Scribblenauts

One of the most exciting games yet for the DS was recently announced: Scribblenauts. The premise behind the games is simple. Scribblenauts' theme is "Write Anything, Solve Everything!" The goal of each level is to collect a star. To do this players can write any word imaginable and that object will then appear on the screen. The player can then use these objects to collect the star. Check out the trailer below for an example of this on a simple level.






This game has a ton of potential. I love the end of the trailer where there is a policeman chasing a donut. If each object has real life characteristic (or stereotypes) this game will be amazing. If they can make it work it will truly be an entertaining game. The developer has been going through dictionaries just adding new items to the list. It is scheduled for release at the end of 2009. Hopefully this game will reach its potential.