Even with the vast creation it contains, the game still wasn't perfect. Click to see why.

User Rating: 8.5 | Scribblenauts DS
Are you ready to explore a vast land with your creativity? That's exactly what Scribblenauts for the DS lets you do. From writing words to make an object appear on screen to making sure you don't drown, Scribblenauts does it all. However, what seems like the perfect game, wasn't so perfect at all.


CHARACTERS:

The only main character is Maxwell, whom you have to help reach things called starites. In addition, you can cast other characters onto the screen by using the writing pad to call a firefighter, a dragon, or just about anything you want. So only for that reason(because if Maxwell was the only character, trust me, the score would NOT be perfect.

Score: 10/10


GAMEPLAY:

Ah, the gameplay of Scribblenuts. Let's get one thing out of the way: This game includes of 10,000 objects to put on screen, making it one of the most original games I've played, and maybe some of you readers feel the same way. Starting up the game will lead you to the playground(the screen that says start). Here you can test out how things react with eachother by writing just about anything that's in the game, with no objective. Challenge mode features to inner modes: Puzzle Mode and Action Mode. Puzzle mode is where you just help solve a problem by using objects to get the starite, and was the mode I tended to stick with. Action Mode is where you try to get the starite by using objects. The big difference is you can solve the level by doing just about anything that can lead you to the starite in Action Mode. The game includes a level editor which lets you create your own levels, share them with friends online, and download their levels too. I was impressed with everything......but the controls just suck. You cannot move Maxwell with the D-Pad, as this triggers the camera view. The touch screen controls were the worst though, most of the time not recognizing what I tried to pick up or get out of, making it a big problem if you were trying to get a low time to get more 'Ollars' . Luckily, the creativity put into this game takes away most of the suckiness left from the controls.

SCORE: 8/10


STORYLINE:

Just like most of the games I've been reviewing lately, this one really doesn't have a storyline. The only really objective is just to get a starite. Woo.

SCORE: 8/10


REPLAY VALUE:

Due to the max amount of creativity, wi-fi connection, and the urge for some of you to get a better score on levels previously beaten, Scribblenauts does hold quite a handful of replay value, believe it or not.

SCORE: 9/10

Overall Score: 36/40
Overall Thoughts: What really saved this game was all the objects you could cast onto the screen, making it a very good game.