Scribblenauts

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I'm surprised no one has made a thread for this game. It's a puzzle game for the DS where you are presented challenges where you have to collect a "Starite" from each world. There are puzzle levels where you have to complete a task with a given hint and there are action levels where a Starite is in some location guarded by any number of obstacles. The cool part of the game is that to complete these tasks, you are able to write any word (barring copyrighted or suggested material, et al) and that thing will appear on your screen. If you need to blow something up, just summon a bomb or a mine. If you need to fly, summon wings or a jetpack. So basically, the game has infinite solutions to any puzzle.

The main problem with the game is that it requires some amounts of preciseness, and that frankly is not the DS's strong point. Sometimes you have to click very tiny areas, and if you miss the game will read that as you wanting to move across the screen, which often sends you flying into a lava pit or into the hands of Cthulu. It can become very frustrating. I ended up wishing for a mouse and a cursor instead of the stylus on multiple occasions.

Despite the control issues, the game is extremely fun, even if you're not completing tasks and just seeing what happens when you put mythological creatures against each other in battle or what happens when you summon a time machine. There were many more moments where I was laughing out loud than moments where I was cursing at the game, and for me, that's a pretty good ratio. So I give it 8/10.

Anyone else play this yet?