- Publisher: THQ
- Release Date: Oct 27, 2009
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This new installment of Drawn to Life has resulted in an even better title than the first game, with more options and a better game experience.
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The story and adventure has greater cohesion and continuity, which is balanced by the fact the platforming gameplay is still on the bland side.
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Really, how great Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter happens to be kind of depends on how creative the player is. If one doesn't really feel like creating a third to a half of the game world, then the end product probably won't be that interesting.
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Nintendo PowerIt's not overly difficult, so younger players might get the most of it, but the novelty of seeing your creations come to life is a treat for all ages. [Dec 2009, p.88]
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Games Master UKWe like the innovation. [Dec 2009, p.86]
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter will draw you into its immersive and colorful, kid-friendly world.
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While the gameplay can't exactly be hailed as superior to their self-made rival product, the Drawn to Life sequel opens up the imagination in new ways, just as the original did, and the improved storytelling makes it highly worth the while of the young and young-at-heart gamers who are still a core audience of the DS.
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At the end of the day, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter is an interesting sequel to the original game, although it seems to be lacking that oomph factor.
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter bests its predecessor in almost every way, and provides one of the best ways to flex the creative and gaming sides of your brain at the same time.
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Nintendo GamerToo similar to the first game, including the not-that-good platforming. [Winter 2009, p.67]
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With a rather lovely soundtrack in addition to everything else, The Next Chapter may not be as ambitious as 5th Cell's other game, Scribblenauts, but it is a nice little platformer that may get your artistic juices flowing. Just don't go expecting anything too deep and you may be pleasantly surprised.
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter is a successful sequel to the original game.
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While no single portion of the game is “best in class”, the sum of the parts is respectable.
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Sticking close to a tried and tested formula, The Next Chapter refines what the first Drawn to Life brought to the DS, yet doesn’t solve the all-too basic platforming issue, only makes it more diverse.
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Drawn to Life isn’t broken, but its ho-hum parts meant that it was incredibly rare for me to say I was having fun with a given part of the title, and that’s kind of a big part of why we play games.
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter isn't an awful game by any stretch, but it barely manages to get past that average mark. If it weren't for the whole hero creation aspect, there'd hardly be a game here worth mentioning, so I wish the core platforming stuff were a little more interesting than it is.
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Behind all the brush strokes and ink lines lies a rather ho-hum experience.
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Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter will appeal to fans of the first game, as well as kids who love building things.
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The drawings you create make the game's name ring true and brings life to the game that is mostly a story. The levels are over in the blink of an eye and feel like stop gaps for telling the story.
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As a whole it is a good package but one that will fail to appeal to older gamers.
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Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter is a game with potential; a lot of potential. Unfortunately in many respects the designers seem to have been sorely lacking in the strength of their own convictions.
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#24 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009
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#47 Most Shared DS Game of 2009
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 31
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Mixed: 6 out of 31
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Negative: 5 out of 31
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