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Max & the Magic Marker

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Game Information

Original Release Date: January 22, 2010

Platforms: iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows Phone

Involved Companies: The Games Company, Press Play

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie

Summary: Something incredible is happening in this unique adventure! Max just drew a terrifying monster with his new marker and now it's alive and wreaking havoc in his drawings! He doesn't have any choice but to stop the monster if he wants to save his pictures. In a new kind of gaming style, Max & the Magic Marker combines tried-and-tested 2D jump n run feel with the innovative option of directly influencing the level design. Here, Max is able to change every level with his magic marker so that all obstacles can be overcome, traps avoided and puzzles solved in order to send the monster back to where it came from.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).