The New York Times Video Game Reviewer summed up the issue:
You type in a word, and the corresponding object magically appears on the screen. Almost anything you can think of that isn’t sexual, racially offensive or copyrighted is included. The concept is that you are limited only by your imagination in how you solve the various puzzles.
But it generally doesn’t work out that way. Instead, the interaction among various objects often seems arbitrary. I need to start my car, for instance. Giving Maxwell a key doesn’t help. Maybe I can summon a tow truck and connect it to my car with jumper cables? No dice.
In frustration I went online to look for help. It turns out that to start the car I need either to summon a thundercloud to strike the car with lightning or string a series of wires between the car and a nearby power line, neither of which makes any sense.
Even if this did work as intended, where players could summon any object, there are no points for creativity. That's why I've decided to launch my own video game, MacGyvernauts. In lieu of letting players type in any item, the objective will be to fashion your way out using only a few everyday items. Players can choose from a selected list of items, such as the contents of a first aid kit, a sewing kit, or cooking supplies. From that list hey could combine things physically, chemically or otherwise to create contraptions to aid their escape.
Points will be award on the basis of originality. Answers easily looked up on Life Hacker or a Boy Scout manual will get 10 points, while MacGyver ready solutions will get 100 points. This will encourage creative thinking, experimentation and a market for the Blu Ray release of MacGyver: The Complete Series, which I have invested my retirement money in, so it had better succeed.
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