i am so addicted to this game

scribblenauts is a friggin amazing game that was released this month and i think it might be one of the best and most addictive games ever created. one of the only games i’ve ever found that actually lets you use your imagination to its fullest!

you play a cute little dude named maxwell who is given tasks to help out people thoughout the levels. sometimes you just need to give them something they want, other times its a bit more complicated.

to fulfill your tasks, you use the “notepad” to type out words with your stylus. every word you type creates what ever that word is and it appears in the level. once created, it is useable by you or by the other characters there. you can even add people to help you on your way!

the levels can be beaten in a number of ways and when you do a stage over the game actually expects you to pick a different word to solve the puzzle each time. depending on how you finish a level you will get points called “Ollars” which will let you advance to the next level, or purchase new avatars if you get tired of max.

of course being that this is a kids game, you can’t use profanity, and because they don’t want law suits you can’t use copywritten terms. they give you the rules before you start so you don’t have to guess what you can and can’t use. the dictionary however is mindblowing. according to a website i read about the game before i got it, the full list of usable words is over 22,800 unique entries! that means your possibilities are endless!

the video that really sold me on this game was an e3 demo where they showed a player pit cthulhu against god! it was then that i knew i must have this game. and i am so glad its finally out. there is also an action mode that lets you do other stuff but i haven’t really touched that yet as i am still working on the puzzle levels. and i hear there is also a level creator mode but since i don’t really have anyone to share levels with, i probably won’t bother with that.