Crayola Treasure Adventures
| Crayola Treasure Adventures | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Firebrand Games |
| Publisher(s) | Crave Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Crayola Treasure Adventure is a video game based on the Crayola company line of crayons developed by Firebrand Games and published by Crave Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. The player is a person lost on an island searching for treasure, with only a map and crayons.[1]
Gameplay
The game plays as a virtual colouring book. The game contains 100 colouring book pages and 120 of Crayola's signature shades, which match up to their real-life equivalents. Different settings let the player apply colour either in the patchy style of a real crayon, or in a more smooth texture.[2] The title has unlockable areas and pictures.
Development
A partnership between Crave Entertainment and Crayola to being Crayola themed video games into the market was announced on March 14, 2007.[1] The game premiered at the 2007 E3.[3] The title was due to be released onto store shelves in September of that year, but this was postponed to October.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 65/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 5/10[5] |
| GamesMaster | 64%[6] |
| GameZone | 6/10[7] |
| IGN | 8/10[2] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 5/20[8] |
| NGamer | 60%[9] |
| Pocket Gamer |   [10] |
| Den of Geek | [11] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Jeuxvideo.com felt that the game's flaws would push aspiring artists to seek real-life colouring books instead.[8] Den of Geek felt it was an "excellent puzzle and colouring game for younger children".[11] Pocket Gamer felt the title was much better as a virtual colouring book than as a game.[10] Eurogamer disliked the tiny amount of adventure game content.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Color Me Adventurous! Crave Announces Partnership with Crayola®". Crave Entertainment. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Thomas, Lucas M. (October 19, 2007). "Crayola Treasure Adventures Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ VanOrd, Kevin (July 13, 2007). "E3 '07: Crayola Treasure Adventures Hands-On [date mislabeled as "September 5, 2007"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Crayola Treasure Adventures". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Fahey, Rob (May 15, 2008). "DS Roundup (Page 5)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Review: Crayola Treasure Adventures". GamesMaster. Future plc. May 2008. p. 84.
- ^ Hollingshead, Anise (January 2, 2008). "Crayola T[r]easure Adventures - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b miniblob (June 10, 2008). "Test: Crayola Treasure Adventures". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Review: Crayola Treasure Adventures". NGamer. Future plc. May 2008. p. 75.
- ^ a b Hearn, Rob (March 27, 2008). "Crayola Treasure Adventures". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Kaze, Kim (April 4, 2008). "Crayola Treasure Adventures DS review". Den of Geek. DoG Tech LLC. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2024.