Ludography
Paint By DS cover

2008 · Simulation

Paint By DS

Nintendo exclusive

A digital coloring book that lets you recreate masterpieces by renowned artists such as Hokusai, Cezanne and Van Gogh, in their own artistic style.

Released
29 February 2008
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Genres
Simulation
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E

About

Paint By DS is a painting simulator developed by Japanese studio Ertain for the Nintendo DS. The game challenges players to recreate classic artworks with the DS stylus. It allows players to recreate pieces from artists such as Van Gogh. Players can mix oil-based and water-based paints.

There are 15 different paintings players can manipulate, and one can zoom in to create finer details, and add water to decrease the intensity of colors. It is rated E for Everyone and has an average rating of 44 out of 100 based on critic reviews.

Media

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

Paint By DS received "generally unfavorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo DS15 February 2008Europe · North America 10 March 2009

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