Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!

In Freakyforms, players must first create an on-screen character, known as a "Formee". Formees are created using various shapes placed however the player decides. After the character is completed, players use the touch screen to navigate the Formee throughout the game world.^[3] As the player explores, they are asked to complete assigned tasks within a given time limit, such as collecting a number of items, eating certain items or assisting other characters.^[3] With continued play, additional features are unlocked, such as using the handheld's augmented reality features to take pictures of their creations in a real-world setting.^[4] Users may share their Freakyforms content by using the Nintendo 3DS system's StreetPass feature or by creating QR codes that can be scanned using the system's outer cameras.^[4]

An enhanced retail version of the game titled Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! launched in Europe on July 28, 2012, and in North America on November 5, 2012. This new version adds features such as the multiplayer mode where players make Formees together and explore dungeons. The software was released as a digital download on Nintendo eShop in Europe on August 17 and in Australia on September 13, while the original Freakyforms software was removed the day before. The original game was also replaced with the Deluxe edition in the North American eShop on the day the Deluxe edition was released. The game was also released in Japan as a Nintendo eShop-only game^[b] on April 10, 2013, while the original Freakyforms software was removed the day before.