Latest Nintendo Power Issue - Scribblenauts 2 Announced

[Hadrian]

http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=116446

This info comes from Jlast, and he's given us some great Nintendo Power info in the past. I completely trust his info, but I just want to get a picture of the Nintendo Power cover before I remove the 'rumor' tag.

Features

-Sonic the Hedgehog 4 interview
-DsiWare Earthworm Jim remake
-La-Mulana Journal Entries
-Max and the Magic Marker
-Scribblenauts 2 cover story
-20 years of Tanooki
-WarioWare D.I.Y. staff games
-New Super Mario Bros Wii development interview

WiiWare Reviews

Recommended
-5 in 1 Solitaire
-The Amazing Brain Train!
-Blaster Master Overdrive
-Mega Man 10
-Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5
-Tomena Sanner
Hmmmm...
-Bit.Trip Runner
-Tumblebugs 2
-Uno
Grumble Grumble
-"Aha I Found It!" Hidden Object Game
-Bittos+
-Bloons
-Hubert the Teddy Bear Winter Games

Virtual Console Reviews

Recommended
-Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
-Shadow Danger: The Secret of Shinobi
Hmmm...
-Ghoul Patrol
-Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

DsiWare Reviews

Recommended
-5 in 1 Solitaire
-Chronos Twins
-Downtown Texas Hold 'Em
-Dark Void Zero
-Me and my Dogs: Friends Forever
-Number Battle
-Starship Defense
Hmmm...
-Extreme Hangman
-Fieldrunners
-Legends of Exidia
-Link N' Launch
-True Swing Golf Express
Grumble Grumble
-Airace: Tunnel
-Escapee Go!
-Move Your Brain Rollway Puzzle
-Oscar in Movieland
-Sudoku 4Pockets

Previews

-Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
-Trauma Team
-Monster Hunter Tri
-Beat City
-GTI Club SuperMini Festa!
-Lost in Shadow
-Flip's Twisted World
-Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
-Witch's Wish
-America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking

Scribblenauts 2

-10,000 more words
-120 new and improved levels
-adjectives play a big role
-improved controls
-fleshed out level editor
-par system removed
-more merits
-new hint system
-coming this fall

Reviews

-WarioWare D.I.Y. (DS) 8.5
-Calling (Wii) 5.0
-Sakura Wars: So Long My Love (Wii) 7.5
-Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (DS) 9.5
-Infinite Space (DS) 8.0
-Racquet Sports (Wii) 6.5
-Sonic Classic Collection (DS) 7.0
-Deca Sports DS (DS) 5.5
-Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) 8.0
-Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii) 5.5
-Major League Baseball 2K10 (Wii) 7.0
-Rooms: The Main Building (DS) 7.0
-Squishy Tank (DS) 7.0
-Dawn of Heroes (DS) 7.5
-Crime Scene (DS) 5.0
-Again (DS) 7.0

 

[Deleted User]

oshit adjectives

Maybe the controls will be better?

 

[_Chaz_]

Sweet! I loved the first, can't wait to play!

 

[jgu1994]

Hmm, I'll be interested to see how they implement the adjectives. The first game was a decent one but it was a bit limited.

 

[raulpica]

oshit adjectives

Maybe the controls will be better?
I SERIOUSLY hope so. The controls in the first one were TERRIBILE.

QUOTE(jgu1994 @ Mar 6 2010, 07:34 PM) Hmm, I'll be interested to see how they implement the adjectives. The first game was a decent one but it was a bit limited.

The adjectives in the first one were great to cheat in the challenges

 

[tinymonkeyt]

Well, at least the DS games seem to have pretty good scores (all above 7 except for one) though I'm not saying we should trust these scores anyway..

Scribblenauts 2 eh? Looking forward to see what they've done to make it better!

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Scribblenauts 2 is great news. The first one was good but wasn't without problems. Hopefully this can right the wrongs of the first one (namely including D-Pad movement and maybe a larger vocabulary).

Also, it's not surprising. Scribblenauts already sold over a million copies and is hailed as a huge success for the DS and an even larger success for a third party.

 

[Kinqdra]

Played the first one, a bit too limited, hoping this one will be much better

 

[Mr.Positive]

I hope they fix the controls and physics with this one.

Also, HGSS got a 9.5. Not surprising.

 

[RupeeClock]

Scribblenauts 2 huh?
I'll give it a chance, maybe it'll be what Scribblenauts should have been from the start!

Also, 9.5 for Heart Gold/Soul Silver? Oh my. But then again this is an official magazine.
I'm also interested in what they said about Sonic Classic Collection DS, I mean, these are the classic games, so why would they mark it down to 7.0? (Could it be the numerous problems I have with it myself, like the removed cheats?)

 

[iFish]

Scribblenauts 2 huh?
I'll give it a chance, maybe it'll be what Scribblenauts should have been from the start!

Also, 9.5 for Heart Gold/Soul Silver? Oh my. But then again this is an official magazine.
I'm also interested in what they said about Sonic Classic Collection DS, I mean, these are the classic games, so why would they mark it down to 7.0? (Could it be the numerous problems I have with it myself, like the removed cheats?)

i is written by "future US" not written by nintendo

 

[RupeeClock]

i is written by "future US" not written by nintendo

Uh, exactly.
Future US wouldn't be employed by Nintendo if they didn't write favourably about their games now, would they?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Also, HGSS got a 9.5. Not surprising.

I'd take Nintendo Power's reviews with a grain of salt. They'd be more than happy to throw other big titles under the bus and boost the reviews of Nintendo-published titles. I wouldn't give HGSS a 9.5 (I gave it a 9/10 actually). I usually rely on more independent review sites for reviews.

 

[Mr.Positive]

Also, HGSS got a 9.5. Not surprising.

I'd take Nintendo Power's reviews with a grain of salt. They'd be more than happy to throw other big titles under the bus and boost the reviews of Nintendo-published titles. I wouldn't give HGSS a 9.5 (I gave it a 9/10 actually). I usually rely on more independent review sites for reviews.

I gave it an 8.5. I loved it, but like all other Pokemon games, it could have done a lot more to enhance the formula.

 

[jesterscourt]

I will be first in line to buy this is they will have:

A D-pad/button controls
B Improved physics engine, with less "jumpy" mechanics

 

[Fakie!]

Scribblenauts 2!! NICE! I hope that now we can upload our custom levels so that anyone can download them.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Scribblenauts needs the button controls. Otherwise it's a good game.

 

[Leo Cantus]

They better put button controls.

 

[DeltaBurnt]

When I read the title of this all I saw was the Nauts, 2, and announced so I naturally assumed it was my long overdue Psychonauts sequel.

I just died a little inside...

 

[Conor]

I've got more info from Jeremiah Slackza, who made the first game.

-Developed by 5TH Cell.
-DS Only.
-Out this Fall.
-Yes, D-pad controls for Maxwell are in along with significantly improved stylus controls and camera is now fixed.
-Big updates to physics (it's still DS, but it's vastly improved).
-Levels are revamped completely improved (no more solving every level with rope/unicorn/death/etc), levels are deeper in content.
-The 10,000 words refers to adjectives, we didn't add 10,000 new objects, we put in 10,000 new adjectives (we put in some new words too).
-You can string adjectives together.