- Publisher: Petri Purho
- Release Date: Jan 7, 2009
- Also On: iPhone/iPad
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This is such a simple yet brilliant puzzle game that anyone can pick up and enjoy. Needless to say, it's a great game for kids as well as adults.
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With its easy to learn gameplay and quirky level design, this is one game that will at best leave you rummaging around the attic for your old box of Crayolas.
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PC FormatThe freedom that the game allows you to complete a level in your own way is both its beauty and its Achilles heel. [Apr 2009, p.98]
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The soothing music, incredible style and mind-bending puzzles come together to make a game that is sure to evoke a childlike wonder in even the oldest gamer.
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A work of art worthy of the refrigerator door.
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Pelit (Finland)The very clever engine is actually too clever, as it makes solving puzzles far too easy. [Feb 2009]
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The level of fun Crayon Physics Deluxe can offer us is in direct proportion with the player interest in experimenting with each of the stages of the game.
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games(TM)An imaginative and engrossing game. If the least of its worries is that it allows too much player choice, then that’s really no worry at all. [Mar 2009, p.123]
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It’s no World Of Goo, but it’s original, modifiable and incredibly addictive.
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PC Gamer UKLovely, if a little drawn out. [Mar 2009, p.70]
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Without the game's being talked up so much over a period of ten months, and without the overconfident price point all that talk probably inspired, this would be a terrific value and an inspiration to indie developers everywhere. As it is, the too-easy levels, the lack of any limitations to make the puzzles more difficult, and the serious technical issues make Crayon Physics Deluxe a bit of a disappointment.
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PC Zone UKAs long as you realise that Crayon Physics Deluxe is a sandbox in disguise, you won't be disappointed by this charming physics puzzler. [Apr 2009, p.70]
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Having your drawings come to life is just wonderful, and when you choose to do something inventive and imaginative, you'll have a fantastic time. If only the level design forced this kind of innovation on the player, it would have been even better.
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Edge MagazineCould allowing complete freedom to draw support sharply designed puzzles? Mid-way through the completed game’s 80-plus levels, you’ll still be wondering. [Mar 2009, p.94]
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)More vagary than the real game – that’s Crayon Physics. You will be surprised by the unusual graphics and amount of fresh ideas at first, but the initial fascination soon vanishes to boredom. [Issue#174, Jan 2009]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 50 out of 96
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Mixed: 41 out of 96
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Negative: 5 out of 96
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Jul 26, 2011This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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AndySMay 31, 2009Very boring, Phun is the best physic game/ whatever you want it to be.
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