Scribblenauts Unmasked – A DC Comics Adventure

Scribblenauts Unmasked – A DC Comics Adventure is a 2013 puzzle sandbox video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth game in the Scribblenauts series of games, the first based on a licensed property as well as the final released Scribblenauts game to be developed by 5th Cell.

The game combines the series’ traditional gameplay of bringing up words and objects in order to solve puzzles with characters and settings from the DC Comics universe (DC Universe). It was later re-released with its predecessor as part of Scribblenauts Mega Pack in September 2018 with extra content. The story starts with the narrator (Jim Piddock) telling the player about Maxwell and his twin sister Lily, both of whom have a passion for comics and often argue over which of their favorite characters would win in a fight.

In order to find out for themselves they use Lily’s magic globe (which allows the user to teleport anywhere they desire). Combined with a page of Maxwell’s notebook (which can bring to life whatever is written in it), but in the teleportation process, the globe is shattered as Maxwell and Lily land in Gotham City and the starites which power it are scattered throughout the DC Universe. Following previous games in the series, players control a boy named Maxwell who has the ability to manifest any object or person using his magical notepad.

These objects can be used to solve each mission’s objective in a variety of ways. The notable feature of this game is the appearance of heroes, supervillains and locations from the DC Universe. According to developer 5th Cell, the game features almost every character in the DC Universe – around 2000 characters in total – ranging from popular characters such as Superman and Wonder Woman to more obscure characters such as Bloodwynd and Matter-Eater Lad.

Variations of certain characters are also included, such as multiple Batman interpretations and hundreds of different Green Lanterns. Players can use the assistance of these characters to help solve puzzles, such as using Superman’s heat vision to free a key trapped in a block of ice. These characters can also be modified using adjectives, allowing for creations such as “Zombie Batman” or “Super Doomsday”.