thinkSMART: Crazy Machines - Wacky Problem Solving!

aka: Crazy Machines
Moby ID: 38350
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Description

Similar to The Incredible Machine the player needs to use animated parts to assemble a Rube Goldberg-type contraption and solve puzzles by doing so.

The game features three different modes: Classic, Arcade or Construction Kit. The classic mode requires the player to place the parts and manually activate the machine to get the ball to it's goal, the arcade mode confronts the player with an already finished and running machine which needs a little help. By using the stylus or blowing into the microphone the player not only moves the ball through the experiment but also activates and uses the parts of the machine. By successfully completing all those puzzles, the player unlocks additional components which are then at his disposal in the construction kit to freely construct anything he wants without a time or space limit.

Although the game doesn't feature a traditional multiplayer-mode, the players can trade their experiments with friends over the wireless connection.

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Credits (Nintendo DS version)

57 People (45 developers, 12 thanks) · View all

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Uses Rocket Sound System Technology
  • Developed by rocketscienes games
Music
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International Marketing Director
Marketing Director GSA
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  • Keyfactor Entertainment GmbH
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Critics

Average score: 71% (based on 4 ratings)

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Awards

  • Deutscher Computerspielepreis (awarded by the industry associations BIU, BVDW and G.A.M.E.)
  • 2009 - Best Mobile Game

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Sicarius.

Additional contributors: Alaka, Patrick Bregger.

Game added December 25, 2008. Last modified February 22, 2023.