They gave Maxwell, Lily, and even Doppelganger extended personalities, but all of the potential to develop the numerous other characters is completely ignored. The thing that bothers me the most, though, is all of the characters that Unlimited introduced- they're completely absent in this game, unless you spawn them. The story doesn't do a good job of explaining it, either. The DC tie-in bothered me from the start it feels kind of tacked on and out-of-place. It's a good game, I can assure you that, but it just doesn't feel right when it comes to Scribblenauts. And for that, it's a pretty great toy.This game annoys me. This is a sandbox for wasting hours seeing how Doctor Occult would fare against a plaid Cthulhu. If you're playing this game (or any Scribblenauts game) conventionally and trying to get through the story, you're doing it wrong. It's a toy chest for comic book characters, and the levels are little more than backdrops to let your DC universe knowledge run wild. Scribblenauts Unmasked is incredibly flimsy as a game, but if you're a comic book fan the sheer opportunity for DC comics chaos is great. It adds a sense of progression to the game, but it can be frustrating if you need to do chores in Central City before you can realize your dream fight of a dozen mini Wonder Womans defending Themyscira from a giant radioactive Big Barda. In fact, the missions get in the way of enjoying the sandbox, because you have to build up reputation and collect Starite to unlock other areas, like Wayne Manor or Themyscira. These tasks give structure to Scribblenauts Unmasked and can occasionally be amusing, but they feel like a minor part of the game compared to the sandbox appeal of it. I could have easily summoned the Legion of Superheroes, the Teen Titans, or a giant robot dinosaur to deal with Larfleeze. I could have solved the problem without involving any other lanterns, but I chose the thematically consistent route. I had to distract Larfleeze with food while generating some Indigo Lantern Corps members to fight the constructs so I could get the Starite. I created Atrocitus, the Red Lantern leader, to fight him, but Larfleeze defeated him and turned him into an orange construct (the power of the Orange Lantern corps). On Oa, I helped Hal Jordan fight Sinestro, but before the Green Lantern won Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern appeared to steal the Starite. They're much simpler, and often involve creating an item for a superhero, defeating a supervillain, or recovering a lost item. The random tasks are shown with reputation icons over them, indicating that you'll get points you can spend to unlock new areas or costumes based on your location. Story missions, identified by a blue star over them, are somewhat lengthy sequences where you're given a specific superhero situation told through cutscenes and have to intervene to earn "Starite," the items that can repair your sister's magic globe. Gameplay Each location has a few specific story missions and a handful of randomly tasks and puzzles. Surprisingly, even Neil Gaiman's Endless aren't available, and if you try to summon Death it only makes a hooded skeleton with a scythe instead of the enigmatic elemental in the form of a young woman who captured readers' imaginations in Sandman. John Constantine can be created since he's the de facto leader of Justice League Dark in New 52, and even Tommy Monaghan from Hitman is available (though sadly the members of Section 8 aren't, so no Dogwelder or Defensetrator). Since this game is rated E, I couldn't summon any Vertigo characters (and I really wanted Spider Jerusalem to angrily stomp through Metropolis), but there are tons of characters from New 52, post-Crisis, pre-Crisis, and Elseworlds universes.
Most impressive is how obscure and complete the Bat-Computer is, with two Red Bees, three Blue Beetles (including Daniel Garrett), and Osito, Bane's childhood teddy bear. You can unlock 57 different costumes for Maxwell to get the powers of different heroes and supervillains, but the costumes require spending reputation you earn playing through the game. There are 38 entries for Batman alone (including 35 different Batman versions like Batman Beyond, Dark Knight Returns, and Batman of Zur-En-Arrh) and two Batman costumes. The DC Universe The Bat-Computer of 2,300 characters and items from the DC universe makes Scribblenauts Unmasked incredibly rewarding for comic fans.