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| | * To celebrate the game's Australian release, a Drawn to Life-themed competition was held by [[THQ]] and [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]]. | | * To celebrate the game's Australian release, a Drawn to Life-themed competition was held by [[THQ]] and [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]]. |
| | ** B. Wilson from New South Wales was declared the winner, earning a Nintendo DS Lite for everyone in her class, as well as a copy of the game and a year's worth of THQ titles. Runner-ups received a $200 art set. | | ** B. Wilson from New South Wales was declared the winner, earning a Nintendo DS Lite for everyone in her class, as well as a copy of the game and a year's worth of THQ titles. Runner-ups received a $200 art set. |
| | + | ** Australia also received one of only three pieces of merchandise: a DS carry case, complete with a stylus and branded whiteboard and marker<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2007-11-16-australian-drawn-to-life-ds-case-is-awesome-unattainable.html Engadget Press Release Article]</ref>. The other pieces were another carry case promoting [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]] and a similarly Australian-exclusive iron-on transfer sticker released alongside [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]]. |
| | * According to director Jeremiah Slaczka, Drawn to Life was loosely inspired by the Super Nintendo game [[wikipedia:ActRaiser|ActRaiser]]. | | * According to director Jeremiah Slaczka, Drawn to Life was loosely inspired by the Super Nintendo game [[wikipedia:ActRaiser|ActRaiser]]. |
| | ** In both games you play as a god-like being, who interacts with the world with an unanimated object brought to life in their fight against a villain who represents Satan. | | ** In both games you play as a god-like being, who interacts with the world with an unanimated object brought to life in their fight against a villain who represents Satan. |
| | ** Both games also feature overworld and side-scrolling sections, albeit in ActRaiser its a city-building simulator rather than a RPG-style hub world. | | ** Both games also feature overworld and side-scrolling sections, albeit in ActRaiser its a city-building simulator rather than a RPG-style hub world. |
| | * Four pre-release builds of this game have been revealed to the public. More information about these builds can be found [[Unused & Removed Features/DTL1#Milestone Builds|here]]. | | * Four pre-release builds of this game have been revealed to the public. More information about these builds can be found [[Unused & Removed Features/DTL1#Milestone Builds|here]]. |
| − | * This game released with one of only three pieces of merchandise made throughout the entire [[Drawn to Life series]] - the other one being a DS carry case promoting [[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]] and an iron-on transfer sticker released alongside [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)]] - with this one being an earlier DS carry case, complete with a stylus and branded whiteboard and marker<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2007-11-16-australian-drawn-to-life-ds-case-is-awesome-unattainable.html Engadget Press Release Article]</ref>.
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| − | ** Both this case and the iron-on transfer were released exclusively in Australia.
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| | * This game's instruction manual is the only one in the entire [[Drawn to Life Series]] to be in full color. | | * This game's instruction manual is the only one in the entire [[Drawn to Life Series]] to be in full color. |
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