Doodle Lab101

Doodle Lab101 – Drawing can be so much fun!

Calling all puzzle lovers with an artistic flair, look no further than Doodle Lab101. This game is designed to challenge your logical problem solving brain cells as well as your creative abilities.

Although this game relies on your ability to draw, don’t be put off if you struggle to draw more than a stick man, as this game is not going to be looking for someone who can be the next Rembrandt or Monet. Instead it’s pretty simple to master.

At one end of the screen you have a flask which tips upside-down and pours out droplets, and at the other end of the screen you have a beaker where you must try and collect a predetermined number of droplets in. The problem lies with a variety of doodles which either aid or hinder the drops going from one to the other. What you must do is use three simple controls – the pencil to draw lines to help guide the drops from A to B, the eraser to remove doodles or mistakes (believe me, you’ll make a few!), and the interaction tool which nudges the droplets around the screen.

It’s simple to see which doodles you can alter e.g. remove lines from and which you have to work your way around (as they can’t be tampered with), as they are clearly colour coded (blue for ok to alter and orange for unable to tinker with).

The challenge comes from thinking fast and acting even faster. You are graded on not just how effectively you can draw but also seeing how quickly you are to complete the task.

In the end, this is a pretty simple game and although the first few missions aren’t going to really challenge the more accomplished player, each level does offer some difficulty and before long you’ll be switching from drawing, erasing and nudging and back again in a frantic dash to try and get an A grade on every level!

This is a charming game and offers a multitude of levels for you to battle with. Overall it’s going to certainly entertain you for quite a while. Just remember to switch between tools as it’s one thing thinking of erasing but if you’re drawing, you can rapidly eat into the clock having to undo your last move. It would have been a great idea having the undo last move option available.

Positives

Plenty of levels to keep you amused

Simplistic controls

Quite challenging

Negatives

The graphics are a little basic

A bit too simple for some

Pretty repetitive

3 stars