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    Scribblenauts

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Sep 15, 2009

    Developed by 5th Cell Media, Scribblenauts is a puzzle-action game for the Nintendo DS in which players can spawn thousands of objects from a vast database to aid in solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles... or just dicking around in silly and hilarious ways. The choice is yours!

    vonsoot's Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS) review

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    Armored Pegassi Bazzookas

    Well I decided to give this game a shot, having no idea what it’s about or what it does except that it has a splendiferous name and it’s getting praise from the paid-under-the-table reviewers on the interweb. I started the game up and went through the tutorial, this is what it’s all about: You are a Scribblenaut, and can summon just about anything you can think of to accomplish puzzles. Here’s an example: You are tasked with getting a star down from the top of a tree. Some of things I did was: type in “Axe” and use the axe to chop it down, type in “Lumberjack” and provide him with an “Chainsaw” and he’ll cut it down, type in “Beaver” and a furry little bastard will show up and eat the tree… As you can see the list can go on. I was hooked for quite a while (a couple hours) and looks like there are hundreds of puzzles. There is also an “advanced” mode where you can try to accomplish the same challenge three or more times for “Ollars” which is a great word for currency. It’s a great game for anyone with a brain and the ability to spell. Not dyslexic friendly.

    Other reviews for Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS)

      Absolute imagination corrupts absolutely 0

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      4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

      Cute puzzler that when it works is quite addictive. Stress WHEN. 0

       Here’s a little Nintendo DS number that was quite the industry darling, some heavy flaws are keeping it from keeping that status though. I wanna give it a 10 for it’s concept, but I gotta go with a 7 for the final execution. The Good – Cute puzzler on the DS, when it works is quite addictive. Here’s the selling point, type in a word, as long as it’s not a copyright, vulgar or whatever, and bam, it shows up on the screen. Type in ‘low rider’, poof, there it is…..’minotaur’, there’s a monster….’g...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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