While you might not guess by the title, Max & the Magic Marker is not just a game for children, as this game will appeal to a wide variety of people and different ages. Really, it is a fun game that is filled with puzzles that you can solve by, you guessed it, using the magical magic marker. The game was originally created and released for the Wii and the PC but with the DS using a stylus as it does, it seems like it was almost made for the DS.
What makes this game unique as compared to other puzzle games is that you are basically left to your own creativity at times as far as how you play. You start off as Max, a young boy with his magical marker who has drawn a dragon, from there your creativity can make this game different for everyone. As you make your way through the different levels you can collect different items, and most importantly ink as you never want your marker to run dry. Unlike other games, like Mario for example, if you are in a tricky position, you can pause the game and draw your way out of it which both my son and I found really cool. We really couldn't think of any other game that was just like this one.
For it's uniqueness and creativity alone this game would deserve 5 stars but on top of those things it has nice graphics and a good story. While this game may not appeal to those teen-agers that like fighting games, that is quite possibly the only niche that may not like this game. Younger children will like it as well as older people who will enjoy the creativity that it allows you to use to play the game.