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Release your inner Rembrandt in the sequel to the popular social drawing game, Draw Something! With the new Free Draw mode, you can create your own works of art without having to play the game.
Draw Something’s gameplay remains largely unchanged for the most part: the object is to build a winning streak by getting the other player to guess what you have drawn, and vice versa. On your turn, you will have to pick one of three words to draw or choose to see a new trio of words if you don’t like (or can’t draw) the ones given to you. In Draw Something 2, you now have a wider selection of categories to choose from or, if you are feeling lazy, you can even pick a picture already drawn from your collection and send it to the player in lieu of creating a new one.
This game also features a new Daily Draw challenge, where you are given a randomly selected picture previously drawn by another player. Guessing correctly earns you bonus coins that can go toward new drawing tools or extra letter hints in your games if you get stumped on a drawing. As you continue to play, you will earn achievements for milestones such as attaining a certain number of correct guesses in a row, purchasing drawing tools or earning 100 coins. Unlike the XBOX achievements, with every one you earn, you will be awarded with useful virtual currency, which include stars as well.
The sequel to the hit, drawing guessing game, initially developed by OMGPOP, has gotten a serious makeover since last year. Draw Something 2 is now catered more toward the future Michelangelos and Picassos of the virtual art world through its new interface. The Zynga-developed game has been transformed into more of a social media app, complete with a news feed featuring works created by “artists” you can follow, your very own profile displaying your latest drawings and a Free Draw mode where you can create your own portraits without playing a game. Think of Draw Something 2 as a Pictionary version of Instagram.
This is my first time seeing anything like what Zynga has done to Draw Something, turning a normal gaming application into a dual-role program converging the game with all of the elements of a social media website. This is a very innovate and brilliant idea considering how many detailed and exceptional masterpieces have went viral and have been drawn by users on the original version. In addition to Draw Something’s new outlook, the game also features new drawing tools including the Pixel Pencil to give your pictures a classic retro, 8-bit appeal and the Pattern Pencil to make your pictures stand out with a variety of colorful patterns.
Overall, I am very pleased and do not have a lot of complaints about Draw Something 2. The only issues I believe people would have with this game are spending money to purchase more colors vital to draw some words correctly and Internet connectivity problems. Zynga did a fantastic job upgrading this app and leaves me wondering what will Draw Something 3 look like, if they were to develop it. This is the perfect app for talented artists who can show off their creations without playing the game, while keeping the same format for people who may not be as artistic and just want to look for a casual game. Draw Something 2 is free to download and the ad-free version is $2.99.
App Name: Draw Something 2
Developer: Zynga
Cost: Free ($2.99 for Ad-Free Version)
Market: Google Play, iTunes
