"Players guide Lex the Bookworm (voiced by Chief Creative Officer of PopCap, Jason Kapalka) through a number of stages, battling creatures along the way (which are largely based on Greek mythology, "One Thousand and One Nights" and Gothic fiction, while the foes in the game's sequel are based on fairy tales, "Journey to the West" and science fiction).Each battle consists of Lex squaring off against a given enemy.