<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
an	O
emergent	O
puzzle	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	O
game	O
made	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
being	O
Drawn	B-Application
to	I-Application
Life	I-Application
and	O
Lock	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
as	O
implied	O
by	O
its	O
catchphrase	O
"	O
Write	O
Anything	O
,	O
Solve	O
Everything	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
puzzles	O
to	O
collect	O
"	O
Starites	O
"	O
,	O
helped	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
any	O
object	O
(	O
from	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
)	O
by	O
writing	O
its	O
name	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremiah	O
Slaczka	O
,	O
creator	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
solving	O
life	O
situation	O
puzzles	O
alongside	O
Mad	O
Libs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
vision	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
realization	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
"	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
's	O
technical	O
director	O
,	O
Marius	O
Fahlbusch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objectnaut	B-Application
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
data	B-Application
driven	I-Application
approach	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
researching	O
nouns	O
and	O
their	O
properties	O
,	O
and	O
categorizing	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
,	O
winning	O
several	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
portable	O
console	O
title	O
to	O
win	O
such	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
believed	O
that	O
5th	O
Cell	O
delivered	O
on	O
their	O
promise	O
to	O
allow	O
nearly	O
any	O
possible	O
object	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
controls	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
hampered	O
their	O
full	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
an	O
exclusively	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
controlled	O
almost	O
entirely	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
stylus	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
controlling	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
rotating	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Maxwell	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
collect	O
objects	O
called	O
"	O
Starites	O
"	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxwell	B-Application
is	O
guided	O
by	O
tapping	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
taps	O
an	O
object	O
,	O
Maxwell	B-Application
will	O
pick	O
it	O
up	O
or	O
be	O
given	O
other	O
options	O
for	O
interacting	O
with	O
that	O
object	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
riding	O
a	O
horse	O
or	O
bicycle	O
or	O
shooting	O
at	O
an	O
object	O
if	O
he	O
holds	O
a	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fundamental	O
element	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
summon	O
myriad	O
objects	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
writing	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
chain	O
objects	O
together	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
chaining	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
meat	O
to	O
a	O
pole	O
and	O
holding	O
it	O
while	O
riding	O
on	O
a	O
raptor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
levels	O
—	O
puzzle	O
and	O
action	B-Application
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
levels	O
are	O
real-life	O
situations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
piñata	O
)	O
where	O
the	O
Starite	O
is	O
awarded	O
once	O
the	O
puzzle	O
is	O
solved	O
,	O
while	O
action	B-Application
levels	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
gamers	O
that	O
prefer	O
side-scrolling	O
platformers	O
,	O
featuring	O
switches	O
,	O
spike	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
presents	O
a	O
simplistic	O
storyline	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
wished	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
engaging	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
always	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
"	O
Ollars	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
in-game	O
money	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
different	O
avatars	B-Application
and	O
other	O
visual	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
envisioned	O
Lock	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Director	O
for	O
5th	O
Cell	O
,	O
Jeremiah	O
Slaczka	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
seeking	O
counterparts	O
of	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
and	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
attracted	O
a	O
much	O
wider	O
demographic	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
niche	O
games	O
,	O
that	O
5th	O
Cell	O
could	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
came	O
from	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
previous	O
idea	O
he	O
had	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Mad	O
Libs	O
and	O
a	O
dream	O
of	O
his	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dream	O
was	O
of	O
being	O
inside	O
an	O
Aztec	B-Application
temple	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
;	O
one	O
in	O
particular	O
involved	O
three	O
paintings	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
straightening	O
them	O
and	O
then	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
room	O
through	O
a	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
debated	O
whether	O
this	O
would	O
work	O
best	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
but	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
writing	O
element	O
with	O
a	O
puzzle	O
element	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Slaczka	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
what	O
they	O
could	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
appeal	O
to	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Lock	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
thought	O
of	O
first	O
,	O
they	O
focused	O
on	O
releasing	O
that	O
game	O
first	O
while	O
beginning	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Drawn	B-Application
to	I-Application
Life	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
without	O
having	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slaczka	O
noted	O
that	O
unlike	O
other	O
games	O
where	O
the	O
developers	O
could	O
complete	O
and	O
polish	O
a	O
single	O
level	O
to	O
garner	O
interest	O
while	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
continued	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
needed	O
to	O
show	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
large	O
dictionary	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
officially	O
became	O
itself	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
for	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Wordplay	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
temporary	O
name	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
effective	O
for	O
pitching	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
development	O
proceeded	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
n't	O
think	O
of	O
a	O
better	O
one	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
name	O
stuck	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
this	O
localized	O
version	O
features	O
Konami	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Old	O
Snake	O
,	O
Manaka	B-Application
Takane	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Vic	B-Application
Viper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
engine	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
a	O
data-driven	B-Application
engine	O
called	O
"	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
"	O
created	O
by	O
Fahlbusch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
,	O
each	O
object	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
properties	O
,	O
including	O
physical	O
characteristics	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
through	O
Maxwell	B-Application
)	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
six	O
months	O
researching	O
dictionaries	O
and	O
encyclopedias	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
large	O
database	O
of	O
objects	O
within	O
the	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
's	O
framework	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
mapped	O
out	O
a	O
hierarchy	O
of	O
data	O
from	O
this	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Objectnaut	B-Application
approach	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
two	O
distinct	O
objects	O
for	O
words	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
similar	O
meanings	O
simply	O
by	O
adjusting	O
each	O
word	O
's	O
properties	O
in	O
the	O
database	O
:	O
"	O
lion	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
"	O
tiger	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
leopard	B-Application
"	O
while	O
similar	O
will	O
behave	O
differently	O
and	O
have	O
different	O
art	O
assets	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
between	O
"	O
croissant	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
danish	O
"	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
danish	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
roll	O
like	O
a	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
made	O
sure	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
objects	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
summoned	O
to	O
avoid	O
creating	O
an	O
"	O
uber	B-Application
character	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
skeleton	O
key	O
for	O
solving	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
players	O
more	O
courage	O
to	O
try	O
different	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
discretion	O
when	O
deciding	O
what	O
to	O
make	O
look	O
different	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
cyborg	O
,	O
robot	O
,	O
and	O
android	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
were	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
require	O
their	O
own	O
individual	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
design	O
each	O
AI-controlled	O
object	O
by	O
hand	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Slaczka	O
,	O
describing	O
how	O
the	O
objects	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
it	O
likes	O
and	O
dislikes	O
,	O
how	O
much	O
health	O
it	O
has	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
possible	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
design	O
focused	O
on	O
providing	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
situations	O
,	O
including	O
splitting	O
levels	O
between	O
Puzzle	O
and	O
Action	B-Application
types	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
develop	O
a	O
limited	O
toolbox	O
of	O
common	O
words	O
and	O
not	O
exploring	O
other	O
possible	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Merits	O
and	O
Ollars	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
completion	O
,	O
with	O
Slaczka	O
comparing	O
these	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
primarily	O
uses	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
control	O
Maxwell	B-Application
and	O
other	O
objects	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
considered	O
using	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
but	O
realized	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
still	O
need	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
for	O
certain	O
actions	O
and	O
thus	O
focused	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
through	O
that	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
5th	O
Cell	O
's	O
own	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
writing	O
down	O
objects	O
which	O
Slaczka	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
system	O
for	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
GameStop	O
and	O
EB	O
Games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
received	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
Maxwell	B-Application
's	O
"	O
rooster	O
hat	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
coined	O
by	O
Destructoid	O
according	O
to	O
Slaczka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
portable	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
to	O
win	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
awards	O
for	O
E3	O
from	O
any	O
major	O
gaming	O
media	O
outlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
overall	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
named	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
their	O
E3	O
's	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Sessler	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
believed	O
that	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
E3	O
success	O
was	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
small	O
but	O
successful	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
small	O
company	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
numerous	O
other	O
premier	O
titles	O
from	O
other	O
major	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
convention	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
everything	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
standout	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
predominate	O
display	O
in	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
's	O
booth	O
at	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
convention	O
,	O
the	O
2009	O
Comic-Con	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
in	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
picks	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
that	O
led	O
to	O
further	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
given	O
in	O
the	O
ESRB	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
"	O
cartoon	O
violence	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
comic	O
mischief	O
"	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
to	O
grant	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
E10+	O
"	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ESRB	O
's	O
description	O
includes	O
possible	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
of	O
violence	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
club	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
hit	O
an	O
animal	O
;	O
steak	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
baby	O
to	O
attract	O
lions	B-Algorithm
;	O
rockets	O
can	O
be	O
lobbed	O
at	O
a	O
man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NeoGAF	O
forums	O
proceeded	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
their	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
avatars	B-Application
of	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
characters	O
(	O
which	O
will	O
not	O
otherwise	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
trademark	O
issues	O
)	O
for	O
their	O
forums	O
inspired	O
by	O
Yan	O
's	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
avatars	B-Application
were	O
contacted	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yan	O
himself	O
has	O
drawn	O
several	O
more	O
avatars	B-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
was	O
found	O
by	O
reviewers	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
premise	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
nearly	O
any	O
object	O
imagined	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
developers	O
fully	O
deliver	O
on	O
 [ the ] 	O
promise	O
"	O
of	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
summon	O
nearly	O
any	O
imagined	O
object	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
alone	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
incredibly	O
versatile	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
specifically	O
commented	O
how	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
is	O
used	O
both	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
objects	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
move	O
Maxwell	B-Application
;	O
this	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
inadvertently	O
having	O
Maxwell	B-Application
walk	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
or	O
to	O
disrupt	O
a	O
delicately	O
prepared	O
arrangement	O
of	O
objects	O
prior	O
to	O
being	O
ready	O
to	O
move	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
notes	O
that	O
while	O
one	O
can	O
direct	O
Maxwell	B-Application
indirectly	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
would	O
often	O
fail	O
to	O
avoid	O
or	O
overcome	O
simple	O
obstacles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
troop	O
movements	O
in	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
overcoming	O
these	O
issues	O
requires	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
precise	O
controls	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
suggested	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
understood	O
why	O
5th	O
Cell	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
in	O
this	O
manner	O
to	O
avoid	O
too	O
much	O
flipping	O
between	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
face-button	O
controls	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
appreciated	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
customizing	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
controls	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Walker	O
as	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
wildly	O
stupid	O
design	O
decision	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
movement	O
controls	O
were	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
"	O
beautiful	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walker	O
also	O
questioned	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
snap	O
back	O
to	O
Maxwell	B-Application
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
it	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
made	O
it	O
both	O
difficult	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
objects	O
that	O
were	O
off-screen	O
from	O
Maxwell	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
certain	O
interactions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fights	O
between	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
,	O
that	O
occurred	O
off-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
connect	O
objects	O
to	O
other	O
objects	O
,	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
finding	O
the	O
connection	O
points	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
often	O
trigger	O
Maxwell	B-Application
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Kuchera	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
in	O
calling	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
"	O
a	O
frustrating	O
,	O
often	O
maddening	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
described	O
that	O
he	O
often	O
encounters	O
puzzles	O
that	O
,	O
after	O
trying	O
several	O
solutions	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
worked	O
by	O
common	O
sense	O
,	O
he	O
eventually	O
happened	O
upon	O
a	O
less	O
logical	O
solution	O
that	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
identified	O
that	O
the	O
free	O
play	O
mode	O
was	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
it	O
masked	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
controls	O
,	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
followed	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
what	O
improvements	O
in	O
these	O
modes	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
experience	O
closer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
for	O
the	O
action	B-Application
levels	O
,	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
less	O
likely	O
to	O
explore	O
alternate	O
solutions	O
and	O
fall	O
into	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
set	O
of	O
objects	O
,	O
making	O
these	O
levels	O
repetitive	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
sold	O
194,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
following	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
in	O
top	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
5th	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
for	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
1st	O
best	O
selling	O
3rd	O
party	O
game	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
named	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
the	O
7th	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Gaming	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Portable	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Portable	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Casual	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
13th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Charles	O
Schmidt	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Orlando	O
Torres	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Keyboard	O
Cat	O
and	O
Nyan	O
Cat	O
characters	O
respectively	O
,	O
jointly	O
sued	O
5th	O
Cell	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
and	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
for	O
the	O
appearances	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
without	O
permission	O
across	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
sequel	O
to	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
addressing	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
larger	O
vocabulary	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
adjectives	O
to	O
modify	O
nouns	O
,	O
influencing	O
the	O
objects	O
 '	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ported	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
by	O
developers	O
Iron	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
provides	O
forty	O
levels	O
from	O
both	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
ten	O
new	O
levels	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
adjectives	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
nouns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
built-in	O
features	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
touch	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
incorporating	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
cloud	O
storage	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
multiple	O
worlds	O
which	O
Maxwell	B-Application
must	O
find	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
help	O
various	O
non-player	O
characters	O
to	O
gain	O
Starites	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
extended	O
vocabulary	O
abilities	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Scribblenauts	I-Application
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Unmasked	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Comics	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
over	O
2000	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Unlimited	O
,	O
Unmasked	O
has	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
:	O
Fighting	O
Words	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
since	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2016	O
after	O
5th	O
Cell	O
laid	O
off	O
45	O
employees	O
,	O
including	O
lead	O
animator	O
Tim	O
Borrelli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
using	O
mini-games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiver	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	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
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
on	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
