Scribblenauts 2 coming to DS this Fall

**Valigarmander** · 03-07-2010, 05:23 PM

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Scribblenauts was one of 2009's breakout hits, so it's no surprise to see a sequel already in the works -- and it's coming pretty soon, too. The latest issue of Nintendo Power reveals Scribblenauts 2 will be released on the DS this fall, just a year after the first game's release.

According to GoNintendo's notes from the issue, Scribblenauts 2 will have the sort of additions and improvements you'd expect for a game all about random vocabulary: It'll have a whopping 10,000 new words, 120 "new and improved" levels, improved controls (one of the major complaints with the first game), a new hint system, a fleshed out level editor, and apparently it'll focus heavily on adjectives. That last one could potentially open the gameplay possibilities quite a bit, considering adjectives could be used to modify the things you create. For example, maybe you aren't just able to conjure a T-Rex, but a rotund T-Rex? Or -- could you imagine -- a delighted T-Rex?

Hopefully we'll know more soon enough.

Adjectives, huh?

*devious thoughts*

Jailbreaker · 03-07-2010, 07:26 PM

A flaming chicken.

A hungry lion.

A powerful laser gun.

A starite magnet. Wait, maybe that doesn't work.

An all-purpose bucket.

I like adjectives.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-07-2010, 07:36 PM

So if you write 'eternal victory', do you automatically beat the game forever?

Robotazy · 03-07-2010, 08:05 PM

AW DAMN IT.

I DIDN'T COMPLETE THE FIRST ONE YET.

DAMN IT.

Panfan · 03-07-2010, 08:14 PM

hopefully it controls better

Redshirt · 03-07-2010, 10:02 PM

I will use "flaming" with every object.

**Valigarmander** · 03-07-2010, 10:17 PM

But what if you put in "flaming homosexual"?

Redshirt · 03-07-2010, 10:19 PM

I like fire

Kargath · 03-07-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Booyakasha

So if you write 'eternal victory', do you automatically beat the game forever?

Actually, in the last puzzle level in the original that's pretty much what you had to do to win.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-07-2010, 11:46 PM

^Wow, that's lame.

I didn't really like 'Scribblenauts', but I'm kind of intrigued at the prospect of playing an iteration with adjectives in it. Mostly because I like the idea of continually requesting objects like 'better game' and 'working controls' and 'actual fun', as a means of taunting the software and making it cry.

heh · 03-08-2010, 01:34 AM

scribblenauts really just suffered from horrible horrible controls. also some wonky physics (big deal when much of the game is physics puzzles) and lots of objects not really working like you'd expect. all this combined to make a game that should have tons of solutions to every puzzle, but in reality all the complicated ones have one solution, a bunch of slighty different solutions, and tons of solutions that should work but "just don't"

...And it looks like they are acknowledging all the problems with the sequel, so maybe it will live up to the first one's hype.

(also get better music urgh)

***Ace Mercury*** · 03-08-2010, 06:47 AM

I like the idea of Scribblenauts. It's just that the fun centre of my brain has atrophied since I was a child.

**NintendoNut** · 03-13-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PandaFan :3

hopefully it controls better

I read an interview or somesuch confirming that the controls were being targetted as an area for improvement.

The beauty with a game like Scribblenauts is they only really have to do something as 'simple' as allow you to use adjectives and it suddenly takes on a whole new dimension worth of depth. One day someone will sit down and calculate the number of different combinations of things you can have in that game. On this day, I will be a happy man.

03-07-2010, 07:26 PM	#2
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	A flaming chicken. A hungry lion. A powerful laser gun. A starite magnet. Wait, maybe that doesn't work. An all-purpose bucket. I like adjectives.

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*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	So if you write 'eternal victory', do you automatically beat the game forever?

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Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,484 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	AW DAMN IT. I DIDN'T COMPLETE THE FIRST ONE YET. DAMN IT.

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Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	hopefully it controls better

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Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	I will use "flaming" with every object.

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	But what if you put in "flaming homosexual"?

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Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	I like fire

03-07-2010, 11:46 PM	#10
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	^Wow, that's lame. I didn't really like 'Scribblenauts', but I'm kind of intrigued at the prospect of playing an iteration with adjectives in it. Mostly because I like the idea of continually requesting objects like 'better game' and 'working controls' and 'actual fun', as a means of taunting the software and making it cry.

03-08-2010, 01:34 AM	#11
heh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 9,849 Thanks: 710 Thanked 955 Times in 628 Posts	scribblenauts really just suffered from horrible horrible controls. also some wonky physics (big deal when much of the game is physics puzzles) and lots of objects not really working like you'd expect. all this combined to make a game that should have tons of solutions to every puzzle, but in reality all the complicated ones have one solution, a bunch of slighty different solutions, and tons of solutions that should work but "just don't" ...And it looks like they are acknowledging all the problems with the sequel, so maybe it will live up to the first one's hype. (also get better music urgh)

03-08-2010, 06:47 AM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I like the idea of Scribblenauts. It's just that the fun centre of my brain has atrophied since I was a child.