Scribblenauts Showdown

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User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 37
  3. Negative: 22 out of 37
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  1. helepto
    Feb 18, 2019
    10
    ḯ̶̡̧̭͔͈̰̼͈͒̓̃̕͜͝ț̵̛͍͉̪̳̐̀̒̇́͒̃̉ ̵̡̬̺̠̥̝̐͗ľ̴̨̫͐̿͋̽̽̅̔͌̕̕̕o̶̙͈͈̩̻̓͐̃́̑̎̃̆͌͝ö̵̼̼̠͖̠́̒͂̉̎̾̈́̀̚͘k̵̨̛͖̟͙̫͔̘̹̞̃̆́̅̀̽̌́̚͜͜͝ş̶̼̱̰͓̠̭̗͖͎͊̇̌͜ ̷̧̛̛͍͕̞̩͚̳̭̞̙̝́͛́̔͗̉́̽̃̚͝g̸̹͇͇̲͇̗͍̺̭̭̫͔̙̰̣̈̑̔̐̅̐̂͘͝͝͠͠á̶͖͉̝̪͙̬̖͆͘y̷̟͍̘͇̟̒́͌̄͗͠ͅḯ̶̡̧̭͔͈̰̼͈͒̓̃̕͜͝ț̵̛͍͉̪̳̐̀̒̇́͒̃̉ ̵̡̬̺̠̥̝̐͗ľ̴̨̫͐̿͋̽̽̅̔͌̕̕̕o̶̙͈͈̩̻̓͐̃́̑̎̃̆͌͝ö̵̼̼̠͖̠́̒͂̉̎̾̈́̀̚͘k̵̨̛͖̟͙̫͔̘̹̞̃̆́̅̀̽̌́̚͜͜͝ş̶̼̱̰͓̠̭̗͖͎͊̇̌͜ ̷̧̛̛͍͕̞̩͚̳̭̞̙̝́͛́̔͗̉́̽̃̚͝g̸̹͇͇̲͇̗͍̺̭̭̫͔̙̰̣̈̑̔̐̅̐̂͘͝͝͠͠á̶͖͉̝̪͙̬̖͆͘y̷̟͍̘͇̟̒́͌̄͗͠ͅ
  2. VideoGameLover
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    I truly TRULY do not get the hate of this game. I am in my 40's. Played with 2 boys, 10 and 12. And we all had an amazing time playing the board game version of this for an hour. When it was over, the boys said, LETS PLAY IT AGAIN! The game is deep. Also has original sandbox mode with new levels.

    When they were about to leave, I surprise them by giving them the game as a gift.    I truly TRULY do not get the hate of this game. I am in my 40's. Played with 2 boys, 10 and 12. And we all had an amazing time playing the board game version of this for an hour. When it was over, the boys said, LETS PLAY IT AGAIN! The game is deep. Also has original sandbox mode with new levels.

    When they were about to leave, I surprise them by giving them the game as a gift. They were SO excited (and, I will simply buy another one for myself)

    I am simply BAFFLED at the hate and negativity for this game. Sure, a couple of the mini-games are not top notch. But there are many great ones within. At $40, solid deal. At $20 sale in most places, you have got to be kidding me. Steal it at that price.

    If you like Scribblenauts or are new to the Scribblenauts world, just buy it.    … Expand
  3. KhalidPlays
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    I don't get the hate, sure it's not a traditional scribblenauts game, but that was made very clear from the first trailer, it's a really fun party game to play with friends or family.

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#88 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 20
  3. Negative: 8 out of 20
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    70
    Showdown follows the utterly brilliant Unlimited, so the new studio faced a huge challenge. What they came up with is a party spin-off, a decent one but also short-lived, as it offers few minigames (some of which borrow from Asteroids, Elastomania or Flappy Bird). It also features a Sandbox mode, which resembles original Scribblenauts but trails behind it. [05/2018, p.60]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Apr 26, 2018
    30
    It's astonishing that Shiver couldn't conjure up a decent party game from such great source material. [June 2018, p.118]
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 25, 2018
    75
    It doesn't quite feel like the boundary- pushing fount of innovation the series was originally known for. [Issue #33 – May/June 2018, p. 70]
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