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The Nintendo DS is a handheld featuring two screens, one of which is a resistive touchscreen. Four different models are available: the original DS, the DS Lite, the DSi, the DSi XL.
Which DS games are you looking forward too most: April/June 2009
April 2009
Broken Sword: The Shadow of Templars - Director’s Cut
· Intriguing storyline following a journalist’s eyewitness account of a tragic assassination
· DS stylus controls create a whole new level of interaction and accessibility to vibrant and detailed settings
· New hint system prevents players from ever getting stuck on puzzles by offering tips and advice when needed
· New story elements and settings – piecing together events before and after the original Broken Sword
· Exclusive puzzles add new depth to the exploration gameplay
· Stunning hand-drawn illustrations by renowned artist Dave Gibbons
· Animated facial expressions depict empathetic and emotional storytelling
Infinite Space
Tokyo Beat Down
· Beat ‘em up that lets you shoot ‘em up — When fisticuffs aren’t enough, add guns to deliver a whole new brand of justice to the mean streets of Tokyo. Pick up a variety of weapons, ranging from handguns to rocket launchers, for intense action on each level.
· 70’s cop shows have nothing on this — Outrageous style, over-the-top substance, and no holds barred hardboiled police action mix with madcap humour and sharply-written dialogue. Dishing out justice to the seamy underbelly of Tokyo has never been this satisfying.
· Multiple characters & endings — This sordid tale of Tokyo’s criminal set unfolds through the eyes of three different cops with unique play styles. Story branches lead to multiple endings that determine whether you’ll get your shot to beat down the ultimate crime boss.
Touch Mechanic
· Follow an adventurous story line and experience dozens of car modification missions
· Use the DS stylus to simulate the use of a mechanic’s tools – wrench, sander, welder, buffer, etc.
· Use your ever-growing mechanic skill set to solve more advanced car repairs within the designated time limit
· Modify your very own car with dozens of modifiable parts to create your dream ride
· Work with fully rendered 3D automobiles throughout 75 levels of gameplay
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
Join Kairu, a young knight, born with a cursed spirit...
· Vivid environments create a realistic yet imaginative landscape
· 30+ hours of game play with tons of side-quests
· Dark secrets and powerful plot twists create an original and intriguing story line
· Strategically customize your 3 person party from up to 8 unique characters
· 100+ different physical and magical skills/combos
· 100+ different weapons
· 200+ different pieces of armour
Dokopon Journey
· Irresistible board game-RPG combination– This board game and RPG fusion will make you think strategy like never before on Nintendo DS! Customization, strategy, and depth are all yours as you squeeze battling, levelling up, conquering towns, and much more into each turn.
· Playing dirty is the name of the game– This is all-out, winner-take-all competition, where the system favours those that know how to fight dirty! Jump into someone else’s fight, finish off the enemy, and snatch the experience. Mow down your competition and take a reward from their inventory. Use special items to slow down or injure those who get in your way!
· Total multiplayer experience– The zany head-to-head-to-head (-to-head) competition of board games is in full force whether you play alone or in a group! Assign control of each character to a human or one of three computer play styles. Get your friends together and up to 4 can play in single or multi-card mode!
Gardening Mama
· Everyone's favourite Mama from the best-selling Cooking Mama series stars in the brand's first offshoot
· Gameplay in Gardening Mama is very similar to Cooking Mama gameplay--use the stylus as your master garden tool to nurture 35 different flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. Plant, water, fertilize, prune, eliminate pests and then harvest what you've grown!
· Growing live products means that you may experience unexpected results based on your care--flowers can bloom different colours, fruit trees can grow different fruits, etc.
· Multiple modes of play include: Let's Get Growing!; Decorate the Garden!; Make it Fancy!; Cute Treasure Chest; Let's Play Together.
Rhythm Heaven
· 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
· Well-known Japanese music producer TSUNKU♂ helped direct Rhythm Heaven and composed the music for it
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
· Fighting-style combat—Combo attack your enemies and never let them hit the ground to deal the most damage. This unique “juggling” gameplay and timing-based attacks keep every encounter fresh and exciting, unlike most RPGs.
· Story intended for mature RPG gamers—Intended for the more seasoned, older gamers, the story includes more nuanced, complex characters and manages to mix drama, romance, and humour to great effect.
The Dark Spire
· Homage to classic RPGs — Take back the age of the great classic RPGs where you build your perfect party from the ground up. Shrewd strategy is required to navigate tough dungeon floors with limited resources, earning experience by taking on 80 different enemies out to end you.
· Dual dungeon modes — The traditional RPG experience is fully realized in Classic Mode, which offers a black-and-white wireframe dungeon environment reminiscent of the nostalgic PC RPGs. Switch back to Modern Mode to update to the full 3-D atmosphere of the Dark Spire.
· A captivating story of mist and shadow — A second person narrative reaches out from the game to speak to you of codpieces and killer rabbits, enveloping the gamer in an unforgettable adventure that offers three possible endings.
May 2007
Jagged Alliance
Magician’s Quest Mysterious Times
· 1,500 customizable features including clothing, characters, spell upgrades, furniture and accessories
· 52 mysterious adventures for players to solve using their magic abilities
· 150 in game characters each with unique reactions depending on how players interact
· Time based evolution ranging from day to night, week to week over 365 days
· Single player story mode, 2 player co-op or 4 player co-operative play
· Use the standard alphabet or magic alphabet to chat with any player via Wi-Fi
· Using the Nintendo DS™ download stations at retailers consumers can access additional items for their game.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
· Innovative hybrid combat system — Elements of tactical and traditional RPGs come together to provide gamers with fresh new ways to fight enemies.
· Ultimate character customization — Choose your stat points and unique skills as you develop your characters, and also apply the same level of customization to the demons to collect and fuse. Every play session promises to be completely different as you find new ways to advance your characters and demons.
· Branching story — Devil Survivor provides a narrative wrought with emotion and conviction, but also one with multiple endings. Your fate is determined by the path you choose...
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009
· Includes cards from the latest booster pack, “Crimson Crisis”
· Featuring 2,800 cards from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, more cards than any other Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship title
· Includes 2 exciting modes of gameplay in one game, 5D’s Story Mode and World Championship Mode
· Battle in single player mode or against Yu-Gi-Oh! gamers around the world via Wi-Fi
· Stunning 3D gameplay environments in the World Championship Mode
· Game will include 3 exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards
June 2009
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
From San Francisco's Chinatown to the lush jungles of Panama, Indy must use his whip, fists and wits to fight through ruthless opposition as he spars with his nemesis, Magnus Völler, in a race for a relic of biblical proportions — the Staff of Moses.
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings features completely interactive environments, where players need to call upon their wits and daring to make each spring-loaded environment a weapon in order to dispense of foes in clever and unexpected ways. Also, embark upon thrilling action sequences that remain true to the spirit established in scenes such as Indy's pursuit of the motorcade in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mine-cart scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and the free-for-all aboard the tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
· On the Nintendo DS, use the stylus as the whip to swing over pits, brawl with enemies and to explore the world
· Explore exotic locations around the globe in an all-new story that puts you on an epic quest for the Staff of Moses
· Engage in burst gunplay moments and use careful aim and the environment to take out enemies
· Face overwhelming odds and escape signature run-for-your-life moments, like a daring escape from a collapsing temple, by matching fast-paced onscreen gesture prompts
· Experience thrilling chases and control vehicles — fly a biplane in a canyon trench, take the reigns of a wild elephant through the streets of Istanbul and navigate a raft down a raging river
· Cooperative gameplay mode allows you and a friend to brave the challenges in a variety of game modes in an entirely new quest with a familiar character never playable before in an Indy game
· Unlock four-player versus mode where you and your friends go head-to-head in a real biplane combat or take on three of your friends in a free for all tank battle!
Overlord: Minions
Controlling the Special Farces team of four, players negotiate fiendish levels and take on a huge range of warped enemies to hunt down the Kindred, a cult dedicated to resurrecting the mighty Dragon Kin, a race of humanoid dragon hybrids, determined to replace the Overlord's despotism with their own. Extending the Overlord series' trademark humour, gameplay focuses on the mischievous physical comedy of the minion's antics and is delivered in a stylised cartoon visual style.
EDIT: Missed a big one - consider this as P - the doubled up Indiana..
Oh man, I am such a dick - first i forget Knights in Nightmare, then I tell you to vote other and there isn't one :-( I repeat, I am a dick.
Knights in Knightmare
Certain to be one of the most innovative titles of 2009, Knights in the Nightmare is wholly unique. Not easily placed in any one genre, the game requires players to throw out everything they know about roleplaying and strategy games and embrace something altogether new and fresh. Frantic, energetic action mixes with thoughtprovoking tactical gameplay, all within a beautifully-rendered fantasy setting and presented through a captivating, emotional narrative. Dripping with style and originality, Knights in the Nightmare delivers an unforgettable experience.
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