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Once you move a little further in, the game will shift with the introduction of powers to your handy magic marker. Imbued with mystical energy from a sorceress trying to save the strange lands you find yourself in, initially you’ll be able to make columns of dirt rise from the ground in special enhanced spots. As you progress you’ll gain the ability to create and manipulate additional elements and that’s where the more methodical puzzle nature of game emerges. Whether you’re trying to give yourself a vine to cross a chasm or trying to either trap or stop the various monsters you encounter along your travels there’s always something you’ll need to figure out through combining the elements around you and the powers you have available. To make it a little more interesting there are also weird eyeball vines the evil wizard you’ll eventually face has strewn about that you’ll want to try to destroy. It isn’t absolutely necessary to get all of these your first time through but they provide some added challenge in places to make the game more engaging. When it comes to downsides if you step back while the puzzles evolve and change as you gain new abilities and move through new areas I suppose there could be considered to be a repetition to it. Getting all of the eye vines takes a little more planning and creativity at times but for the most part the difficulty I’d consider to be middle of the road but perhaps erring more on the easy side. That said, through the game’s conclusion I found it all to be enjoyable and engaging, changing things up just enough with your steady acquisition of new powers to provide new creative solutions to the situations you find yourself in. Overall I found that Max’s mix of play styles and moderate level of challenge made for an enjoyable romp. Puzzle-solving generally is of the kind that makes you feel pretty smart when you work out what you need to do and there generally seems to be a little room for variation on how you may approach things at times. Overall if you’re looking for a solid adventure with a blend of things to do it is easy to recommend.
Justin Nation, Score:Nindie Choice! [8.0]