigger the bears get -- the bigger the bears, the more points players earn.

* OneMillionBC: Chapter 2 takes place in a pre-historic era, where all the bears are also dinosaurs.

The game is played by spelling words out of letters selected from tiles on a grid, causing the letter-tiles to disappear. When players use up adjacent tiles, bears appear to fill the space left behind. The more lettered tiles players can clear from the board, the bigger the bears get, and the more points players earn.

Players must complete stages in story mode to unlock collectible, [[PlayerParty equipable bear allies]]. They can also play daily challenges, or choose from a set of recurring special challenges that appear on a monthly basis. To play any level, players must [[FreemiumTimer use the in-game currency 'Honey,']] which regenerates naturally. Players collect bears as the game progresses, with each bear granting a gameplay bonus like extending the clock on timed stages or scoring extra points when a word of a certain length is spelled.

Alphabear 2 is a Scrabble-style, word-building MobilePhoneGame released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of their 2015 game Alphabear (which itself draws on creative elements of one of Spry Fox's older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet).

* PlayerParty: Players equip up to three bears per level. Each bear grants a certain bonus or in-game effect, like adding several seconds during timed gameplay or awarding extra points for using certain letters.

Alphabear 2 is a Scrabble-style, word-building video game that was released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of the 2015 game Alphabear, which itself draws on creative elements of one of Spry Fox's older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet.

The game is played by spelling words out of letters selected from a tiles on a grid. When players use up adjacent tiles, bears appear. The more lettered tiles players can clear from the board, the bigger the bears get, and the more points players earn.

Players can complete levels in story mode to unlock more collectible bears and further levels. They can also play daily challenges, or choose from a set of recurrent challenges that appear on a monthly basis. To play any level, players must use the in-game currency 'Honey,' which regenerates naturally. Players collect bears as the game progresses, with each bear granting a gameplay bonus like extending the clock on timed stages or scoring extra points when a word of a certain length is spelled.

* TheRoaringTwenties: Chapter 4 takes place in the 1920's, where players can recruit "Flapper Bear" and "Speakeasy Bear."

* VirtualPaperDoll: Completing story stages and daily challenges earns players Red, Yellow, and Blue cloth, which can be exchanged for (mostly [[CosmeticAward cosmetic]]) items like hats and dresses players can use to customize their avatar -- though some repeating challenges can only be [[UnlockableContent unlocked]] by purchasing and wearing certain items from the wardrobe.

Alphabear 2 is a word Scrabble-style video game that was released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of the 2015 game Alphabear, which itself draws on creative elements of one of their older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet.

The game is played by spelling words out of letters selected from a tiles on a grid. When players use tiles that are adjacent to each other, bears appear. The more lettered tiles players can clear from the board, the bigger the bear gets, and the more points players earn.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In the dialogue sequence before the sixth level of Chapter 2, Scary Ptero Bear says, "I'm useful for many things! I can fly! I can quote Shakespeare. ...I can swallow other bears whole...

* FiftiesHair: "Auto Bear" has a flip reminiscent of the late 1950's/ early 1960's.

* AlasPoorYorick: One of the randomized mad-lib cards that appear after completing a stage generates a scene in which the player's bear avatar soliloquizes to a skull (see the ShoutOut entry below).

* RidingTheBomb: One of the randomized mad-lib cards that appear after completing a stage generates a scene in which the player's bear avatar sits astride a comically illustrated warhead, waving a cowboy hat (see the ShoutOut entry below).

* ShoutOut:
** "Doc Bear", the first companion to the player, is based on the character of Doc Brown from Film/BackToTheFuture.
** Many collectible bears are based on famous personalities. "Picasso Bear" looks like a Creator/PabloPicasso painting, while "Artist Bear" has an 'fro and collared, button-down shirt like Creator/BobRoss.
** Some of the mad-lib cards that are generated after completing a stage (incorporating words a player has spelled out) incorporate pop culture moments or literary references:
*** One shows the player's bear avatar on a wrecking ball, hearkening to the Music/MileyCyrus "Wrecking Ball" music video.
*** There's a ShoutOutToShakespeare, more specifically Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, in one card wherein the player's avatar is depicted [[AlasPoorYorick talking to a skull]].
*** There's a RidingTheBomb reference to Film/DrStrangelove in a card, where the player's avatar is depicted riding a cartoonish bomb and waving a cowboy hat.
*** The famous "box of chocolates" quote from Film/ForrestGump appears as one of the mad lib cards:
----> My favorite movie quote? "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna ____."
*** A shout out to VideoGame/ZeroWing, or at least the memetically famous AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs appears in the mad lib cards:
----> All Your ____ Are Belong to Us. #[=AlphaMeme=] [sic]

----> All Your ____ Are Belong to Us. #AlphaMeme [sic]

* AlasPoorYorick: One of the randomized mad-lib cards that appear after successfully completing a stage generates a scene in which the player's bear avatar soliloquizes to a skull (see the ShoutOut entry below).

** Some of the mad-lib cards that are generated after successfully completing a stage (incorporating words a player has spelled out) incorporate pop culture moments or literary references:

* UnlockableContent: Repeating challenges like "Live to Eat", "Walk of Fame", "Don't Go In There!", "A Scientific Curiosity", "Farm Fresh", and "Dressed to Spell" require players to [[EquipmentUpgrade level up]] certain types of collected bears, or to own specific items of clothing from the clothing shop, in order to play. (Or players can [[PayToPlay purchase packs]] with real money.)

** The mad-lib cards that appear after each game, incorporating words a player has spelled out, sometimes show pop culture scenes. One shows the player's bear avatar on a wrecking ball, hearkening to the Music/MileyCyrus "Wrecking Ball" music video.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick:
In the dialogue sequence before the sixth level of Chapter 2, Scary Ptero Bear says, "I'm useful for many things! I can fly! I can quote Shakespeare. ...I can swallow other bears whole...

* EggsBreadMilkSquick:

** Many collectible bears are based on famous personalities. "Picasso Bear" looks like a Picasso painting, while "Artist Bear" has an 'fro and collared, button-down shirt like Bob Ross.

Alphabear 2 is a word Scrabble-style video game that was released by Spry Fox in September 2018. It is the second edition of the game Alphabear, which itself draws on creative elements of one of their older releases, the 2010 game Panda Poet.

The premise of Alphabear 2 is to make words out of the alphabet tiles on the board and to reach as high of a score as possible. Lettered tiles remain on the board for a set amount of turns before turning to stone, blocking a player's moves. The board itself features bears chosen from the player's collection; using the lettered tiles around a bear allows the bear to grow into the empty space left behind, increasing a player's score. Completing levels in story mode unlocks more bears and further levels. To play any level, players must use the in-game currency 'honey,' which regenerates naturally. Player collects bears as the game progresses, with each bear granting a gameplay bonus like extending the clock on timed stages or scoring extra points when a word of a certain length is spelled.

%%* ShoutOut: