Scribblenauts is an
emergent puzzle action video game developed by
5th Cell for the
Nintendo DS published by
WB Games. The game was released September 15, 2009 in North America,
September 30, 2009 in Australia,
and October 9, 2009 in Europe.
Konami released the game in Japan under the name
Flash Puzzle: Maxwell's Mysterious Notebook on January 27, 2011.
It is the third Nintendo DS video game made by 5th Cell, the first two being
Drawn to Life and
Lock's Quest. The objective of Scribblenauts, as implied by its catchphrase "Write Anything, Solve Everything", is to complete puzzles to collect "Starites", helped by the player's ability to summon any object by writing its name on the
touchscreen. The game is considered by its developers to help promote
emergent gameplay by challenging the player to solve its puzzles within certain limitations or through multiple solutions.