Max: The Curse of Brotherhood lands on Xbox One

‘Draw’ on your screen to solve puzzles in this innovative puzzle/platformer from developer Press Play.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a story-driven adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. With five magical powers and twenty levels in seven unique worlds, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure for players of all ages.

Max was on the receiving end of quite a bit of prerelease buzz and with good reason as it looks like Press Play’s fantasy platforming puzzle game might be as interesting to play as to look at. Next-gen graphics aside (and they are pretty sharp), there’s a lot of actual interaction with the environment going on in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.

“Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is Press Play’s contribution to bringing the puzzle-platform genre to the new generation of consoles,” said Creative Director Mikkel Thorsted. “We’ve put a great deal of passion and ambition into creating a unique experience.”

It certainly looks it. From drawing ropes and vines for the little guy to climb onto, to knocking things over and even directing fireballs into baddies, I’m really impressed by the way that the game allows the player to interact with the world. The designs on the bestiary look really cool too- very unique stuff.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is available now exclusively on the Xbox One; it’ll cost you $14.99 USD.