The Animal Crossing games are all about creating a relaxing atmosphere, as you build your own town for the other villagers to live in. When playing the older games in the series, you might wonder why you are bothering to build this awesome town, if there is no one around to see it. Animal Crossing: Wild World was the first game in the series to offer online functionality.
Not only was the game now portable, but you could visit the towns of other people and play games with them. This game set the template for the other Animal Crossing titles to follow. They are essentially Harvest Moon, with the addition of dungeon crawling and weapon creation. These games are highly addictive and offer more of a purpose than Animal Crossing does. The adventure game genre was considered to be dead by many fans, until its revival by Telltale Games.
Nintendo fans knew that the genre was still alive and well on the Nintendo DS, with the adventures of Phoenix Wright. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney follows the titular lawyer, as he solves a series of criminal cases that involve a cast of wacky characters.
The game has incredible writing, with an amazing job done on its localisation. You must help Phoenix keep his clients out of jail, despite the fact that it seems like the whole world is against you. It is up to you to gather evidence and prepare a case for the defence.
While these are all great games, you really need to start from the beginning in order to get the full effect of the story. Advance Wars: Dual Strike is a strategy game that takes the concept of a modern war and adds colour and character to the proceedings. You play as different commanders from a series of countries, who join forces, in order to defeat the evil nation of Omega Land. Don't let the light-hearted visual style fool you into thinking this is a simple game.
Advance Wars: Dual Strike offers a complex strategy experience, as you juggle your finances in order to choose which units to build and send into combat.
There is also the CO powers to take into consideration, as every commander has a unique ability that can change the course of a battle in a heartbeat. This game completely changed the setting and went for a post-apocalyptic struggle for survival. All of the humour from the previous games was replaced with a grimdark setting and lots of speeches about how life sucks now. If there was ever a video game that truly captured the spirit of the Saw franchise, it is this one. This game came out of nowhere and quickly garnered lots of acclaim due to its mystery, characters, and puzzles.
It is hard to talk about the story of Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors without spoiling anything, and this is a game that needs to be entered without any prior knowledge. Basically, you play a young man who is kidnapped from his home and placed inside an abandoned cruise ship. He wakes up with a strange device on his wrist. He meets up with eight other people who are also trapped.
They are tasked with escaping the ship by a mysterious voice who speaks over an intercom. If they don't follow the strange rules laid down for them, then a bomb within their wrist device will detonate.
The whole game uses an animation style that makes everything look like a sketch drawing. Hotel Dusk does have a problem with its game overs, however. It is possible to lock yourself into a no-win scenario, where you are forced to reset the game and start over.
There have been numerous Picross games released for Nintendo systems over the years. Picross 3D is a like a mixture between a puzzle game and sculpture. Each level gives you a cube covered in numbers.
It is your job to chip away at the cube and reveal its intended shape. The numbers provide the clue for which pieces you should break and those that need to remain. Picross 3D is maddeningly addictive, and you will find yourself breaking away at the blocks for hours on end.
The game would later see a sequel on the 3DS. Honourable mention - Tetris DS is another instalment of the classic series. This version of the game features some new modes that are inspired by classic Nintendo games. For all of its bells and whistles, however, Tetris DS is still just another Tetris game.
The Link from Wind Waker goes on a new adventure, where he must save Tetra from a ghostly pirate ship. The game takes the unusual design choice of making a Zelda game that is played entirely with the touch screen. This control scheme is actually implemented very well, even if it is unnecessary. Phantom Hourglass offers players a portable spinoff of Wind Waker. While the game isn't quite as grand as its forebear, it does offer hours of exciting Zelda action, as you explore the Great Sea once more.
The main issue with the game is that the train riding mechanic isn't actually fun. The trains are very limited in what they can do, and they feel like a much more limited version of the boat from Wind Waker. This was due to the numerous improvements over the original games, with the added benefit of the huge amount of story content available. As fun as Unova is, however, it is still only one region. In The World Ends With You, you play a dead teenage boy, named Neku, who has no memory of his life before the moment he was killed.
Instead of passing on to the afterlife, he wakes up in the Shibuya shopping district. Neku receives a message on his phone that tells him he can return to his normal life Neku must survive for seven days and complete all of the tasks given to him, if he wants his old life back.
When you enter a battle , Neku is controlled on the touch screen and his companion is controlled on the top screen with the buttons. You have to switch your attention between the two, in order to succeed in battle. The World Ends With You offers an unmissable experience. Along with the unique and satisfying combat, you have an amazing story, where Neku must learn the secrets of his past, as well as discover who or what is behind the Reaper Game.
If you own a Nintendo DS, then you owe it to yourself to play this amazing game. We rank the best games on Nintendo's original dual-screened handheld and crown a new 1. Eight years, four hardware versions and millions of sales later, Nintendo's DS has proven itself as one of the most important and impactful video game systems ever released. Once thought to be just a gimmick with its two separate displays, clamshell design and touch screen interface, the oddity of DS debuted as a "third pillar" for Nintendo but went on to dethrone the company's titanic Game Boy brand and claim the handheld market for its own.
Over the years it's been our privilege to cover the many different games that helped make that success happen, and occasionally we've also collected our thoughts in the form of Top 25 countdowns — bringing you, in a concise list, what we believe are the best of the best for Nintendo's DS.
Now, we're doing it again. What follows is our latest version of the venerable countdown, updated to take into account all the great games released since we last published this list two years ago.
Read it, take it in, and then prepare to voice either your approval or disagreement through our Comments box at the end — because we're pretty sure this edition's going to stir up a little controversy. YES NO. Was this article informative? If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale.
For more, learn more. In This Article. With familiar favorites like checkers, darts and poker, Clubhouse Games is for everyone and part of the Touch Generations library. Video game newcomers will appreciate the easy-to-use interface. The in-game PictoChat-like feature takes table talk to a new level.
There's no need to lug around cards or boards when you want to play a quick game. Picross 3D is the sequel to the popular Picross DS puzzle game. The original game was a number-based grid puzzle that challenged players to reveal a hidden picture.
Picross 3D moves the action into three dimensions. Picross 3D blends the logical challenge of a sudoku puzzle with the excitement of discovering the hidden images within. Take control of Alta and page-flip through a series of action-packed mazes. The touch screen reflects a preview of the next chamber and shows Alta's projected destination within it. When it's time to flip, use Alta's Magical Warp Wand to replace her world with the next one. Will she land safely on solid ground or be crushed under it?
Players care for and train their puppy by petting it, walking it and buying it supplies to play with. As a puppy competes in obedience and agility trials, owners can win money to purchase other puppy breeds. The pups will vary in gender, coloration and personality. Players purchase one of several breeds available at the beginning, then start spending time with their pup. If players train it well enough, they will excel in obedience and agility trials and disc competitions, which will earn money that they can use to buy other supplies and puppy breeds.
When players earn enough cash, they can buy even more puppies to live with their original pup. Players can socialize their pups by walking them around the town, where they will meet neighborhood dogs, and maybe even find new toys. Trips to the park and gym offer valuable training time to prepare for agility trials and disc competitions. Over time, the pup's stamina will increase so players can explore farther and farther.
Players also can interact wirelessly with their friends' Nintendogs — they can set their DS to bark whenever another puppy is within wireless range.
Add in the ability to pick up bits and place them anywhere on the touch screen, and you'll quickly find that strategy is critical to your success. By clearing the bits, you gradually reveal each stage's hidden game character - look for favorites from classic NES titles - and earn coins that can be spent to unlock DARK stages or to listen to the game's soundtrack in MUSIC mode. Professor Layton and The Devil Flute is the fourth game in the puzzling series. Uncover all the mysteries of Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword as you fight enemy ninjas and battle various fiends while taking on the role of Master Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, in an all new storyline for the Nintendo DS.
Hold the DS with one hand like a book to assist in the operation of the stylus which allows players to view a wider range of scenes. The game is set in the kingdom of Slimenia, a peaceful land that is suddenly invaded by a mysterious cartel called "the Plob," who then proceed to kidnap all the slimes in the capital city of Boingburg.
Our protagonist, Rocket, is the only slime left behind, and must embark on a journey throughout Slimenia to save his friends and uncover the Plob's nefarious plot. The adventure stages consist of our hero bouncing and stretching, as well as carrying various objects on his head, while solving the mysteries behind each area, and rescuing his captured slime friends along the way. Simple, streamlined controls allow players of all ages and skill levels to take part in the action with ease.
Customize tanks by collecting a vast array of weapons and items. Call upon allies, each with their own individual personality and abilities, to aid in the heated tank battles. Heroes Bill and Lance again must team up to take down an oncoming alien invasion and its leader, Black Viper. Contra 4 features the same style of 2D side-scrolling gameplay that established the series 20 years ago.
Players combat alien hordes with a variety of futuristic weapons while attempting to avoid pitfalls and other hazards along the way. Contra 4's action extends to both screens on the DS, allowing for larger environments and boss encounters.
And as is a hallmark of the series, Contra 4 retain two-player simultaneous gameplay. Also known as "Rhythm Paradise" Rhythm Heaven is a simple and infectious rhythm game that anyone can play.
If you can tap your finger in time to music, you'll get the hang of Rhythm Heaven in no time. Players hold the Nintendo DS system sideways like a book and tap their stylus on the touch screen to the rhythm of the music. Players tap, slide or flick the stylus to hit the right beat. Rhythm Heaven features catchy tunes, charming characters and a wide variety of rhythm games.
The highly desirable Dalmatian is availalbe from the start; plus own teh most popular pups from previous editions: Boxer, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle and more. Link up with friends in Bark Mode and give them their own Dalmatian. Shary the puppy love among two million fans across Europe. One day, an evildoer with a magic cane appears and splits Kirby into 10 pieces.
Kirby sets off on a journey to return to his original form. Players use the touch screen to control a mass of Kirby characters in a new and novel way. Swipe the touch screen to launch them in a mass attack against enemies, then tap the enemies into submission. Choose from several modes and get ready for battle.
While the rules are simple, strategy is the key to victory. Broadband Internet access is required for online play. As the story unfolds, players encounter the mysterious new Distortion World, an area unlike any seen in a Pokemon video game before. The Battle Frontier area first introduced in Pokemon Emerald has been added to Sinnoh, containing five new Battle Facilities for Trainers to challenge, each with its own special rules.
Players can explore the new Wi-Fi Plaza a virtual Pokemon amusement park filled with activities, including three new mini-games where up to 4 players can compete at once. The WarioWare: D. Players design every aspect of their creations, including graphics, animation, music and rules. Do It Yourself! Take on the role of game designer and create your own microgames by crafting everything from artwork, animations, music and action instructions.
WarioWare: D. When creating games, players can utilize a library of pre-made graphics and sound samples, borrow elements from other microgames on their system, or start from scratch.
Also known as "Anno Dawn of Discovery" Dawn of Discovery takes place in the year , when King George's land is suffering from severe droughts and brutal famine.
Whereas Edward suggests aggressive means to collect the precious resources, his brother William offers a peaceful solution, proposing to explore new and unsettled lands in the south of the kingdom. But there are still many unmet needs within the king's empire, and players are tasked with the mission of fulfilling those needs while both expanding and sustaining the vast society. Build and sustain your own expansive empire. Explore the beautifully detailed world and discover new places to create your civilization.
Set up trade posts in the spice mines of the Orient and explore new trade routes to keep your nation growing. Learn from other nearby cultures to expand your horizons and master the challenges of establishing a prosperous society.
Donkey Kong decides to crash the party and kidnaps Pauline along the way. You can then share your masterpieces or download levels created by others, via a local wireless connection or with broadband Internet access and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Completely remade to take advantage of Nintendo DS, Disgaea DS offers a deep strategy RPG experience with an exceptional story, a fantastic script, and a host of loveable characters and settings.
An all-new story focus means a completely different experience for the player, not to mention a brand new ending. Geo Cubes add special effects to the battlefield, completely shifting the balance in the blink of an eye. Using local wireless multiplayer support, take your friends on in grand battles of strategy and wit — or try different modes like Defeat the Leader and Capture the Flag.
With support for touch screen control and excellent of use of the two Nintendo DS screens, Disgaea has never played better. Descend into the gothic Sci-Fi world of Lunar Knights and take control of two warriors on a quest to reclaim the world from the vampiric legion.
Spin together tornados, guide down flaming meteors, and blow together snowstorms in Kojima Productions first ever title on the DS. Two different heroes with unique powers and weapons. Use the touch pen to solve puzzles and guide your vehicle through 3D shooter mini games. In Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise, players inherit a neglected garden on Pinata Island and turn it into a pinata paradise by tending to all aspects of cleaning the garden, growing and maintaining vegetation, caring for and breeding pinatas, as well as attracting new pinata species.
The game features seven all-new pinata species, each with new requirements, houses and unique cut scenes. Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise also includes twelve full motion video clips that serve as tutorial levels within the game.
The brand-new Playground mode allows players to create a lush garden full of exciting and exotic pinatas in a very short amount of time.
In addition, certain rare pinatas can only be acquired by using the Nintendo DS local wireless connection, where players can transfer items from their garden to a friend's garden. Meet Henry Hatsworth, a quirky, light-hearted character who players will guide on their journey through a new style of gaming adventure on their Nintendo DS. In this two-in-one adventure, players explore five exotic worlds, fight a variety of opponents, and venture through more than 30 levels, including nearly a dozen hidden levels while taking on outrageous world-ending bosses.
The separate worlds on the two Nintendo DS screens have a cause and effect inter-relationship, and players choose when to switch between conquering the action-platform realm and mastering the increasingly challenging puzzle world.
A wide variety of power-ups help Hatsworth in both of these worlds. Players complete puzzle combinations and defeat puzzle enemies in order to gain power ups, health, and energy to supercharge Hatsworth in his adventure. Taking place many months after the events of Okami, Okamiden follows the adventures of Chibiterasu - a young sun god who is summoned to protect and restore the land.
Armed with a majestic celestial brush and a vibrant cast of partners with unique powers and abilities, this little god is ready to make its mark on the world. Shoot, attack and stave off the assault by defeating all the Invaders on the screen. After annihilating a battalion of Invaders and defeating the Boss, players move on to the next stage. Everyone's favorite blue dude with 'tude, Sonic the Hedgehog, blasts his way onto the Nintendo DS and takes high-speed action gaming to a new level Sonic pairs up with royalty - Queen, Blaze the Cat - from another dimension to save the universe from utter destruction.
Sonic Rush takes full advantage of the dual screens on the Nintendo DS system to deliver a frenetic adventure with dizzying dives, near vertical curves, extreme jumps, brain-twisting loops and more. Your god-like speed, dexterity, jumping power, and reflexes are all the result of an amazingly fast metabolism; sadly, so is your natural lifespan of 1.
Like all Ninjas, you have an unquenchable thirst for gold and a natural propensity for exploring rooms infested by increasingly lethal Ninja-killing robots. In accordance with the teachings of N, it is your profound hope that one day you will develop your platforming skills, intelligence, and inexplicable ability to reincarnate to achieve total mastery of all levels.
In the Grand Duchy of High Lagaard, it is said that the Duke is descended from inhabitants of a castle in the sky. When an unforeseen crisis befalls the nation, it is decreed that the first explorer to retrieve the Grail of Kings from that mythical floating palace will be rewarded with wealth and fame beyond imagining. Enter the central city of Lagaard and begin your journey to the clouds. Make the adventure yours - Rediscover true role-playing as you build your party of stalwart adventurers from 12 different classes.
From basics like name and sex to advanced settings like combat formation, skills, and spells, every detail is yours to customize. The Odyssey continues - Experience an all-new story, more classes, improved mapping capabilities, new Force Skills, and over side-quests.
Chart your progress through the dungeons - Etrian Odyssey's innovative mapmaking tool returns with more options and features. Use the touch screen to map out the halls, chambers, treasures, and dangers of the realms you explore. Set in the Warlords universe, Puzzle Quest challenges gamers to create, develop and customize the ultimate hero to save the land of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane.
In order to advance, players battle in turn-based, head-to-head "match-three" style puzzle games in one of three distinct gameplay modes: Single-player allows gamers to battle against the computer AI as they embark on over challenging quests, Instant Action allows gamers to jump in and immediately play continuous battles to level-up characters without participating in quests, and Multiplayer allows gamers to battle live opponents via wireless connectivity.
In this game, you must help Junpei reclaim his memories and play a game of life or death known as the Nonary Game. Bleach: Dark Souls on the Nintendo DS brings an exclusive storyline, expanded cast of playable characters and fast multi-plane fighting action for up to four players via Wi-Fi.
Players build a power-packed Spirit Card Deck and collect power crystals to augment their spirit card powers on the lower screen and dish out moves that directly affect their opponent's gameplay.
With a burgeoning cast of 44 characters including the ability to play as Hollows, players can spend hours experiencing furious fighting gameplay and unlocking personal character stories all based on the series' story arc. Defend your space fleet from wave after wave of enemy attacks by equipping a variety of weapons and using a combination of strategic skills and resource management. Attach weapons to your ships using the touch screen, making sure to place them for maximum effect when planning your defense.
If you don't, the relentless nature of your enemies could overwhelm you. Increase your chances of success by using energy collected from defeated enemies to install new and more powerful weapons, destroying particular enemies to obtain weapon upgrades, and watching for rare power crystals that unlock advanced attacks, including a devastating black hole.
And if you still find yourself in trouble, select an SOS card to call on a special kind of assistance. You'll have to defend your fleet across 30 intense sectors, some with specific challenges, while advancing your rank from lowly recruit all the way to fleet admiral.
Are you up to the challenge? User Score: 6. What really makes this game rock is the DS's touch control. Touch the latest fruits from the bizarro developers of WarioWare Inc. Expect to make lots of spins and whirlpools to win Dr. Crygor's Slightly Unscrewed microgames.
Kickin' kindergartners Kat and Anna return with a dojo's worth of Ninja Scribble microgames. Scooter girl Mona has made a career move from the gelateria to the pizza delivery business, but she's also found time to become a pop diva and, of course, develop a whole new set of extremely cuuute microgames. Mighty Milky Way has players pulse some planets as they help Luna accomplish her secret mission. At first it's just another day in the O.
The stylus will be your scalpel as you make incisions, anesthetize problem areas, remove tumors, monitor vital signs, apply bandages, and more!
Of course, you'll also have to deal with human drama between appointments. Keep a cool head, or you'll be out on the street and all those years of medical school for nothing. Fire Emblem returns to its roots with a total overhaul of an NES classic never before released in America.
New features include touch-screen controls, multiple save options and easy-to-follow tutorial chapters that shed new light on Marth's story. New players can jump into the action, even if they've never played a Fire Emblem game before. Medeus, the king of the dragonkin, has been revived and is forming an alliance with a fearsome sorcerer named Gharnef. Together, they threaten to the throw the entire continent of Archanea back to an age of chaos and war.
Now, it's up to young Prince Marth and his small band of loyal followers to rise up and rally all those left in the land to make one last desperate push to free Archanea from the tyranny of the Shadow Dragon.
How to progress through the game: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting. Players alternate turns with opponents, moving their pieces units and attacking enemy units on the battlefield. There are dozens of units and different weapons and magic spells, each with its own strategic benefits-high-flying Pegasus knights move effortlessly over varied terrain, fast-moving mounted cavaliers can use swords and lances, unarmed curates use healing staves to mend the wounds of other units and so on.
Known in Japan as "Gyakuten Saiban" Not everyone is innocent until proven guilty! The game presents twisting storylines and intriguing gameplay in a comical anime style. Players must collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies, and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails. Its recipes are enhanced with many demonstrational videos which go beyond the capabilities of printed cook books.
Additional functionalities are included to facilitate the cooking and preparation process. With new Touch Screen swing and putting controls take full control of your swing during training and challenges in Tiger Challenge mode, then take on the best PGA TOUR pros throughout an entire season.
Soon after its arrival, a gaggle of kids vanishes from the island school. Now, Yoshi and the three young superstars must set out on a wild and colorful quest to rescue the kids and investigate the ominous island hovering overhead. Thanks to the power of Nintendo DS, all of the lush vistas and perilous paths of Yoshi's Island span two screens. PopCap games brings Plants vs. Zombies to the Nintendo DS for on the go play.
These mysterious winged people have been living on the floating continent for centuries, but a disturbance has allowed treasure-seeking sky pirates to breach their once-hidden territory.
It falls to Vaan and his band of young sky pirates to stand up against the trespassers, and defend this extraordinary world and its people. Players now have the ability to write any object that comes to mind and modify it in any way they desire using adjectives to reach the goal in each level.
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