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Max & the Magic Marker

Max is a young boy, and like most boys he loves to draw. One day he gets a mysterious marker in the mail. There is no letter attached - only the plain orange marker. Max decides to test it right away, sits…

22 January 2010

Max & the Magic Marker is a video game developed by Press Play, released 22 January 2010 on Nintendo DS.

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What Max & the Magic Marker is

Max & the Magic Marker was developed by Press Play and released in 2010. It was published by Easy Interactive. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Max is a young boy, and like most boys he loves to draw. One day he gets a mysterious marker in the mail. There is no letter attached - only the plain orange marker. Max decides to test it right away, sits down and starts drawing. He draws a monster but as soon as he finishes the lines on the paper start moving and to Max's great surprise the monster runs off the paper and into another drawing. Max realizes that he has to stop the monster. So he draws himself on the same drawing that the monster is in and immediately finds himself inside the drawing. The game begins.
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What it launched against

Max & the Magic Marker launched on 22 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition and Darksiders.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders.

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When did Max & the Magic Marker come out?
Max & the Magic Marker was released on 22 January 2010 for Nintendo DS.