Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure

Scribblenauts Unmasked
Developer(s)	5th Cell
Publisher(s)	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Release Date(s)	NA (PC, Wii U, 3DS) September 24, 2013 EU (PC) September 24, 2013 AUS (3DS, Wii U) September 25, 2013 EU (Wii U, 3DS) TBA
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U PC, Steam
Genre(s)	Puzzle, Adventure, Superhero
Mode(s)	Free Play/Levels (Single or Multiplayer) Object Editing (Single Player or Online)
Rating(s)	E10+ (ESRB), 12 (PEGI)

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure is the 5th installment in the Scribblenauts series, released on September 24, 2013, on PC, Wii U, and 3DS.

The game was developed with a license from DC Comics, thanks to Warner Bros' publishing of the Scribblenauts series. It includes almost every single character from the DC universe, with over 2,000 DC objects, including 33 different iterations of Batman.Maxwell will have to complete quests in DC locations such as Metropolis, Gotham City, Atlantis, and more. A new type of puzzle, known as Heroic Feats, continuously generates new adventures and puzzles in the various locations. Your reputation will increase when you solve the puzzles. Unmasked stars series hero Maxwell and follows his adventures to aid various DC superheroes.

Plot

The game begins with a speech about heroes, and then the player finds Maxwell and Lily in Gotham City.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead - Continue at the risk of your own enjoyment.

After a brief encounter with The Joker and Deadshot, Maxwell travels to Metropolis where he is introduced to a certain type of challenge and faces Lex Luthor and Metallo. Through his travels to Oa, Central City, Arkham Asylum, The Fortress of Solitude, etc, etc, he faces off many foes before arriving at The Watchtower where the mastermind is revealed to be Brainiac, who is defeated. Doppelganger then becomes good and is given a sister (Doppelily).

Spoilers end here.

Missions

NOTE: The game is out but we do not have all the levels. Here are some that are fake:

One source describes a linear level beginning in the sewers beneath Wayne Manor that is never explored in-game. a hungry Killer Croc won’t let Max proceed. When a hamburger isn’t enough, a dynamite sandwich sends Croc into a rage, leading to his arrest. Robin keeps the situation under control, allowing Max to make his way inside Wayne Manor (where Batman has been manipulated by The Joker) before discovering Batgirl’s capture in the Batcave. All of this does not happen within the events of the game.

In another situation, Max encounters two police officers and must decipher which one is legit and which is actually Clayface. An X-ray exposes the villain, and when handcuffs fail to stop the sludge-monster, a freeze-gun does the trick; this never happens in-game.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead - Continue at the risk of your own enjoyment.

In the final missions (the final mission is divided into parts in the mission launcher), It is required to type in Doppelily to accomplish the mission. Story missions are shown to mostly include Maxwell's nemesis Doppelganger accompanying a DC Comics villain and attack certain heroes prompting Maxwell to undo Doppelganger's actions.

Spoilers end here.

Hero Creator

The Hero Creator is a mode in Scribblenauts Unmasked and is an improved version of the Object Editor from Scribblenauts Unlimited. It allows players to create their own Superheroes or Villains by using other pieces of Objects or just Objects that are in Scribblenauts Unmasked. It also allows players to add powers and abilities of DC comics characters to their custom object. For example, you can use Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) as your Base Object, then you can delete his Head and Arms and replace them with Batman's Head and Arms, then color Batman's Mask Green and his Gloves Green, then just save the Object and name it something like: "Green Lantern Batman" (or, for more hardcore fans, "In Darkest Knight Batman"). You can also Share your Objects by Uploading them to Steam or online. The Hero Creator is not in the 3DS Version of the game.

New Features

• 2000 DC objects included in the game, as well as various DC locations.
• Special Heroic Feat missions generate new adventures and puzzles in each location.
• Hero Creator to create super heroes and super villains and share them Online.
• The Batcomputer is an item dictionary that shows items, characters, etc. The item dictionary shows what each item does and related things to it. It only shows DC objects.
• In the Wii U version, there is a multiplayer option called "Sidekick Mode," which allows for other players to join by using a Wii remote and selecting a spawned object. The player will then be able to control the object and use the attacks the object is able to use.

DC Characters and Objects

Main Article: List of DC Characters and Objects

Scribblenauts Unmasked includes over 2000 DC characters and objects; some of them include "clones" of characters.

Gallery

Maxwell in the Batcave with Robin

A selection of Batman's enemies: Bane, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Riddler, Joker and Penguin

Maxwell with Bruce Wayne and Alfred

Maxwell and Alfred

Maxwell with Superman in the Fortress of Solitude

Maxwell and Wonder Woman fighting an enlarged Cerberus

Various The Flash characters in Central City

Various Green Lantern characters in Oa

Maxwell in Atlantis

Various Batman variations

Various Superman Variations

A Few Superman Villains: Darkseid, Metallo, Parasite, General Zod, Doomsday and Lex Luthor

Maxwell and Poison Ivy

Superman vs Lobo

The Batcomputer's description of Dex-Starr

Miscellaneous Characters

Flying Fox, Spark, Centrix, Plastique, Freight Train, and Maxwell

Different Wonder Woman Variations, and Maxwell

Maxwell, Superman, Batman, Bat-Mites, and Mxyzptlks

Yankee Poodle and Maxwell

Maxwell and others enjoying Slushies

Aquaman Variations

An amazing 3D Daily Planet globe!

full image

possibly the full justice league image

possibly the full villain image

Videos

Official Announce Trailer - Scribblenauts Unmasked A DC Comics Adventure

Scribblenauts Unmasked A DC Comics Adventure Official Launch Trailer

Scribblenauts Unmasked - Hero Creator Trailer

Trivia

• Scribblenauts Unmasked was released on National Punctuation Day  in North America and the PC version in Europe. This may be a reference to Maxwell's notebook.
• Nearly all (if not all) of the internet memes from the previous Scribblenauts games are absent from Scribblenauts Unmasked.
• Characters from Amalgam Comics were considered but couldn't be used for legal reasons since Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by both DC and Marvel.
• A Walmart exclusive special edition was released, which included a DVD of the movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as a bonus disc.
• 5th Cell did not have the rights to include any characters from DC animated media, only the comics. They were able to get around this with a loophole, which allowed them to, if any of the shows or movies had comic tie-ins.

References

• http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/49601/scribblenauts-umasked-a-dc-comic-adventure-announced-for-wii-u-first-screenshots/
• http://www.gamesradar.com/scribblenauts-unmasked-includes-every-single-dc-character-ever/
• https://www.facebook.com/ScribblenautsVideoGame

Videos games by 5th Cell
Drawn to Life series	Drawn to Life • Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Nintendo DS)
Scribblenauts series	Scribblenauts • Super • Remix • Unlimited • Unmasked
Other games	Lock's Quest • Run Roo Run • Hybrid