Combat functions according to three selections: attack, magic, and block, as well as a charge command. As the Doodles battle, they become more powerful, and earn points towards the purchase of pre-created Doodles, and extra abilities towards customizable creation. With the help of Zoe and Taro, the character trains and battles using custom-created designs, which can be traded to or battled with the creations of other players. Depending on the amount of magic ink expended, and the types of body parts, the creature will be given certain statistics and created.
Using the Pengel (pronounced 'pen-jell') as a cursor, the player simply sketches out the limbs, body, and other features.
The game had a sequel in 2004 titled Graffiti Kingdom.Ĭombining the collectible monsters genre (e.g., Pokémon) with the interactive art genre (e.g., Mario Paint), Magic Pengel is centered on the player, as a character able to manipulate a 'Pengel' (which looks like a stylized fairy combined with a paintbrush) to create a creature, or 'Doodle'. Studio Ghibli also collaborated with this game, with the musical composition by Zuntata. 'Junk Masterpiece Theatre Doodle Kingdom') in Japan, is a 2002 role-playing video game developed by Garakuda-Studio and Taito for the PlayStation 2, published by Agetec in North America. Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color, known as Garakuta Meisaku Gekijō Rakugaki Ōkoku ( ガラクタ名作劇場 ラクガキ王国, Garakuta Meisaku Gekijō Rakugaki Ōkoku, lit.