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  • Summary: Scribblenauts Unlimited features a side-scrolling open world with new, high-definition hand-drawn scenery and objects where players can help the game's hero, Maxwell, solve robust puzzles and challenges by summoning any object they can imagine. And for the first time, players learn the backScribblenauts Unlimited features a side-scrolling open world with new, high-definition hand-drawn scenery and objects where players can help the game's hero, Maxwell, solve robust puzzles and challenges by summoning any object they can imagine. And for the first time, players learn the back story of Maxwell's parents, his twin sister Lily, and how he acquired his magical notepad. Expand
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  1. Positive: 24 out of 42
  2. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. 90
    Scribblenauts Unlimited is a polished and fun launch. It is the purest realization of what makes the series so fun to date, and proves that, after so many portable iterations, Scribblenauts might actually be best suited for the TV and Nintendo's Wii U GamePad.
  2. Dec 10, 2012
    85
    Scribblenauts Unlimited is the best looking and playing entry in the series to date. It's also the easiest, so if you didn't like the first two due to their difficulty, at least give this a rental.
  3. 80
    In terms of animations and graphics, Scribblenauts Unlimited takes a big step forward. But the best is its rich content. All the characters have a of their problem and, in the end, it seems that we spend all the time finding the right keys to enter a multitude of chests and spread sheer insanity.
  4. Dec 12, 2013
    75
    Scribblenauts Unlimited is not as "unlimited" as supposed, but it's still a good option for people looking for taking advantage of their imagination.
  5. Jan 3, 2014
    70
    A game that makes you challenge your creativity, but still has many limits. Because of that Scribblenauts Unlimited gets quite boring after a while. Still, with all the possibilities it offers a lot for a Wii U game.
  6. Nov 29, 2012
    70
    It's ultimately your duty to provide the fun because the included puzzles rarely test your skills, and though the extreme flexibility means it's inherently fun just to mess around, that does grow tiresome too quickly.
  7. Nov 18, 2012
    50
    Scribblenauts Unlimited still serves some purpose as a playground of silly ideas, and it still has a measure of charm left over from its original incarnation, but when it comes time to actually play it, this is the most boring and monotonous game in the series. Anything it does well was already done in the portable installments, and the new structure is utterly tedious.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Nov 25, 2012
    10
    This is the first scribblenauts game that I have played. It's completely addicting and takes a good imagination to play. I'm completelyThis is the first scribblenauts game that I have played. It's completely addicting and takes a good imagination to play. I'm completely hooked. Makes great use of the wii u's game pad. In fact, you never really have to look at your tv screen. The only reason I leave the tv on while playing is for my kids to watch (they get a kick out of it too). Expand
  2. Sep 3, 2013
    10
    A great franchise adds another amazing game to it's collection! The option to create your own things and search other player's creations opensA great franchise adds another amazing game to it's collection! The option to create your own things and search other player's creations opens up endless possibilities for days of fun, maybe weeks. A few missions were very aggrevating, but for the most part this game and Pikmin 3 are the best games on the Wii U, both must haves for any owner of the Wii U. Expand
  3. Nov 20, 2012
    9
    A great game that really expands on the creativity and imagination of the last games, with more features, and gamepad typing is a huge plus.A great game that really expands on the creativity and imagination of the last games, with more features, and gamepad typing is a huge plus. The nintendo characters are a fun distraction, but the puzzles dont really get as good as in earlier games. However, this is the best scribblenaughts yet. Expand
  4. Jan 25, 2013
    8
    The game goes as far as your mind can. Being my first Scribblenauts game I was unsure what to expect. Suddenly I find myself riding around onThe game goes as far as your mind can. Being my first Scribblenauts game I was unsure what to expect. Suddenly I find myself riding around on Donkey Kong with a light saber and radiating a town with a nuke. If you have a taste to push your creativity then this is the game for it. Expand
  5. Jun 22, 2019
    8
    Get ready for one of the most underrated games ever made, I am still baffled by how non-existent appreciation for this stellar title is.Get ready for one of the most underrated games ever made, I am still baffled by how non-existent appreciation for this stellar title is. Scribblenauts is a game about writing words in a magic notebook, what you write comes to life and is able to interact with whats already in the world you just brought it into, this brilliant mechanic allows for some serious experimentation and is also true for every game in the Scribblenauts series which may I also add are far underrated (except the first one, Maxwell was without his makeup). This game for a first in the series has a story detailed by a cutscene. So there were these two treasure hunters who loved each other so much they **** like dogs and gave birth to a army children along with you, Maxwell, and your sister who's name I can't remember at the moment. Your father grants you god hood with a magic notebook he found in the couch cushions and you, being the hoodlum you are, decide to reek havoc leading to a witch turning your sister into a rock for the sake of humanity's future. You need to collect star-things to turn her back, you can get these stars through helping others with their predicaments. In order to help create whatever the hell you feel like, your allowed, the most entertaining aspect of the game, experimentation, now being used for creative problem solving. This may make the game too easy for some but i think the challenge is to instead to try new words that will probably not help you but may lead to even more interesting interactions. The game as a whole reminds me of another forgotten game (sort of), Banjo Kazooie: nuts and bolts with its vague collectathon-ness and its mechanics only really limited by imagination. The game even include a object editor which I almost never used since it equates to sticking stickers on something. The game is short too but it's vastly replayable. I honestly don't see why this game just flew under the radar especially because the kind of youtubers who get this sort of game to catch on did let's plays of it, maybe its not for everyone but its definitely a favorite of mine. Expand
  6. Nov 26, 2013
    7
    This game is right on the line of a must have and i not worth the money. it is a great game and is very fun, but it has a feeling of not beingThis game is right on the line of a must have and i not worth the money. it is a great game and is very fun, but it has a feeling of not being worth 40 dollars especially 60 dollars. i bought this game right when i saw it one sale for 30 and i had lots of fun playing it for about 7 hours then it started getting kind of repeditve and boring. it may seem as a game that you can do anything in but it felt as if it was lacking something, i think the lacking something had to do with the portable game style being on the big screen. Expand
  7. Jan 12, 2013
    3
    I was really looking forward to this game, but I was extremely disappointed. The premise is great. You have a magic notebook in which you canI was really looking forward to this game, but I was extremely disappointed. The premise is great. You have a magic notebook in which you can write anything you want, and (if it's in the game, which pretty much everything is) it'll appear in front of you. The way the developers utilize this is downright dumb, though. Your goal is to collect star bits. You do this by making people happy. That's okay I guess, but here is where it gets dumb: They have like 500 characters who each say something like "My hair is messy, wish I had something to comb it with", or "I can't go out without my helmet", etc. You basically just have to write whatever word the characters says, or what they need. It's fun for about an hour, but that's it. Graphics are nice, music is okay. But all in all, it's not worth your time or money. Concept: 9
    Execution/Gameplay: 2
    Graphics: 8
    Music: 6
    Replay value: 0
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