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It’s arguably the purest form of Scribblenauts in the game as it offers a selection of decent sized 2D environments to roam around, as you solve all ten problems within, wherever they may be found. In regards the final mode, Sandbox, I actually left it till last as it seemed like the most boring of the lot on paper, but actually, it’s addictive as hell. It seems like a half-baked idea that could be so much more, but hey, the mini-games are still enjoyable. The board itself is bland and it would’ve been nice to see a few different layouts or designs to freshen up the aesthetics. Sometimes you’ll need to earn the reward stated by winning the mini-game shown on the card or playing the best of 3 randomly chosen ones, and other times it’ll be a special Instant card requiring no action on your part.Īlthough it’s my least favourite of the three modes, there’s enough longevity for a couple of matches with up to 3 human players by your side or a bot.
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Each player starts with a hand of cards and takes turns to draw another card, before using one to advance on the board, draw extra cards, steal cards, or force an opponent to retreat. Moving on to Showdown!, and this is a board game involving a deck of cards that can be played for different lengths of time depending how long you’ve got to spare – it lessens the amount of spaces to reach the end in the quickest version. It’s best to keep track of your scores and just select them one by one if repetition is something that’ll be detrimental to your experience. On one occasion I played the same four Speedy games three times in a row, whereas another it’d only repeat a single game or two at most. You could probably go through a whole 25 round match without getting bored, but that depends on the mini-game rotation, which is hit and miss. The variety throughout both categories is simply wonderful and great for picking up here and there for a half hour bash at a time. Other ideas have you navigating tough terrain to deliver items, eating food items as fast as possible, toppling over towers by launching your object of choice and partaking in a rhythmic based dance battle wearing some nifty gear as a result of your word input. Things like that are brilliant for hilarity, albeit at my own expense. Therefore, in the ‘balance the items dropping from the sky on a magic carpet’ game, it was raining tractors, which apparently don’t stack well nor are they a reasonable size for landing on a floating rug. What I didn’t realise initially was that whatever you enter via the strange text input wheel – which takes some getting used to – plays some part in the game. For example, before launching into the action it’ll do a spin for a letter or category and then you must both enter a word that fits well to try and gain an advantage. For those who aren’t gifted in gaming skills, the likes of whacking a piñata simultaneously until it breaks and a hot potato style game involving a ticking clock will ensure everyone has a chance of winning a round – even Nan if her luck’s in!Īs for the Wordy mini-games, they bring a wide range of activities alongside a spot of creative thinking. Alternatively, there’s more finesse required in the game of swing ball and here timing is everything when attempting to whack the ball back at the flick of the thumbstick.
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The Speedy category can see you going toe to toe in a tug of war, where you need the mash the onscreen, regular changing, button prompts faster than the opponent.
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I’d say the Speedy type are fast and furious, but fury isn’t ever felt here, it’s just full of really quick and fun mini-games that are often over in less than a minute and easy to understand due to a pre-battle (skippable) tutorial. These mini-games are split up into two types the rapid, no nonsense Speedy variation and the still fast-paced Wordy ones. The Versus mode pits human against human, or human against CPU, in two player competitive action across a selection of over 25 mini-games, in either a one-off game or the best of up to 25 rounds. In terms of game modes there are just the three available Versus, Showdown! and Sandbox, each of which offers something different to suit the player’s needs. Let’s be honest though, we’re here to have a blast with family and friends, not play dress-up for hours on end – even if you do want to look your very best in the spotlight.