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  • Summary: Scribblenauts Unlimited features a huge side-scrolling open world where you can help the game's hero, Maxwell, solve robust puzzles and challenges
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Nov 29, 2012
    90
    Scribblenauts Unlimited is a bigger game than the previous. It offers more chances to put your creativity to the test and its replay value is through the roof. Granted, it doesn't offer the same type of challenge as previous version, but that also decreases the frustration that might come with said challenge. If you're looking for a game that is fun for the kids, and the adults, in the house then look no further than this.
  2. Jan 11, 2013
    89
    Fans of adventure and puzzle games seeking a gameplay experience that's both addictive and unique will find plenty to enjoy in Scribblenauts Unlimited. Those gamers looking for more of a challenge will find the game's difficulty to be disappointing.
  3. Nov 20, 2012
    88
    Despite some dips in overall puzzle difficulty this time around, the game has a massive amount of content to both discover and create from scratch.
  4. Feb 22, 2013
    70
    This is still a solid puzzle game, but 5th cell smoothed out too many edges that made the other Scribblenauts so special.
  5. Mar 1, 2013
    70
    Get comfortable and grab a dictionary: word-wizard Maxwell is out on a quest to save lives. Don’t expect an innovative sequel, Scribblenauts Unlimited is the improved version of a known concept.
  6. Feb 25, 2013
    70
    Still you'd have to be pretty cold at heart to not give this charismatic funny vocabulary driven insanity at least a chance. Sure, most of what it does is only funny the first and maybe the second time around. And it is also true that many of the smaller challenges it pits against you aren't interesting (or challenging) at all. But there's also recurring moments of pure comedy gold, when your words prompt characters to do hilarious five-second skits or random items send the scene into a cartoonishly homicidal chain reaction.
  7. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 4, 2013
    60
    Almost a perfect tool to practice foreign language lacks the core playability – the creative solutions are not supported unfortunately. [Jan 2013]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 38
  2. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. Jul 7, 2013
    10
    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MuchSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much creativity in this game! Expand
  2. Jul 12, 2014
    9
    What can I say, it's Scribblenauts! It's a wacky and imaginative series and this game is no exception. It uses the classic ScribblenautsWhat can I say, it's Scribblenauts! It's a wacky and imaginative series and this game is no exception. It uses the classic Scribblenauts formula of typing in words to create objects to solve problems. Simple concept, yet certain problems can be challenging to solve. Creative and fun! 9/10 Expand
  3. Nov 20, 2013
    9
    Creativity at its finest!!! Although Scribblenauts gets old pretty quickly (due to the repetitive nature of the game) it’s still a veryCreativity at its finest!!! Although Scribblenauts gets old pretty quickly (due to the repetitive nature of the game) it’s still a very refreshing experience that puts you in control to tackle situations in any way you like! It really does encourage you to be silly; the main aim is to craft items with a magic notebook that makes anything you write in it appear (within moderation… of course). You then use these items to help all the troubled souls throughout the world while collecting starites to lift a curse put on your sister to save her from completely turning to stone! It’s definitely a game worth looking at; merely for being so different and its pleasant cartoony graphics! Expand
  4. Aug 24, 2014
    8
    Oh my GOD this game is so fun. I've played it through and effectively beaten it as much as I planned to. (My main goal was to get all theOh my GOD this game is so fun. I've played it through and effectively beaten it as much as I planned to. (My main goal was to get all the available characters.) The game is very creative and has so much diversity in its gameplay, and lots of replayability with the numerous puzzles available to you, and even secret Starite pieces obtainable through spawning certain items.

    I spent most of my time gathering characters and doing what I needed to access the next set of areas, instead of really pursuing the main goal. That's my favorite thing about this game- if you don't feel like pursuing the main goal, you can do effectively whatever you want, and SPAWN whatever you want, too. If an item doesn't exist, don't worry- there's an item creator for you to handle that! Similarly, there's a character creator that lets you play as anyone you can think of, as long as you can figure out how to make them.

    The unlockable characters are very diverse, as well. There's an elf, a Cub Scout, a hippie, a DJ (my personal favorite), and even a ninja. They pretty much touch on anything they could think of, resulting in a big pool of different characters to pick from and get attached to. This is just a personal thing I like, but the characters also have no dialogue- leaving you with a blank slate to develop headcanons for. I figure most people would dislike that, but I enjoy it, since I find it fun to make a personality for underdeveloped or background characters.

    All in all, this game is a bucket of fun and a big pool of creativity. Granted, it does get a little repetitive after a while, but it always finds ways to keep the player engaged. So far, it's the best game in the Scribblenauts series.
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  5. Mar 29, 2019
    8
    Taking into account that i'm Argentinian, the game helps me to expand my knowledge of the English language (and i know there's a version inTaking into account that i'm Argentinian, the game helps me to expand my knowledge of the English language (and i know there's a version in Spanish, but i have the English version for personal educative purposes). Is a good thing the game gives you different ways to solve the problems of the people, even if you use a hostile approach like detonating a nuclear bomb. Personally speaking, i would have added a morality mechanic in the game, which could have lead to different endings, but the game good like this. After all, it's recommended users are children. Expand
  6. Jul 17, 2022
    7
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  7. Nov 10, 2013
    1
    This game sucks. A lot. Really, the problem is that it is barely a game at all. It is more of a sandbox type deal, where you can write in aThis game sucks. A lot. Really, the problem is that it is barely a game at all. It is more of a sandbox type deal, where you can write in a wide variety (though the dictionary does have very definite limits) of words and get random stuff.

    The problem is that the game never challenges you to do anything creative or clever with it at all. Almost all the puzzles are incredibly simplistic, to the point where you can solve them with a single word 90%+ of the time, and the rest are merely "Give me 3 of X", where X is some category of things. OH BOY.

    Most of the puzzles can be solved in under 30 seconds, and many can be solved in 3.

    Is it fun? No, not really. And while the ability to create anything SEEMS fun, in the end it actually gets boring pretty quickly, which sucks what is the point of being able to create everything when you don't really need to, and can solve a shocking large number of puzzles just with "fire"? That's not fun. Being creative tends to take longer and not give different results, and the whole thing just isn't that exciting.

    There are a few cute moments here and there, and a few things I thought were funny, but... mostly? It was just boring and empty as an experience.
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