 | Digital Release | Nintendo Wii January 22, 2010 (EU) March 08, 2010 (NA) PC February 08, 2010 Steam May 12, 2010 PlayStation 3 September 28, 2011 (EU) November 01, 2011 (NA) Desura January 05, 2012 |
| Delisting | July 2015 – Steam October 2016 – Desura January 30, 2019 – Nintendo Wii |
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| Developer | Press Play | |
| Publisher | The Games Company | |
| Available On | Digital PlayStation 3 iOS PC Download code Retail Nintendo DS PC |
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| Links | Steam page Max & the Magic Marker homepage [Archive] |
Delisting
Max & the Magic Marker was last confirmed available on Steam on June 27, 2015. By July 27th, the game’s availability was brought into question on its Steam Community page. The game may have been delisted after the announcement that developer Press Play had been bought by Microsoft.
As anecdotal evidence, one Steam Community post included the following quote from a member of a delisted collectors group: “I have tried reaching out to the dev who informed me that since they were bought out by Microsoft, they no longer have keys available.”
The game had also been released through its original publisher The Games Company, on Nintendo’s Wii Shop Channel, and on Desura, but all of these storefronts shut down independently, taking the game off of sale on these platforms. As of this writing the game remains available as a digital exclusive on PlayStation 3 where it is currently published by PAN Vision AB and on iOS. Physical versions of the original release are available for Nintendo DS and PC.
About the Game
“Something incredible is happening in this unique adventure! Max just drew a terrifying monster with his new marker and now it’s alive and wreaking havoc in his drawings! He doesn’t have any choice but to stop the monster if he wants to save his pictures. In a new kind of gaming style, Max & the Magic Marker combines tried-and-tested 2D jump n run feel with the innovative option of directly influencing the level design. Here, Max is able to change every level with his magic marker so that all obstacles can be overcome, traps avoided and puzzles solved in order to send the monster back to where it came from.“
Key features:
- 15 innovative and challenging levels
- Unique influence on the gaming world with the virtual painting marker
- Three lovingly designed worlds, based on children´s drawings
- Innumerable traps, monsters and tricky puzzles
- Challenges, secrets and rewards can all be unlocked
- Fantastic soundtrack from the well-known Indie band genre
- Multi-Awards Winner