Word Rescue is an educational platform game written by Karen Crowther (Chun) of Redwood Games and released by Apogee Software in March, 1992.
Like many Apogee games of the time, Word Rescue includes 3 episodes, with only the first episode playable in the shareware version.
- Episode 1 - Visit Gruzzleville and the Castle
- Episode 2 - Explore GruzzleBad Caverns
- Episode 3 - See the spooky Haunted House
Apogee still sells the registered version of this game.
The game is followed by Word Rescue Plus.
Famous quotes containing the words word and/or rescue:
“Here lies our Sovereign Lord, the King
Whose word no man relies on:
He never said a foolish thing
Nor ever did a wise one.”
—John Wilmot, 2nd Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“I positively like the sense, when I dine out, and stoop to rescue a falling handkerchief, that I am not going to rub my shoulder against a heart. What are hearts doing on sleeves?”
—Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)