Dood's Big Adventure
Encyclopedia
Dood's Big Adventure is an action-adventure and art-based video game developed by THQ Digital Phoenix and published by THQ
for the uDraw GameTablet
for the Nintendo
Wii
. The game lets players draw, tilt and maneuver through 60 different challenging levels by creating their own hero and tools within the game. It was released on November 14, 2010 for the Nintendo Wii
game system.
tools with the uDraw GameTablet
. Players can roll, float and bounce through 60 challenges by solving drawing puzzles, collecting coins and defeating various enemies in the game.
Part of the game's fun is in its customization. Players can pick any color for three Dood characters to customize the Dood playing experience. Players can also personalize other elements like the enemies or “baddies,” up to 15 different obstacles, six “Magic Canvases” that you can color in, and nine “Ballonimals” that float in the sky and come to life when customized. Collecting coins earns players star points, which are used to purchase new doodads, Balloonimals, and Magic Canvases.
There are four game modes: Pen Panic, Roly Poly, Bubble Trouble, and Fan Frenzy. Pen Panic uses the uDraw stylus pen to create a trampoline
that players can use to bounce Dood through each level. It also lets players use ink to break through walls and flick at their enemies. Roly Poly uses motion control
by tilting the uDraw GameTablet
left and right to roll Dood through each level.
has generally received positive reviews. Video game reviewer Joystiq wrote in a review of the new uDraw GameTablet and video games that Dood's Big Adventure is simple but that it does “take advantage of the tablet's intuitive design...While the games are simplistic by design, there's one added level of depth and customization that kids will undoubtedly love.” IGN and its review noted that “there's a huge amount of customization, as you can paint your main character from head to toe, front to back with your own detailed textures, as well as alter the look
of the hazards, obstacles and background objects like giant inflatable animal balloons.”
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
for the uDraw GameTablet
UDraw GameTablet
The uDraw GameTablet is a gaming graphics tablet released in 2010 for the Wii and 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by video game publisher THQ. The uDraw GameTablet uses a pressure-sensitive stylus which allows users to draw and view their creations on screen...
for the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. The game lets players draw, tilt and maneuver through 60 different challenging levels by creating their own hero and tools within the game. It was released on November 14, 2010 for the Nintendo Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
game system.
Gameplay
Dood's Big Adventure lets players create a hero and game level using the drawingDrawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
tools with the uDraw GameTablet
UDraw GameTablet
The uDraw GameTablet is a gaming graphics tablet released in 2010 for the Wii and 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by video game publisher THQ. The uDraw GameTablet uses a pressure-sensitive stylus which allows users to draw and view their creations on screen...
. Players can roll, float and bounce through 60 challenges by solving drawing puzzles, collecting coins and defeating various enemies in the game.
Part of the game's fun is in its customization. Players can pick any color for three Dood characters to customize the Dood playing experience. Players can also personalize other elements like the enemies or “baddies,” up to 15 different obstacles, six “Magic Canvases” that you can color in, and nine “Ballonimals” that float in the sky and come to life when customized. Collecting coins earns players star points, which are used to purchase new doodads, Balloonimals, and Magic Canvases.
There are four game modes: Pen Panic, Roly Poly, Bubble Trouble, and Fan Frenzy. Pen Panic uses the uDraw stylus pen to create a trampoline
Trampoline
A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes....
that players can use to bounce Dood through each level. It also lets players use ink to break through walls and flick at their enemies. Roly Poly uses motion control
Motion control
Motion control is a sub-field of automation, in which the position or velocity of machines are controlled using some type of device such as a hydraulic pump, linear actuator, or an electric motor, generally a servo...
by tilting the uDraw GameTablet
UDraw GameTablet
The uDraw GameTablet is a gaming graphics tablet released in 2010 for the Wii and 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by video game publisher THQ. The uDraw GameTablet uses a pressure-sensitive stylus which allows users to draw and view their creations on screen...
left and right to roll Dood through each level.
Reception
Dood's Big Adventure for the uDraw GameTabletUDraw GameTablet
The uDraw GameTablet is a gaming graphics tablet released in 2010 for the Wii and 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, developed by video game publisher THQ. The uDraw GameTablet uses a pressure-sensitive stylus which allows users to draw and view their creations on screen...
has generally received positive reviews. Video game reviewer Joystiq wrote in a review of the new uDraw GameTablet and video games that Dood's Big Adventure is simple but that it does “take advantage of the tablet's intuitive design...While the games are simplistic by design, there's one added level of depth and customization that kids will undoubtedly love.” IGN and its review noted that “there's a huge amount of customization, as you can paint your main character from head to toe, front to back with your own detailed textures, as well as alter the look
of the hazards, obstacles and background objects like giant inflatable animal balloons.”