Nintendo DS

NEW REVIEWS THIS WEEK: Luminous Arc

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Sapphire 11 here with another Fire Emblem review for Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon.

Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon is the first Fire Emblem for the DS, first Fire Emblem game to have Wi-Fi, is a remake of the first game(first game had a different title), and is my lucky number 11^th game of the series. This game was far from lucky though because it was the worst game of the series! You play as Marth in this game and since it is a remake of the 1^st game I don’t have to give a background of the story so let’s talk about the horrible graphics. Since this game was the first one in the series for the DS, I thought it would have great graphics but it did not! Every character of the same class looked the same and the only difference was their hair color and gender. Also, the characters had no face details so it looked like dummies were fighting each other! Next, some characters you can get do not even say anything and are useless! The Wi-Fi was cool though because you battled against another player with custom rules. This game was also so easy on Hard Mode that it took me 2 hours on the first day it came out for me to beat it. There are many other Hard Modes to play on for you to challenge yourself. As a huge Fire Emblem fan I was greatly disappointed with this game, but some aspects were good such as the story and some characters. On Sapph’s Scale of Gaming this game gets a 7 out of 10. The next remake better be greater than this one or else Intelligent Systems will get a very angry letter! (I’m just being sarcastic there!) Despite my low score I suggest fans of RPG games or hardcore Fire Emblem fans to get this game.

(Note there are no face details on anyone unless they level up, or if you check their stats)

~sapphire11

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tedizslayer here to review Kirby Canvas Curse.

This was one of the first games I got on my DS, and it was far from being one of my favorites. It might just be the only Kirby game to date that I didn’t like. You had to guide Kirby (who had been turned into a ball for some reason) through each level by drawing on the screen and guiding him through obstacles. It was a neat implementation of the touch screen (which was relatively new at the time), but that was pretty much all there was to it. You could unlock music and certain skins for Kirby (such as Meta Knight or Waddle Dee), and there were some tough (almost impossible) challenges throughout levels, but the game overall just didn’t have much to offer and got repetitive really quickly. I give it a 5 out of 10…at least it didn’t have really bad glitches or something like that. Sure, it was one of the first games to be released for the DS, but I definitely won’t remember it as being a classic.

-tedizslayer

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Hey everyone! This is tedizslayer, and I’m going to give my review on Kirby Super Star Ultra!

Kirby Super Star was originally released on the SNES many years ago, but recently Kirby Super Star Ultra was remade onto the DS. It features all of the original modes from KSS, as well as several new ones. This game is composed of many different (and somewhat-short) adventures for you to enjoy. The main ones are Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, Milky Way Wishes, Revenge of the King, and Meta Knightmare. With the exception of Meta Knightmare, all of these fun-filled adventures have you controlling Kirby various quests to save the galaxy, restore peace, or just get a nice snack. Kirby’s controls are the traditional – run, jump, suck up enemies, and use the unique abilities. In this game, each ability has a lot of different moves depending on what button you press. Also, you can press Y to get rid of your ability and make it into a friendly partner who will follow you and fight your enemies alongside you through your adventure. Each of these sidekicks has health like you do, and each one has some cool abilities that even you don’t have. [For example, with the Wheelie Bike as your sidekick, you can hop on top of it and ride it like an actual bike. Unlike having the wheel ability, you are now able to hover while driving, and you don’t have to give up Kirby’s own ability to go speeding across the stage.] In Meta Knightmare, however, you are able to take control of Meta Knight rather than Kirby, and replay several of the other modes [Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes] while using Meta Knight. He has a unique set of moves that Kirby doesn’t have, and using him is a nice alternative to using Kirby all the time. While none of these adventures are long enough to be their own game and can be completed relatively quickly, the jumble of them together adds a nice variety to the game. None of the adventures feel too repetitive of the other ones. There are also a group of other modes that are smaller than the other but still a lot of fun. These include Gourmet Race [where you must race King Dedede through a series of tracks and collect more food than he does along the way], the Arena [where you must endure a harsh face-off against all of the bosses from the other modes throughout the game], and Helper to Hero [similar to the Arena, except that you control one of the sidekicks that Kirby can make to be his helper during the other modes]. While these three aren’t as big or as long as the adventure modes, they add a nice touch to the game and are fun to play multiple times. There are also a collection of mini games for you to enjoy [things such as target practice and samurai showdowns]. Once again, these modes add a nice touch to the game. You can also link up to play alongside or compete against friends in many of the modes. To sum it all up, Kirby Super Star Ultra is a great collection of many different Kirby adventures. Although it isn’t extremely long and most of the modes can be finished within an hour or two, it has a lot to offer and can be very challenging at times. I give it an 8 out of 10. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I’ll be back soon with more!

-tedizslayer

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tedizslayer here to review Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy for the Nintendo DS…. this could get ugly….

Before I begin a review on this atrocious game please note that I’m only reviewing the version for the DS. The versions for the consoles (such as Gamecube and PS2) are entirely different games, and much, much better than this version. Save yourself a lot of pain and frustration and get the console versions, not this for DS.

Lego Star Wars 2 for the DS is honestly the most screwed up, glitchy, waste of a game I’ve ever played. At the same time, it can be kind of entertaining by how crappy of a game it is. It is similar to the console versions of LSW2, although it does have different level layouts, multi- and single- card wireless multiplayer, and well – severe problems to say the least. Certain parts of it are fine: there were actually a few (maybe one or two) levels that I enjoyed (or for that matter, actually worked), and the multiplayer can be enjoyable for a round or two (you play your friends in competitions such as death match and capture-the-Han-Solo-frozen-in-carbonite while you are a bounty hunter). But that is a small portion of the game. This “game,” if that’s what it should even be called, has so many issues, I lost track of all of its problems after a while. Some are problems with the graphics or objects, where I’ll try to move a necessary box with the Force but nothing will happen, or where I’ll try to enter a hut but it will just turn into a black screen. But other times it can be, if possible, even worse. Having struggled through Episode 6 by beating levels that I didn’t think were possible because they were filled with so many glitches, I finally found myself facing the Emperor, and I was ready to take on the bragging rights of beating the worst game I’ve ever played. Struggling with unresponsive objects and trying not to accidentally get stuck in a wall, I finally diminished all of the emperor’s life. With the final boss beaten, I was more than ready to see the end scene and be done with the game forever. But, after waiting for about a minute after the Emperor’s death, I found that nothing was happening. I thought that maybe I needed to enter a certain door or something, but nothing worked. Frustrated but used to these glitches, I quit the level and restarted it, but the same tragedy happened over and over again. Eventually I got lucky and the game decided to work for once, and I beat it, but not without a lot of pain and frustration. And that’s only one thing of many. Another time, I was facing Darth Vader at the end of Episode 5, when he suddenly fell off of the platform and into the pit right next to us. I thought I got lucky and had won the level easily, but nothing happened, and I had to restart. Another time, I was on Jabba’s Sand Barge and one platform would always make my characters slide off into the sand pit the moment I landed on it. It happened over and over again until finally, I was able to land on the back edge of it and leap onto the next platform very quickly. The list of glitches, with at least several in each level, goes on and on, but the biggest one for me was the secret Sandbox Level. As a reward for collecting enough Lego studs in every level, I unlocked the bonus Sandbox Level. I thought this was a great accomplishment and was excited to finally try it out, but the game had other things in store for me. Here’s how it went: {Picture yourself in a giant cardboard shoe box with some fake sand on the ground and blue sky above you. Now picture yourself as being one of the two following characters: Princess Lea in a bikini (oooh) or this demented money-like thing. Now picture that you have to walk around your giant shoebox and do nothing, with no point of it whatsoever. You walk up to a switch, pull it, and turn huge for a small amount of time. You see a giant fake-looking worm coming in and out of the sand, which doesn’t hurt you at all even when you walk through it, and worst of all, a giant Ewok running endlessly into the side of the shoe box. That’s all, and you can’t leave. Welcome to Hell.} I’m not even kidding. This all really happened to me, in addition to countless other glitches that haunt every level. I can’t even imagine what other people have experienced. I don’t even think that the word “glitches” fits the definition. “Torture” sounds a bit more like it. For some reason though, the game was at times so bad that I actually found it to be entertaining, just to laugh at how terrible it was. But trust me, unless you want to see this massacre of a game for yourself, don’t get it. I don’t even feel that it should get a rating because it’s so bad; giving it a 1 would just be insulting to the other games that have received that score. It’s not alone (cuz there are some other awful games out there), but Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy for Nintendo DS has to be one of the worst video games ever made. It is the reason that fear and pain exist in our world in the first place. On that happy note, thanks for reading, and please come back soon for more reviews!

[Notice Han Solo missing an arm above]

-tedizslayer

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Sapphire 11 here and welcome back to another review and this time I will review Luminous Arc for the Nintendo DS

Before I start I plan on redoing my Luminous Arc 2 review since I have played the game for a long time and I know the characters and story more.

Luminous Arc is a Turn-Based Strategy game by Atlus and let me say it is a great game. I will not go into the story in this review, but check out the wiki page for this game and you can read the story then (or buy the game and see for yourself). This game can be compared to Final Fantasy Tactics but it is not a clone. Though the game does not really use touch controlls well enough you really do not need it for this game or other Turn-Based Strategy games anyway. You play as Alph, his younger brother Theo, Cecille, and Leon. You find out in the beginning of the game that you are supposed to be training but instead Leon slacks off and keeps trying to hit on Cecille. This game and the series is known for funny dialogue and character interactions which keeps you wanting to play the game and makes you love/hate certain characters. You also controll Heath who is an ArchKnight but he later betray’s you. The story really gets interesting when we meet Lucia who is a witch and this changes the game in a good way. The whole Luminous Arc series actually revolves around witches and other characters but like I said look up the story or play the game yourself. What I love about this game and the 2nd one is the Character Designs, Art Designs, Dialogue, Voice Acting, and the awesome Cut Scenes that makes you think this is an anime and not a game. Atlus does a very nice job with this game and I really wish they made an anime off of this because it definatly has the elements of one. The music is also good too but you can expect that from most RPG games. The story is long and the game is hard at some points, and it even took me a while to kill the final boss. As for the RPG element of this game, its good and it has everything you would expect: Weapons, Special Abilities, Items, Money, and all the other fun stuff. Something that is hard to get used to though is the turns that everyone gets to attack. You do not get to choose who you want to move like in Fire Emblem, but this does make the game interesting because you really have to think about what you are going to do before you move. This game also has Wi-Fi so you can play online which adds more to the game. Overall this games gets a solid 8.5 out of 10 on Sapph’s Scale of Gaming and if you love games like Fire Emblem, then this game will not dissappoint you. Luminous Arc 2 is better though and I will redo that review someday this week. Remember to look online for the story and more info on the game such as characters, weapons, plot twists, alternate endings, and a bundle of other games. This game is hard to find and I was lucky to get it years ago at GameStop because of what they do with RPG games when they grow old and I will explain that in this weeks Game Press. Also I would like to thank my cousin Ddog for finding this game for me that one time we went to GameStop. Stay tuned for another review by yours truely!

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Sapphire11 here and heres a review for my most favorite DS game of all time, Luminous Arc 2!

Luminous Arc 2 is an incredible RPG game for the Nintendo DS. In my opinion this game was better than the first. Just like the first game, the humans hate the witches but later on partner up with them. In this game it’s a bit different. Your  team partners up with the witch leader Dia at the witch academy. You then have to stop the shadow frost witch from destroying the world. Anyway, lets go over the team. You serve under Queen Sophia of the kingdom of Carnava. Roland, the main character of the game, becomes a rune knight to save the world from destruction. He meets up with a witch named Althea, and then that’s how the journey unfolds. Roland has a brother named Rasche who uses lances and is the older bro. Then you have my 2^nd favorite of the team Rina. She is a sniper who was childhood friends with Roland. Then you meet up with a weird wizard named Pip. The gameplay seems similar to that of Final Fantasy Tactics games and is a very great RPG game. This game does allow you to verse other people using Wi-Fi by picking your troops and maps etc. I think of this game more as an anime because of its rich storyline and elegant music that makes you to play the game over and over again. On Sapph’s  scale of rating, this game deserves to get a solid 9 out of 10. I can’t wait for the 3^rd game to come out sometime this year!

-Sapphire11

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Hey there! I’m tedizslayer, and I’m going to review Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time!

Follow-up to the previous Mario and Luigi game, Partners in Time has Mario and Luigi meet up with their baby selves, and travel between the past and present to save past Mushroom Kingdom from the evil Shroobs. Just like Superstar Saga, this game is of course an RPG, so you will face enemies in turn-based battles and gain experience points to level up. This time, however, you are in control of four characters (the plumbers and the babies), giving it the feel of managing a team rather than individual characters. There are a lot of fun challenges and difficult puzzles, and the game’s humor sometimes made me laugh. You’ll travel to a lot of places and meet a lot of interesting characters. There are a lot of abilities for both the babies and grownups to learn outside of battle, and there are times when they will have to split up to solve smaller things leading into one big puzzle. The story is actually pretty well done, and it has some plot twists that made me want to keep playing. The story is very long but always feels fresh and entertaining no matter where you go; it never gets boring. Overall, I rate this game a 9 out of 10. With a long and entertaining story and gameplay that is just plain fun, don’t let this Mario-themed RPG fool you; it is one that’s worth your time.

-tedizslayer

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Hello everyone. ruby331 here with a snuggly review of Nintendogs.

In Nintendogs (which is also one of the very first games to come out for the Nintendo DS) you take care of up to three puppies. You do things like play with them, feed them, take them on walks, and even enter them in competitions. What makes this game so incredible is that it’s so realistic so you immediately get attached to your dogs. As you progress through the game, your dogs get smarter and more athletic and you can enter them in competitions. For instance, you can enter a frisbee competition where your dog has to catch a flying disk a certian distance away for a certain amount of points. As your dog gets older, its “Walking Bar” also increases in size. This means that you can take your dog for longer walks and also find special items. Often times when you are out on a walk with your dog you will find a present on the ground containing a special item like a stick. If you get really, really lucky you might just find something like a Fireman’s Hat, which will allow you to adopt Dalmations from the kennel. This game goes really in depth and therefore creates a really deep bond between you and your dogs. Nintendogs scores a 10/10 on the ruby331 scale becuase it makes me smile each and every time I ever play it.

-ruby331

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Sapph here and I will be reviewing Phantasy Star 0 for the Nintendo DS

Phantasy Star 0 is an RPG game with a futuristic story to it. You first start the game by customizing your character. You can choose between three races: CAST (they are like Spartans in Halo), Newman (Future-like Elves), or simply a human.  You can either make them a male or female, change their hairstyle, hair color, armor/clothing, armor/clothing color, voice, and even your name! The cool thing about this game is that at any time, you can change how your character looks and change their name. The gameplay is fun although the game does glitch sometimes. You can pick what attack, spell, or item you can use against at any time during the battle. Depending on what class you pick the stats are different , the difficulty is different, and the story is even altered a bit. When playing wirelessly with your friends you can send them messages and pictures during battle. There are many weapons you can use such as: swords, guns, lances, swordguns, and many other types of weapons. You also get mags which you can power up with items, learn new moves, and even raise your own stats. Theses mags are very useful and you should use them to your advantage. There are many quests to keep you occupied and the levels are long. A problem I always have is that I get lost in the levels because there are different paths in each level to make things challenging for the player. This game does have Wi-Fi and the content is identical to Wireless play. In Wi-Fi you can VS other people and even do quests with them.  Before I let a church friend borrow my PS0 many months ago, my CAST was close to level 50 and I was on the last story mission. Luckily I get my game back next week and I hope to VS other people and beat the game. Overall this game is a great Action RPG and I recommend it to RPG games and to people who love the Phantasy Star series! On Sapph’s Scale of Gaming this game gets a 8.7 out of 10! See you next time and Remember Reach!

-Sapphire11

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Hey there! It’s Tibbow, and I’m reviewing Pokemon Black and White.

How far pokemon has come… 5 unique generations of this series have been created, and still, the pokemon series remains a hit. Though some may argue that the primordial Red, Blue and yellow pokemon games got it right in a sense, the newly granted diversity in my eyes proves less cumbersome than enjoyable. Nintendo’s main focus this generation was obviously to reintroduce the idea of offense, creating the new set with a myriad of sweepers and slammers. In a sense, GameFreak proves somewhat myopic by changing almost no game mechanics and sticking with similar principles while creating the new pokemon. The new stalker normal-type pokemon is Patrat, Pidove is the new Pidgey, Roggenrola the new Geodude, a new useless Bug-and-Flying type pokemon, and worst of all, a Swoobat and Woobat; Swoobat and Zubat are almost identical in name. Thus, who’s to say that the framework required a change? The Legend of Zelda series has been living off of the Ocarina of Time setup for years.

Onto the game. What can really strike one’s fancy when playing Black or White is the significant update in everything not related to the pokemon themselves. To start, the new team changed. They are no longer “blasting off again” or snoozing off inside of a warehouse. This team comes off as relatively truly villainous, and if one follows what is stated by Team Plasma, one could truly realize how immoral the proceedings of the 9-year old hero really are. GameFreak has also added a seemingly more fluid movement system which permits the user to move faster than before- it also looks better. Instead of seemingly waving your hands up and down when running north like a character from Ed, Edd & Eddy in Diamond and Pearl, the character seems as if he is truly running (or walking). There is now less of a need to register the bike as your registered item. Not to mention that it gives you a headache when circling around the 3-D towns.

Pokemon of the Unova Region are exclusive in the story. As mentioned earlier, the Swoobats and Roggenrolas do seem like copies of pokemon of previous generations, thus, at least you don’t have the pokemon from the previous generation. Instead of feeling trapped in the new world of pokemon, waiting to migrate from the Game Boy Advance into the game, it almost seems like one could forget about the previous generations and feel at home in Black or White. The intruders are no longer the new pokemon, but instead, they are almost the old ones. Thus, this generally appeals to the younger generation.

Another point to mention are the new methods of battling; the triple battles and rotation battles. The triple battle is a larger-scale double battle, though use of half of one’s party ensues. To add, pokemon on the corners of the field cannot attack pokemon on the other side of the field diagonally; few moves, mostly flying-type ones, do though. Triple battles are found more frequently in White, while rotation battles are found more often in pokemon Black. Rotation battles summon three pokemon onto the field, though in these, one can rotate clockwise or vice versa before attacking. Lastly, the wonder launcher is an option when versing other people. It is a system where each player obtains one point per turn and can spend the points to acquire an item. The use of the item, of course, uses a turn. These new variants on pokemon battles introduce a new realm of strategy and therefore were a positive addition.

Finally, and probably most importantly, the C-Gear is a setting in the game promoting swift connection to a friend’s DS. It is an excellent addition because it allows users to battle without running to a pokemon center and trade within the PC. It also runs quite well in the background of the game and grants the user a feeling of coolness. The chat rooms, on the other hand, do not extremely well and are only enjoyable when both users have a DSI. In general, the C-Gear was pretty much the most innovative and useful addition to the series.

There is not much more to say. The Dream World is a tad confusing at first and honestly does not make the player actually want to go back every day. The new method of migration is faster, but it takes more time to do and it does not allow held items to be transferred, probably because TM’s are no longer one- time use, which is definitely a positive. Mainly, Nintendo got their demographics straightened, and there is enough to enjoy for any pokemon lover of any experience. The game gets a 9/10 from me, for not tampering with what was right and giving long-time fans the convenience factors they were looking for.

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Hello everyone! ruby331 here reviewing Pokemon Platinum for the Nintendo DS.

Pokemon Platinum just recently for the DS and it is definitely different from it’s siblings Diamond and Pearl. For instance, some Gym’s obstacles have changed and certain people have different Pokemon to use in battle. The graphics are clearer and your trainer wears different clothes than in Diamond and Pearl. I don’t know if it’s just me but I have found that the Gym challenges are a little bit harder because I seem to always be saving then shutting off my game and then coming back. If you liked Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, then you’ll really love Platinum. It puts a refreshing spin on the other two games by adding some new fun features. If you are into battling, trading, and/or raising pokemon, then this game is a must have. Pokemon Platinum scores a 9.5/10 on the ruby331 scale.

-ruby331

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Sapph here and for my next review I will review Pokemon Soul Silver for the Nintendo Ds!

Soul Silver is the remake of the Silver version that released in 2000 on the Game Boy Color. I know some pokemon fans are thinking, “Ono! Not another remake!!!” This remake, however, is really great and I think it is the best pokemon game that was a remake. Soul Silver follows the same storyline as the original, but it adds more to the storyline. Any pokemon fans out there who have Crystal version like me remember that guy named Euscine who wants to caputure the Water/Ice Legendary Dog Suicune, and it makes crystal version have a different story than Gold and Silver. Sadly, in both Heart Gold and Soul Silver the creators added this in the games, and I think that was a horrible idea and ruins my hopes for a Crystal remake (because it was my favorite game). Anyway, the graphics are amazing in this game and you get to go additionally to the Kanto region, just like in some of the old games. Also, you get to catch pokemon in the Hoenn region, and get Kyogre or Groudon. (In Soul Silver you get Groudon which made me upset) In my opinion Gold, Silver, and Crystal had the hardest Elite Four, and I was only able to beat it once. The Elite Four in this game is very challenging as well. A difference to this game compared to the original is oviously the Wi-Fi compatability. Before I get to my rating for the game let me talk about the pokewalker. The pokewalker is this Tamagotchi looking pokeball that comes with the game. What you do with the pokewalker is you transport a pokemon from your game to this toy and train it by walking or running in real life. The more steps you take, the more your pokemon will lvl up. Also, you can find items and even battle other pokemon in the wild to catch. The best part is that all the items and pokemon you get will automatically be transported to your game after you bring your pokemon back from the pokewalker to Soul Silver. The downside to the pokewalker is that you can only hold 3 items and 3 pokemon and that even if you walk 2,000+ steps, your pokemon will only level up by 1 level. Overall, I think this game deserves a 9.0 I just really hope next year they will release a Crystal remake so lets keep our fingers crossed for that one!

~Sapphire 11

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Hey everyone, this is tedizslayer, here to dish out my review on Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS.

When I first heard about Scribblenauts, I loved the idea, but was worried that it may come out glitchy and limited in appeal. I’m happy to say, however, that I never should have worried. The basic premise of the game is that you are Maxwell, a kid with the ability to make objects appear by merely writing them on a pad of paper. Having written these, you will need these objects to complete puzzles to ultimately reach the level’s goal: a small Shine-Sprite-ish thing called a Starite. [What the Sarite does and why you need it is unknown to me.] The game recognizes thousands of words and phrases, from toothpaste to midgets to atomic bombs to UFO’s. It even will recognize different ways of defining the object:  for example, you could write in “dog” or “man’s best friend” and get the same result. Having placed these objects on the screen, they will react with one another, with Maxwell, and with objects that were included in the stage. For example: policemen will chase and fight criminals, fire melts ice, ghosts will scare children, and giving vampires garlic will turn them to dust. But some of the reactions are not as obvious or expected; the combination of a cow and sword equals a hamburger, placing an anvil on top of a bird will cause the bird to float down next to you, taking a dog’s bone will make him/her chase you and attack, and dropping electrical items in water will make them stop working. There are few limitations of what you can make appear in the game. Words that are copyrighted or innapropriate will not be recognized as a word, in additon to proper nouns. So, if you want to get a game system, you’ll have to put in “Video Game” as opposed to Nintendo DS.” Using various items and whacky combinations, you must navigate through over 200 levels to earn Starites. This will be achieved through two different categories: Action and Puzzle. In the Action category, you must reach the Starite’s location, while in the puzzle category, you must make the Starite appear by completing a set task. You gain “Ollars” for completing each level, which can be used to purchase more clusters of levels, as well as bonuses. The number of Ollars earned is based on the number of objects used to complete the level and the time it took to complete it. Finally, the last feature of Scribblenauts is the stage builder. While this is a great feature, it is slightly limited due to the fact that you can only select a stage layout from a level that you have completed, and cannot edit the layout at all. After that however, you can put in a number of objects and set reactions of people, animals, monsters, etc. to other objects within the level. Unfortunately, there is a bar that limits the number of objects that can be put in a level, but the level creator still proves to be a tool for lots of fun and creativity. Although  truly amazing, the game does have a few flaws. The first is it’s sensitivity. The game is very sensitive to its touch screen controls, and I often found myself jumping into a pit of lava and having to restart the level when I actually wanted to pick up a shovel that lay beside the pit, and so on. This problem was not major enough to take a lot away from the game, but it still proved to be frustrating and obstructing. The other was the occasional lack of an object or a failure to trigger a reaction between two objects. For example, I thought that setting off a fire alarm would trigger everyone in the building to panic, but the only reaction I got was the annoying sound of the alarm ringing out of my DS. Problems such as these were few and not too blimiting, but still frustrating all the same. Overall, Scribblenauts is a really great game. It inspires thinking and creativity, and despite a few glitches it is very well put together. It was extremely hard to put down; in fact I went back to play it several times while writing this review! I award the game with a 8.5/10 — a very appropriate score for such an outstanding game. We could very likely be looking at the Handheld Game of the Year, right here.

-tedizslayer

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