Greetings, fellow Scribblenauts!

brownie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:30:35 +0000

So, have you made it past the first screen in Scribblenauts yet? I don’t mean the first level. I mean the very first screen you see when you start the game — the playground. The playground is where you can just experiment with creating different objects to your heart’s content; the only limit is your imagination. I remember when I first received a version of Scribblenauts to write the Prima guide for it, I must have spent an easy three hours on the playground, just trying out all sorts of objects. Cannon. Helicopter. Dinosaur. Race car. Trophy. Keyboard Cat. (Yes, I had read all the juicy rumors that the game was a haven for Internet memes like Keyboard Cat, All Your Base, and — my favorite — lolcats.)

The opening screen is genius because it lets you immediately get to the core of what the game is all about: discovery. The developer was not kidding around when they said you could create just about anything in Scribblenauts. You really can go wild and try out thousands upon thousands (upon thousands) of words to see what objects Maxwell can use. There is no reason to just rely on the same objects all of the time with so many possibilities out there. And so, let me give you a little nudge in one department for object creation: flying objects.

After playing the puzzle and action levels for a few hours, I found myself using some of the same flying objects over and over. Pegasus. Wings. Jet Pack. These were reliable objects that always got the job done when I needed to get Maxwell from A to B, particularly when A and B were divided by lava or a bottomless pit. I knew I needed to expand my horizons. Here are some of the alternate words I started using for flying.

Pterodactyl: Like the Pegasus, this friendly flying creature is no threat to Maxwell and it does not need a rest period. Added benefit – it, too, can attack hostile creature or break objects, like ice.

Magic carpet: This flying rug works for a limited period but does not short out if it encounters a little water.

Helibackpack: This alternative to the jet pack can be shorted out if it gets wet, so avoid rain drops while flying.

Sphinx: The sphinx is a friendly creature that, like the pterodactyl, will attack Maxwell’s enemies or break through ice. The sphinx can also dig.

Magic broomstick: This special broomstick (make sure you write “magic” in front of it) lets Maxwell fly around the level without needing a refresh period.

Winged shoes: The winged shoes turn Maxwell into Mercury, the Roman god that could fly through the benefit of winged feet.

Hopefully, these extra words will get you to think about even more flying objects you can use to help Maxwell collect all of the Starites. Do you have some suggestions of your own? We’d love to hear them.

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planet4 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:52:02 +0000

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Greetings, fellow Scribblenauts!

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