<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiver	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	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
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
5th	O
Cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Showdown	O
sees	O
players	O
playing	O
minigames	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
imagination	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
alike	O
prior	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
's	O
main	O
mode	O
,	O
Showdown	O
,	O
has	O
players	O
competing	O
against	O
opponents	O
in	O
different	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Showdown	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
play	O
on	O
different	O
boards	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
is	O
more	O
like	O
prior	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
installments	O
and	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
NPC	O
's	O
issues	O
by	O
creating	O
objects	O
using	O
a	O
magical	O
notebook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
verse	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
customize	O
their	O
characters	B-Application
in	O
the	O
"	O
My	O
Scribblenaut	B-Application
"	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
unlock	O
customization	O
options	O
for	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
by	O
spending	O
Starites	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
winning	O
in	O
the	O
versus	O
or	O
Showdown	O
mode	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
clearing	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Showdown	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	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>
On	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
Showdown	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
critic	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esposto	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
creation	O
process	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
attractive	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
they	O
quickly	O
felt	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
alike	O
prior	O
Scribblenauts	B-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
