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Scribblenauts is the kind of game I would have loved to experience as a kid. In case you didn't read up on Anthony and Ashley's discussion of the 5th Cell-developed DS title, you type (or write) words and the game magically creates whatever object you wanted in an overly cute art style. Then, you use said object to solve puzzles.

Assuming the database of potential objects in Scribblenauts includes virtually every type of random thing players could think to try using, and it's sounding like that's a definite possibility, it will pretty much be the greatest thing ever for us imaginative types.

In the game's E3 trailer, we get to see the whale puzzle Anthony used a rock and a net to solve. Personally, I would have used an explosive device to blow the whale to safety, but in the trailer they used a bulldozer. Amateurs.


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Spectreman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:01
Spectreman
* Great game. I hope it allows differents solutions for each puzzle.
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:02
AKK
....

Sold.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:07
Xhumation
Okay from the amount of creativity required to the little half life homage I'm sold on this.
gatorsax2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:10
gatorsax2010
You can drop meteors on mummies.

YOU CAN DROP METEORS ON MUMMIES.

I want this game.
Jonathan Kerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:12
Jonathan Kerr
"PENIS"
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:22
Discarded Couch Sandwich
*is skeptical yet optimistic*
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:41
Das Inchworm
when he has the crowbar hes totally dressed like Gordon Freeman. That's awesome.
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:46
garison
This game looks SO freaking awesome! Definite buy for me XD
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 21:55
Justin Villasenor
I wonder if 'Nuclear ICBM' would work.
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:16
megaStryke
I'm more excited by this than just about any game coming up.
MrSlippery's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:26
MrSlippery
nice reference to Half life there.

definitely looking good. Will keep eyes on it.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:42
Monodi
I really wonder how wide is the word database
absolutzero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 22:54
absolutzero
I'm always very wary of a review that describes a game as "cute" but I have to admit--that looked pretty damn CUTE. Also, fun!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 00:38
Chronic Logic
"NUCLEAR BOMB" OH SHI-
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 00:51
Dexter345
Um, was he dressed in an HEV suit for "crowbar"?

...

AMAZING!
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 00:59
GoldenGamerXero
Hmm seems promising but what would make this game perfect would be either if you could get more words online through wi-fi or if you could make your own stuff to add that wasn't already in the games vocabulary
Woverine's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 04:28
Woverine
So what about us bad spellers? will it try to decipher my horrible spelling? anyone else type stuff into google just to check it? lol
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 07:25
Gen Eric Gui
@Wolverine: There's an "ABC" button on the screen which leads to a manual keyboard, so you can type in what you want if your handwriting is really that bad.


I love 5th Cell. As much as I could never play Drawn to Life for fear of never actually playing the game for spending too much time trying to draw a perfect little character, I just absolutely fell in love with Lock's Quest and Scribblenauts looks amazing. I can't wait to play this.
TheChemist's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 08:36
TheChemist
Pure win!
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 11:19
NihonTiger90
This could be a quirky little game for the DS. I'm looking forward to more on this.
DanlHaas's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 23:19
DanlHaas
tie a rock to that bitch
SadCheese's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/05/2009 11:04
SadCheese
cthulhu works as well I've seen it on CO-OP
ryanta's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2009 16:33
ryanta
The only complaint I have with this game is how you control your character. I don't think I ever voluntarily controlled a DS video game character using the stylus, but in this game that's your only option and sometimes it gets terribly frustrating sometimes to make your character stand in a specific position only to see him have a convulsion.

I know that started out bad, but the game is really really fun and creates endless entertainment trying to come up with new ways to solve the puzzles. For example, in one stage you have to knock bottles off a table. Instead of throwing a "ball" I summoned a "human cannon" to accomplish the task.

Other than the odd controls at points, the game is great and I recommend it cause it's such an original game idea. Definitely something to add to your DS library.
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