Gameplay involves the touchscreen of the DS, with players manipulating Link, items, and the environment, through the use of the DS' stylus. As you travel from one location within the realms of Spirit Tracks to the next, you'll come to fall in love with this iteration of Link and the land of Hyrule.
Unlike its predecessor, Spirit Tracks involves puzzle-solving and temple exploration of a relatively high difficulty, so if you're looking for a more challenging game, then you definitely should consider giving Spirit Tracks a try.
All in all, although Spirit Tracks is far from one of the best titles in the series, it's a unique, challenging, and enjoyable experience that you're sure to enjoy regardless of if this is your first Zelda title or your tenth!
As the thirteenth release in the Grand Theft Auto series, Chinatown Wars is a game that builds upon certain elements of previous games while adding completely new and unique gameplay elements of its own. As a title that was released on the DS, PSP, iPhone, and Android, the gameplay is innovative and involves touchscreen controls in a variety of different scenarios and in-game interactions.
In this game, you play as the protagonist, Huang Lee, a Triad member roaming through Liberty City in search of a sword. As he tries to find the thieves who've stolen this sword, he unintentionally gets roped into the ongoing feuds of the Liberty City Triads, and has to partake in the drug trade as a result.
Certain elements of gameplay have been completely changed from prior titles. Wanted levels can only be decreased by destroying a certain amount of police vehicles, rather than fleeing the scene like in previous releases. Players can also get directly involved in the drug market in the game — a feature not available in any other GTA title.
But core game mechanics remain the same; in this open-world environment, explore freely as you decide whether to be the hero or villain in this unlikely tale of drugs and violence. Grand Theft Auto has always been a great series, but Chinatown Wars is definitely not the series at its best. However, the game is still an exciting and unique experience worth giving a try, and with its notable novelty, it definitely has the ability to become one of your new favorite Nintendo DS games.
It's definitely not for the faint of heart, so only consider this if you're looking for M for Mature games! Rhythm Heaven is a fantastic and innovative rhythm game that'll keep you, your friends, and your family playing for hours on end.
Being the second title in the Rhythm Heaven series, Nintendo SPD the developers have worked tirelessly to improve upon each gameplay element that fans of the first title loved so much. The controls and gameplay of this game are a bit unconventional at first, with players holding the DS sideways i. There are fifty different levels in this game, composed within ten sets. Although this may not seem like a lot of levels, it will come to feel that way as you try to get perfect scores on the harder difficulty levels.
In addition, the levels are fluidly and gorgeously made, ensuring that you'll be just as excited to come back and play them the second, third, and fourth time!
For anyone who loves games focused on music and rhythm, you're bound to get endless hours of enjoyment from this game. Rhythm Heaven isn't strongly narrative-based and doesn't have a lengthy story mode, but its quirks and detailed gameplay make it a one-of-a-kind gaming experience. If you've been looking for a DS game that you can enjoy alone and with friends and family, then you definitely should consider giving Rhythm Heaven a try.
This charming and contagiously groovy game will get you moving from the moment you turn on your DS! Originally released on the Nintendo 64, Super Mario 64 is one of the most groundbreaking and forward-thinking 3-D platforming games ever made.
Its beautiful and expansive landscapes, immersive worlds and battles, and a seemingly endless amount of missions all compounded to make Super Mario 64 a memorable and breathtaking experience for millions of gamers.
From this point onwards, however, the story diverges from that of the original Nintendo 64 release. Instead of playing as Mario, you begin the game as Yoshi, searching and battling through Peach's castles as you try to find Mario, Wario, and Luigi.
The gameplay involves platforming and exploration as you aim to collect all of the castle's 'stars' — rewards that can be earned by beating levels. Players enter colorful levels — referred to as 'worlds' — by jumping into paintings in Peach's castle.
Each world is fully explorable and is filled with a variety of missions to complete and enemies to overcome. With a total of stars and four different characters to play as, Super Mario 64 DS stands out as more than just a remake, with enough additional content, story, and gameplay elements for it to be considered an original title. If you're a fan of the Mario Kart series, or if you've been looking to give a title from the series a try, then you should definitely consider playing Mario Kart DS.
Mario Kart DS is a fantastic game with a unique variety of characters, courses, and karts, that truly make it one of the greatest Mario Kart titles of all time and it's portable! If you've played Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Gamecube, or any other system that came before the DS, then you'll already have a handle on the controls and gameplay style. Play as familiar characters from the universe of Super Mario Bros. In Grand Prix, choose between a variety of four-track cups as you race to get first place in each one!
In Time Trial, race around familiar tracks as you speed to get your new fastest time. VS and Battle are multiplayer modes, with VS focusing on racing, and Battle focusing on attacking with in-game items. Finally, Mission is a mode where you focus on completing specific objectives within time-frames or environment-specific conditions. Mario Kart DS is a game that truly shines when playing its multiplayer mode. The lack of variety in its single-player modes can make the game feel somewhat repetitive if you're playing by yourself, but when playing with friends, this game is endlessly enjoyable.
So if you're looking for a new racing game to enjoy with friends and family, why not consider giving Mario Kart DS a try today? Final Fantasy IV is a fantastic and groundbreaking title in the Final Fantasy series that, although universally acclaimed, tends to get a lackluster amount of attention because of its release prior to the series' more popular titles e.
But nonetheless, Final Fantasy IV is an amazing and impressive RPG with endless amounts of content to offer and a surprisingly relevant and time-resistant gameplay style.
Each character is extremely unique and defined, making the dialogue and character-building elements feel just as detailed and complex as the world that hosts them. The main protagonist, Cecil, works with his 11 companions to stop the antagonist, Golbez, from destroying the earth.
Gameplay incorporates a variety of familiar elements from the later and better-known Final Fantasy titles, with battles being turn-based and using an ATB system Active Time Battle.
As you roam through and explore the world of Final Fantasy IV, you'll become acquainted with a variety of characters, enemies, and environments that make you grow to love the vast yet quaint world of FFIV. As a game that was released more than 20 years ago, it's innovative gameplay, and forward-thinking narrative have definitely stood the test of time. Here's hoping that if you decide to give Final Fantasy IV a try, it ends up becoming one of your new favorite Final Fantasy games, and potentially, one of your favorite games for the Nintendo DS.
Chrono Trigger is often referenced as being not only one of the greatest video games on the Nintendo DS, but also as being one of the greatest games ever made. Although Chrono Trigger was originally released in and has since been ported and re-released on other systems including the Nintendo DS , it's a game that's transcended the time of its release. The team that made Chrono Trigger is composed of a number of now-infamous individuals: Akira Toriyama Dragon Ball doing animation, Nobuo Uematsu doing some of the soundtrack composer for Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts , Hironobu Sakaguchi as a designer creator of the Final Fantasy series.
Taking place on an Earth-like planet, the six main protagonists of Chrono Trigger all come from different time periods. Beginning with Lucca and her father doing a demonstration of their new teleport, the story then transitions to other protagonists encountering this time travel device as their stories begin to overlap and become intertwined in curious ways.
It's hard to describe the beauty of Chrono Trigger's story without spoiling anything, so if you're a fan of JRPGs and turn-based gameplay, and have played and enjoyed games like Final Fantasy and Shin Megami Tensei, then you definitely should consider giving Chrono Trigger a try.
As one of the best JRPGs and games ever made, this game is an extremely long and enjoyable experience that you're sure to love from start to finish. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a now-cult classic series that follows the journey of the titular protagonist, Phoenix Wright, as he works continuously to prove the innocence of his clients.
Filled with thrilling dialogue, an engaging narrative, and an exhilarating soundtrack, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is sure to be a game that you never forget! As an amateur defense attorney named Phoenix, players will engage with two different gameplay environments — crime scenes and courtrooms — as they gather evidence and begin to formulate their argument. The version of this game released on the DS has a variety of additional elements.
Since the DS has a touchscreen, unlike its predecessor the Game Boy Advance , touch controls were introduced to the game to make investigation sequences more interactive and intuitive i. In addition, a new case has been added to the game since the DS allowed developers to introduce more versatile gameplay elements.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is an interactive visual novel that will immerse you in the beautiful world of these lifelike characters while you grow increasingly interested in Phoenix Wright's potential and the motives of his foes. If you're a fan of murder mystery, investigative dramas, or simply enjoy piecing together clues, then you're sure to love Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney from the moment you play it!
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a beautiful game with a variety of enjoyable aspects to offer. If you're a fan of the Castlevania series, or are simply a fan of metroidvanias i.
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a continuation from the previous title, Castlevania: Bloodlines, building upon all of the best elements of this prior title while adding new, exciting elements that make the gameplay refreshing and exciting. Similarly to previous Castlevania titles, Portrait of Ruin is a side-scroller style platformer where you race through different levels and enemies as you make your way through Dracula's castle.
You play as Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin, two characters distantly related to families mentioned in prior titles the infamous Belmont clan and the Belnades clan. You can switch between these two characters as you fight through Dracula's castle and will be required to use each of the characters' unique abilities to solve challenging puzzles and overcome difficult foes.
The art style and soundtrack are gorgeous, much like many of the other Castlevania titles, with the aesthetic of Dracula's castle being chillingly filled with despair. There are different types of enemies and five different game modes. The story has four different single-player modes, allowing players to not only have a lengthy gaming experience but also to have a consistently varied experience.
Truly, this is only scratching the surface of what this beautiful and enjoyable game has to offer. If you're trying to get into the Castlevania series or you've previously been a fan, then you're sure to end up loving Portrait of Ruin straight away.
Here's hoping that it ends up becoming one of your favorite games for the Nintendo DS. An automatic classic, any Super Mario game just feels so good from start to finish. Which is why the release of New Super Mario Bros. With this new game, the more things change, the more they stay the same: the basis for New Super Mario Bros.
By completing the different levels, the path will open up to the next available level. Just as New Super Mario Bros. Familiar tunes have been remixed and recomposed for the Nintendo DS game, and while a lot has been changed, the soundtrack is still very Mario. Players will, however, have to deal with the fact that Mario has a voice in his platformer. But that said, this Nintendo DS release still proves that Nintendo still has some great ideas brewing for its plumber in his classic setting.
The last time handheld gamers got a chance to join the Mario Party , it was on the Game Boy Advance in one of the lamest iterations of the series: Mario Party Advance. Mario Party DS , like the rest of the Mario Party bunch, is a series of Mario-themed board games where four players, either human or computer AI, roll the dice and wander the field scoring points and competing in challenges of action or chance.
Players will wander around enormous gardens, libraries, even a giant pinball machine and compete in challenges that take place in sinks, remote-controlled toy cars, kitchen tables and more.
Happy gaming with Mario Party DS! In Partners in Time, Mario and Luigi partner up with none other than their younger selves. As strange as it sounds, you get to control both the adult and baby sets of Mario Bros. The game gets a little out of control but, in this case, that's a good thing. Spirit Tracks sends our hero Link on a brand-new adventure, offering a totally new story with more puzzles, and so on. While Spirit Tracks is actually the second Legend of Zelda game for Nintendo DS, it trumps the first in almost every way, offering challenging boss battles and excellent gameplay.
Link travels by train, as the name suggests, opening up new possibilities for puzzles and interesting challenges. It's a PC point-and-click classic, but bringing a new and improved version of the original Broken Sword title to the portable Nintendo DS was a stroke of genius on the part of Nintendo and Revolution software. The dual-screen touch elements of the Nintendo DS work extremely well with the point-and-click style of play and Broken Sword is one of the best games in the genre to show this.
The game follows the original story of George Stobbart as he travels across the world to unravel the Templar conspiracy. To draw in those who had already played the game, though, the Director's Cut added new puzzles specifically suited to the DS touchscreen, animated facial expressions, and a brand new complementary storyline which follows George's fellow adventurer Nico Collard to new locations and adds more depth to the original story.
The only downside is that the DS version lacks the excellent voice acting of Rolf Saxon. Fortunately, the script is good enough to stand on its own. Chinatown Wars is an entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and it carries on the tradition of a game in which players can roam the world and so whatever they want.
Of course, there are also awesome missions to complete along the way, and while there are a few things that have been left out in the handheld version of the game, plenty has also been added, making Chinatown Wars one of the best and only mature-rated Nintendo DS games out there. While Spirit Tracks is arguably a better game, Phantom Hourglass is its enjoyable predecessor filled with familiar features and well-worn gameplay. Phantom Hourglass is a little more casual than other Legend of Zelda games and arguably a little easier too, but that doesn't make it any less of a seriously entertaining pocket adventure.
Dawn of Sorrow is set around a year after Aria of Sorrow, and follows a cult that wants to resurrect a dead Dracula. Soma Cruz gets entangled in the plans and must now find a way to stop the resurrection from happening.
Unlike many other Nintendo DS games, most of the action takes place on the bottom screen, while the top screen is reserved for maps, character information, and so on. Many suggest that Dawn of Sorrow is one of the best Castlevania games of all-time, and for good reason — it's beautifully designed, offers great battle scenarios, and finds the perfect balance between nostalgia and innovation.
Samus is obviously the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. Or is she? A total of six other bounty hunters are looking to gain that title, which is the premise behind Hunters.
Hunters doesn't just feature an awesome story — nothing was worse than Metroid: Other M, right? You can play as any of the seven bounty hunters, with each of them having their own special attacks and skills.
You can't go through a great game list for Nintendo without getting Mario Kart. Mario Kart DS is exactly what you might expect from a Mario Kart for Nintendo DS game, featuring a multiplayer mode where you can face up to eight players at once, as well as the ability to race through some of the most classic Mario Kart circuits out there.
The DS version of the cart racer may not have the visual sizzle of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but if you're looking to take Mario and Co. This game was pretty highly anticipated upon its release, however some were a little disappointed that instead of getting an all-new game, they instead got a remake of the original.
Still, the original game is a great game, and the Nintendo DS version brings updated graphics and modern features. For fans of the turn-based strategy experience or awesomely named Japanese franchises , Shadow Dragon should be one of your first stops when stocking up your Nintendo DS library.
Developed by Jupiter and published by Square Enix, The World Ends With You follows the story of Neku Sakuraba, a year-old boy who wakes up in the shopping district of Japan and is told that he will die unless he completes a certain task.
What we admire most is that the developers behind the game took a chance with it — they could have easily come up with another Kingdom Hearts game — but the chance was well worth it and has resulted in one of the most underrated role-playing games out there. If you missed the original, it follows a young Chrono, who has to rescue his friend after a teleportation machine malfunctions at the fair. Eventually, he uncovers a plan to destroy the world and has to race the clock in order to save it.
While technically a direct port of the game for SNES, the DS version adds some great features, like support for the dual-screen setup, touch screen functionality, and a wireless play mode that adds a dimension of gameplay.
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