<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
games	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
titled	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
five	O
other	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
two	O
compilations	O
and	O
two	O
comic	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
series	O
primarily	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
Maxwell	B-Application
,	O
a	O
boy	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
magical	O
notebook	B-Device
that	O
summons	O
anything	O
he	O
writes	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
by	O
summoning	O
different	O
items	O
and	O
creatures	O
using	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
,	O
leading	O
to	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
and	O
latest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
,	O
has	O
significantly	O
different	O
gameplay	O
than	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
action	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
later	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
where	O
its	O
presence	O
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
honors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
,	O
five	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
multiple	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
two	O
compilation	O
games	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Collection	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Mega	O
Pack	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
4th	O
and	O
5th	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
has	O
2	O
canceled	O
games	O
,	O
first	O
being	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
:	O
Fighting	O
Words	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
after	O
the	O
lay	O
off	O
of	O
forty-five	O
5th	O
Cell	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
cancelled	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
trailer	O
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
Instagram	O
by	O
former	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Europe	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
earlier	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
first	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
port	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
releasing	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Comics	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PCs	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latest	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
emergent	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
primarily	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
named	O
Maxwell	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
magical	O
notebook	B-Device
that	O
summons	O
anything	O
he	O
writes	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
by	O
summoning	O
different	O
objects	O
with	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
,	O
which	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
"	O
Starites	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzles	O
in	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
typically	O
have	O
multiple	O
different	O
solutions	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
being	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
out-of-the-box	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
divided	O
into	O
linear	O
levels	O
,	O
whereas	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
and	O
Unmasked	O
took	O
a	O
more	O
open	O
world-like	O
approach	O
,	O
with	O
individual	O
levels	O
featuring	O
multiple	O
different	O
puzzles	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
,	O
players	O
could	O
also	O
add	O
adjectives	O
to	O
words	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
appearance	O
and	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
have	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
included	O
some	O
copyrighted	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Link	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
features	O
drastically	O
different	O
gameplay	O
than	O
other	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
play	O
different	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
game	O
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
in	O
spring	O
2007	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
their	O
other	O
title	O
,	O
Lock	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
idea	O
for	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
named	O
"	O
Once	O
Upon	O
a	O
Time	O
"	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Mad	O
Libs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Once	O
Upon	O
a	O
Time	O
you	O
could	O
draw	O
sentences	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
action	B-Application
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
merged	O
the	O
two	O
ideas	O
together	O
and	O
made	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
(	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
Scribble	O
Astronauts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
concept	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
that	O
"	O
anything	O
you	O
write	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
use	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
5th	O
Cell	O
spending	O
three	O
months	O
just	O
listing	O
different	O
objects	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
an	O
engine	O
named	O
"	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
5th	O
Cell	O
to	O
quickly	O
add	O
properties	O
to	O
objects	O
and	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
5th	O
Cell	O
creative	O
director	O
Jeremiah	O
Slaczka	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
casual	O
game	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
and	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
English	O
territories	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
showing	O
gradual	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
game	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
layoff	O
of	O
45	O
5th	O
Cell	O
employees	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
shifted	O
over	O
to	O
Shiver	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
proceed	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
sixth	O
entry	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
across	O
its	O
different	O
installments	O
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Bonds	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
reviewing	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
promotes	O
creativity	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
creativity	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
John	O
Teti	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
original	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
game	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
most	O
objects	O
are	O
pointless	O
,	O
noting	O
one	O
scenario	O
where	O
a	O
plumber	O
with	O
a	O
wrench	O
would	O
n't	O
fix	O
a	O
leaking	O
pipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casey	O
Malone	O
of	O
Paste	O
wrote	O
that	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
has	O
an	O
adorable	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
akin	O
to	O
paper	O
dolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Chuck	O
Osborn	O
,	O
reviewing	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
"	O
cutesy	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
"	O
made	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
different	O
age	O
demographics	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
even	O
DC	O
Comics	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Doomsday	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Zsasz	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
normally	O
"	O
bloodthirsty	O
killers	O
"	O
,	O
become	O
adorable	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
complimented	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
rests	O
pleasently	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
Dale	O
North	O
criticized	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
restricted	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
creativity	O
by	O
limiting	O
the	O
objects	O
usable	O
in	O
a	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
pieces	O
of	O
merchandise	O
featuring	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Maxwell	B-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
real-life	O
replica	O
of	O
Maxwell	B-Application
's	O
"	O
rooster	O
hat	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
GameStop	O
and	O
EB	O
Games	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
figurine	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
released	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Funko	O
,	O
5th	O
Cell	O
released	O
a	O
vinyl	O
figure	O
and	O
plush	O
of	O
Maxwell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Comics	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
vinyl	O
figurines	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
DC	O
Collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Unmasked	O
:	O
A	O
DC	O
Comics	O
Adventure	O
was	O
a	O
one-shot	O
comic	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
universe	O
featuring	O
DC	O
Comics	O
characters	O
written	O
by	O
American	O
writer	O
Josh	O
Elder	O
,	O
titled	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Battle	O
Most	O
Bizarre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one-shot	O
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
when	O
editor	O
Alex	O
Antone	O
asked	O
Elder	O
to	O
pitch	O
a	O
comic	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
pitch	O
for	O
the	O
one-shot	O
,	O
Antone	O
asked	O
Elder	O
to	O
pitch	O
him	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
which	O
ended	O
up	O
becoming	O
the	O
9-issues	O
long	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Crisis	O
of	O
Imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
one-shot	O
,	O
multiple	O
of	O
DC	O
Comic	O
's	O
other	O
comics	O
received	O
alternate	O
covers	O
featuring	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
publishing	O
company	O
Prima	O
Games	O
has	O
released	O
two	O
official	O
strategy	O
guides	O
for	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
series	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
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