Magic Pengel
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| Developer(s) | Garakuda-Studio, Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Agetec |
| Release date(s) | June 24, 2003 |
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| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
Magic Pengel (also known as Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color as its full title and as Rakugaki Kingdom in Japan), is a PS2 game, published by Agetec and released in June 2003.
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Basics
Combining the collectible monsters genre (i.e., Pokémon) with the interactive art genre (i.e., Mario Paint), Magic Pengel centers around the player, as a character able to manipulate a Pengel (which looks like a stylized fairy combined with a paintbrush) to create a creature, or Doodle. With the help of Zoe and Taro, the character trains and battles using custom-created designs, which can be traded to or battled with the creations of other players. As the Doodles battle, they become more powerful, and earn points towards the purchase of pre-created Doodles, and extra abilities towards customizable creation.
Design
Using the Pengel as a cursor, the player simply sketches out the limbs, body, and other features. Depending on the amount of magic ink expended, and the types of body parts, the creature will be given certain statistics and created.
Battle
Combat functions according to three selections: attack, magic, and block, as well as a charge command. The three basic maneuvers follow a standard rock, paper, scissors methodology, but repetitiveness is minimized due to the varied attributes of the Doodles, as well as the inability to successively repeat any selection.
Graphics
Magic Pengel combines cel-shading with standard 3-d graphics. Though most of the backgrounds are 3-d, the Doodles are cel-shaded and are very reminiscent of ChalkZone. Occasionally the animations of the Doodles can be jerky due to the extreme range of customization possible within the game, but this is fairly uncommon.