Scribblenauts

[Xiahou]

Scribblenauts seems to be generating a lot of buzz coming out of E3- and from what I've seen it deserves it. Virtually any word you can think of will summon the object into existence once it's written on the DS's touch screen which you can then use to overcome the level's challenge or obstacles.

Here's a hands-on from Joystiq.

One level we played placed us in the desert with a thirsty, thirsty man. A cue appeared as we began the level: "Refresh him!" Of course, writing water would suffice -- but that's not very original, is it? My first time through, I managed to summon an oasis. It appeared, I dropped it into the ground, the man fell in, and the Starite appeared. At the end of the level, the game gave me a score based on how far I went over par (the target number of items you can beat the level with), and awarded me badges -- achievements for clever word usage.

Justin fed the man pomegranates until he fell victim to an overstuffed slumber. He created some lemonade, which the man then poured down his gullet -- level complete! Randy created a coffee shop. It appeared, the man ordered a cup o' joe at the carry-out window, drank it -- level complete!

Read the rest of the preview linked above- it's pretty impressive.

As per Nintendo Power, the game features tens of thousands of words and has very intuitive rules set. Some examples were: Flammable objects burn when exposed to fire; predator animals will chase and kill prey animals, and a villian exposed to moonlight could change into a werewolf! :D

[pevergreen]

Andrew created a teleporter in an attempt to instantly apparate to the Starite -- instead, it took him to a medieval world where he was besieged by shadowy assassins. He tried distracting them with candy -- really, Andrew? -- then created a fairly anachronistic nuke. The nuke didn't detonate, however, so andrew created a laser rifle to take out the assassins. One of his lasers grazed the aforementioned WMD, and blew up the entire level.

Best. Game. Ever.

[Tratorix]

This game sounds so awesome, I'm getting it as soon as it comes out. Also, my first solution to every problem will be "bears".

[Xiahou]

This game sounds so awesome, I'm getting it as soon as it comes out.

Ditto. It almost sounds to good to be true, really. But, if it's half as good as it sounds right now, I'll still probably love it.

[Xiahou]

Ok, I found a video demo of the game that culminates in a god w/shotgun vs Chthulhu throwdown.... if I ever needed emoticons, it was now...

Edit:
Here's another video in trailer form.

[Ja'chyra]

Looks good, I think I'll buy this

[frogbeastegg]

First review I've seen. Sounds 3/4 pure awesome to 1/4 'bang head against the desk yelling, "Why oh why?!"'

[Xiahou]

It has an 86 metascore thus far. The most common complaint seems to be the controls...

If you hadn't guessed, I'm getting the game regardless. I hear there's an "advanced" mode for the game where you have to beat every puzzle 3x without using the same item more than once. Now that sounds like fun.

I try to give some impressions once I spend some time with it....

[Jolt]

What if you write something stupid like...Roman Legionnaire. Will it spawn a Roman Legionnaire? What if we write Nicol Bolas, will it spawn Nicol Bolas? And what about if we write...Obama? Will it spawn Obama? What about Jumbo Cactuar? And what about Ugh-Zan III? What about D. Afonso Henriques? What about Sasquatch? Ugh...Silverbacks? Hellmouths?

Ok, I think you get the picture.

[CountArach]

And what about if we write...Obama? Will it spawn Obama?

Obama is, unfortunately, not in the game.

I bought a DS yesterday pretty much for the sole reason of wanting to play this game when it is released here... 2 weeks!

[Jolt]

Obama is, unfortunately, not in the game.

I bought a DS yesterday pretty much for the sole reason of wanting to play this game when it is released here... 2 weeks!

HAHAHAHA! Nice one! :D

[Beskar]

So you have a tree you need to cut down?

What about using "half-moon being thrown like a frisbie by hercules" ?

Ok, that might be too complicated, but what objects are there? I doubt you could summon the USS Enterprize for instance.

[pevergreen]

...I see the masses are not informed (and have not been following this game as I have. With a drooling mouth, that is.)

Copyrighted things are not in there. No Star Trek, simpsons, pokemon etc.

Two IGN reviews came out yesterday
http://au.ds.ign.com/articles/102/1024059p1.html (8.7) US IGN
http://au.ds.ign.com/articles/102/1024167p1.html (8.5) AU IGN

All 22 thousand + words: http://au.faqs.ign.com/articles/102/1024222p1.html

I pre-ordered my copy a while back. Since I did it from EB, I get Maxwell's hat as a bonus.

[Xiahou]

What if you write something stupid like...Roman Legionnaire. Will it spawn a Roman Legionnaire? What if we write Nicol Bolas, will it spawn Nicol Bolas? And what about if we write...Obama? Will it spawn Obama? What about Jumbo Cactuar? And what about Ugh-Zan III? What about D. Afonso Henriques? What about Sasquatch? Ugh...Silverbacks? Hellmouths?

Ok, I think you get the picture.

Sasquatch is in it, and he owns the Yeti... despite the Yeti's size advantage.

[miotas]

If anything, I would expect Silverback to give you a gorilla.