Max and the Magic Marker is an innovative platform adventure game in which you need to draw things to help you progress.
Based on the popular Wii, Windows and Mac versions, Max and the Magic Marker is great fun to play. In the cartoon world in which Max finds himself, everything you draw turns into a real interactive element in the game. Using your finger as a pen, you'll need to draw platforms to help you cross bridges, steps to climb over things, boulders to drop on see-saws, objects to hurl at enemies, and lots more.
Max and the Magic Marker has all the elements of a cute platform game like Mario or Wonderboy, from dreamlike colorful graphics to a jolly soundtrack that goes around and around in your head. Like other classic platformers, Max and the Magic Marker challenges you to collect different objects along the way. You'll also need to pick up ink in order to refill the magic marker to solve the puzzles with your pen.
There are 58 different levels set across three different worlds in Max and the Magic Marker. The levels themselves aren't particularly challenging and the most difficult aspect of the game is mastering the pen. The drawing system is actually a bit clunky and awkward. Because the line is drawn directly under your finger it's difficult to see what you're actually drawing, so often you'll find yourself making the wrong shape or drawing lines that are too short or too long.
Overall though, Max and the Magic Marker is an innovative game that gives you a level of freedom and creativity you won't get from another iOS platform game.
