Although it suffers from cheap deaths and drawing restrictions, DTL's presentation and plot are indeed have charm.
The Bad: Control is too slippery; the cutsences tend to drag on; way too difficult as a kid's game; expolring the levels for specfic requirements can be a pain; When you take a continue, you must collect all the requirements to pass the level again.
Plot: As the Creator, you well...created just about everything; the sky, moon, sun, trees, and a race called Raposas (they look like a cross between Pookas and small children). They ask for a hero to rid the village of darkness brought upon by Wilfre (a total **** if you ask me). And...you send them a hero. Gameplay: Just your average platformer. In each level, you must collect four pages from the Book of Life, and save three Raposa from darkness. There is a problem here. they are spread across the level, the LONG tedious level. As I aforementioned, the control is too slippery. If you even slightly move the D Pad, your character will slide across the screen, therefore running into enemies. For that reason, that is why you are equiped with some sort of weapon to fend off enemies from a wide range.
Anyway, the cutscenes tend to drag on sometimes, a basic action being to talk to one guy and then talk to another. I will say however that the overall plot is interesting and progresses smoothly. Also, if you aren't being frusturated by the level design, you'll have a lot of fun. You can do all kinds of things; flip, slide, uppercut, kick, punch, to name a few. Just don't expect to find Mario Bros. here.
Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: It's a safe bet that the Graphics in Drawn to Life are the best I've ever seen on a DS besides Pokemon Diamond, Prime Hunters, and Phantom Hourglass (a game I will review in the future). Although the animation on your own character is way too stiff, the overall textures and colors are plesant, along with the character design of some (IE: Jowee). Graphics: 9/10
Sound: Despite what the title may say differently, audio is actually Drawn to Life's strong point. Memorable music along with cheery and devilish tunes combine well here.
Sound: 10/10
Overall: Aside from the problems in Drawn to Life, the biggest dissappointment is when you actually do more coloring than drawing. That in itself should have slain the game of its novelty, but the elements of it combined are such a gem that it really doesn't mattter all that much. I would say that just about anyone will be drawn in by the story and charm, and I totally am all the way with purchasing this. Just don't expect a super-easy Mario Bros. gem out of it.
Score: 7.8/10: Very Good.