Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Revision history

ShyAndroid: Editing to fix a slight inaccuracy--the 0 and 1 after the n seems to be what matters for the ending version, and there are multiple variations of the last part.

2026-08-29T20:41:38Z

Editing to fix a slight inaccuracy--the 0 and 1 after the n seems to be what matters for the ending version, and there are multiple variations of the last part.

Rattacool: /* Critical Reviews */

2026-07-24T19:50:52Z

Critical Reviews

Spectrum at 03:59, 15 July 2026

2026-07-15T03:59:28Z

BreGee at 01:12, 19 April 2026

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Spectrum at 00:17, 7 September 2025

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Spectrum at 00:15, 7 September 2025

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Spectrum at 09:50, 30 August 2025

2025-08-30T09:50:47Z

Spectrum: Altered the PAL code info

2025-06-25T07:53:57Z

Altered the PAL code info

Spectrum at 12:08, 29 May 2025

2025-05-29T12:08:05Z

BreGee at 04:20, 31 March 2025

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 * In the [[Drawn to Life Collection]], the ending is different due to rating complaints for the original ending. Instead of getting in a car crash, Mike falls out of a tree.
 ** This change can also be found in later prints of the game, though it may have only been in North America.
-** It is possible to check whether or not a copy of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' has the original ending by checking the cartridge code on the reverse side of the game cartridge. Strings containing "'''BDREN1J22'''" are modified, whereas the unmodified ending can only be found on cartridges containing "'''BDREN0J20'''".
+** It is possible to check whether or not a copy of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' has the original ending by checking the cartridge code on the reverse side of the game cartridge. Strings beginning with "'''BDREN1'''" are modified, whereas the unmodified ending can only be found on cartridges beginning with "'''BDREN0'''".
 ** PAL serial codes also contain a slight difference ("'''BDRPNOJO9'''" & '''BDRPNOJO8'''"), however the original ending appears to be intact between builds.
 * The Instruction Manuals for this game and its [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)|Wii counterpart]] are both stylized to look like the [[Book of Life]].

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-Like the original game, ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' received "Mixed or Average" reviews, based on 21 total reviews, albeit more positive than the original game. Many critics complimented the expansion of the first game's concept, visual style and more refined gameplay and story, whilst criticism was skewed towards the levels' short length and the core platforming still being considered rather basic.
+Like the original game, ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' received "Mixed or Average" reviews, based on 21 total reviews, albeit more positive than the original game. Many critics complimented the expansion of the first game's concept, visual style , and more refined gameplay and story, whilst criticism was skewed towards the levels' short length and the core platforming still being considered rather basic.
 ===Awards===

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 TNCScreen.png|The top of the game's home screen.
 DTLDSIcon.png|The game's DS icon.

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 <center><youtube>xCHhjmrlWQg</youtube><br>A French Advertisement for Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter</center>
 |-|5th Cell & THQ Website=
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 DTLDSIcon.png|The game's DS icon.
 TNCDSMENU.png|The game in the Nintendo DS Menu.
-THQDTL.png|Licensed by Nintendo banner and THQ logo.
+THQTNCDS.png|Licensed by Nintendo banner and THQ logo.
 THQTNCDSLATER.png|Ditto, for later prints of the NTSC version.
 BINKTNCDS.png|Copyright information and Bink Video logo.

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 TNCScreen.png|The top of the game's home screen.
 DTLDSIcon.png|The game's DS icon.
 </gallery>
 |-|Instruction Manual=

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 ** This doesn't apply to scenes in levels.
 * In the [[Drawn to Life Collection]], the ending is different due to rating complaints for the original ending. Instead of getting in a car crash, Mike falls out of a tree.
-** This change can also be found in later prints of the game.
+** This change can also be found in later prints of the game, though it may have only been in North America.
-** It is possible to check whether or not a copy of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' has the original ending by checking the cartridge code on the reverse side of the game cartridge. Strings containing "'''BDREN1J22'''" (NTSC) and "'''BDRPNOJO9'''" (PAL) are modified, whereas the unmodified ending can only be found on cartridges containing "'''BDREN0J20'''" (NTSC) and "'''BDRPNOJO8'''" (PAL).
+** It is possible to check whether or not a copy of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'' has the original ending by checking the cartridge code on the reverse side of the game cartridge. Strings containing "'''BDREN1J22'''" are modified, whereas the unmodified ending can only be found on cartridges containing "'''BDREN0J20'''".
 * The Instruction Manuals for this game and its [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)|Wii counterpart]] are both stylized to look like the [[Book of Life]].
 * In the UK, THQ worked with a number of primary schools to trial using both versions of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter to help engage kids in art.<ref>https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/drawn-to-life-conquers-the-classroom/</ref>

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 |date='''🇦🇺 AUS: '''Oct. 08, 2009<br>'''🇪🇺 EU: '''Oct. 16, 2009<br>'''🇺🇸 NA: '''Oct. 27, 2009
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+|platform=[[File:Nintendo DS Logo.png|100px|link=Nintendo DS]]
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 The story begins when [[Heather]] (a recurring character from the previous game) has a nightmare about [[Wilfre]] returning and possessing [[Mari]] to help him drain all the color. She wakes up in [[Jowee]]'s cabin soon walking out with her [[Pendant]] in her hands. She then goes to the [[Hidden Beach]] and finds a treasure chest, which opens, allowing Wilfre to return from the dead by taking over Heather's body.
-The next morning Jowee and Mari find out she is gone. They decide to call on [[Creator|The Creator]] to draw them another [[Hero|Creation Hero]] in order to rescue her. However, before they can draw one, the color drains from the [[Creation Hall]], as well as the village around it. Wilfre then uses his newly gained [[Wilfre's Scepter|Scepter]] to drain the color from the village and make portals to take the citizens to other villages. The remaining Raposa (Jowee, Mari, [[Pirate Beard]], [[Mike]], [[Isaac]], [[Crazy Barks]] and [[Cindi]]) attempt to sail away in the pirate ship but are unfortunately stopped by a unknown thief who sails away on it.
+The next morning Jowee and Mari find out she is gone. They decide to call on [[Creator|The Creator]] to draw them another [[Hero|Creation Hero]] in order to rescue her. However, before they can draw one, the color drains from the [[Creation Hall]], as well as the village around it. Wilfre soon reveals himself and uses his newly gained [[Wilfre's Scepter|Scepter]] to drain the color from the village and make portals to take the citizens to other villages. The remaining Raposa (Jowee, Mari, [[Pirate Beard]], [[Mike]], [[Isaac]], [[Crazy Barks]] and [[Cindi]]) attempt to sail away in the pirate ship but are unfortunately stopped by a unknown thief who sails away on it.
 The Creator then sends them the [[Turtle Rock]] to sail around the world and rescue the villagers. The Hero is soon drawn, who defends the Raposa from a [[Baki]] infestation, as well as finding Heather's Pendant after Jowee loses it. The Raposa soon discover that the pendant is linked to their map, and shows them where to go. The map shows them a nearby island which Pirate Beard spends a night sailing to.
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 === Real Life ===
-The game then shows paintings revealing The Raposa World was linked to an event that happened in the [[Human]] realm, where Mike was revealed to be Heather's younger sibling and Heather is revealed to be a Human, not a Raposa. Their family won dolls of Mari and Jowee at a carnival, and on their way back home, their car crashed and rolled into a ditch, putting Mike into a coma and killing his parents, transporting him into the Raposa realm and somehow bringing the Raposa Heather to the realm as well. If Wilfre had succeeded in draining all the color, then Mike would have remained comatose and the Raposa would stay alive; if the Creator won, then Mike would wake up, causing the Raposa and their world to disappear. Since the Creator ends up winning, Mike wakes up in the hospital, reuniting with Heather (who is Human again and is also back in the Human realm), whose left side of her face is bandaged from the accident.
+The game then shows paintings revealing The Raposa World was linked to an event that happened in the [[Human]] realm, where Mike was revealed to be Heather's younger sibling and Heather is revealed to be a Human, not a Raposa. Their family won dolls of Mari and Jowee at a carnival, and on their way back home, their car crashed and rolled into a ditch, putting Mike into a coma and killing his parents, transporting him into the Raposa realm and somehow bringing the Raposa Heather to the realm as well. If Wilfre had succeeded in draining all the color, then Mike would have remained comatose and the Raposa would stay alive; if the Creator won, then Mike would wake up, causing the Raposa and their world to disappear. Since the Creator ends up winning, Mike wakes up in the hospital, reuniting with Heather in the Human realm, whose left side of her face is bandaged from the accident.
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