Max & the Magic Marker

Max & the Magic Marker
Developer(s)Press Play
Publisher(s)The Games Company (Mac OS X, PC)
Press Play (WiiWare), Microsoft Studios (Windows Mobile)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Wii (WiiWare), Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, iOS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3
Release
January 22, 2010
  • WiiWare
    • PAL: January 22, 2010
    • NA: March 8, 2010
    • JP: April 13, 2010
    Windows, Mac OS X
    • NA: February 8, 2010
    Windows Mobile
    October 16, 2010
    iOS
    March 25, 2011
    Remastered
    August 30, 2017
    Nintendo DS
    • EU: July 30, 2011
    • NA: November 8, 2011
    PlayStation Network
    • EU: September 28, 2011
    • NA: November 1, 2011
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Max & the Magic Marker is a platform game released for WiiWare, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Windows Mobile. It was developed by Press Play. The Wii version was ported to Japan and published by Marvelous Entertainment under the name Rakugaki Hero (らくがき☆ヒーロー, Rakugaki☆Hīrō) on April 13, 2010.

The protagonist is a boy named Max, who draws a monster with a special magic marker that he happened to come across. The monster comes to life, invades Max's drawings and begins wreaking havoc in them. Max must chase and get rid of the monster, with the help of the magic marker.