In a very
gray world, we see little colored Max drawing in his living room. A
letter addressed to him enters the house, and he opens it, finding a
marker. He starts drawing with the marker, but the little monster he
draws comes to life on the page and infiltrates his other drawings!
Max quickly draws himself with the magic marker, and the character
comes to life, ready to fend off the drawn monster!
We switch
to a prettier version of Max's drawings, where his little character
is moving in a platform game. You're instructed to lead Max to
bubbles containing orange ink; this fills the magic marker. On the
way, he can also pick special black balls, and light ones that turn
out to be lightbulbs. Oh, by the way: Each time Max reaches a
checkpoint, the drawn monster steals away all of the ink stored in
the marker. Great...
But how
can you draw? Well, it's simple. You press and hold A to draw, you
press B on a drawing to remove it. You can also hold B and shake the
Wiimote to remove all the drawings made since the last checkpoint.
You also learn to use the magic ink to create boulders and other
things useful to reach higher places. You can also use it, by drawing
long lines over gaps to make bridges, or to draw around Max to
protect him from some dangers, like the rainy sections that would
erase him.
The demo
gives us only one level to try. That's sad, because I really wanted
more. This game was fun, very fun. I liked it. The art is cool, the
music is alright, but the gameplay is great. This reminded me of
Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii, except simpler. I
enjoyed the tutorial level, I really hoped I could get to try more.
If I access the Wii Shop channel again, I will most likely buy it.
Kind of an
odd coincidence, though: I review a demo about drawing in a
Platformer gamer he day just before I announce Drawn To Life Month!
Tune in tomorrow for the announcement!
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