Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter

 Wii
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Oct 27, 2009
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  • Summary: In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for Wii, players draw their own heroes using the Wii Remote to find the Artifacts of Power and rid the Raposa village of an evil, shadowy figure that has taken over the land. Throughout the game, players draw more than 100 unique items from robust drawingIn Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for Wii, players draw their own heroes using the Wii Remote to find the Artifacts of Power and rid the Raposa village of an evil, shadowy figure that has taken over the land. Throughout the game, players draw more than 100 unique items from robust drawing tools, such as vehicles, weapons and tools, to conquer their enemies. The all-new Action Drawing tool allows for objects to be drawn directly into the game to help navigate through several environments, including a sky world, a jungle and a shadow city. In addition, the game’s multi-player feature allows players to draw their team members and equipment to compete against others in a variety of mini-games, such as soccer, hockey and basketball. [THQ]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. AceGamez
    80
    Overall, I love the game and its uniqueness but I think it should have been left on the DS.
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  2. Nintendo Power
    70
    Fortunately, nifty level-specific gimmicks (a tail hook, wings, ice skates, climbing claws, etc,) and the ability to draw on-the-fly interactive platforms in select parts of each stage keep things interesting, if unspectacular. [Dec 2009, p.83]
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  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    70
    Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter just doesn't cut it. It's a bare-bones jumper with some interesting, if flawed, drawing mechanics that just bump it into the 'slightly above average' pile.
  4. PALGN
    60
    Sadly the novelty of the game quickly fades, making it painfully obvious that the core drawing mechanic isn't enough to sustain a full-length console title alone. Ultimately, the scribbly shenanigans of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter are far from picture perfect.
  5. Digital Chumps
    58
    You have to applaud Drawn to Life’s developers for at least attempting to push a unique concept. While it’s fun (initially) designing your playable character and various elements of the world around him, however, The Next Chapter’s novelty quickly fades.
  6. Eurogamer
    50
    There are no glaring technical problems, or insurmountable design cock-ups, just a rather dull platformer with a central creative gimmick that's too clumsy to be liberating, poorly incorporated into the action and often bizarrely sidelined by the game's structure.
  7. Cheat Code Central
    40
    Dull, tedious, repetitive. Any sense of creativity seems largely wasted.

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. 2ruffles
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    Drawn to Life : The Next Chapter for the Wii for me was quite enjoyable. Compared to the DS Version this game's story doesn't have much goingDrawn to Life : The Next Chapter for the Wii for me was quite enjoyable. Compared to the DS Version this game's story doesn't have much going on for it. You just seem to be helping the townsfolk while stopping whatever plan Wilfre has in store.

    It can be a tad difficult to draw on the Wii Remote, especially if you don't know what it is you're drawing or what the game expects you to draw like. But if you like drawing, 2.5d platformers, you'll find some good fun in this one.
    Let your imagination and creativity flow as it comes to life    … Expand
  2. Yojimbo2015
    May 22, 2023
    5
    What at first appears to be a cute little RPG reveals itself to be a drawing game that - when you finally get to actually play it - is aWhat at first appears to be a cute little RPG reveals itself to be a drawing game that - when you finally get to actually play it - is a really simplistic platform game where you solve "puzzles" by drawing a line to jump onto to higher platforms. A shame because it's an interesting idea with some great presentation, but ultimately it will only appeal to the very young.… Expand
  4. cartoontake0ver
    Nov 18, 2016
    3
    Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii was a huge disappointment for me. I absolutely LOVED the DS version of the game, so after findingDrawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii was a huge disappointment for me. I absolutely LOVED the DS version of the game, so after finding out that there was a Wii version, you could imagine that I was stoked that I could get it at GameStop for three bucks. That was when I didn't know that low price tags were reserved for the bad games.
    To start, the story of the Wii game is far different from its DS sibling. Mari is the mayor and all that, true, but there's nothing about all of the color being taken by Wilfre, and the grand adventure you have to take to save your friends and the color that Wilfre took. I've actually forgotten the story of the Wii game, probably because the game nearly bored me to death.
    The game brings back a series staple; drawing your playable character. And they ruined it this time around. The motion controls are such an unstable mess that you'll end up just recoloring one of the templates.
    Oh, and that's another two things this game has ruined. One, the templates, and two, coloring. The templates are just... just bland, uninspired, and sad. I hated all of them. And coloring was straight up broken. Wanna use the fill bucket? Nope. It ends up coloring parts that you didn't intend to color, so you have to color manually using the stupid motion controls. You know what dead peripheral would have been perfect for this game? The UDraw game tablet. It would've made drawing MUCH less of a headache. But noooooo, motion controls are just the best option for drawing.
    And after you spend all of your time and effort on characters that look somewhat decent, the game has to break the models. That's right. The game has a horrible glitch that makes the limbs of the character screwed up. If you've played this game before, chances are this has happened to you too.
    I believe the glitch activates when you load another save file, which you'll probably end up doing if you want your friends to try out this game. And, guess what? YOU CAN'T FIX IT. All that effort, all that hard work, for nothing. It's all ruined, and you regret every decision you've ever made.
    Enough of the saltiness about the drawing, (which is a freaking core mechanic of the game) let's talk about the gameplay. Well, I say, "gameplay," but it's more like "gamechore."
    It's not that the game plays BADLY, (it actually plays really well) it's just repetitive and boring. The levels are so unbearably long and monotonous that you'll probably be fighting sleep trying to finish it. I certainly was. And the enemies are cheap. For some reason, it's extremely hard to do a classic Mario and jump on certain enemies' heads. And as far as I know, that's the only option for combat in the air.
    Remember how awesome the DS game was for giving you three weapons to choose from, upgrades for each one, new attacks you can purchase, and removing the "one weapon per world" gimmick? NOPE. This game has even less than that. Can't buy weapons, can't buy new attacks, doesn't even have that gimmick from the first game (unless you count the dumb things you draw for your character to do something specific for that level.) Your only attack options are jumping, punching, and ground pounding.
    This game has multiplayer! It sucks! That's the gist of it. If you have the game, grab a friend and see for yourself!
    Now, if I had to say one good thing about the game, it would be it's presentation. The graphics are actually pretty nice; the 3D models and environments are well put together, all the colors are appealing to the eyes, and it has a nice-though repetitive- soundtrack.
    This game was very disappointing. I was hoping for a great adventure that I would enjoy, but it ended up being one of the worst games I've played. I don't recommend it, and I can still hear the three dollars I spent on this game taunting me for my mistake, wherever they are.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#53 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009