Game Review: Draw Something

Two weeks ago I saw some people playing Draw Something on their iPads.  I downloaded it on my phone and started playing the modern-day Pictionary game for myself.  I've had a lot of fun playing it so I thought I'd write a good review for the world to see.  It's a turn-based social game where players take turns drawing and guessing pictures.  The game revolves around a central mechanic that records your drawing and plays it back to the guesser.  It connects you and your friends through Facebook and is available on iOS and Android platforms.

One of the reasons I really like this game is because it is so accessible to people.  It's really simple, you just pick your prompt then draw your picture.  The game gives you three prompts, an easy, medium, and hard word.  After you pick your prompt you can draw whatever you want to get your point across.  This opens the doors for boundless creativity.  I like seeing the creative side of my friends and family.  I'm not playing with any da Vincis or van Goghs, but it's fun to see everyone's artistic ability no matter what the level.  Though today, I had really hard time figuring out a drawing of what was allegedly a bed.  The best part about playing with friends is using inside jokes in the pictures.  Playing a Twilight drinking game a few weeks ago turned out to be great material for one of my proudest masterpieces.

But the game isn't without it's problems.  The biggest let down is the small amount of words to choose from.  I've had words repeated against the same people in less then ten moves.  One time my friend drew an Ewok and the next turn the hard prompt I got was also Ewok.  I understand that the game makers want people to buy the full version to get more words, but I thought that was just a little ridiculous.  However, this is just a small complaint against an otherwise very fun game.

All in all, I would recommend this game to anyone who has a compatible device.  It's free, it's fun, and any can play it.  So what are you waiting for? Go Draw Something!**


**(I'm more than slightly ashamed for that, but I couldn't help myself.)