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April Fools '10 - Scribblenauts Review
5th Cell's puzzle/creativity hybrid couldn't be any better.
From the moment I first heard of Scribblenauts, during last year's E3, I could tell the title had "Game of the Year" potential. By sheer concept, I grew aware that video games have reached what I once believed to be an insurmountable pinnacle, and in execution, Scribblenauts far exceeds any and all expectations.
   Recommended to anyone with a DS, DSLite, DSi, DSi XL, or to anyone who someday dreams of owning a DS-capable hand-held. Buy it now before they sell out and it's too late! |
Scribblenauts is THE title that completes every DS catalog, at least, until this coming Fall, when Scribblenauts 2 comes out. The game has everything: Hundreds of stages, tens of thousands of summonable words. Pirates. Ninjas. Zombies. Rick Rolls. Keyboard Cats. The sheer volume of words the player can bring to life is unfathomable. One could write words for days and not reach the end of the word list. Even better? Maxwell, the player's avatar, can hold, fire, throw, ride, and even shoot several of the many available nougat-filled words.
Scribblenauts takes full advantage of the touch screen, allowing words to be hand-written or touch-typed, with manipulation and direction of Maxwell also performed via touch controls. Buttons intuitively control the screen's movement, rather than Maxwell's, so players are free to move creations anywhere they'll fit across the stage.
Stages have been brilliantly crafted to test a player's diction and puzzle-solving abilities. In one stage, players are challenged to bring a cat down from a tree, and several possible solutions exist: One can summon another cat, to make the first jealous, or summon a tasty mouse, or chop down the tree. In just this one puzzle, the possibilities seem to be endless! Now, as appetizing as this sounds, imagine over a hundred more stages, all as fun, creative, and original as the one before it.
Scribblenauts is this generation's must-have title. I spent just fifteen minutes, and my life has been changed forever for the better. I can die happily, in peace, thanks to 5th Cell and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. BUY THIS GAME!
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