The 31 Best DS Games (Page 3 of 4)
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Why It's Great: If you're instantly turned off by the old-school games that our parents used to play, then you're doing yourself a huge disservice by not even considering this game. Space Invader Extreme follows the style of the arcade classic, with the exception of providing better weapons and throwing more alien baddies your way than you can shake a joystick at. With the inclusion of multiplayer, this game is a worthwhile blast from the past.
#14: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
Why It's Great: Before its premiere on the DS, the Ninja Gaiden series existed in two forms--as an impeccable 2D action-platformer, and as a 3D pure-action title, both of which featured super-refined controls. When the series was announced for the DS, many people expected to see a 2D title using traditional controls. Thankfully, they were wrong. The mostly stylus-based 3D action title brought to mind Ryu's excellent Xbox adventures, while managing to create great gameplay experiences all its own. Hopefully this series can continue to bless the DS, even without creator Tomonobu Itagaki at the helm.
#13: Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
Why It's Great: Apparently the Trauma Center series has been so successful, actual doctors have been using it for "practice." We doubt a $30 handheld game is as valuable as a $300,000 education, but we're quite certain that it makes for some good fun! Cleaning the wounds of guerilla warfare victims can prove to be a challenging and fun experience, especially when cutting, sewing, and cleaning is done with the magic of the touch screen. If your DS is your method of escape on your way to work, then this game should never leave your left pocket.
#12: Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Why It's Great: It's always hard to take war seriously when the troops are adorable little sprites cruising around in miniscule tanks, but Advance Wars found a way to make these chibi-soldiers work with insanely addictive turn-based gameplay. Taking full advantage of the DS' touch screen, Dual Strike was a unique and utterly addictive romp through grid-based battlefields, with plentiful modes ranging from an insanely deep Campaign mode to a fantastically fun Survival mode.
Why It's Great: Tetris and portable gaming go together like vodka and orange juice. How could any title hope to match the simple perfection of the Game Boy's launch classic. Many developers tried, but it took until the DS release of Tetris that the simple answer was discovered--a nice sheen of Nintendo nostalgia. Playing a stage with an old Russian song playing is fun, but doing the same thing with the Mario theme playing while a sprite runs across the bottom screen is borderline sensory overload... in a good way.
Why It's Great: Everyone's favorite pink blob (don't try to argue that) made his DS debut in Kirby: Canvas Curse, an innovative title tailor-made for the DS. Using the stylus, players could draw their own platforms for Kirby to leap from, slide on, and even stun or attack his enemies with a tap of the touch screen! Kirby has always been a unique character, but Canvas Curse raised the bar.
Why It's Great: If ever there was a game that both confused and entertained the Hell out of us, this would be it. With the plethora of minigame-based titles on the DS, WarioWare utilizes the features of the DS better than any other, hands down. From scratching Wario's back, to playing with a yo-yo via holding the DS upside down, there are very few activities that won't have you participating with a slight smirk on your face.
Why It's Great: Unique. Quirky. Fun. Eilte Beat Agents was an innovative title that took full advantage of the Nintendo DS' touch screen. You controlled either Agent J or Agent Spin as you were deployed across the globe to various locales featuring hilarious scenarios. Through song and dance, your agents would motivate the characters on-screen to the tunes of such hits as "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai all the way to "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. When people say "there's no other game like this", they aren't lying, folks.
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- Aug 12 2008 at 05:55:35:PM PST
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so whats up with GP popping up with handhelds? Sure it's portable but it rarely gives out AAA ratings and what not.
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The only game I have for my DS is Phantom Hourglass, this list showed me that I definately need to get more.
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