| Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Asobism Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Media/distribution | Nintendo 3DS download |
Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!, known in Japan as Ikimono Zukuri: Crea-toy (いきものづくり クリエイトーイ Ikimono Zukuri: Kurieitōi), is a video game developed by Asobism Co., Ltd and published by Nintendo for its Nintendo 3DS handheld system. Available exclusively through the handheld's Nintendo eShop online store, Freakyforms lets players create their own characters, named "Formees", for use in the game.
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In Freakyforms, players must first create an on-screen character, known as a "Formee". Formees are created using various shapes placed however the player decides. After the character is completed, players use the 3DS' touch screen to navigate the character throughout the game world.[1] As the player explores, they are asked to complete assigned tasks within a given time limit, such as collecting a number of items or assisting other characters.[1] With continued play, additional features are unlocked, such as using the handheld's AR features to take pictures of their creations in a real-world setting.[2]
Users may share their Freakyforms content by using the 3DS' StreetPass feature or by creating QR codes that can be imaged using the 3DS' outer cameras.[2]
Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! has received mixed reviews.[3] Lucas Thomas of IGN said that while the game's creation functions are "fairly well done", the developers then "surrounded it with this weird, tossed-together collection of disparate ideas that don't ever really feel like a cohesive game".[1] In Nintendo Life's review of the game, Thomas Whitehead said Freakyforms was "a title that can give hours of childish pleasure", even though "repetitive exploration segments and control issues are negatives for anyone".[2]