Actually finishing Scribblenauts might be a problem

So, um, here's the problem with a game like Scribblenauts, in which you can make any item appear on screen, simply by writing its name: rather than solving puzzles and making actual progress, people like us are just going to get distracted, and spend all of our time assembling hilarious scenes of non sequitur chaos that amuse our feeble brains.

The latest screens at IGN display the potential for this perfectly. There's a shot featuring protagonist Maxwell playing volleyball with a penguin, who is both a fan of iced tea and the proud owner of an igloo with satellite TV. Another sees Maxwell facing up to zombies, blocking his way to an escape helicopter. Then there's the bizarre cook-off you see to the right. The distractions are ... kind of endless.

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