Crayola Treasure Adventures
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Crayola Treasure Adventures
|image=
|developer= DC Studios{{efn|Credited as Firebrand Games in the PAL release.}}
|publisher= {{vgrelease|NA|Crave Entertainment|PAL|Ignition Entertainment}}
|designer=
|engine=
|released= {{Vgrelease|NA|October 1, 2007|PAL|March 28, 2008}}
|genre= Adventure game
|modes=Single player
|platforms=Nintendo DS
}}
Crayola Treasure Adventure is a video game based on the Crayola company line of crayons developed by DC Studios and published by Crave Entertainment in North America and Ignition Entertainment in PAL regions for the Nintendo DS. The player is a person lost on an island searching for treasure, with only a map and crayons.
Gameplay
The game plays as a virtual colouring book. The game contains 100 colouring book pages and 120 of Crayola's signature shades, which match up to their real-life equivalents. Different settings let the player apply colour either in the patchy style of a real crayon, or in a more smooth texture. The title has unlockable areas and pictures.
Development
A partnership between Crave Entertainment and Crayola to being Crayola themed video games into the market was announced on March 14, 2007.{{cite web|date=March 14, 2007|url=http://www.cravegames.com/News/Crayolaannouncement.asp|title=Color Me Adventurous! Crave Announces Partnership with Crayola®|website=Crave Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317212352/http://www.cravegames.com/News/Crayolaannouncement.asp|archive-date=March 17, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=May 8, 2018}} The game premiered at the 2007 E3.{{cite web|last=VanOrd|first=Kevin|date=July 13, 2007|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-07-crayola-treasure-adventures-hands-on/1100-6174990/|title=E3 '07: Crayola Treasure Adventures Hands-On [date mislabeled as "September 5, 2007"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204150/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/crayolagame/index.html?q=crayola|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}} The title was due to be released onto store shelves in September of that year, but this was postponed to October.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 65/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/crayola-treasure-adventures/|title=Crayola Treasure Adventures|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606155536/https://www.metacritic.com/game/crayola-treasure-adventures/|archive-date=June 6, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
| EuroG = 5/10{{cite web|last=Fahey|first=Rob|date=May 15, 2008|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/ds-roundup-1?page=5|title=DS Roundup (Page 5)|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204823/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ds-roundup_1?page=5|archive-date=February 16, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
| GMaster = 64%{{cite magazine|title=Review: Crayola Treasure Adventures|magazine=GamesMaster|publisher=Future plc|date=May 2008|page=84}}
| IGN = 8/10{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|date=October 19, 2007|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/20/crayola-treasure-adventures-review|title=Crayola Treasure Adventures Review|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026142840/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/20/crayola-treasure-adventures-review|archive-date=October 26, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
| JXV = 5/20{{cite web|author=miniblob|date=June 10, 2008|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00009156-crayola-treasure-adventures-test.htm|title=Test: Crayola Treasure Adventures|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501233919/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00009156-crayola-treasure-adventures-test.htm|archive-date=May 1, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
| NG = 60%{{cite magazine|title=Review: Crayola Treasure Adventures|magazine=NGamer|publisher=Future plc|date=May 2008|page=75}}
| PG = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Hearn|first=Rob|date=March 27, 2008|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/crayola-treasure-adventures/crayola-treasure-adventures/|title=Crayola Treasure Adventures|website=Pocket Gamer|publisher=Steel Media Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125193508/https://www.pocketgamer.com/crayola-treasure-adventures/crayola-treasure-adventures/|archive-date=January 25, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
| rev1 = Den of Geek
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Kaze|first=Kim|date=April 4, 2008|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/crayola-treasure-adventures-ds-review/|title=Crayola Treasure Adventures DS review|website=Den of Geek|publisher=DoG Tech LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401022135/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/crayola-treasure-adventures-ds-review/|archive-date=April 1, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2024}}
}}
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Jeuxvideo.com felt that the game's flaws would push aspiring artists to seek real-life colouring books instead. Den of Geek felt it was an "excellent puzzle and colouring game for younger children". Pocket Gamer felt the title was much better as a virtual colouring book than as a game. Eurogamer disliked the tiny amount of adventure game content.
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- {{moby game|id=/87802/crayola-treasure-adventures/}}
Category:Crave Entertainment games
Category:Nintendo DS-only games
Category:Single-player video games