{"id":17597,"date":"2018-03-30T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T00:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17597"},"modified":"2018-03-13T04:36:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T04:36:30","slug":"scribblenauts-showdown-ps4-switch-xbox-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/30\/scribblenauts-showdown-ps4-switch-xbox-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Scribblenauts Showdown (PS4, Switch, Xbox One)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Scribblenauts is a very creative game series where you can type in any word to make it appear on screen, and then you use what you create to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles in a 2-D platform world.\u00a0 Later games in the series even let you join forces with DC superheroes!\u00a0 And now you can play against each other in this multiplayer party entry Scribblenauts Showdown!\u00a0 It\u2019s available for PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, but reviewed on PS4 here.\u00a0 The whole thing kind of reminds me of a mix of Mario Party and Scattegories!<\/p>\n

There are a few modes of play in the game.\u00a0 In Versus mode, you and a friend compete in a selection of mini-games in a row, and whoever wins the most is the victor.\u00a0 There is also a Showdown mode for one to four players.\u00a0 In this mode, you travel around a board game-like area, and draw cards at your turn.\u00a0 Cards can say things like \u2018move this number of spaces if you win this mini-game\u2019 and such.\u00a0 Whoever gets to the end of the board game first, wins.\u00a0 In both these modes you can choose to play short, medium, or long rounds.<\/p>\n

The mini-games you play in both these modes are split into two categories.\u00a0 Speedy and Wordy.\u00a0 Speedy games don\u2019t require you to type in any words at all, they\u2019re just strictly simple action games.\u00a0 You might have to relay a ball back and forth in tetherball or throw a flying disc in a Pong like challenge.\u00a0 Or other simple things like play a short rhythm game, cooking challenge, or blow up balloons by waving the controller around.<\/p>\n

The other type of mini-game are Wordy games.\u00a0 These play similar to the Speedy games in that they are mostly simple action fare, but at the start of each game you have to type in a word that you can use as an item in the game to help you out.\u00a0 So if you are trying to topple someone\u2019s tower, you\u2019ll want to type in a word that\u2019s something heavy or explosive.\u00a0 If you\u2019re running a hurdle race, you\u2019ll want to type in something fast to ride on.\u00a0 But you can\u2019t just type in anything, because before you start, you\u2019ll have to cycle through a roulette of categories or letters of the alphabet to start with.<\/p>\n

Of course I don\u2019t know if this always makes sense, because one time when playing against the computer and we were doing the hurdle races, the letter we had to start with was F and I chose \u2018ferret\u2019 while the CPU chose to ride Father Time.\u00a0 And the CPU won.\u00a0 But later when I played the same game against my brother, the letter was H and I chose Horse and he chose Hamster, and he still won!\u00a0 One thing I do know if you play the Medieval Mayhem battle stage and you get R as your starting letter, make sure to type in Rocket Launcher for an easy victory!\u00a0 By the way, the game\u2019s dictionary has more than 35,000 words you can type in.\u00a0 Wow!<\/p>\n

There is also a Sandbox mode which plays more similar to the regular Scribblenauts games.\u00a0 You\u2019ll go to a small 2-D area where you can type in anything you want to appear.\u00a0 There are people and animals in this mode who may have requests, and if you type in what they want, they may give you Starites.\u00a0 Use Starites to unlock things (more on that later).\u00a0 One to two players can play Sandbox mode.\u00a0 Even though most of the game is multiplayer-centric, you can enjoy all the modes with just one player as well.<\/p>\n

You can also view which trophies and accomplishments you\u2019ve unlocked in the Rewards screen and toggle features in Options.\u00a0 Lastly you can create your own Scribblenauts character to play as in the games.\u00a0 Use starites to unlock characters and accessories to customize your player, although sometimes you have to perform certain tasks to unlock things as well.<\/p>\n

The only problem I had with the game isn\u2019t really a problem, just something I had to get used to.\u00a0 In past Scribblenauts games, you typed in words by pulling up a keyboard, and in here, you type in words by using the face buttons and pointing with the left stick.\u00a0 Kind of reminded me of how you type in words on an old telephone.\u00a0 But once I got used to it, it wasn\u2019t so bad.\u00a0 If you enjoy Scribblenauts games and have a lot of people around to play with, you\u2019ll definitely want to check out Scribblenauts Showdown!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scribblenauts Showdown is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Cartoon Violence and Crude Humor.\u00a0 Since you can type in anything you want, really the game is only as violent and crude as you make it.\u00a0 You can fight people with rocket launchers or rice balls.\u00a0 If you do get hit by a weapon and lose all your hearts, you\u2019ll just explode and disappear and everything looks like a child\u2019s notebook doodles so the violence is only cartoony anyway.\u00a0 There is one mini-game where you must each as much of whatever food you typed in, and if you don\u2019t press the button to swallow, you can throw up and the game does show that.\u00a0 Even if younger players can still enjoy the Speedy mini-games that require no reading, kids who can read and spell will enjoy this game the most.\u00a0 And since the game encourages reading and spelling skills, not to mention creativity, the game could be considered somewhat educational as well.<\/p>\n

WB Games sent me Scribblenauts Showdown for review purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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