[12]
Publisher=Phoenix Games B.V.
Developer=NorthPole Studio Co., Ltd.
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/12
Description=12 is a compilation title of twelve small games on the Nintendo DS.  They range from puzzle to top-down shooting, to racing, puzzle and more.  The twelve games included are:<br><br>Mr. Oil<br>You control a man who catches bottles of oil that are being thrown by a woman on the other side of a road.  Every so often a dog will run across the screen, and you'll need to press down on the Control Pad to avoid it.<br><br>Dice<br>This game is a puzzle-game where you match three of the same kind of dice to clear them.  When you clear a set of dice, the surrounding dice change their numbers, possibly resulting in additional chains for extra points.<br><br>Fun Fishing<br>Select from a variety of different fishing spots, then get ready to fish.  Cast your rod, then when a fish is hooked, reel it in by holding down on the Control Pad.<br><br>Fill Love<br>A Tetris-like puzzle game where you match like colored hearts.  If you place three in a row, they disappear.  If you place four in a square, they transform in a big heart, and then can be cleared in the normal way, but are worth more points.<br><br>Moon<br>You control a cat with a horn, and must herd sleeping mice back into their mouse hole.  If you do not do so before time runs out, a pink cat runs on-screen and catches them.<br><br>Bang Bang Balloon<br>You control a man on a platform.  You can move him up and down, and shoot darts.  Your goal is to shoot as many of the balloons that are floating up off-screen as possible.<br><br>Egg Adventure<br>Egg Adventure is a platform game.  You control an egg who climbs ladders, dodges enemies and collects hay while on his way to the goal.  Reaching the goal completes the level.<br><br>Kuo<br>Kuo is a top-down shooter set underwater.  Instead of controlling a spaceship, you control a turtle.  You can spin-dash with L and R, and in addition to your normal gun, you have smart bombs which can be used to destroy all on-screen enemies.<br><br>Lolli Rolling<br>In this game, you control a hamster riding a watermelon, who is juggling.  You must use the Control Pad to dodge obstacles along the path, while keeping the juggling constant by pressing the corresponding buttons on the right of the screen as they scroll down between the red lines.<br><br>Match 2<br>In this game, there are a set of cards laid face down.  You must flip over three cards, in the hope that they match up.  When you match a trio, they are removed from the set.  There are also bomb cards, which remove surrounding cards.<br><br>Testy Grill<br>This game is a action-puzzle game where you grill as many different foods on a grill as possible, making sure not to burn them.  When they're cooked, you pick them up to eat them.  The person to eat the most in the contest wins.<br><br>Buffy Racing 2<br>This is a top-down racing game where you control a bull.  You must beat the other bulls to win the race.  Pressing L activates a turbo, while pressing R drops a cow pat that acts like an oil slick.

[1701 A.D.: Dawn of Discovery]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/1701-ad-dawn-of-discovery
Description=1701 A.D.: Dawn of Discovery is about exploring, building and establishing your settlement and it is about government and control. The basic gameplay is similar to the PC version: the player constructs buildings to create production cycles and to satisfy the population's needs which increase over time. Because of that he needs to expand his settlement or trade to gain additional resources. Even if it is not the focus of the game the player also has the possibility to solve conflicts with military actions. The main difference is that the game contents are reduced to the most necessary, e.g. simpler production circles, less buildings and less units.<br><br>There are three different game modes. A campaign which includes 15 missions divided in five chapters, continuous game where you can play as long as you want and a multiplayer mode where you can play with up to four players.

[1912: Titanic Mystery]
Publisher=Foreign Media|Purple Hills
Developer=Joindots GmbH|Ocean Media LLC
Released=2010
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/1912-titanic-mystery
Description=On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a replica is launched to complete the maiden voyage interrupted by the tragic events one century before. However, one of the passengers receives a note about a bomb hidden somewhere on the boat. The passenger must follow the clues left behind by the terrorist, searching the ship to find the device and prevent another tragedy.<br><br>1912: Titanic Mystery is a hidden object game with adventure elements, where the main objective is to find and click on all the items listed at the left side of the screen, on the various rooms and other locations filled with scattered items around the ship. All the locations have three gameplay sections: initially the player has to find several instances of the same item, then search for a list of objects and finally collect all the pieces of a special tool, that appears as a picture below the list.<br><br>The tool has to be dragged and dropped on a specific portion of the scenery to access one of the mini-games. These puzzles have to be solved to complete the scene and move to the next one. The mini-games appear on a window at the center of the screen, where the player must reassemble jigsaw puzzles, find all the differences between two similar images, decode Morse code messages with a machine and perform other similar activities. They can be skipped, with a penalty of 10 minutes. The hint button is a pile of lifesavers, showing the position of one of the required items when activated. Extra buoys can be found on each location, with a maximum of 6 stored at any time. The completed puzzles can be replayed from the main menu.

[7 Wonders of the Ancient World]
Publisher=MumboJumbo, LLC
Developer=Hot Lava Games
Released=Sep 17, 2007
Systems=BREW|iPad|J2ME|PlayStation 2|PSP|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/7-wonders-of-the-ancient-world
Description=7 Wonders of the Ancient World is a Bejeweled-type puzzle game. The game boards are set against the fabled 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. In the main Story mode you need to build wonders over time one after another starting with The Great Pyramid in Giza then moving to the mysterious Hanging Gardens of Babylon and other wonders. To do so, you will need to match runes on materials blocks to destroy them. After the wonder was opened in story mode it would be available to play in all other modes. There are around 56 levels in the game and 3 difficulty modes to play. Board size and configuration depend on the wonder you're currently trying to build.
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[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 16, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ace-attorney-investigations-miles-edgeworth
Description=After returning from a business trip overseas, prosecutor Miles Edgeworth enters his office to discover that something has been stolen...as well as a corpse!  With his faithful (but slightly dimwitted) detective partner, Dick Gumshoe, as well as his own sharp mind, this is one criminal that will regret being so brash as to cross Prosecutor Edgeworth!<br><br>In Ace Attorney Investigations, you become Phoenix Wright's prosecuting rival, Miles Edgeworth.  Unlike previous Ace Attorney games, you do not take part in courtroom battles.  Instead, you examine crime scenes, collect evidence and counter-argue inconsistent theories as to how the crime took place.  Exploring specific locations in crime scenes will make Edgeworth store an idea in his memory, under a "Logic" section.  When enough ideas are formed, the player can link up related ideas up to prove that new evidence is relevant or to form a counterargument.

[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 21, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/advance-wars-days-of-ruin
Description=The second Advance Wars game for the Nintendo DS brings a more serious tone to the previously lighthearted take on war. The past Advance Wars characters are replaced with a new cast fighting for survival in a meteor-destroyed world.<br><br>A turn-based strategy game, the player captures cites and factories to produce more units in an effort to destroy the enemy force or capture all their buildings. Commanding Officers (COs) that used to be omnipresent are now attached to an individual unit, providing benefits to your units in the vicinity of the CO. COs also have powers that affect the entire field that are charged up by dealing damage to enemies near the CO.

[Advance Wars: Dual Strike]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 22, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/advance-wars-dual-strike
Description=In this entry of the long running Wars series you once again command the Allied Nations army against the vile Black Hole. It is a traditional turn-based strategy game.<br><br>Choose from a handful of COs (commanding officers), each with his own unique CO power that can change the flow of a battle, and battle it out with seven new units never before seen in the series such as the Stealth bomber and the Megatank. The COs gain experience points for won battles which can be used to improve his battle skills.<br><br>Besides the known campaign and multiplayer modes from the predecessors this entry features two new playing modes: Survival (survive as long as possible while participating into one fight after another) and Combat (real-time battles with just one unit per player). The game also utilizes the unique abilities of the Nintendo DS, e.g. fighting multiple battles at once with the dual screen or easy unit commanding and map building with the stylus.

[Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders]
Publisher=The Adventure Company
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Nov, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders
Description=Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is based on the famous same-titled book. The player assumes the role of Captain Hastings and assists Hercule Poirot in his search for a serial killer. The killer finds his victims following an alphabetical pattern, the first victim is a woman named Ascher from Andover, the second victim comes from Bexhill and so on. The 'Classic Story' mode follows the original story from the novel, whereas the 'Free Story' mode has the same victims, suspects and witnesses but their testimonies and motives are different - as well as the identity of the killer.<br><br>To stop the murderer in his tracks, players travel from location to location to inspect crime scenes, interrogate suspects and question witnesses. Before travelling and while talking to people, math and logic problems must be solved. Some of these are directly related to the story, for instance calculating which train is the fastest or which suspect could have been in the vicinity when the murder took place. Answers are given by writing them down on the Touchscreen. Scattered across the locations, small icons are hidden that when touched will give you some trivia about Agatha Christie and her work, as well as clues to the final puzzle, "Poirot's Lost Puzzle".

[Age of Empires: Mythologies]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/age-of-empires-mythologies
Description=Inspired by Age of Empires, Age of Empires: Mythologies brings the franchise to the Nintendo DS in a turn-based form.<br><br>Players take command of one of three civilizations (the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Norse) and fight their way through three story-based campaigns. At players' disposal is a large variety of structures, monuments, heroes, mythological units, and powerful god powers, and players must balance their economy with strong battle tactics to conquer their foes everywhere from the Great Pyramids to the Underworld itself.<br><br>The game also features skirmish modes, multiplayer modes (hotseat, local Wi-Fi, and internet play), and over 30 unlockable achievements.

[Age of Empires: The Age of Kings]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Backbone Entertainment
Released=Feb 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/age-of-empires-the-age-of-kings
Description=Based upon Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, this addition to the Age of Empires series shifts from its real time strategy roots to a DS exclusive turn-based strategy title, though the same goals still apply. Command and rule.<br><br>Using the DS touch screen, players must guide their chosen empire in a series of battle campaigns, utilizing a number of units, strategies, and hero units in battle, while also constructing a town to provide new units and upgrades.<br><br>Five different civilizations are available: Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens, and the Japanese. Each has a unique hero unit, for example Richard the Lionheart (Britons), Minamoto Yoshitsune (Japanese), Joan of Arc (Franks) or Genghis Khan (Mongols), who all provide a number of advancements during battle.

[Akagawa Jirou Mystery: Tsuki no Hikari - Shizumeru Kane no Satsujin]
Publisher=
Developer=
Released=Nov 06, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/akagawa-jirou-mystery-tsuki-no-hikari-shizumeru-kane-no-satsujin
Description=Based on the novel by Akagawa Jirou, the story puts you in a role of a high-school teacher who due to a painful breakup leaves his old workplace and comes to a far away place to start a new job at Bell Garden school. While taking a stroll, a woman's scream is heard... you run to see what is happening, and the mystery begins. You can select main character to be a man or a woman, which slightly influences the game scenario (when the player is a man, his partner will be a woman and vice-versa).<br><br>Game progress advances as a mystery novel. As the case becomes obvious you will investigate and use deductive skills to find out the culprit and the motive behind the crime. During the gameplay you can visit various places and check the map of the Bell Garden school and its surroundings. During investigation and story progress, you will use a character correlation diagram to connect a certain person with the matter at hand. Also, the diagram can be used to make relations between characters (for example to mark them as lovers). Story can have more endings, depending on the player's deduction and skills to solve the case. After a solved case, if available, a new scenario will open.

[Alex Rider: Stormbreaker]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Altron Corporation
Released=Sep 27, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/alex-rider-stormbreaker_
Description=Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is a game based on the British movie Stormbreaker. The story features a a fourteen year-old orphan called Alex who lives with his uncle Ian Rider, which is a spy of the MI6. In one mission Ian dies, and that's when Alex begins to investigate and he discovers that his uncle was a spy for the MI6. Then, the young boy is recruited by the MI6 to go undercover in an operation to investigate Herod Sayle who is going to give a Stormbreaker Computer to every school in Britain.<br><br>The game features screen captures of the film to convey the story and capitalizes on the action sequences in the movie.<br><br>The player controls Alex from a third person perspective in a 3D game world. The player gets to play stealth missions and combat missions, as well as driving vehicles and different mini games such as playing snooker against the AI, horse riding and going down a rope slide. Each mission has different bosses and many items to collect.

[The Aly & AJ Adventure]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Frame Studios Interactive
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/aly-aj-adventure
Description=Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka and Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka are a teen pop duo who write music and act in movies. In this game they start a tour to perform in four different cities around the world (Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, and London). Players  take on the role of their new assistant who has to see to all their needs through a collection of mini-games. After creating a customized character, the player needs to complete different mini-games to prepare for the concert. Based on the performance, a thermometer fills up with a ranking of stars. A minimum of stars is needed to enter the final change and all games on the map need to be completed with at least an "A". When all the games in the buildings have been completed, the concert in that city becomes available where a rhythm game needs to be completed in the vein of Elite Beat Agents.<br><br>The games require the player to clean graffiti, help with the rehearsals through dance sessions and even educate the girls primary school skills by having them recognize their own photographs and match objects. Multiplayer is available for two players and in the A&A Player mode, players can listen to the unlocked songs and play any mini-game.

[Animal Boxing]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Gammick Entertainment S.L.
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/animal-boxing
Description=After arriving at the Animal Village, you try desperately to fit in and make friends.  After almost succeeding, a boxing gym opens and all the animals join up.  Looks like you'll have to take part, too.  Get ready to box!<br><br>Animal Boxing is a game that requires you to hold the Nintendo DS upside down to play.  The player uses the touch screen to punch in a variety of ways - tapping your opponent throws a standard punch, swiping horizontally throws a hook, and swiping upwards throws an uppercut.  By holding the stylus on-screen longer, you can charge power for a more powerful punch.  The Control Pad is used to dodge left and right, as well as block.<br><br>As your boxer takes and delivers hits, their Anger Meter increases.  When it is at its maximum, your boxer fills with rage, and all of their attacks become more powerful for a limited time.  This can be used to turn the tide in a match.  However, opponents can also use this tactic, meaning that blocking and dodging become very important during these moments!<br><br>As with other boxing games, your goal is to defeat your opponents in a series of bouts to win the championship belts.  Once you defeat the champion, you'll win the belt and progress to the next championship.  Each championship you win unlocks new animals to fight against in the Vs. Animal matches, as well as new items to decorate your boxer with.

[Animal Crossing: Wild World]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo EAD
Released=Dec 05, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/animal-crossing-wild-world
Description=Animal Crossing: Wild World is the newest entry in the Animal Crossing series. Just like in the previous version, players assume the role of a new resident in a town populated and run by animals. Players can interact with townsfolk, write letters, send presents, dig for fossils, fish, and perform other activities. The game also runs in realtime and utilizes the Nintendo DS' internal clock and calender to keep track of special events that occur on certain dates.<br><br>New additions in Wild World include Touch Screen support and Online Play. The touch screen gives players finer control when performing certain activities like designing clothes and creating constellations. The other major addition, Online Play, lets up to 4 players interact with each other through local wireless or via Internet through Nintendo WiFi. Players can open up their town gates and invite players on their Friends List to visit their town. Visiting players can chat with each other, play games like Hide-and-Go-Seek, or interact with local residents and shops. Other additions to Wild World include new characters, items, and events.

[Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=Warthog Sweden
Released=Nov 14, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/animaniacs-lights-camera-action
Description=Warner Bros. Studios is in massive financial debt - one zillion dollars worth of debt, to be precise!  And it's all because of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot!  Their madcap destruction has caused this dire financial situation, and the CEO, Thaddeus Plotz, has issued an ultimatum: either deliver three feature films on time and as cheaply as possible...or be locked in the Water Tower forever!<br><br>In Lights, Camera, Action!, the player controls all three Animaniacs, as well as Pinky and The Brain.  Each Animaniac has their own abilities and drawbacks - for example, The Brain can activate complex switches, but cannot jump due to his large head, while Dot can glide through the air with her skirt, but refuses to push anything as it will damage her nails.  It's up to the player to switch between each Animaniac as they make their way through each scene, performing the required tasks given by the director.<br><br>The Animaniacs are also never in any real danger - they're only filming.  However, they must always pick up film reels to keep the cameras rolling.  If the player runs out of film, it's game over.  Otherwise, if you fall into water or get hurt, you'll just have to restart the last scene that the director asked you to perform.

[Ankh]
Publisher=XIDER
Developer=VIS entertainment ltd
Released=2008
Systems=Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ankh
Description=Ankh is a remake of the 1998 RISC OS point-and-click adventure Ankh: The Tales of Mystery. Assil, a young Egyptian architect's son, steals the key of the great pyramid in Cairo to throw a party, but once inside he accidentally knocks over some ancient urns. Struck by a death curse of a disturbed mummy, he has very little time left. At the same time, however, he receives the magical ankh, and he may be about to meet the woman of his dreams. The pharaoh is the only one who can help you, but you are just a pleb, so you need to travel through the Egyptian locale and find a way to attract his attention.<br><br>The game uses a 3D engine with a fixed camera and everything is controlled by the mouse. Upon hovering over items, the appropriate action appears: walking, running, looking, picking up, talking or using. Items are gathered in the inventory at the top of the screen. You can examine them, use them in the environment, or combine to create a new item. At certain moments, you control multiple characters and need to exchange items to solve the puzzles. The tab button brings up a list of all open quests.<br><br>Although there is no time dependency, the curse's effects become visible when the magic takes over control of Assil's body, and mystical tattoos appear progressively. The graphics and humour are reminiscent of the LucasArts adventures, and Telltale Games, with many ex-LucasArts employees aboard, took on an advisory role for the project.

[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 19, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/apollo-justice-ace-attorney
Description=It's seven years after the events seen in Trials and Tribulations, and Phoenix Wright has shouted his last "Objection!".  Taking his place in the court is a new Ace Attorney, the young rookie, Apollo Justice.  Does he have what it takes to clear his clients of their guilt?<br><br>Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is the fourth game in the Ace Attorney series, and the first to be designed from the ground up for the Nintendo DS.  In addition to the now-familiar courtroom action and investigation, Apollo also gets to take part in forensic investigation, such as taking plaster casts and dusting for prints.  Players can also examine their inventory in three dimensions, as clues can sometimes be hidden out of normal sight.<br><br>Apollo also has a special talent - the ability to perceive people's nervous habits.  If a witness' testimony appears to be rock solid, Apollo can still crack it by taking note of their nervous habit that they perform whenever they're lying, and catch them in the act by shouting out "GOTCHA!".

[Aquarium by DS]
Publisher=Bold Games
Developer=Ertain Corporation
Released=Mar, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/aquarium-by-ds
Description=Aquarium by DS is a fish tank simulation in which the player can choose from 30 different underwater animals.  Additionally, the player can customize their tank in size and add different backgrounds and accessories like plants, rocks or even buildings like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. New fish types can be unlocked by taking good care of the aquariums residents.<br><br>And that's the aim of the game, taking care of the fish in the tank. They need to be fed, the tank has to be cleaned and water temp and salinity have to be adjusted to create a perfect environment. A wrong environment or an unsuitable mix of animals in the tank will result in the death of the players pets. Instead of swimming dead at the surface or bloody death animations they simply disappear from the screen. Not playing the game for a few days and therefore not feeding, will result in a deadly surprise, too.<br><br>Using the Wi-Fi-feature of the DS the player can swap fishes with other players.

[Arctic Tale]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Atomic Planet Entertainment Limited
Released=Oct 25, 2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/arctic-tale
Description=Arctic Tale is based on the National Geography documentary of the same name. Players control a polar bear (both cub and adult) trying to survive in a harsh climate of snowy landscapes. There are eleven stages where the little bear explores the environment, searches for foods and collects paw prints that unlock pictures in a photo gallery and additional chapters. Later, two other animals can be controlled as well: a walrus that is also able to explore underwater environment, the fast Arctic fox able to hunt down rabbits and an orca whale.<br><br>The levels consist of free-roaming environments, on land or underwater, where the animals need to gather food to avoid having the heart icon fade away. While playing 16 different mini-games can be accessed where the player can earn bronze, silver and golds awards to unlock additional chapters. These games include Ice Slide (obstacle course), Shuffle (slide to the center of a ring), Food Fight, Ice Flow Rodeo (control a broken piece of ice through rough currents), Survive the Cold (cross an icy area using shelters to hide from the cold), Catch-a-Seal, Ice Sheet, Clam Scavenge (find eight hidden clams), Herd Flow (guide an ice block without hitting anything), Walrus Hunt, Orca Race and more.
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[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=AWE Games
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader_
Description=Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is based off the Fox TV game show of the same name and features the voice and CGI likeness of its host, Jeff Foxworthy.<br><br>The set-up is the same as the shows, where there are 10 questions ranging from $1,000 to $1,000,000 and consists of grade school subjects such as grammar, animal science, astronomy, among many other subjects. The game board is divided with grades one through five listed with two questions a piece, which is randomized after each game. The player can also choose which grade and subject to answer at any time.<br><br>At the beginning of the game they choose one from five different classmates (Amanda, Cynthia, Joseph, Edward, and Logan), each with their own subject specialties and changes a student after two questions. They can use these classmates to either "copy" (which lets the player use the answer of their classmate) and "peek" (which lets the player take a look at their classmates answer and help them decide). There is also a "save" cheat that saves the player in case both they and their classmate both get a question wrong. Also, a player can "drop out" at anytime and end the game with the money they have won.<br><br>The first nine questions are given to the player in the form of multiple choice, however the final $1,000,000 question requires the player to manual spell out the answer. Additionally, a player can not use a "cheat" or "drop out", once they choose to answer the question, they must answer it. While the game's rules are identical to those of the TV show, one main difference is that their is no time limit, giving the player an ample opportunity to "cheat" in their own way.

[Arkanoid DS]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Jun 17, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/arkanoid-ds
Description=The latest version of Taito's classic game: Arkanoid.<br>It features the classic gameplay of the previous games, the player controls the Spaceship VAUS (a moving platform at the base of the lower screen) and its energy ball to destroy the color block (in the upper screen) through each levels.<br>As usual, there are various power-ups to help through the game (laser, slow ball, duplicate balls, next level, etc.)<br><br>The game has one player mode, multiplayer and vs COM modes.<br><br>The one player mode consists of the Clear mode and the Quest mode.<br><br>The Clear mode is a series of 7 zones of 5 rounds each. There is a total of 28 zones in the game. At the end of the Clear modes, Ananke (the main character and pilot of the VAUS) frees one of his captured friends, these friend's VAUS can then be used in the game.<br><br>In the Quest mode, each previously played round is available to replay with a specific challenge (Break all blocks of one color within time limit, or ball launch limit, etc.) Each round gives points that can be used at the shop to buy in-game features to customize it (Blocks shapes, VAUS, backgrounds, etc.)<br><br>The VS Com and Multiplayer are similar. You must defeat either the Com or another friend in either Bust All or Bust Color match. The quickest to achieve the goal wins. There is also new power-ups that hinder the opponent.

[Arthur and the Invisibles: The Game]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Neko Entertainment
Released=Jan 09, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/arthur-and-the-invisibles-the-game_
Description=Arthur and the Invisibles is an officially licensed game for the French film of the same name (Arthur et les Minimoys in French). Unlike the action adventure games of the same name for the PC, PlayStation 2, PSP and Game Boy Advance, the Nintendo DS version features completely different game play.<br><br>The game's challenge mode features 90 different micro games which can be played. Each game tests the player's reflexes. Most of these games are played with the stylus. Games have to be unlocked through setting good scores. A number of micro games can be played in multi-player through WiFi.<br><br>Additionally the game features a Virtual Pet Simulator mode. In this game mode the player has to take care of a fictional fluffy flying creature from the film called a "Mul Mul". The player can unlock items in the challenge mode that can be used to entertain the Mul Mul. Players can stroke and slap the pet using the stylus. It is also possible to let Mul Mul breed with other player's Mul Mul through the DS's wireless capabilities.

[Asphalt: Urban GT]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Gameloft S.A.
Released=Nov 21, 2004
Systems=N-Gage
Genre=Racing / Driving|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/asphalt-urban-gt
Description=Race through modern city streets in licensed model automobiles in this high-tech racing game that can be played solo or against other competitors. Up to 4 players can race against each other in a selection of wireless multiplayer modes.<br><br>Speed through the metropolitan streets of New York City, Miami, Las Vegas, Paris and Tokyo. Or choose the palm lined streets on the island of Cuba, the airstrip at the Bagota Airport, the sandy terrain of Chernobyl in the Ukraine, or an unnamed USA Speedway.<br><br>Pick your car from numerous models: Aston Martin, Shelby Cobra Concept, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford GT, Hummer, Jaguar, Lotus Exige, several Lamborghinis and Volkswagen Beetle and more. Then choose how much to tweak it. Over 30 specs on your car can be fine-tuned for performance or just for looks.<br><br>Various screen views (aka "camera modes") are possible besides full screen mode. The split screen mode has the full-color race action at the top, while the bottom shows the track map, your progress and other stats.

[Asphalt: Urban GT 2]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Virtuos Ltd.
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=J2ME|N-Gage|PSP
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/asphalt-urban-gt-2
Description=The sequel to Asphalt: Urban GT continues the fast-paced racing of the original game with various additions. Races take place on eight locations all over the world. While racing, smashing other cars, or avoiding the police, there is cash to collect. Money becomes available by risky driving, wiping out opponents or cops, or by picking up items. When a certain cash level is reached, new elements are opened up, such as parts to tune the car (for free), new tracks, new vehicles, or a new game mode. For the first time in the series, bikes are also available.<br><br>While racing, a boost meter can be built up by picking up specific items or taking out other cars. A double boost can be applied for high speeds, while a double tap to the right or the left makes the car drift. By ignoring all driving regulations, a wanted meter slowly builds up. The cops will chase with regular patrol cars, helicopters, or they will set up a road block.<br><br>The game offers 4 modes:<br><br>1. Evolution: race for the first place.<br><br>2. Duel: race against a single opponent, with a bet. The higher the prize, the tougher the cops are.<br><br>3. Beat 'Em All: win the race by wiping out all opponents before the finish line is reached.<br><br>4. Cop Chase: play as patrol car and wipe out all illegal racers.<br><br>The game's theme song is a digitized version of Moby's Lift Me Up (which is also the intro music for UK TV's Formula One racing coverage) and the girls of the pop group The Pussycat Dolls make an appearance before and after each race.

[Assassin's Creed: Altar's Chronicles]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Gameloft S.A.
Released=Feb 05, 2008
Systems=Android|iPhone
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/assassins-creed-altars-chronicles
Description=Set in 1190, Altaïr's Chronicles is conceived as a prequel to the original console version of Assassin's Creed. This time, we learn how Altaïr becomes an assassin while looking for an artifact through different cities. It is said that this artifact, known as "the chalice", can give its owner the power to stop the Crusades.<br><br>The game is presented as a side-scroller with guided 3D paths. That is, the player has freedom to move in 3 dimensions, as the use of rooftops will be very extensive, but limited to a given path. As in the previous game, Altaïr shows the usual abilities of combat, stealth and parkour-like displacement, that will help him to find alternative routes or fight the enemies if there is not other way. Other abilities such as interrogation and pickpocketing is performed this time through mini-games, that make use of the touch screen of the DS. In addition, Altaïr can gain new abilities through gathering of blue orbs scattered through the maps (short of gaining "experience").

[Asterix at the Olympic Games]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Étranges Libellules S.A.|Smack Down Productions
Released=Nov 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/asterix-at-the-olympic-games_
Description=Asterix at the Olympic Games  is licensed from the comic and live action film of the same name. In this sports game the player controls Asterix, Obelix or Dogmatix (Idéfix in most countries) from the French comic series Astérix le Gaulois.<br><br>Unlike the version for Windows, Wii, Playstation 2 and Xbox 360, which is a full fledged 3D action adventure game combined with minigames, the Nintendo DS version focuses completely on the minigames. The plot, combat sequences and puzzle solving have been removed from the game.<br><br>The game does comes with 120 different Olympic challenges. The challenges are divided in 4 categories: Roman, Greek, Gallic and Egyptian. Each challenged is played by rubbing the stylus over the touchpad in a certain way or in a few cases blowing into the microphone. Challenges range from actual Olympic sports like disc throwing to children's games like hula hoops. Players need to obtain at least a bronze medal to continue to the next challenge.

[Astrix & Oblix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix]
Publisher=Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Developer=Mistic Software Inc.
Released=Nov, 2006
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/astrix-oblix-xxl-2-mission-wifix
Description=Astérix & Obélix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix is 3d action game based on the French comic Astérix. It is a port of the Windows and PlayStation 2 title Astérix & Obélix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum. Like in the Playstation 2 and Windows version of the game Astérix and Obélix have to travel to Caesar's amusement park &quot;Las Vegum&quot; to rescue the captive druids. The two will have to fight their way through Roman soldiers in the various differently themed areas of the park. You can switch between Astérix and Obélix at any time and use their respective strengths and weaknesses to overcome certain obstacles.<br><br>These hand-held versions also come with multi-player support. Both games feature wireless two-player co-op and a four-player Arena Team Battle.

[ATV Quad Frenzy]
Publisher=Majesco Sales, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=Nov 14, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/atv-quad-frenzy
Description=ATV Quad Frenzy is a 3D ATV off-road racing game.  It focuses largely on the handling of the vehicles and the way they reacts to the bumps of the track.  This means paying attention to the suspension and it also means big air, where you can perform tricks by selecting a trick with the select button, then holding the A and B buttons.<br><br>There are a variety of ATVs and five modes to choose from.  The modes are practice, quick race, championship race circuit, championship pro circuit and a multiplayer head-to-head mode.<br><br>The game includes a virtual garage in which players can upgrade their ATVs through a touch-screen interface.  Tires, suspension, etc can be replaced.

[ATV: Thunder Ridge Riders / Monster Trucks Mayhem]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=Aug 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/atv-thunder-ridge-riders-monster-trucks-mayhem
Description=This double pack includes two separate racing games, selected from the main menu.<br><br>ATV: Thunder Ridge Riders<br>Players race using ATVs (All-Terrain Vehicles) in different game modes such as Quick Game, Career Mode or Timed Checkpoint. Multiplayer games are supported as well. The top screen shows the vehicles and on the racing track from a third-person perspective, while the bottom screen contains statistics such as the standings, a timer and a mini-map of the track. Racing is very straightforward: steering, acceleration, boost, brakes and reverse. In the Career mode players need a good result to advance. They can also pick up money icons to upgrade the vehicle in the Mod Shop with new tires, engines, shocks or turbo boosts.<br><br>Monster Truck Mayhem<br>This game focuses on monster truck racing with game modes such as Quick Game, Career and Multiplayer. There are different trucks to compete at two types of events: Track Races (regular racing) and Crunch Melee (crunch more cars than the competition). The screens are divided just like ATV: Thunder Ridge Riders with similar controls. In the Career mode players need to do well to advance and they use money pick-ups from the races to upgrade the trucks with new engines, stocks, tires, nitro boost and turbo boost.

[Avalon Code]
Publisher=Marvelous Entertainment USA, Inc.|XSEED Games
Developer=Matrix Software
Released=Mar 10, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/avalon-code
Description=Avalon Code is a hack and slash Action-RPG that takes place in a world about to end.  Choosing between a male or female avatar, the player is given the Book of Prophecy from which the world will be remade.  Everything in the world can be scanned and recorded into the Book of Prophecy, and players can further redefine an entry's properties by mixing and matching pieces of code.  <br><br>Codes in Avalon Code are Tetris-like chunks which fit into each book entry's grid of available code space.  Think of these codes like genes in a DNA sequence that you can grab and move with the stylus.  For example, elemental properties (such as fire) can be incorporated into a weapon, allowing you to melt ice.  Removing codes from enemies allows you to weaken them, making them easier to dispatch.<br><br>Players string together light combos and can perform charged special moves.  Additionally, the player can begin a Judgment Link which juggles the enemy higher and higher (with proper timing) which yields precious HP, MP and Gem bonuses.  Dungeons are somewhat unique in that each room is a timed challenge, with requirements such as hitting all switches, defeating all enemies, Judgment Linking xN, and/or various combinations of these.

[Avatar: The Last Airbender]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=THQ Studio Australia
Released=Oct 10, 2006
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|PSP|Wii|Xbox
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/avatar-the-last-airbender
Description=You play as the characters Aang, Katara, Haru, and Sokka (all characters from the Nickelodeon cartoon of the same name) in this action adventure title. The game follows the context of the cartoon, in which the world is split up into four nations each dedicated to an element; earth, air, water and fire. Your primary character, Aang, is the newest incarnation of the Avatar, capable of mastering all four elements. The adventure of this game takes place between the first and second seasons on the cartoon, and is a completely separate side-story.<br><br>As with most games of the action adventure genre, you view the game from a top-down viewpoint and travel around areas fighting monsters and looking for specific items required for quests to progress further through the game. The game unfolds over several chapters, and once you move on from one chapter you cannot backtrack to previous areas.<br><br>As your characters levels increase with experience, they will gain new bending powers. Also as you progress through the game you will find new armor and equipment for the playable characters to use.

[Away: Shuffle Dungeon]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Artoon Co., Ltd.|Mistwalker Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 29, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/away-shuffle-dungeon
Description=Away: Shuffle Dungeon is an RPG dungeon exploring game mixed with puzzle solving.  The player takes control of a young hero by the name of Sword who settles down in Webb village for a nice quiet life.  While living there, however, he notices strange happenings, people are disappearing and nobody seems to be bothered and after some investigating he learns that for over 100 years that people have been disappearing one by one by a mysterious evil force.  Determined to find what is going on he sets out on a quest to bring back the missing villagers.<br><br>The gameplay has RPG elements, where the player explores the town in a 3D view, talking to villagers and buying various items and weapons used to fight various monsters scattered throughout the world.  There is also a 2D dungeon view, where the player must find various musical instruments to enter these dungeons to find and return missing villagers.  The player explores these dungeons, defeating enemies and finding items to use against their enemies including magical creatures called Fupongs, which have unique magical powers and can be used to ward off monsters.<br><br>Exploring these dungeons have a hidden danger where after a certain amount of time the dungeon will shuffle, moving items, enemies and villagers around and even at times trap the player.  Treasure chests can also be found, using this gold to buy various weapons and items and villagers found and returned back the village can open up new shops and more and improved items.<br><br>There is also online capabilities where players can go team up against boss monsters in "Raid Battle Mode" including special armor and weapons designed exclusively just for multiplayer.  Hironobu Sakaguchi is involved in bringing the game to life and features the music of Nobuo Uematsu.  Also Naoto Oshima, most notably the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog designed the characters for the game.

[B-17: Fortress in the Sky]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/b-17-fortress-in-the-sky
Description=B-17: Fortress in the Sky has the player join the air war over Germany during World War II in the autumn of 1944. The B-17 Flying Fortress "Lucky 25" has just completed its 24 mission successfully and now needs to do one more before turning home. The way back to the States will be long, as 25 missions above countries such as France, The Netherlands and Germany need to be completed first, controlling the crew of the aircraft.<br><br>The game can be played in two modes: Novice (3 additional bombers in reserve and automatic tracking of enemy aircraft) or Ace (2 additional bombers in reserve, manual gunner views and more damage). Before each mission, a short briefing is given by a commander where the goals are explained, with primary and secondary targets. The screens show the gameplay, as well as a status area (position in the B-17, sustained damage, remaining aircraft in reserve and the navigator's map where all the targets and artillery are shown).<br><br>Players control the different positions on the aircraft and need to select the right view based on situation or the incoming aircraft, all shown from a first-person perspective. The different roles include a tail gunner, ball turret gunner, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer, left waist gunner, right waist gunner and bombardier. When flying above anti-aircraft artillery, the screen automatically switches to a top-down view where the B-17 needs to be maneuvered. The player can also participate in a bomb-run where targets such as war plants, anti-aircraft batteries, rail yards, u-boat pans, bridges, factories, ships and airfields need to be lined up and blown to pieces.<br><br>Upon completing missions, the accomplished targets are shown, along with the number of targets and enemies destroyed. Players are also "awarded" Nazi Swastikas on the side of the B-17 for every two enemy fighters destroyed. A 100% destroyed target has the player earn a bomb image. The German aircraft include the Focke-Wulf 190A-1, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 and Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a. Both regular and touch screen controls are used.

[Backgammon]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=FAKT Software GmbH
Released=Jul 10, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/backgammon____
Description=Backgammon is one of the most popular board games around the<br>world and the one which is geographically most widespread.<br>In this DS version of the classic game the player has to compete against other Backgammon players in four different tournaments (four different difficulties), set over a world tour that takes the player to the following locations: <br> <br><br>1. Istanbul<br>2. Nassau<br>3. Las Vegas<br>4. Dubai<br>5. Auckland<br>6. Moscow<br>7. Monaco<br>8. Macao<br>9. Rio de Janeiro<br><br>An interactive tutorial will give newcomers an introductionto the backgammon rules. Backgammon veterans will find new challenges and tactical opportunities with different powerups, which have to be taken in consideration. The game features multiplayer through hot seat and single card.

[Backyard Baseball '09]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Humongous Entertainment, Inc.|Mistic Software Inc.
Released=Mar 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/backyard-baseball-09
Description=The first Backyard Baseball to come out on the DS features stylus-friendly controls and takes advantage of the dual screen by including a top-down "radar map" of the field on the top screen. <br><br>Like prior games from Humongous Entertainment, Backyard Baseball '09 features a child-version star from each MLB team (including David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro), in addition to the regular cast of Backyard Kids. Players can also create custom teams. <br><br>Gameplay modes include Season mode, Pick-up game, Home Run Derby, and Fielder's Challenge.

[Balls of Fury]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Sep, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/balls-of-fury_
Description=Balls of Fury on the DS general design is almost identical to the Wii version, save for some minor differences.<br><br>The perspective has been heightened, to a more top-down view, although the paddle is still shown from a first-person perspective. Movement of the paddle is entirely done through the stylus, with the buttons used to add additional effect. The tournament mode has been removed and it is replaced by a multi-player mode, with up to two players through a wireless connection. Next to that, the game contains the same modes, characters, venues, options and two additional trophies.<br><br>An extra mini-game has been added during the credits where the player can swat bees with the head of a spoon like Randy Daytona in the movie. Players need to swat as many bees as possible before the credits end.

[Bangai-O Spirits]
Publisher=D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Developer=Treasure Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 12, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bangai-o-spirits
Description=Bangai-O Spirits is a handheld remake of the original, this version has the player take the role of two Bangai-O pilots, Riki and Mami, as they fly in an omni-directional path across environments, blasting away bad guys.  The game is a mix of action, shooter and strategy, as the player can use ten different weapons (Napalm Missiles, Homing Missiles, Bounce Missiles, Break Missiles, Direct Missiles, Freeze, Reflect, Sword, Bat and Shield) with the ability to choose from two different Bangai-O suit classes, each with their own strengths and weakness.<br><br>The main game is at the bottom of the dual-screen while the top is used for a map, so the player can track their place in the game.  Players can also pick up power ups along the way while avoiding vast amount's of bad guys and avoiding special themed traps for each level.  There are over 160 levels to play as well as a level editor that the player can use any of the other levels as a template.<br><br>Players can also play 4-way co-op using Wi-Fi and players can also share data, scores, levels among others using Sound Load technology, where the info is converted into a sound file that is recognized and decoded by other DS' using its microphone and uploaded on the internet where the player can download information through audio devices and played to their own DS' microphone to download the information.

[Brenbabys]
Publisher=RTL Playtainment
Developer=B-Alive GmbH
Released=Apr 02, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brenbabys
Description=Bärenbabys is a bear simulation for the Nintendo DS. The gamer has the choice between polar, brown and black bears and has to care of his virtual pet. The personality development of the bear baby depends on the intensity by the gamer to look after his pet. Next to the basic needs like sleeping, eating and drinking also stroking, playing, bathing and dental caring are wishes of the bear babies. In the beginning the bear is shy, but after a while it is possible to develop a relationship and get an active playmate. The integrated bear calendar shows the changing seasons and time.

[Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Sanuk Software Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/barnyard-blast-swine-of-the-night
Description=Barnyard Blast is a 2D side-scrolling platform game in the "run and gun"-vein. Controls are primarily with the D-pad and buttons. The action takes place entirely on the top screen, though weapon and ability switching are on the bottom screen. <br><br>Story: Young piglet Cliffy Belmart is stolen away by the castle of darkness. It is up to his father, Robert Belmart, to shoot, whip, and otherwise demolish the forces of evil in order to find his wayward son.

[Batman: The Brave and The Bold - The Videogame]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=WayForward Technologies
Released=Sep 08, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-the-videogame
Description=Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker, has planned yet another insane scheme!  He's pulled off a daring heist and rounded up the worst of the worst of Batman's foes to cause more trouble for Gotham.  Catwoman, Black Manta, Clock King, Gentleman Ghost, Gorilla Grodd and even more troublesome supervillains are each planning their own nefarious schemes.  Luckily, Batman's got some backup of his own - Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Red Tornado and Green Arrow are all willing to lend a hand with their own special powers.  Help Batman take down the villains!<br><br>Batman: The Brave and The Bold The Videogame is a platformer/beat-'em-up based on the cartoon series of the same name.  The game is single player only, and has you swapping between Batman and another superhero (which differs, depending on the level) to solve puzzles, and take down waves of enemies.  Defeated enemies drop Batman symbols which can be used to purchase various gadgets and upgrades for Batman, such as armour upgrades which increase health, or Batman's light sword.  At the middle and end of the stages are supervillains, which you must defeat to continue and complete the stage.<br><br>After story stages are completed, their corresponding challenges are unlocked.  There are three different types of challenges: Character Challenges, where you must finish a level with a specific character, Boss Rush, where you must defeat both that stage's bosses in one go, and Battle Challenges, where you must defeat waves of enemies to complete them.

[Battleship / Connect Four / Sorry! / Trouble]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Gravity-i Ltd
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/battleship-connect-four-sorry-trouble
Description=This compilation includes four licensed board game translations on a single cart. Both singleplayer and multiplayer are supported for all games.<br><br>Battleship<br>Each player places five ships horizontally or vertically on a grid. Taking turns, players guess a location on the grid and fire. The first player to sink all five of the opponent's ships wins the game. This version also includes the salvo variant where players can fire five shots per turn. For each ship sunk on a side, that player loses a shot for the salvo, resulting in less shots. Each player can choose an admiral as an avatar before playing.<br><br>Connect Four<br>Players take turns to get four of their coloured checkers in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. There are three variations included: Classic, Timed (time limit added per turn) and Fours (remove a checker from the board to create a row of four checkers and play until no more moves are possible).<br><br>Sorry!<br>Be the first player to get all four of your pawns from your colour "Start" to your colour "Home". For each turn, players draw a card that allows them to move forward or backward. Jump on a space already occupied by an opposing pawn to send it back to its starting location. By going backwards players can choose to move the pawn into a safety zone in the next turn, without going all the way around the board. When a pawn lands on the beginning of a slide zone not the player's colour and by exact count, it slides to the end of the zone and bumps all pawns in the way back to their starting location. Each card drawn has a different meaning related to movement. Two variations are included: Classic and Quick.<br><br>Trouble<br>Players need to move their four coloured pegs around the game board into the finish line to win the game. Movement is based on numbers and a 6 is required to get a peg in the field. By landing on a zone occupied by an opponent's peg, it is sent back to the start. Two variations are included: Classic and Quick.

[Battles of Prince of Persia]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
Released=Dec 06, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/battles-of-prince-of-persia
Description=Prince of Persia has long been remembered for its entertaining platform adventures. But now, for the Nintendo DS, it's moving in a new direction.<br><br>Set during the dark times of The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, the Prince must now lead an army to secure peace in his land, through a unique turn-based strategy design. Players collect cards to increase the power of prestige of their troops, which can be traded with other players. Up to three decks can be saved, but you must choose only one to use in battle. From here, you command your forces through the cards to defeat enemies in each battle.

[Bee Movie Game]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Oct 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bee-movie-game_
Description=Bee Movie Game is the Nintendo DS game based on Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie. In this game you control Barry the bee as he tries to investigate honey distribution. He can explore 4 large areas of his environment at three different height levels, since he can fly. He can avoid enemies by changing altitude.<br><br>The game consists of several missions where you have to find and retrieve items, and there are mini-games that make heavy use of the touch screen. The game features the voice of Seinfeld as Barry.

[Bejeweled Twist]
Publisher=PopCap Games, Inc.
Developer=PopCap Games, Inc.
Released=Jan 21, 2010
Systems=BREW|J2ME|Windows|Zeebo
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bejeweled-twist
Description=Bejeweled Twist is a tile matching game, where the player rotates groups of four jewels to create rows and columns of three or more matching gems. In the Classic and Zen modes, the objective is to make enough matches to fill a tube at the left side of the screen to move to the next level. There's a chain meter at the top of this tube, that builds up with matches in a row multiplying the points, and making a fruit jewel appear when full. A box at the tube bottom shows the sequence of matches needed for bonus points.<br><br>Obstacles appear randomly on the game board. The coal can't be matched, but it can be exploded by one of the power-ups gems. The locked jewel is chained to its place and can't move, but it can be removed with a match. Bomb gems display the number of moves allowed before they explode, destroying the board and ending the game. They have to be matched before their counters reach zero, otherwise a revolving wheel-of-fortune appears that stops in one of two values, skulls or gems, that either detonate or disarm the bomb. This mini-game becomes more difficult every time it comes up.<br><br>The power-ups appear after making matches of four or more gems. A four jewel match creates the flame gem, that explodes when matched removing all surrounding jewels. A five jewel match creates the lightning gem, that destroys a column and a row at the same time in a cross of fire.<br><br>With the exception of Classic Mode , the other modes are unlocked with continuous playing. Zen Mode is similar to Classic, but is more relaxed without the bomb and locked jewels. Challenge Mode is a puzzle mode, where the objective is to perform a task, like removing all gems of one color, or making a number of matches in a row. In Blitz Mode, the goal is to accumulate the maximum amount of points possible within a time limit.

[Betty Boop's Double Shift]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Oct 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/betty-boops-double-shift
Description=Starring the animated cartoon character Betty Boop originally introduced in animated films starting from 1930, in this game she is a waitress helping Grampy run Betty's, a jazz club serving not only jazz music but also a selection of candy and milkshakes. With the money she earns, Betty wants a shot at stardom.<br><br>It is a classic waitress game where the player controls Betty to manage the crowd visiting the club. Gameplay is divided into two shifts. She has to direct customers to seats, take their orders and serve them. Orders include candy, a milkshake or a specific song from the band. Based on the speed Betty fulfils the requests, a tip is awarded. Serving is done through the stylus by matching the correct colours, but Betty also has to keep an eye on the crowd kept outside by doorman Gorilla and the rest the band needs between songs.<br><br>When the first shift is completed, Betty enters the stage to perform. A bar of notes is shown on the top screen and players need to select the corresponding notes in the correct order on the bottom screen to wow the audience.<br><br>By doing well through both shifts, a gold star is awarded. It can be used in the following shifts to trigger the power mode where Betty uses her charm to entertain all guests at once. Customers such as Snobby Sally, Goons, Lazy Bones, Slobs, Critics and Military boys all have different characteristics and needs that are to be taken into account.<br><br>In the multiplayer mode players go head to head in a first shift memory matching game or take the stage in the note tapping second shift.

[Big Brain Academy]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 06, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/big-brain-academy
Description=The second title in Nintendo's brain game series. Big Brain Academy is similar to Brain Age, in that it contains a number of brain exercises.<br><br>There are five different types of brain tests available; thinking, memorization, computation, analysis, and identification. After the completion of each quiz, information is provided to the player. Including brain weight, strengths and weaknesses and a suggested suitable career.<br><br>Eight player competitive play is also included, where speed as well as brain power will be needed to win and find who has the biggest brain.

[Biker Mice from Mars]
Publisher=The American Game Factory, Inc.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=Jun 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/biker-mice-from-mars_
Description=Help the Biker Mice From Mars, Vinnie, Modo, and Throttle, in their quest to save planet Mars from destruction with the help of the Regenerator, a machine that can create water for the Martians to continue to survive with.  With the original Regenerator destroyed beyond repair, the trio must head to planet Earth to rescue Stoker, who can help them create another.<br><br>Biker Mice From Mars is a hybrid of a racing game, and a side-scrolling beat-em-up.  Take the role of Vinnie, Modo or Throttle, and race against opponents as well as beating them up in your quest to rescue the planet Mars.  During the racing sections of the game, you can fire rockets at your foes (once collected from crates scattered on the track), or boost ahead of opponents.  You're also racing against a time limit, and must make it to the end of the track before time is up.  Destroying enemies will add precious seconds to your timer.<br><br>The beat-em-up sections are fairly straightforward.  You walk to the end of each stage, beating up opponents with punches and kicks as you progress.  The screen locks into place when a group of enemies appear, and you must beat them before you can move on.  The mice can also pick up thrown grenades and throw them back at enemies, as well as climb up and down certain objects to take different paths.

[Bionicle Heroes]
Publisher=Eidos, Inc.|TT Games Publishing Ltd
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bionicle-heroes__
Description=On the island of Voya Nui, the evil Piraka have stolen the six elemental masks of the Toa. It's up to you to explore the island's temples, retrieve the masks, and defeat the Piraka and their minions.<br><br>Bionicle Heroes DS is a classic first-person shooter. As a nameless Matoran, you'll travel across 25 themed levels (including jungles, lava-worlds, ancient underground temples) discovering new weapons and new robotic foes to blast apart. Along the way, you'll use the masks' powers to survive the hostile environments as well as collect gears and robot parts to solve simple puzzles by assembling LEGO-style ramps, bridges, and doorways.<br><br>The levels in the game are populated by a large visual variety of Bionicle-inspired bad guys, including ones that transform, fly, roll, or charge at you with scorpion-like stingers. Fortunately, you'll be able to upgrade your weapons and destroy them with plasma blasts, lightning, and sniper lasers.<br><br>The game also contains a robust local multiplayer mode that allows up to 4-players to compete in deathmatches in arenas laden with weapon and mask upgrades.

[Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled]
Publisher=Graffiti Entertainment, LLC
Developer=Studio Archcraft
Released=Jun 09, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/black-sigil-blade-of-the-exiled
Description=The world of Black Sigil is filled with magic. The magic is a part of everyday life for its inhabitants, and can be harnessed by everyone. A child born into such world without any magical abilities is considered cursed, as once such a child has grown up to be a ruthless villain – General Vai, who waged war onto the kingdom of Bel Lenora. Blade of the Exiled tells a story of a young man named Kairu - an orphan adopted and raised by a nobleman of his country. Kairu is one of the cursed children - born without magic, he is feared and ostracized by most, but despite the cruelty inflicted on him by his peers he remains optimistic and compassionate. One day his adopted father – Duke Averay informs Kairu of one last opportunity granted by Spirit Temple elders to possibly ignite Kairu’s magical abilities. For this he is sent to the Spirit Temple to consult the Sacred Crystal. Albeit – Kairu appears to be beyond the crystal’s ability to heal, and upon his return to his home city Kairu is exiled from Bel Lenora.<br><br>The game is designed to resemble a SNES-era Japanese RPG not unlike Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VI. It features standard overhead perspective for towns and dungeons, and a Mode 7-style overworld. Like in most console role-playing games of that period, the player has to gain experience by battling randomly encountered enemies which unlike newer entries in the genre do no show up on the map. The battles are fought using a top-down, pseudo-real-time system where both, the enemies and the player characters can move freely around the field, but can only execute battle commands when their turn gage fills up.

[Bleach: The Blade of Fate]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Treasure Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 10, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bleach-the-blade-of-fate
Description=Bleach: The Blade of Fate is a 2D fighting game. It is an English localization of the Japanese release Bleach DS Souten ni Kakeru Unmei. The game is based on the Shounen Jump manga/anime Bleach, and many characters from the series are playable.<br><br>The action takes place on 2 planes on which the characters can move, and special moves are available when the stamina and spirit energy gauges fill up. Another gameplay element involves cards. The player build a deck, and can use cards during battle. These cards can augment player stats or decrease the opponent's, and can be selected and used via the DS touch screen.<br><br>Four people can connect and play against each other over Nintendo's WiFi connection. Aside from the multiplayer, there are different game modes available: story, arcade, VS, training, challenge, and survival.

[Blue Dragon Plus]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=Brownie Brown Inc.|feelplus Inc.|Mistwalker Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 24, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/blue-dragon-plus
Description=Blue Dragon Plus is a sequel to Blue Dragon. <br><br>Join Shu once again as he attempts to save the world. The game begins one year after the events of Blue Dragon. A mysterious three-headed dragon named Balaur appears from a cube that was once hidden in the planet's core. Balaur's coming indicates bad times once again, so Shu gathers his friends and they are off to investigate.<br><br>Battles take place in real-time. Spells are used by summoning each character's shadow. The player can control the game entirely with the stylus.

[Bomberman]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Released=Jun 21, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bomberman_
Description=Bomberman arrives in his first adventure for the Nintendo DS. In Bomberman's single player campaign, there are 100 stages to conquer. You will gain abilities along the way that will aid you in your adventure. There is the Bomb Kick, Remote Bomb, Power Bomb, and many others. If a wall or enemy stands in your way, just blow it up. Many puzzles and bosses await you in this adventure.<br><br>Bomberman's main attraction is the multi-player mode. Up to 8 can battle with just a single game-card. There are 30 stages to play with many different options to choose from. If you are alone, you can still play the battle mode against up to 7 computer controlled bots. There are also voice controlled stages that allow you to plant or blow up your bombs at the sound of your voice.
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[Bomberman Land Touch!]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Released=Nov 07, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bomberman-land-touch
Description=Bomberman Land Touch! is the second Bomberman game for the Nintendo DS (Bomberman being the first game) and it changes the usual gameplay of Bomberman for a mix of adventure and mini-games.<br><br>In the story mode, all the bombermen travel to Bomber Island, a pirate theme park, invited by Giant Gold (yellow bomberman), whose father is rich and has rented the park for a day. The goal of Giant Gold is to conquer the island with the help of the rest of the bombermen, all of which are named after their colors: Cheerful White (the player), Giant Gold, Cool Black, Kid Blue, Pretty Pink (the only girl) and Bookworm Green. <br><br>Once the game starts, we control Cheerful White and we can explore the whole island, which consists in 5 different areas: Spades (the starting point), Diamonds, Hearts and Clubs area, where pieces of the same name can be collected, and the castle. This pieces are collected mostly by winning at mini-games, which are usually based on bombs and serve as the attractions of the park, and are used to open new areas of the map. There is also plenty of characters that give you useful information or send you to solve some quest. The rest of the bombermen will also give you info and quests, and sometimes they will wait you at some of the attractions that you finished and challenge you to it.<br><br>In addition to this game mode, there is the Attraction mode and Battle mode, both multiplayer. In the first one, all the attractions already won can be replayed. In the Battle mode, which is played only with buttons (unlike in the other two modes), the multiplayer mode of the previous Bomberman is recovered. The only difference between both battle modes (as modes, levels, option etc. are exactly the same) is that each of the contenders have to have their own cartridge of the game in the Land Touch version.

[Bookworm Deluxe]
Publisher=PopCap Games, Inc.
Developer=PopCap Games, Inc.
Released=Dec 10, 2009
Systems=BREW|Game Boy Advance|iPhone|J2ME|Macintosh|Nintendo DSi|Palm OS|Windows|Windows Mobile
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bookworm-deluxe
Description=BookWorm is a combination of Scrabble and Bejeweled, in which you create words by selecting letters from adjacent tiles. Completed words are converted to points and removed from the board. New tiles fall in from the top to fill in the empty tile positions. Watch out for fiery letter tiles that will burn through your other tiles one at a time. Creating longer words will stave off burning tiles and generate bonus tiles as well. Words containing bonus tiles are worth more points.<br><br>The dictionary in this deluxe version is robust, containing over 150,000 words from three to twelve letters long. The Deluxe version adds an Action Game, new bonus gem tiles, automatic saved games, many word definitions, and a high score Hall of Fame maintained locally and, optionally, on the Internet.

[Boulder Dash Rocks!]
Publisher=10tacle studios AG|First Star Software, Inc.
Developer=10tacle Studios Mobile GmbH
Released=Nov 22, 2007
Systems=iPhone|PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/boulder-dash-rocks
Description=This is a new edition of the classic computer game Boulder Dash. Just like in the original game, Rockford, the hero you control, must collect as many diamonds as he can and reach the exit while avoiding or destroying boulders and enemies, but there are new features thrown in. Besides new graphics and sounds, there are new power-ups, enemies, worlds, a time trial mode and an online scoreboard.

[Brain Age: More Training in Minutes a Day!]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 21, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brain-age-more-training-in-minutes-a-day
Description=The sequel to Brain Age (known as Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training - How Old Is Your Brain in Europe), this game adds several new methods of training your brain out of its tired state. It also includes new exercises to gauge the age of your brain, up to an ideal minimum of 20. This is based on neuroscientist Dr. Kawashima's research which suggests that the brain, like the body, benefits from regular exercise to keep it in shape.<br><br>The exercises include Missing Symbols, Masterpiece Recital, Word Blend, Word Scramble, Memory Addition, Days and Dates, Correct Change, Calculate the Height, Finishing Position and Determine the Time. It also includes Sudoku and a Dr. Mario-esque mini-game.

[Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 18, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brain-age-train-your-brain-in-minutes-a-day
Description=Does your brain feel a little out of shape? Brain Age is what you need to shape up your mental thought processes. The game is inspired by the research of Professor Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese neuroscientist. Through years of researching the effects of performing reading and mathematical exercises he has compiled simple takes that will help to stimulate the brain.<br><br>Designed to help people young and old to stay mentally sharp, Brain Age gives you quick mental tasks that will stimulate your prefrontal cortex. You'll start off by taking a test of what your current brain is at. The ideal age to shoot for is 20. To get your brain age to the mental sharpness of a 20 year old if you're not there yet, you'll need to fire up the game daily to do daily training. With the use of the stylus and touch screen, or in some tests the microphone, you will go through tasks as fast as you can like solving simple math problems, memorizing the placement of objects on the screen, memorizing a list of words and having to recall as many as you can, and more. As the days go by the professor will unlock different puzzles for you to tackle to keep your gray matter as sharp as possible.<br><br>You can jump into Quick Play to show your friends and family or to just do a mental sharpening. Go into Daily Training to track your brain age, check out your progress on a graph, and do your daily training. Go to Download and you can compete against friends to see who can do math calculations the fastest.<br><br>The US and European versions include Sudoku to also keep your brain in shape.

[Brain Boost: Beta Wave]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=HuneX Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 15, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brain-boost-beta-wave
Description=A brain exercising game in the style of Brain Age that was developed by Dr. Makoto Shichida of Newport University of Japan that was developed with another Brain Boost game, Gamma Wave, which are both designed to stimulate the players right side of their brain.<br><br>There are two games to choose from: Training and Challenge with five different games that depend on accuracy and speed to choose from: Matching, Addition, Shape Recognition, Remembering Sequences and Moving Dots with multiple choice of four answers to choose from.  Players are awarded points for correct answers and bonus points for answering them before a time limit.<br><br>Each game contains four stages with 20 problems a piece, advancing through the levels by completing a certain percentage of answers (50% in Training mode and 60% in Challenge mode) and keep track their development throughout the game.

[Brain Boost: Gamma Wave]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=HuneX Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 15, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=1.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brain-boost-gamma-wave
Description=A brain exercising game in the style of Brain Age that was developed by Dr. Makoto Shichida of Newport University of Japan that was developed with another Brain Boost game, Beta Wave, which are both designed to stimulate the players right side of their brain.<br><br>There are two games to choose from: Training and Challenge with five different remembering games to choose from: Colors, Numbers, Faces, Images and Events from a multiple choice of four answers.  Players are awarded points for correct answers and bonus points for answering them before a time limit.<br><br>Each game contains four stages with 20 problems a piece, advancing through the levels by completing a certain percentage of answers (50% in Training mode and 60% in Challenge mode) and keep track their development throughout the game.

[Brain Voyage]
Publisher=Eidos, Inc.
Developer=Razorback Developments Ltd
Released=May 06, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brain-voyage
Description=Brain Voyage features the famous German board game designer Dr. Reiner Knizia. He guides the player on a world tour through 13 different cities and explains how every puzzle works.<br><br>There are five variants for each of the 16 puzzles. These include clones of Memory or Minesweeper as well as a poker/solitaire hybrid in which the player's dealt cards and then he must try to place them in a grid to make the best hands. Depending on his score the player then gets rewarded a bronze, silver or gold medal and some coins which can then be spend for access to new cities (and therefore new puzzles) or purchasing new difficulty levels for any already unlocked puzzle.<br><br>The game also features DS Download Play which allows the host to share an unlocked puzzle with his friend even if he doesn't have the game.

[Break 'em All]
Publisher=D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Developer=Warashi Inc.
Released=Jun 20, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/break-em-all
Description=This Breakout clone for the Nintendo DS offers touch screen controls for directing your bat. As well as a traditional "Tokoton mode" offering 50 screens of bricks to destroy, it also offers over 3 million random levels to go for a high score. There is also "Quest mode" where you fight through 12 levels and face 8 bosses. Finally "Survival mode" where 8 bats attempt to knock balls at each other's weak point to defeat them.<br><br>Power-ups are available in Tokoton mode but you select which 4 you wish to use out of a total 8, including bat lengtheners and weapons. It also offers up to 8 player single or multi-card play locally for Quest and Survival mode.

[Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Revolution Software Ltd.
Released=Mar 24, 2009
Systems=iPad|iPhone|Macintosh|Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-the-directors-cut
Description=The Director's Cut is a remake of the original Broken Sword game. The game features the same basic story, but has additional locales to visit, more puzzles and tells parts of the story from Nico's perspective. Some of the puzzles also make use of the unique abilities of Nintendo's game consoles and the animated facial expressions have been redrawn by Dave Gibbons.

[Brothers in Arms DS]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Gameloft S.A.|Gearbox Software LLC
Released=Jun 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/brothers-in-arms-ds
Description=Brothers in Arms DS is a handheld addition to the acclaimed WWII action game series from Gearbox Software.  Set during the Allied invasion of Normandy, North-Africa and Ardennes in 1944, the player fights through 16 different missions in the single player mode, using authentic WWII-era rifles, pistols, grenades, or machine guns.<br><br>This 3rd-person action game features intuitive controls enabling the player to shoot, take cover, flank, and out-maneuver the enemy in a variety of battles actually fought in by American paratroopers during the war, while the DS touch-screen allows for squad command.  Multi-player features a variety of different gameplay modes for up to four players.

[Bubble Bobble Double Shot]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=Dreams Co., Ltd.|Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Feb 12, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bubble-bobble-double-shot
Description=Bubble-blowing dragons Bub and Bob return (now with buddy Bubu in tow) for a more traditional 2D platform romp than earlier DS title Bubble Bobble Revolution, still however retaining some of its gameplay innovations.<br><br>The basic gameplay is as has lasted the test of time: expelling bubbles from their mouths, the adorable dragons first incapacitate monsters by enveloping them in bubbles, then put them out of commission by popping the containing bubble (replacing the enemy with a tasty piece of fruit!) -- each level ending with every enemy popped, through ten worlds of ten levels each with a boss fight at the end of each world.  A trapped monster, if left unpopped, will eventually free itself, now red, angry, fast and aggressive, and if it takes too long for the dragons to clean up a level, the notorious invincible ghost whale "Baron von Blubba" appears to turn up the heat.<br><br>Things escalate in complexity quite quickly, however, considering that each dragon blows a different colour of bubble -- and that some enemies (designated by colour-coded stars) can only be trapped by certain-coloured bubbles.  (Complicating things further, some enemies need to be trapped by combinations of two differently-coloured bubbles before they're down for the count.  These elements remain even in single-player mode, where the player has the option of toggling their colour mid-game to produce the necessary bubble colour.)<br><br>An array of traditional power-ups (shot distance, movement speed, etc.), weapons (lightning bolts, floods and firebombs) and bonuses (freeze enemies, invincibility, flood level, etc.) remain in effect, as does the longstanding E-X-T-E-N-D bonus mechanism -- here regulated (among other effects) through subtle machinations of the new star bubble type.<br><br>When player lives are expended, the option of continuing is granted according to player performance in mini-games making use of the DS touchscreen and stylus, ramping up in difficulty through every continue used.

[Bubble Bobble Revolution]
Publisher=Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
Developer=Dreams Co., Ltd.|Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Sep 26, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bubble-bobble-revolution
Description=Bubble Bobble Revolution is an update of the classic arcade game, Bubble Bobble.  In this DS exclusive version, Bub and Bob tackle 100 all-new levels with a larger playing field, as well as all-new methods of attacking foes, such as the Rolling Bubble, which lets your dino trap themselves in a bubble and bounce against the walls, knocking out any enemies.<br><br>The game also features use of the touch screen, which is used for a bonus game where you must turn on fans to keep bubbles up in the air, and the microphone, which you must blow into to briefly activate fans in certain stages.  Included as a bonus is the original arcade version of Bubble Bobble, but unlike Bubble Bobble Old & New for the Game Boy Advance, this version does not include single-cart multiplayer.

[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice]
Publisher=505 Games S.R.L.
Developer=Beast Studios S.r.l.
Released=Feb 13, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-sacrifice
Description=Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice is a survival horror game that takes placed after season 7 of the television series. It's written by Rob Deshotel, one of the original writers of the television series. <br><br>In 24 levels the player explores locations from the show, including Sunnydale High and the Hellmouth. The player can opt to play in both first-or third-person perspective. In combat the player can make use of martial arts, various weapons and magic spells to defeat vampires and demons. <br><br>Spells are cast using stylus based gestures. Hand to hand fighting sports a simple combo system similar to Fighting games.

[Burger Island]
Publisher=Destineer Publishing Corp.
Developer=TechFront Studios
Released=Jan 06, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/burger-island
Description=After her sailboat crashed in Mount Tikikola Beach, Patty Melton decided to start a new life. She gets a work at Beach Burger. To her surprise, the owners decide to retire and leave her their business. Now, as the main "chef" in Beach Burger, Patty has to spread her franchise all the way to the capital city of Honochuchu.<br><br>Burger Island is an action game which simulates a burger restaurant. The player has to prepare burgers, shakes and fries made of over 30 different recipes. The gameplay consists in clicking in the ingredients and placing them in the correct order for each recipe. For a hamburger, for instance, the player has to click in the burger stack to pick one and then click in the grill to start frying it. The player has to wait for it to get well done and then place it in the bread, adding ketchup and the top slice. Each order has a time limit to be done, or else the customer will quit waiting. Also, Patty starts working at 10:30 AM and ends at 9:00 PM, and has to reach a daily goal. If she fails to reach it, she'll lose a life.<br><br>Each stage has a different kind of order to be prepared, being it burgers, shakes or fries. At first, Patty knows only one recipe of each kind of order, but in between levels new recipes can be bought. New recipes are harder to prepare, but are also more expensive. Earning more money is necessary as the stages go by due to the higher goals to be reached. As the daily shift remains the same, more expensive recipes are needed to reach the daily goal.<br><br>The game has a total of 60 levels and three difficulty levels.

[Burnout Legends]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Visual Impact
Released=Nov 29, 2005
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/burnout-legends
Description=First installation of the Burnout-series on handheld consoles combines the best features of the first three games: Burnout, Burnout 2: Point of Impact, and Burnout 3: Takedown.  Aggressive racing is still the centerpiece attraction of Burnout Legends and the player's task is not only to win the races but also crash opponent cars as much as possible.  Opponent takedowns, drifts, and other stunts award Burnout Points which in turn unlock new cars and other awards.<br><br>One player games can be played as single events or as a World Tour where the player needs to compete in different races and succeed in them in order to advance through five car classes (Compact, Muscle, Coupe, Sport, and Super).  In addition there is the Crash mode, where the goal is to create as much wreckage as possible by ploughing the player car into the traffic.  The different race types include Race, Time Attack, Road Rage, Pursuit, Face Off, Eliminator, Burning Lap, and Grand Prix.  Multiplayer game modes include Race, Road Rage, Pursuit, special Crash modes Double Impact and Party Crash (all these can can be played as single events or as a tournament), and Collector Challenge where the player has the opportunity to win other player's Collector cars.<br><br>PSP version game sharing feature allows others to play multiplayer events or single player demo without their own Burnout Legends UMD.<br><br>DS version Multi-Pak support allows two player games without additional game cards.  More than two player games require multiple game cards.
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[Bust-a-Move DS]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Happy Happening
Released=Dec 06, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bust-a-move-ds
Description=Bust-a-Move lands on the Nintendo DS in this handheld entry. As Bub & Bob from the original Bubble Bobble arcade game, your goal is to clear the top screen of bubbles by throwing your coloured bubble into the pack creating a group of 3 or more, which causes them to disappear. <br><br>This edition allows you to throw the bubbles with the touchscreen and offers over 250 puzzles to play and more to unlock. It also offers multiplayer for up to 5 players over multi card or single card DS Download play.<br><br>This game is not to be confused with the Japanese only Puzzle Bobble DS, which does not offer the touchscreen controls, was created by a different development studio and includes different levels.

[Cake Mania]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Sandlot Games
Released=Apr 09, 2007
Systems=BREW|J2ME|Macintosh|Palm OS|Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cake-mania
Description=Jill is a young baker who acquired her passion for baking from her grandparents in their bakery, Evans Bakery.  When she returned from culinary school, she discovered Evans Bakery closed down because a "Mega-Mart" moved in.  Jill decides to show the mega corporation what her family's baking is all about and opened her own bakery in order to earn enough money to buy back Evans Bakery. Can Jill handle the pressure of running her own business and beat Mega-Mart?<br><br>In Cake Mania, your job is to help Jill meet the monthly quota through 48 progressively difficult levels. This is no simple task because you will have to bake quickly as well as serve the customers quickly.  <br><br>There are a variety of different customers to serve.  From nice old ladies to impatient holiday icons like Cupid! Each kind of customer have a different patience-level (indicated by the number of hearts).  The longer they wait, the lower their patience.  If they get too low, they will storm off and cost you money!<br><br>When a customer first enters your bakery, hand them a menu. Then they will give you their order (in the form of a thought bubble) and you will have to create that cake.  If you create the wrong cake (wrong shape or wrong frosting, etc) then you will have to throw it away and start over (costing you more money). You start off with one oven and one frosting machine.  Between levels you will have the opportunity to purchase upgrades or new items that will improve the bakery's.  For example, you can purchase upgrade your oven to one that bakes faster or you can purchase a T.V. that will help improve customers' patience.

[Cake Mania 2: Jill's Next Adventure!]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Digital Embryo|Sandlot Games
Released=Jun 24, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cake-mania-2-jills-next-adventure
Description=Cake Mania 2 is the sequel to Cake Mania. Jill heads back into the bakery to help our her friends with their confection-related issues.  The game mechanics are the same as the first game. Every day, customers come into Jill's bakery and order cakes. You must bake cakes by putting together combinations of cake shapes, icing colors, and cake toppers to fulfill the orders before the customers get angry and leave.  Happy customers reward you with money, angry customers leave without paying. You get to move on to the next day if you earn enough cash to reach the target for the day.<br><br>Cake Mania 2 adds new locations, kitchen upgrades, and characters to the same gameplay formula from the first Cake Mania.

[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=n-Space, Inc.
Released=Nov 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare_
Description=Based on the version for the home consoles and PC, the DS CoD4 follows the story from the point of view of random unnamed soldiers, either S.A.S. soldiers or US marines, performing non-crucial tasks for the story, but parallel to this. Examples of this are missions on escaping an army base, securing a nuclear bomb on a cargo boat, taking positions in the streets of a Middle East city, eliminating enemies from a helicopter, etc.<br><br>The gameplay is based on the touchscreen, substituting the PC's mouse for the stylus in order to aim. The upper screen is where the action occurs, while the lower one is used for the map and the interaction (like taking and changing weapons or using gun turrets). In addition, there are a couple of touchscreen minigames to deactivate bombs and hacking circuits.<br><br>The multiplayer includes modes like deathmatch and capture the flag, with a variant of the last one called "Iron Man", where the flag carrier has to hold it as long as he/she can. It's designed for up to 4 players and can be played both in multicard or in singlecard modes.

[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Mobilized]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=n-Space, Inc.
Released=Nov 10, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-mobilized
Description=n-Space brings the Call of Duty franchise to the Nintendo DS for the third time with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized. Alongside the touchscreen controls of it's predecessors, Mobilized brings new features to the table including new weapons and vehicles, new mini-games such as computer hacking and the ability to take control of UAV spy drones and an AC-130 gunship. <br><br>Also returning is multiplayer through Nintendo Wi-Fi, now allowing up to six players. New modes include the console favourite Sabotage and a new Survival mode, likely inspired by Call of Duty: World at War's Zombie mode.<br><br>The AI has also been improved, enemies now can take cover,  charge with shotguns, or pull back when the player enters the room.<br><br>Mobilized is a companion piece to Modern Warfare 2 and although it takes place in the same setting, it does not follow the same plot or characters.

[Carcassonne]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Oct 23, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/carcassonne_
Description=Carcassonne DS is the classical board game from Hans im Glück adapted to the Nintendo DS platform. It includes the river extension and three specific tiles design for Asiatic, Arabic and Nordic environment. A campaign mode gets you through the basic tactics of this game while also providing you with a storyline to follow and specific challenges to overcome. The goal of the game is to build up the biggest empire consisting of cities, roads and control over fields by using pawns to control the tiles you play. The game include multiplayer options for up to 5 with several cartridges or up to 4 with only one cartridge.

[Cartoon Network Racing]
Publisher=The Game Factory ApS
Developer=Firebrand Games Ltd
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cartoon-network-racing
Description=Cartoon Network Racing is a kart racing game for the Nintendo DS.  Race as characters such as Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, the Powerpuff Girls, Professor Utonium, Dexter and Dee Dee, and more as you make your way through sixteen different Cartoon Network themed tracks. <br><br>You can choose to play from single player Championships, Time Trials, or two mini-games. Progression through the single player game earns money which can be spent on unlocking new items from the Toon-Up Shop, such as new characters, new karts, and even three Cartoon Network cartoons.  Additional bonus cash can be fount on the tracks in the form of gold coins. The game's kart racing style is similar to Mario Kart DS with various power-ups and individual Toon Powers for each character. <br><br>The game features wireless multiplayer play.  You can choose from single-cart multiplayer download play, or if each player has their own copy of the game, you can play with more options.

[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami TYO
Released=Oct 04, 2005
Systems=J2ME
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/castlevania-dawn-of-sorrow
Description=Set one year after Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, the first Castlevania game for the DS has you playing Soma Cruz again. While attempting to return to a normal life Soma is attacked by the leader of a cult with the intention of reviving Count Dracula. He, as well as friends from his last adventure, are drawn to the cult's headquarters to prevent another age of darkness.<br><br>All the action takes place on the lower screen, while the top screen is used to see the map or your character's stats. Soma can still equip various kinds of weapons, armor, and monster souls, although the exact powers of the souls have changed slightly from the previous game. Instead of multiples of the same soul just taking up space they are now necessary, as many abilities will not reach their full power unless Soma possesses nine duplicates of the soul. Yoko Belnades has set up an enchanting store inside the castle, allowing Soma to merge souls with weapons in his possession to forge more powerful weapons. The game also takes advantage of the touch screen feature to let you draw magic runes to perform powerful moves to defeat evil monsters.<br><br>For the first time in a Castlevania game simultaneous multiplayer modes are possible. Place monsters in a series of rooms and then blaze through it with a friend over wireless connection, either competitively or cooperatively. Trading extra souls between carts is also possible over wireless communication.<br><br>The mobile version is a fairly genuine port of the original game with a few minor differences. It adds a new special rare item: the lost soul vial. This item can be used if Soma dies and resurrects him. There is also the bat altar which can be used when Soma owns the bat form ability. Soma walks on a bat altar with the bat ability and is teleported to the linked bat altar. The inventory is strictly limited to weapons, armors and magic spells. It is not possible to store food, life potions or other items.

[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
Released=Oct 21, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Platform
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/castlevania-order-of-ecclesia
Description=Set in the early 19th century, this installment of the long running Castlevania series takes a slight departure from the typical series storyline. A secret monastic organization, Order of Ecclesia, is charged with finding alternative ways of combating the hordes of undead summoned by the ever-returning evil lord Dracula, as the Belmont clan has apparently gone into hiding. Shanoa, a young acolyte of the Order, is chosen for her extraordinary magical abilities to wield Dominus: the ultimate spell against evil. As she is about to complete the ritual to absorb Dominus a rogue acolyte named Albus steals the three tomes containing the spell. Shanoa is then dispatched to track down Albus and return him and the spell back to the Order.<br><br>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia changes up the formula established with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by partially reverting to the series' action game roots, introducing a series of small, mostly linear areas connected via an overworld map. Shanoa no longer has a native attack, nor can she equip a weapon; all her actions are executed via equipping glyphs (essentially souls in the previous Castlevania games). Three glyphs can be equipped, two action glyphs and a support one, allowing for great levels of player customization, as combinations of different glyphs allow Shanoa to execute devastating combos and special attacks. The game still retains its RPG leveling up system that rewards player with experience points for killing enemies, as well as the need to find HP and MP expansion capsules occasionally hidden just off the main path of the game areas. As Shanoa rescues villagers in the game's levels they will appear in the hub town and give her quests, such as hunting down rare materials or lost cats.<br><br>The multiplayer competitive race through timed courses returns from earlier DS Castlevanias, and is playable both through Wi-Fi and wireless connections. Also available on Wi-Fi and wireless is a shop feature, allowing you to select a cat middleman to sell any extra items you have as well as browsing items that other players' cats have made available.

[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
Released=Dec, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/castlevania-portrait-of-ruin
Description=In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin you control two characters, a vampire hunter named Jonathan Morris and a young witch Charlotte Aulin. The two heroes must stop Brauner, a vampire artist devising a plot to use magical paintings to draw power from Dracula's castle. In addition to Brauner's castle you can explore environments such as Egyptian deserts and otherworldly carnivals via paintings which Brauner has scattered throughout the castle. A mysterious ghost named Wind offers rewards if the two heroes are willing to complete quests for him, such as finding rare monsters or mastering abilities.<br><br>In the game you can freely switch between Jonathan and Charlotte, so you can decide which character is best for battling against the vampires' army. Both characters have unique lists of armor and weapons they can equip; whips for Jonathan and magic spellbooks for Charlotte. Charlotte is able to find many different kinds of spells throughout Brauner's castle and paintings, including magical attacks, form changing spells, and stat boosts that affect both Jonathan and herself. Similarly Jonathan can find items that act like the sub-weapons of previous Castlevania games, although now he can select which to use from the menu, and each weapon grows more powerful the more it is used. Both characters can also combine their powers for very powerful Dual-Crush that drains a lot of mana. Also, at the first time in the series, both characters can be on the screen simultaneously, helping each other.<br><br>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin also includes a Wi-Fi and wireless co-operative multiplayer mode where two players fight side by side through pre-set challenge courses in a limited time. Players can also set up a shop on either Wi-Fi or wireless and sell their items to other players.

[Cate West: The Vanishing Files]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Gamenauts, Inc|Menara Games
Released=Dec 15, 2008
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cate-west-the-vanishing-files
Description=During a book signing, the novelist Cate West is approached by the detective Ben Shepard who carries a photograph. As he lets it fall, Cate picks it up and has a vision while holding it. The vision is somewhat connected to a crime committed in Arcadia city, and that's when the police seeks Cate to help them solve a series of crimes dubbed The Vanishing Files. What Cate doesn't know yet is that those crimes are connected to her father's murder, which happened 17 years ago, and also to the Biblical legend of the 3 Magi.<br><br>Cate West: The Vanishing Files is an adventure game heavily focused on puzzle solving. The gameplay consists in five steps:Finding Clues: from a list of objects, the player has to find a certain number of them for each case in the crime scenes available.<br><br>2. Finding Evidence: each evidence is broken into several pieces and scattered in a crime scene. A pictorial guide will help the player finding each part of the evidence at the crime scenes, while avoiding wrong clicks.<br><br>3. Confirming Hideout: to confirm a criminal's hideout, the player has to find differences between a photography and Cate's vision, clicking either the left or right picture to spot them.<br><br>4. Picking the Criminal: the player has to pick the criminal among the suspects. To do so, he has to search the evidences for more clues which will point characteristics of the criminal. With that data and the hideout, the player can exclude unlikely criminals and point the right one.<br><br>5. Matching the Crime Scene: once in the trial, the player has to match the courtroom testimony with the memory of the crime scene. A collection of objects will be given to the player and he has to place them on either one of the images so they can match.<br>The player can use hints clicking on a hint button. When the hint is used, a blue ring will show where the clue is hidden or needs to be placed. The more hints used, the less bonus points are received. Bonus points are also given for speed, i.e., finding objects in a quick sequence. Also, picking the right criminal in the first attempt will grant the player bonus points. If the player clicks too many times on incorrect spots the timer will be deducted by 30 seconds.<br><br>The game's ending is determined by the amount of points earned throughout the gameplay. Finishing the game in the lesser time, picking the criminals in the first attempt and avoiding random clicking and using hints will grant the player the best ending possible.

[Catz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Powerhead Games
Released=Nov 30, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/catz
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, the series starts now in Nintendo's handheld.<br><br>Catz, along with Dogz, is the first of this series for the DS. It's a pet simulation game, where the player can choose between 5 different races of cats. The goal is basically to care for you cat, that is, bath it when it is dirty, feed it when it is hungry, cure it when it is sick, etc. Additionally, many traditional toys for cats are present in Catz to play with your pet, such us, fake mice, small balls with bells inside, etc.<br><br>But once in a while, the in-game PDA will show an alert. Here, the game will give interesting real-life advices about cat-caring, and also tasks to be performed by the player. Succeeding at these tasks, like caring for cats of other non-player characters, will traduce into coins, that give the player the opportunity to buy both, toys and costumes for your pet or furniture and decoration objects for the house. And you can also be rewarded with "Kitty Cardz", that give hints on cat-caring or tell facts about them.<br><br>Catz is also a multiplayer game. In two-player multi-card mode, Cardz and photos of the kittens can be shared with friends.

[Charlotte's Web]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Backbone Entertainment
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/charlottes-web
Description=Charlotte's Web is based on the new 2006 holiday hit movie released by Nickelodean Movies, Walden Media, and Paramount Pictures. <br><br>Play as Wilbur, the pig, or Templeton, the rat throughout four settings: Zuckerman Farm, the countryside, a junkyard, and the Country Fair. Throughout the journey, you'll unlock arcade-style mini-games and take on a variety of amusing and complex missions. Collect letters of the alphabet to help Charlotte spell out messages in her web, stash firewood so Mr. Zuckerman can't cook in his smokehouse, release rats imprisoned by the nasty crows, and collect tickets so Fern and Avery can play at the carnival<br><br>The game features a wide range of gameplay elements that include exploration, stealth, and puzzles. Be rewarded with high-quality movie stills and sharp gameplay visuals. <br><br>Nintendo DS has even more exclusive features including taking on the role of Fern and use the stylus to feed, bathe, or pet Wilbur, as well as a variety of unlockable mini-games, including Wi-Fi and touch screen mini-games.
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[The Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Handheld Games
Released=Oct 09, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cheetah-girls-pop-star-sensations
Description=This game is an adventure/ mystery game with little musical rhythm game twist. The Cheetah Girls follows the Galleria, Chanel, Aqua and Dorinda as they try to take their group to get signed by a big record studio. Some of the features in this game include, singing, song writing, fashion matching, and dance/rhythm mini-games. The game also features some of the officially licensed music from the Cheetah Girls themselves.

[Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Skip, Ltd.
Released=Oct 02, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chibi-robo-park-patrol
Description=Parks worldwide are being polluted and destroyed!  In an act of community service, Citrusoft Robotics manufactures a new model of Chibi-Robo, called Blooming Chibi-Robo.  These new models are specifically designed to clean up and beautify parks, rebuild park equipment, and deal with any pollution sources.<br><br>Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol is a game where you take control of a tiny robot called Chibi-Robo, and cause flowers to bloom in your assigned park.  You can increase the amount of flowers in your park by pulling out a boom box, and spinning the tape spool.  This will cause both Chibi-Robo and the nearby flowers to dance.  White flowers will spit out more seeds, which can then be watered with the squirter to cause new flowers to grow.  The squirter can also be used to combat Smoglings - nasty creatures that can hurt Chibi-Robo and kill the flowers in his park.<br><br>The more flowers in the park, the more visitors it attracts.  More flowers also means that Chibi-Robo will earn new upgrades, such as longer lasting batteries (which let him explore more of the park without needing to recharge), vehicles such as a bike, which lets him travel faster, and cartridges that let him repair the park.

[Chicken Hunter]
Publisher=MumboJumbo, LLC
Developer=phenomedia publishing gmbh|Visual Imagination Software
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chicken-hunter
Description=Revive the classic shooting game with your Nintendo DS and use your Stylus as your gun to hunt the chickens that you see in the screen or complete the puzzles and reach the highest score under a time limit. The game features different game modes:<br><br>Classic mode: Hunt as many chickens as you can in a single stage to reach the highest score under a time limit. It's essentially the classic chicken shoot.<br><br>Weight mode: In weight mode chickens approach by air. Move side to side and fire your hefty cannon to the right chicken depending of the color of your weight (your bullet). Three weights of the same color to the same chicken and you've done your main objective.<br><br>Gems mode: Here you cannot move side to side. You must shoot the chickens to make them release a gem where three metallic containers reside. Line up the gems to get extra points just like the classic Columns game.<br><br>Hotwire mode: A kind of racing game in which you control your car with your stylus. Your job is to drag your car left or right to avoid hitting the side of the track. Every time that you finish the track the speed is increased.<br><br>Spot the difference mode: Use Nintendo DS dual screen you'll have to find the differences between two images. The right picture is in the upper screen and you'll have to tap the differences in the touch screen with your stylus.

[Chicken Shoot]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Calaris Studios|FRONTLINE Studios, Inc.
Released=Jul, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=1.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chicken-shoot_
Description=Chicken Shoot is a gallery shooting game based on free 2003 flash game of the same name. The player shoots all the chickens that appear on the 2D hand-drawn screens. The top screen is used to show the gameplay, while the bottom one shows statistics such as the remaining time, the score, the type of gun and the remaining ammo. The game can be controlled through the buttons, or in combination with the stylus to aim at the chickens.<br><br>The basic game modes are identical to those of the Wii version: Arcade (shoot a specific number of chickens), Classic (time limit) and Catch an Egg (a mini-game where eggs need to be caught before they drop on the ground). Different kinds of guns can be picked up and every now and then enemies thrown an egg towards the screen that needs to be blown up quickly. Extra points are awarded for shooting certain background items, bombs destroy everything on the screen, food can be picked up to refill energy (Arcade) and clocks add more time (Classic). There are six levels/environments: The Village, The Forest, Nevada Desert, Antarctica, Rocky Island and Sahara.<br><br>There are two multi-player modes: cooperative gameplay for two players or a four-player competitive game mode where players need to score as much points as possible in a set amount of time.

[Children of Mana]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=NEX Entertainment
Released=Oct 30, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/children-of-mana
Description=Some years before the action begins, a great catastrophe began at the base of the Mana Tree. This gives the main characters, Ferrik, Tamber, Poppen and Wanderer, who's parents were killed in the disaster, reason to find out what happened. The game takes place on the Island of Illusia, at the center of which lies the Mana Tree.<br><br>The game is a real time Action/RPG very similar to the style of Secret of Mana. New features include dual weapon systems, so characters can use one long range and one melee weapon at a time. <br><br>Although there is much more that can be done with each weapon, there are only four in the game, as opposed to twice as many in previous titles.<br><br>The game supports Wireless LAN for 4 players.

[Chocolatier]
Publisher=Zoo Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Big Splash Games LLC
Released=Mar 10, 2010
Systems=BlackBerry|iPhone|Macintosh|Windows
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chocolatier
Description=Buy a chocolate factory and get to making your own luxury sweets!  Chocolatier is a whimsical historical business simulation of chocolate making in the late 1800's. Players have the choice of rescuing a dying chocolate empire in story mode, or building from scratch in free play mode. Gameplay is comprised of two parts, a strategic portion where players make business decisions about purchases, quest for new recipes, and travel the globe; and a minigame portion where newly-discovered chocolates are created.

[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Fall Line Studios
Released=May 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian_
Description=While this game still features the story from the movie and novel, the gameplay is different from its console counterparts.  This version utilizes the DS' dual-screen technology and stylus pen, with a RPG-style battling system, using the pen to pick a character and then picking an enemy, at which point a menu will pop up, letting the player choose their style of attack.  A player's character cannot attack, however, if their stamina bar is low and must wait until it is refilled to attack again.<br><br>Players can regain health by picking up objects like apples and using them through an item menu and even pick up items to trade later in the game to purchase upgrades for their character.  There are also side missions as well, such as finding items to cure and sick Narnian or even complete tasks in order to recruit Narnian's to the players army.<br><br>There is also multiplayer capability using either Wi-Fi or through Disney.com website, where players can share scores, unlock extra content as well as chat with fellow players.

[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 14, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chronicles-of-narnia-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe_
Description=The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for the Nintendo DS is an action adventure/RPG based on the film and classic C.S. Lewis novel by the same name.<br><br>Players take on the role of the Pevensie children and step through a magical wardrobe in the frozen land of Narnia. Jadis, an evil witch, has covered the land in eternal ice and snow, and the children are destined to save it with the help of talking animals, magical creatures, and a lordly lion named Aslan.<br><br>The Nintendo DS version of the game combines hack-and-slash action with RPG elements. It's very open-ended; you can walk through the land, encounter creatures, and perform over 60 subquests. Each subquest will award your character a special skill, ranging from attack moves, to summoning songs (played on pan-pipes on the touchscreen), and cordial magic (activated by drawing symbols on the touchscreen).<br><br>Additionally, your characters will earn experience which lets you increase their virtues, such as courage, magnificence, gentleness, and justice, each of which has an effect on the character's abilities. Over the course of the game, your characters will grow more powerful, you'll see winter give way to spring, and will finally get to battle Jadis' more powerful minions, such as giants, minotaurs, goblins, and boggles.<br><br>The game also supports wireless cooperative multiplayer, so you can experience the entire adventure with your friends.

[Chronos Twin]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=EnjoyUp Games
Released=Oct 18, 2007
Systems=Nintendo DSi
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chronos-twin
Description=When a mysterious alien being arrives on planet Skyla, the planet's inhabitants tried to make peace with it.  However, its intentions were anything but... destroying all in its wake and forcing the planet's inhabitants to flee as none of their weapons could even harm it.  Study revealed that the alien was able to exist in two different times simultaneously, and could only be harmed in both.  A special time machine was built - one that can transport someone into the past and the present at the same time...<br><br>Chronos Twin is a side-scrolling platform game with a difference - the action takes place on both Nintendo DS screens simultaneously.  The top screen shows the player in the present, while the touch screen shows the player in the past.  Pressing the A Button will make both the past and present player jump simultaneously.  While there are certain differences in the past and the present (for example, a platform in the past may not exist in the present), as long as the player is standing on the platform in one time period, they won't fall.<br><br>The player also has a weapon at their disposal - a gun which can be fired in the present with the X Button, and the past with the B Button.  However - the gun cannot be fired in both time periods simultaneously.  The gun can also be charged up by holding down the button, releasing a more powerful blast.<br><br>After a certain point in the game, the player is also able to stop time in one period while moving about freely in another period.  This can be used to move blocks to allow both present and past players to get through, or to release platforms that a player in one time period couldn't reach.

[Chrono Trigger]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 25, 2008
Systems=PlayStation|SNES
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/chrono-trigger
Description=What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. When Crono meets a young girl named Marle, little does he realize that this young girl, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant will thrust him into the ultimate trip through time and space, encountering new friends, defeating the forces of evil, and encountering the one who would destroy the flow of time.<br><br>Chrono Trigger is a role-playing game, with the usual game mechanics fare for such: the player takes control of a variably large party, developing the combat skills of its members and managing their equipment. As the characters grow in power, not only their ability scores increase, but they also learn new "Techs" - special powerful attacks and maneuvers which cost them "Magic Points" to use in battle. <br><br>The game utilizes the ATB (active time battle) combat system from  Final Fantasy games - sort of a mix of turn-based and real-time combat -  adding to it combo attacks. Apart from normal Techs, it is possible to use Double and Triple Techniques - super-powerful attacks which involve two or three characters using their abilities at once. There are no random battles in the game, as all the enemies are visible on screen, and it's even possible to just pass by them entirely. <br><br>The game allows you to face your ultimate adversary at different points of time, which leads to several different endings. There is also a New Game+ option, which allows you to carry over your powerful characters to a new game, and adds even more endings to the already existing ones.

[City Life DS]
Publisher=Monte Cristo Multimedia
Developer=Wizarbox
Released=Sep 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/city-life-ds
Description=City Life DS is the Nintendo DS version of the City Life Windows game, a city building game similar to the Sim City, but with a social component. The city is inhabited by citizens with different social backgrounds, from normal workers to rich people, acting differently throughout the game. The different social classes lead to conflicts the player has to take care of and solve, by forming an efficient strategy and a way of communication.

[clever! Das Spiel, das Wissen schafft]
Publisher=SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Mar 28, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/clever-das-spiel-das-wissen-schafft
Description=clever! Das Spiel, das Wissen schafft is a puzzle game based on the German TV show clever! Die Show, die Wissen schafft. It is played the same way as the Incredible Machine or the more recent Crazy Machines series. The player faces about 100 tasks, e.g. filling an aquarium with water. To do so he has a limited amount of gizmos to his disposal which he needs to arrange correctly so they perform chain reactions. <br>Overall there are about 50 of them, e.g. conveyor belts or steam engines.

[Clubhouse Games]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Agenda Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 10, 2006
Systems=
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Score=3.4
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/clubhouse-games
Description=This game presents 42 (mostly) well-known games including 18 card games, 12 board games, 4 "variety" games, 5 "action" games and 3 single-player games; although a few of the games must be unlocked before being played. Each game has options that can be used to create further gaming possibilities. All the games are played with the DS touch-screen.<br><br>Examples of the card games featured include Memory, Blackjack, Rummy and two variants of poker (Five Card Draw and Texas Hold 'Em); board games include Chinese Checkers, Backgammon, Chess and Ludo. There are also DS interpretations of Bowling, Darts and Billiards (9-Ball).<br><br>There are three options as far as single-player games go: free play (play any unlocked game as you wish), stamp mode (play through the games in order, collecting stamps per performance) and mission mode (play through a set of missions based within the games). Multiplayer games can be played with nearby players or "worldwide" via a wi-fi connection (up to 8 players).

[Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=1st Playable Productions, LLC
Released=Nov 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/club-penguin-elite-penguin-force
Description=In this spinoff game from the popular MMORPG Club Penguin, players will be inducted into the Elite Penguin Force and tasked with solving mysteries, completing missions, and playing various minigames. Some activities are adventure-game-oriented, exploring the environment and picking up items to solve assigned tasks. Other games are more action-oriented, like collecting coins in the sky or racing through a mine shaft.<br><br> The game can be used in conjunction with Club Penguin—coins earned in Elite Penguin Force can be transferred to a player's online account and a special code included inside the box can be used to unlock the Elite Penguin Force headquarters online. The game also supports Dgamer, an online game/social networking service operated by Disney Interactive.

[Code Lyoko]
Publisher=The Game Factory ApS
Developer=DC Studios, Inc.
Released=May 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/code-lyoko
Description=Code Lyoko is a game based on the French animated television series. Five boarding school students - Ulrich, Odd, Jeremy and Yumi - fight against a digital entity named X.A.N.A. They travel to the virtual world of Lyoko and help their virtual friend Aelita fend off X.A.N.A.s forces.<br><br>The game follows both aspects of the kids' lives, and the player can enjoy 3D Action Role Playing within the world of Lyoko and 2D Adventuring in the real world.<br><br>The game is made of 15 chapters, and each chapter is split into two portions. One portion is a PC-style 2D point-and-click adventure, where you take control of one of the characters to visit different locations, talk to people, gather items, and generally watch the story unfold. The other portion is a 3D action level where you swap among characters and use their abilities to fight monsters, hop between platforms, or climb up hillsides in search of the tower that'll put and end to whatever problem is currently pestering the real world. Occasionally, the player has to solve touch-screen puzzles and pass vehicle-based levels.

[Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A]
Publisher=The Game Factory ApS
Developer=Neko Entertainment
Released=Sep 14, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/code-lyoko-fall-of-xana
Description=Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A. is the third videogame based on the French animated cartoon Code Lyoko, where a group of friends can virtualize in a digital world and fight a super computer trying to take over the world. The game is the sequel to the first game, the DS title Code Lyoko. It follows the storyline of the season 4, where Aelita is living in our world. X.A.N.A. managed to control William, the new warrior, to make him destroy Lyoko. By chance, Jeremy could make a replica of it. Our friends are now fighting William and are trying to stop X.A.N.A. from taking over the world.<br><br>The game is divided in two parts: a part in 2D, where the player controls the characters at their school where they are confronted with classmates like the annoying Sissi, or with teachers and educators, like Jim. That part of the gameplay is used to gather the latest news about what is going on. Before going into Lyoko, there is a stop at the factory for a briefing by Jeremy, choosing the character and the virtualization point.<br><br>Once in Lyoko, the characters are transported to a 3D environment where they have to fight X.A.N.A.'s creatures. By accumulating data packs and Lyoko Points, the characters can be upgraded with health-enhancing objects, digital powers or access to execute special moves. The fighting system is similar to turn-based games: the player has to choose an action and the enemy to target. If everyone is back to our world, the game is over and the quest has to be restarted from the last checkpoint.<br><br>The game also provides multiplayer with three modes: Classic (Team Deathmatch), Bet (bet with different objects and the winning team takes it all) and Challenge (the player who created the round can choose a challenge like playing with digital power).

[Color Cross]
Publisher=Rising Star Games Ltd.
Developer=Little Worlds Studio SARL
Released=Dec 05, 2008
Systems=iPhone|Windows
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/color-cross
Description=Color Cross is a picture puzzle game similar to Picross, where the objective is to fill all the correct cells in a grid to form a picture. Each row and column has a series of numbers as clues, indicating the groups of continuous cells that must be painted. The player must use logic to discover the remaining spots and complete the figure.<br><br>The main difference this time is the addition of multiple colors per picture, instead of the monochromatic approach of other titles. Players can select back and forth between colors by clicking on the palette at the side of the screen. Cells can be painted individually or as a group by clicking and dragging across them with the cursor. In each color option, cells can be marked with an X to point them out as incorrect places. Any mistakes are corrected automatically, affecting the final score.<br><br>New levels are unlocked with each completed picture. They are organized by picture theme at the level selection menu. Every time a line or column is completed, the clue numbers become grayed out and a shower of candies, fairies and other theme-related items fall from it to the bottom of the screen.

[Commander: Europe at War]
Publisher=Slitherine Software UK Ltd.
Developer=Firepower Entertainment|Slitherine Software UK Ltd.
Released=Mar 20, 2009
Systems=Macintosh|PSP|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/commander-europe-at-war
Description=Commander: Europe at War is a turn based strategy game taking place during World War II. The player can opt to play as the allies or axis forces in a game that spans the entire European chapter of the war. Or play one of the 6 included scenarios such as Operation Barbarossa, D Day or the Grand Campaign.<br><br>The game is presented on a map of Europe, part of the US and Africa with a hexagonal grid. There are 12 different types of units and historical commanders that can be put in charge of certain units. The player can also put researchers to work on 50 different inventions that can give you an advantage in the war. The outcome of individual attacks is determined by a number parameters such as morale, supply lines, equipment and training.<br><br>Multiplayer is possible in hotseat, online or through play-by-email.

[Commando: Steel Disaster]
Publisher=XS Games, LLC
Developer=ManaSoft
Released=Sep 02, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/commando-steel-disaster
Description=Play as Storm - a brave commando and vehicle specialist on a mission to stop Rattlesnake - a ruthless villain bound on world domination.<br>This arcade-style shooter faithfully recreates the unique and robust art style and gameplay of SNK's Metal Slug series. The game features seven sidescrolling stages with multiple areas each and vehicle sections interspersed with on-foot action. Six primary weapons are available throughout the game as limited ammo collectible powerups ranging from beloved classics such as a Heavy Machine Gun to exotic picks like an Electro Gun. Two of these powerups can be collected at once and switched with the L-Trigger. A variety of grenades is also available as the secondary weapon.

[Contact]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=grasshopper manufacture inc.|Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Oct 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/contact
Description=A professor in a search for intelligent life makes contact...with you.  Communicating with him through the Nintendo DS, he asks for your help!  He and his assistant, Terry, have crash-landed on an unknown island, and the professor needs to make repairs to his ship.  Subtly guide Terry around the island (and later on, the world!) to help them both.<br><br>Contact is an adventure game with a difference.  The professor from the game is aware of your presence, but his assistant, Terry, is not.  You indirectly control Terry by moving him around the game world and issue commands to him.  Every action that Terry makes has a corresponding statistic, and these can be levelled up by using them frequently.  Run everywhere, and Terry's speed will increase.  Take damage, and while your health will decrease, your stamina will increase, allowing you to take more hits.  Steal items and your thievery skills will increase, and so on.<br><br>The game also supports the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.  Swap Friend Codes with other people, and when you connect to their game on the Internet, you'll be able to exchange data, as well as send an NPC version of your character into their copy of the game.

[Contra 4]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=WayForward Technologies
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/contra-4
Description=Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS is a direct sequel to 1994 SNES Contra III: Alien Wars. Two years after the defeat of Red Falcon - the first wave of the alien colonization fleet, the main invading force Black Viper approaches Earth. The heroes of the original Contra series - Billy Rizer and Lance Bean as well as two newcomers - Mad Dog and Scorpion are now humanity's last line of defense against total annihilation.<br><br>This installment of the long-running series adds dual screen gameplay, enabling the player a wider view, and a 2-player co-op mode via local Wi-Fi connection. Each player is now given two weapon slots which can be filled with any one of the game's many weapon power-ups and switched at will with a press of a shoulder button. The game features nine levels set in such classic Contra locations as Jungle, Waterfall and a pseudo-3D Base.<br>As a bonus, the cartridge contains an illustrated history of Contra, as well as the Contra and Super C original NES games.

[Cooking Mama]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Office Create
Released=Sep 12, 2006
Systems=iPhone
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cooking-mama
Description=Cooking Mama is, as the name implies, a game where you cook!<br><br>The player takes orders from various customers and then has to prepare the to fit their order and to satisfy their tastes. The way the meal is prepared is up to the player, and a number of different ingredients are available.<br><br>Each preparation section is timed, as well as this, players are marked on the final product.<br><br>The touch screen is used to slice and soak vegetables, marinade meat, peel fruit and of course cook it on the stove.<br><br>The screen allows for more sensitive and easier interaction allowing a more realistic and hands on cooking experience than a mouse or controller could.

[Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Office Create
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cooking-mama-2-dinner-with-friends
Description=Mama is back! She's brought her sauciness back to the Ninentdo DS with more to do this time around. There are improved graphics and more real time effects to make you feel more at home in Mama's kitchen. There are more game play modes, more unlockables and others to achieve to spruce up Mama and her kitchen. With 150 mini games and 80 new recipes this is sure to keep you in the kitchen cooking... if you can take the heat.<br><br>There are four game modes to choose from:<br><br>1. Cook with Mama: Like the first game, Mama sets out the recipe, will help you cook it up and grade your meal.<br><br>2. Let's Cook: Initially you'll cook for Mama and Chika who will judge creation based on taste. As you achieve success you can unlock up to seven additional judges that await your handiwork.<br><br>3. Cooking Contest: Here you can challenge yourself by doing specific tasks trying to beat your records. If you have friends that are willing to link-up, you can go head-to-head to see who the top chef is. Up 3 friends can join you to test their whisks.<br><br>4. Change Mode: Tired of how the kitchen looks and need to change your utensils? You can come here and change Mama's outfit, Mama's accessories, utensils, the look of the kitchen and top screen look.<br><br>Don your hat and tie your apron on, it's time to get cookin'.

[C.O.P.: The Recruit]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Velez & Dubail
Released=Nov 03, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cop-the-recruit
Description=When the streetracer Dan Miles is arrested by Detective Brad Winter, he is given two choices: go into prison, or join the Criminal Overturn Programme (C.O.P.) that turns criminal into law servants. Obviously he takes the second option and becomes an Officer of the C.C.D (Central Control Department), the local police, to protect New York citizens against the scum of the city.<br><br>As Dan Miles starts investigating on a series of terrorist attacks with his new mentor Brad Winter, the latter is falsely arrested and hold in jail, stopping his investigations.<br><br>From now on, it will be up to Dan to seek after the truth, sometimes using the badge, sometimes his old underworld contacts as a former streetracer. He will have to deal with the gang of the Bomb Zombies, who seem to be up to a widespread attack on the city, with castrophic potential.<br><br>C.O.P. The Recruit is a sandbox game (GTA-like) in a 3D open-environment, recreating New York City over 6 square miles. As a new police officer, Dan can commandeer any car that he likes -and sometimes boats- and drive to any part of the city. He has to complete 60 missions over 20 hours as well as side missions that are optional, awards that work as achievements to unlock throughout the missions, and 150 hidden items to find in the vast city.<br><br>The gameplay is mainly third-person shooting (using the shoulder buttons to fire like in Metroid Prime) and driving, but not only. More creative missions also take advantage of the Nintendo DS microphone and touchscreen through commanding S.W.A.T. assaults, controlling security cameras of the city, or spying a conversation with a microphone.

[Cradle of Rome]
Publisher=Rising Star Games Ltd.
Developer=Awem Studio
Released=Nov 21, 2008
Systems=Macintosh|Windows
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/cradle-of-rome
Description=Cradle of Rome is a tile-matching game with a classical antiquity theme. The tiles have icons of city resources, for example piles of wood, wine barrels and coins. Matching three or more of these tiles collects them to their respective resources tab.<br><br>Three resources tabs are displayed at the top of the screen for money, wood and food. As the player progresses through the game buildings become available to build, their cost being a combination of those resources.<br><br>An amphora serves as the timer, slowly leaking water as time passes. If the player manages to finish the level before it is empty, the water remaining is added as a bonus to the resources. Otherwise, the player loses a life. Some of the board surface has marble underneath it. To complete a level, this marble has to be broken by matching the tiles over it.<br><br>Matching special tiles, like the ones with an axe, fills power-up gauges at the bottom of the screen. Once complete, these power-ups perform special actions: the axe removes single tiles, the lightning bolt destroys a random amount of them, the bomb explodes squares of nine tiles, the hourglass adds water to the amphora, etc. Once spent, their gauges must be replenished for another use. A tile with chains is immobile, stopping the flow of tiles to other parts of the board. It has to be matched once to break the chains, and again to be removed from the table.<br><br>The Nintendo DS version was ported from the PC. It has revised levels, gameplay adapted for the dual screens and an adjusted difficulty level. It also contain a new mode, Free Play, that allows the user to replay favourite boards.

[Crash of the Titans]
Publisher=Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 02, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/crash-of-the-titans
Description=Crash of the Titans for the Nintendo DS is an action/platformer that recaptures the original game-play of the original PSOne games and adds new combat elements.<br><br>Players control Crash who has the ability to "jack" onto enemies and subsequently, use their powers.<br><br>The Nintendo DS version of the game features unique enemies, game-play and characters from other versions of Crash of the Titans.
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[Crazy Machines]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=FAKT Software GmbH
Released=Oct 02, 2008
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/crazy-machines
Description=Similar to The Incredible Machine the player needs to use animated parts to assemble a Rube Goldberg-type contraption and solve puzzles by doing so.<br><br>The game features three different modes: Classic, Arcade or Construction Kit. The classic mode requires the player to place the parts and manually activate the machine to get the ball to it's goal, the arcade mode confronts the player with an already finished and running machine which needs a little help. By using the stylus or blowing into the microphone the player not only moves the ball through the experiment but also activates and uses the parts of the machine. By successfully completing all those puzzles, the player unlocks additional components which are then at his disposal in the construction kit to freely construct anything he wants without a time or space limit.<br><br>Although the game doesn't feature a traditional multiplayer-mode, the players can trade their experiments with friends over the wireless connection.

[Crazy Machines 2]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=FAKT Software GmbH
Released=2009
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/crazy-machines-2_
Description=Crazy Machines 2 for the DS is the sequel to the well-known puzzle and experiment solving game. The professor is back and leaves his lab to travel around the world this time, to build up new experiments to solve for the player. During his travels he reaches places like beautiful beaches, the Great Wall of China and the pyramids of Giza, to name a few.<br><br>As the player you aid the professor to build up his experiments. You can use many different gadgets like balls, ropes, power cables, crates, laser cannons and karate figures among many others.<br><br>There are over 170 experiments to be solved, which are divided into puzzle- and action levels. In the puzzle levels you have to solve the experiments in a certain time frame. In the action levels you have to interfere while the test procedure is running in real time.

[Crazy School Games]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=Cranberry Production GmbH
Released=2009
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/crazy-school-games
Description=Crazy School Games includes 10 of the most well-known games that are played by pupils (some since generations) during school breaks. The games include classics like Battleships, Codebreaker (Mastermind), Crazy 4, dots and boxes, Sudoku, or mini games like Crazy Golf.<br><br>In Crazy golf, the player has to roll his golf ball through a course made out of pencils, rulers and glue tubes with the stylus.<br><br>The game includes single and multiplayer options. In the Multiplayer option, you can play against 4 gamers in Hot Seat Mode or W-Lan Multiplayer mode.

[CrossworDS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nuevo Retro Games
Released=May 05, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/crosswords_
Description=Take a break with Crosswords DS.  Hold your Nintendo DS like a book, and choose to solve one of the hundreds of crossword puzzles of varying difficulty.  If that's not your thing, you can also choose from word searches or even anagram puzzles.<br><br>Crosswords DS uses handwriting detection to let the user input their answer into each crossword puzzle.  Puzzles range from easy to master difficulty, with special 'themed' crosswords becoming unlocked after you solve a page of twenty crosswords.  After you complete a puzzle, you are graded based on how many hints you used, and if you used Entry Assist to help you fill in the crossword.  Your completion time is shown as well.<br><br>Word searches display a grid of letters on the touch screen.  Simply drag the stylus across the letters you think form the word, and if you're correct, the word will be marked off the list.  Anagrams gives the player a set of letters - these are used to try and form all the words possible with the combination of letters.  Each time you successfully discover a word, it is filled into your list.


[CSI: Dark Motives]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=369 Interactive
Released=Nov 02, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/csi-dark-motives
Description=CSI: Dark Motives DS is an adventure/reflexive game, in the pure style of the famous TV series from CBS. It's also the first CSI game to be released on the Nintendo DS.<br><br>The game is based on the second PC game, CSI: Dark Motives. You join the Las Vegas Graveyard Shift as a rookie, supervised by Grissom, Willows, Sidle, Brown and Stokes. Your job is to solve five cases. Process the evidence in the lab with Sanders, get warrants from Brass and go to Robbins for some new data. If you're thorough, you will reach the ultimate rank of Expert. And remember, criminals always leave traces and the evidence never lies.<br><br>Players can use the stylus for looking around, detecting or collecting evidence, asking questions to suspects or witnesses or even for giving them to Sanders.

[CSI: Deadly Intent - The Hidden Cases]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Other Ocean Interactive Ltd.
Released=Oct 27, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/csi-deadly-intent-the-hidden-cases
Description=Welcome to Las Vegas! Play a new member of the team during four exclusive cases in the company of the season 9 cast of the series CSI. Find the murderer by collecting proofs, processing them and discussing with witnesses or suspects.<br><br>The game is making a full use of the stylus. Point on an interesting object for being given the choice of your collecting or detecting tool. In the lab, play minigames for analyzing the DNA, print or any other stuff. In the morgue, examine the corpse in search of evidence. And with Brass, interrogate suspects and show them with the right proof that they're lying. At the end of each case, you'll be evaluated by Catherine Willows in three different fields: Collecting, Analysis and Interrogation.

[Custom Robo Arena]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Noise
Released=Mar 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/custom-robo-arena
Description=The fifth game in the Custom Robo series, Custom Robo Arena moves the action into the portable realm again with the first entry on the DS. It is the first in the series to be released in PAL territories, and the second in North America.<br><br>The story has the player's character joining the Robo Team 'Numero Uno' and the story unfolds as they attempt to win the Robo Cup. Like all the Custom Robo games, except the GBA incarnation, the battles are conducted in 3D, with the player attempting to defeat their opponent, in a Pokémon fashion similar to the previous games. The touch screen is used to clean off the player's Robo after it becomes dirty, as this reduces its efficiency.<br><br>In another first it offers 2 player multiplayer over Nintendo Wi-Fi and allows voice chat and utilises the rivals system seen in Metroid Prime: Hunters.

[Daigasso! Band Brothers]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Dec 02, 2004
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/daigasso-band-brothers
Description=Daigasso! Band Brothers is music game in which the player can choose any instrument in a song, and then perform that instrument's role in the song. Your ability to perform will affect the outcome of the song, as your input corresponds with musical notes. To play your instrument you use the buttons on the DS. Beginner Mode only requires you to press either the D-Pad or a button, and will play harder sections of songs for you by touching the touch screen when shown. As you progress through the Amateur and Pro modes, you'll be using all eight face buttons/directions to play an entire octave, and shoulder buttons to modify the note, making it a sharp or an octave higher.<br><br>The top screen shows the next few bars of music, with the buttons you are required to press to play your instrument. A marker will move along each bar, showing the notes the player needs to play. Correctly playing the right notes at the right time will result in the song playing perfectly, while too many mistakes will create a mess of inaccurate sounds.<br><br>In multiplayer mode, up to eight players on one cartridge each pick a different instrument and try and play a song together, with each player hearing everyone else's mistakes.<br><br>A unlockable song editor allows you to create your own MIDI compositions, and then play these normally in the game. You can also create simple songs by humming or whistling into the microphone.

[Daigasso! Band Brothers Request Selection]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 26, 2005
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/daigasso-band-brothers-request-selection
Description=This is an expansion cartridge for Daigasso! Band Brothers for the Nintendo DS.  It contains a selection of songs that fans of the game were able to request on Nintendo's Japanese website (hence the name of the cartridge).  It contains a variety of J-Pop songs, Anime themes, and songs from Nintendo games.  The cartridge will not work in a Game Boy Advance - it requires a Nintendo DS and a copy of Daigasso! Band Brothers to work.  The songs on the cartridge are as follows:<br><br>ORANGE RANGE - Onegai! Senorita<br>Sukima Switch - Zenryoku Shounen<br>Ai Ootsuka - SMILY<br>Porno Graffitti - Neo Melodramatic<br>ORANGE RANGE - Hana<br>Kobukuro - Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana<br>FLOW - DAYS<br>Ketsumeishi - Sakura<br>Yuzu - Eikou no Kakehashi<br>Mahora Gakuen Chuutoubu 2-A - Happy Material<br>SMAP - Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana<br>ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Rewrite<br>day after tomorrow - Starry Heavens<br>Karyuudo - Azusa Ni-Gou<br>BUMP OF CHICKEN - Tentai Kansoku<br>Sasuke - Aoi Bench<br>Man Z - Nihon Break Kougyou Shaka<br>Undergraph - Tsubasa<br>Janne Da Arc - Gekkou Ka<br>O-Zone - Dragostea din Tei<br>ORANGE RANGE - Love Parade<br>Ken Matsudaira - Matsuken Samba Part 2<br>Star Fox 64 - Star Wolf Theme<br>Shin Onigashima - Yama e no Michi<br>Catch! Touch! Yoshi! - Tokotoko Yoshi<br>Sawaru Made in Wario - Ashley's Theme<br>Animal Crossing + - Title Theme<br>Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Theme<br>Super Mario 64 DS - Slider<br>Famicom Tantei Club - Ayumi's Theme<br>Yoshi's Island - Athletic

[The Dark Spire]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Success Corp.
Released=Apr 14, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dark-spire
Description=In this throwback to the early days of CRPGs you must explore the Dark Spire dungeon with a party of up to four characters.<br><br>Party creation is basic by most modern standards. <br>Four races, three alignments, four classes along with five different stat points are all there are to decide what your character is.<br><br>These four characters begin the game inexperienced and weak like almost every RPG. They gain skills, power and better quality items as they progress through the various dungeons.<br><br>Experience points are spent on skills for the characters, some of these opening the choice to upgrade one of the 4 basic classes to become a different prestige class, offering different abilities.<br><br>The game is played without use of the touchscreen and only uses the direction pad and buttons. The top screen displays the party location in 3d and the bottom screen has info on their status.

[Das verrckte Labyrinth]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Oct 02, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/das-verrckte-labyrinth
Description=Players step into the role of a young archaeologist and begin<br>an adventurous journey through the mysterious labyrinth on<br>their Nintendo DS and will look for historical artefacts in<br>five different locations. In the game, the player has to allocate parts of the labyrinth with his stylus, to pave the way to the searched or artefact. To restrain the player form finding the artefacts evil counterparts will obstruct the way with unfit labyrinth parts.<br><br>Das Verrückte Labyrith is playable in a single and a<br>multiplayer mode. Players may challenge each other in LAN<br>mode or use the HotSeat function of the hardware.<br>It is a mixture of strategy, bluff, and luck that is required to<br>be the first to find all treasure objects and win the game.

[Dawn of Discovery]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Keen Games GmbH
Released=Jun 25, 2009
Systems=Wii
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dawn-of-discovery
Description=Dawn of Discovery is a Nintendo Wii and DS entry in the long-running German ANNO / A.D. series strategy series and it is different from the Windows version. For the DS it is the second title in the series on the platform, following 1701 A.D.: Dawn of Discovery. The classic gameplay is retained, but has been streamlined and customized to make it more accessible for the console versions.<br><br>Playing the story mode, the game is set in the year of 1404 and the player takes on the role of Prince William, one of the two sons of King George. The king's domain is suffering from drought and famine. William and his brother Edward are sent out to discover new fertile lands to the south. On the journey the player will come across a new and strange civilization: The Orient.<br><br>The core gameplay is to refine the production of goods and to balance taxes and upkeep costs. The player has to provide his citizens with the needed resources while spending money to expand his nation. Later on in the game he also has to deal with other factions and pirates using economic or military means.<br><br>On the Wii the game is controlled primarily with the Wii-mote, though the nunchuck can also be used for direct camera control. On DS the game is played almost exclusively with the stylus, the buttons only provide shortcut functionality. The story mode features a soft learning curve that helps beginners understand the game. On Wii this is supported by voiceovers.<br><br>Both versions are very identical in terms of story and features, except for the different input control.

[Deal or No Deal]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Gravity-i Ltd
Released=Jul, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=1.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/deal-or-no-deal
Description=Deal or No Deal is based on the TV game show of the same name. It puts one contest against a banker. At the start of the game, the player choose one of the 26 briefcases. They contain prize money ranging from $.01 to $1,000,000. The different amounts are shown on a game board. Each round the player has to open a number of the remaining briefcases which are then marked on the board (six in the first round, five in the second, four in the third). Based on the remaining amount of money, the banker offers the player a deal, a certain amount of money, based on odds. The player can choose to accept the deal when large sums are gone, or decide to go through. After the third round the briefcase is opened and if it contains a higher sum than what the banker offered, the player has made a great deal.<br><br>In singleplayer, three modes are available: TV Game (classic gameplay), Vault Game (Find the 3-number combination to a vault in the correct order in as few turns as possible. The initial prize is $500,000 and each turn the prize fund is reduced.) and High Low (Pick a briefcase and then make a calculated guess if the next briefcase will contain a higher or lower sum. For each correct guess, the prize money is increased). Two-player multiplayer offers Head to Head (classic gameplay to get the best deal) or Best Deal where one of the players becomes the banker.<br><br>Gameplay consists solely of picking numbers and calculated guesses. No other interactive game elements are present.
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[Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Backbone Entertainment
Released=May 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/death-jr-and-the-science-fair-of-doom
Description=Death Jr. makes his way to the Nintendo DS from his PSP franchise.  The player takes control of Death Jr. and his friend Pandora as they embark on a mission to save their friends Smith and Weston, Stigmartha and Seep from their own creation.<br><br>While attending their school's science fair, they accidentally unleash an ancient and evil demon by the name of Moloch who threatens to bring an end to their world.  The player can switch between either D.J. or Pandora, using a plethora of creative weapons like C-4 hamsters, firearms which range from pistols to shotguns as well as D.J.'s trusty scythe to decimate the enemies.<br><br>The gameplay consists of using both the stylus to perform touch-screen gestures and pressing regular pad buttons to create a variety of attacks.  There is also multiplayer with two mini-games that can be played between friends.  One of which is Reaper Ricochet where players bounce C-4 hamsters off of tombstones at each other and the other is War Mode where two teams can engage each other in side-scrolling shoot-em up's.

[Deep Labyrinth]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Interactive Brains
Released=Aug 15, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/deep-labyrinth
Description=Deep Labyrinth is a slow-paced first person dungeon exploration game for Nintendo DS.<br>The movement is controlled with D-pad, while all of the game’s attacks are executed through touch-screen. Deep Labyrinth’s magic system requires the player to draw symbols – Kirie on a 3x3 grid, in order to cast spells. As the game progresses, the Kirie become more and more complex, eventually requiring strings of up to 9 unique symbols.<br><br>The game is split into two chapters different enough to be separate games.<br><br>In the first chapter tells the story of a boy named Shawn, whose family is stranded on the roadside by a blown tire. His parents go off to find help, but mysteriously vanish. As it’s getting late, and a storm is approaching Shawn and the family pet – dog named Ace, seek shelter in an apparently abandoned mansion close by, but as they do, both are transported into a bizarre fantasy world. Apparently, this world is a place where unneeded human memories are sent do be erased, and as we find out – Shawn’s parents’ memories of him and each other are scheduled for deletion. This sets our hero on a quest to save his family and, perhaps discover the dark secrets of the world of memories.<br><br>The second chapter casts you as a hero mysteriously transported into an unnamed dungeon, where he soon discovers a girl trapped in a crystal. The hero has a vague recollection of once knowing the girl, but it is suggested that she died long ago. From that point on the game becomes about escaping the dungeon and saving the girl.<br><br>The two chapters are different enough to be separate games. Chapter one is fleshed out with NPCs, dialogue, and story event cutscenes, as well as a several lengthy anime FMVs, while the second chapter is much darker, and features very little in terms of story, focusing on the combat instead.

[Dementium: The Ward]
Publisher=Gamecock Media Group
Developer=Renegade Kid LLC.
Released=Oct 31, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dementium-the-ward
Description=Lying atop a gurney, you are pushed down a hospital hallway as horrific scenes play out around you.  Later you wake up in a hospital room alone.  Walking down the bloodstained hallway, you find that zombies have taken over.<br><br>Dementium: The Ward is a horror-themed first person shooter for the DS.  Following the survival horror mold, you collect guns and ammunition moving from floor to floor in a desperate attempt to escape.

[Densetsu no Stafi 4]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 13, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/densetsu-no-stafi-4
Description=Densetsu no Stafi 4 is the fourth game in the Stafi series of games.  In it, you play as a starfish prince called Stafi, as well as his sister, Stapi.  It's up to the pair to help the princess of the Ami Kingdom, who has had a valuable treasure stolen by an evil snake.<br><br>As Stafi, you must swim, spin attack, glide and dash through a series of puzzling levels, collecting star orbs which both replenish your health and function as the game's currency.  As you progress through the game, you'll unlock new moves for Stafi, as well as the ability to play as Stapi, who has her own unique moves such as wall jumping and crawling.  In addition to this, you'll also be able to ride animal friends such as an angler fish, a seahorse, a pig that throws sausages, and more.<br><br>Most of the levels have the objective of collecting an object for a character, or destroying some items or enemies strewn throughout the levels.  The fourth level of each stage features a boss that you must defeat to progress to the next world.  Players travel between worlds via a lobster that has an obsession with roses.  Stafi will be riding a rose, and you must touch the touch screen with the stylus to make Stafi travel in a straight line to that destination.  This must be done in as few moves as possible, as well as without being hurt.<br><br>The game also features a variety of different costumes that players can unlock.  Most of these costumes are based on fan designs - a template of Stafi was available before the game came out so that players could design their own costumes for Stafi and Stapi to wear.  Some of the costumes also react if you blow into the microphone.

[Devilish]
Publisher=UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Developer=Starfish-SD Inc.
Released=May 09, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/devilish_
Description=Devilish is a remake of the original game of the same name. Control two paddles together to move the ball upward through enemies and obstacles and fight the occasional boss.<br><br>The game uses the dual-screen capability of the DS to give a greater view of the playfield than the original title offered, though it does not use the touch screen. The game offers three difficulties and progress and records are saves.

[Diary Girl: Organize, Chat, Play Everyday]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Team 3 Games Limited
Released=Mar 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/diary-girl-organize-chat-play-everyday
Description=Diary Girl is an electronic organizer pointing at teenage girls. After creating and customizing an avatar the player can use the features of the programme. The main function is the calendar system which can be filled with event reminders and diary entries. Using the touch screen keyboard each days allows entering up to 300 characters, setting a mood with a smiley face and noting the weather of the day.<br><br>Another feature is the built in chat function which allows chatting with other players over the Wi-Fi-Connection. The chat function consists of normal text chat and an audio component using the DS microphone.<br><br>To earn its spot on MobyGames Diary Girl offers a collection of minigames like matching and puzzle titles and a quiz game that is actually a personality test. Each game consists of three levels of difficulty.

[Diddy Kong Racing DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Rare, Ltd.
Released=Feb 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/diddy-kong-racing-ds
Description=When Tiger Island is taken over by the evil Wizpig, Timber sends a letter to Diddy to request his assistance.  Diddy, Dixie, Tiny Kong and the rogue Kremling Krunch turn up to help Timber and his friends, Bumper, Tiptup and Pipsy.<br><br>Diddy Kong Racing DS is remake of the Nintendo 64 game of the same name.  However, while the story and setting remains the same, this is more of an upgrade instead of a port.  Players can still race around assorted tracks around Tiger Island via kart, hovercraft or plane, winning races to earn golden balloons to progress and defeating bosses to confront Wizpig.<br><br>There have been subtle tweaks to the gameplay.  While you can still level up your balloons by collecting another of the same colored balloon in a row, collecting a different colored balloon will not change your weapon - you'll have to fire your current weapon first.  The Silver Coin Challenge from the original game has been removed from the main adventure, and is replaced with a first-person touch screen shooter where you fly around on Taj's magic carpet and aim to pop as many balloons as you can.  There's also an optional racing mode where you race by using the stylus to guide the vehicle through a top-down map.<br><br>The game now supports currency system for most unlockables - dotted along the track are coins, which can be used to buy 'wishes' from Taj the Genie.  These include anything from new characters, exclusive tracks, a custom track editor, battle modes to unlock in multiplayer and so forth.  The DS version of Diddy Kong Racing also heavily supports multiplayer.  You can play with one game card or multiple game cards (to a maximum of eight players), or online to a maximum of six players.  Similar to Mario Kart DS, you can design your own custom decal and have it as your visual representation for when you race around the world.

[Die Biene Maja: Klatschmohnwiese in Gefahr]
Publisher=Midway Games GmbH
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Nov 15, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/die-biene-maja-klatschmohnwiese-in-gefahr
Description=A heavy storm waves through the corn poppy meadow and scatters all of Maja's and Willi's friends to the four winds. In order to rescue their lost friends, the two bees Maja and Willi need to stand their ground in a variety of exciting adventures and challenges.<br><br>The Biene Maja is a classical 2D platform side-scrolling game that includes a variety of mini-games such as throwing pollen. The gameplay and puzzles are suitable for children. Licensed title based on the famous German TV cartoon series Miene Maja (Maya the Bee).<br><br>Features of the game are:<br><br>1. The player characters Maja and Wille are available right from the start<br>Most of the minigames, e.g. the Painting Book, rely on Nintendo DS features such as the touchscreen and the microphone<br>Diversified gameplay suitable for children<br>36 levels consisting of 5 graphic sets<br>Included tutorials, as well as secret levels

[Die Gilde DS]
Publisher=RTL Playtainment
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Apr 09, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/die-gilde-ds
Description=In Die Gilde DS the gamer takes the role of a trader, who starts as his father's heir almost destitute into the working life. Presented as a turn-based strategy game, step by step he has to build up his family's company again. After a while he develops the system of guilds and promotes a union of traders for the commonwealth. While playing the game it is necessary to either convince the adversary of a certain thing or to corner them by controlling the market. Trading is mostly done by travelling from town to town and buying or selling goods. It is also often needed to take on robbers in sword fights, which is done by tapping the screen with the stylus.<br><br>It is an adaptation of the long-running The Guild PC series where the player has to achieve a good reputation and has to get the possibility to buy himself a adequate title by doing clever economic activities and trade. To achieve reputation and a high social rank is the main aim in this game. The reputation can swing heavily between the extremes reputable and despicable, depending on the player's actions.

[Dig Dug: Digging Strike]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Namco Limited
Released=Oct 19, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dig-dug-digging-strike
Description=Dig Dug: Digging Strike, utilizes the original Dig Dug game and its predecessor, Dig Dug II, placing both elements in the game with the dual-screen technology, placing the original Dig Dug on the bottom screen and the overhead view of Dig Dug II on the top screen.<br><br>The goal of the game is to collect weapons and power-ups, defeating enemies and destroying huge enemy bosses.  Players dig through the ground to pick up power-ups, but also must stop the bosses from acquiring them as well, as they collect power-ups, they "evolve" into a more dangerous and powerful form.  To do this the players must take food and enemies underground to keep them away from the boss.<br><br>The player can not only use the drill as a weapon, but also pick up magnets, boxing gloves and bombs among other items to defeated opponents while avoiding obstacles like lava, falling rocks and quicksand.  Players can also unlock special levels and items by collecting items called "Fossil Fragments".  There are also 15 stages with over 80 areas to explore.

[Digimon World DS]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=Bandai Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 07, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/digimon-world-ds
Description=Digimon World DS is the first Digimon title for the DS, and is the fourth installment in the Digimon World series, which was previously limited to the PlayStation. The game features the monsters, setting, and some characters from the Digimon TV show.<br><br>The gameplay uses many devices from traditional JRPGs, including random encounters and a battle field similar to Dragon Quest.  The main goal of the game is to properly raise your team of digital monsters (or Digimon) either by leading them in battle or maintaining them in a Digi-farm.  Along the way, you will have to complete dozens of quests which you discover by interacting with your Digimon.  When you're not completing side-quests or moving along the main storyline, you can battle and trade with your friends via Wi-Fi.

[Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=Climax London
Released=May 22, 2007
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/diner-dash-sizzle-serve
Description=Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve is an update and conversion from the popular casual Diner Dash arcade series on the PC. There are 5 new restaurants to work in, with upgrades allowing the player to turn them into the workplace of choice  controlling waitress Flo to keep the customers flowing and happy. Also new are wireless multiplayer modes where you can face off against another owner, using one of the new characters on the scene, in a race to keep both stomachs and tills full.<br><br>The click-and-drag concept is retained in the DS version using the stylus, but the PSP version requires players to cycle through different locations using the D-pad and then toggle options with the shoulder buttons. On the other hand, the PSP screen is large enough to show the entire field, while the DS game has scrolling.
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[Disgaea DS]
Publisher=NIS America, Inc.
Developer=Nippon Ichi Software Inc.
Released=Sep 23, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disgaea-ds
Description=Disgaea DS is a port of the PSP version.  While it still has the same story from its predecessor, it features some tweaked gameplay and interfaces that utilizes the DS' dual-screen and stylus pen.<br><br>It features new objects that have been introduced such as Geo Cubes that enchances players abilities as well as summon monsters that can attack opponents.  Demon Gadgets are also present which are randomly scattered throughout battlefields that can level up an unit as much as 30 levels at once.  Classic characters from the original Disgaea and its sequel can also be unlocked along with bosses that can be unlocked and used including Overlord Zetta.<br><br>There is also multiplayer capabilities that can allow two human players to play co-op.

[Disney Friends]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Feb 26, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disney-friends
Description=Disney Friends DS lets players directly interact with their favorite Disney characters, including Stitch, Simba, Dory, and Winnie the Pooh. <br><br>Using the touchscreen and microphone, players can talk and play with their new friends, join them in their favorite games, and take care of them by feeding them, petting them, and taking them on adventures in locations inspired by the classic films. As players befriend each of the characters, their relationship will grow and new antics and collectibles will become available, including pins and other unique accessories.<br><br>Disney Friends DS also features both local and wi-fi multiplayer minigames and trading.

[Disney on the Go - Double Pack: Cory in the House / High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=A2M|Handheld Games
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disney-on-the-go-double-pack-cory-in-the-house-high-school-music
Description=This bundle contains 2 DS games based on Disney productions for a younger audience:<br><br>1. High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!<br>2. Cory in the House

[Disney on the Go - Double Pack: Hannah Montana / The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=A2M|DC Studios, Inc.
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disney-on-the-go-double-pack-hannah-montana-the-suite-life-of-za
Description=This is another bundle based on Disney productions for a younger audience containing 2 DS games:<br><br>1. Hannah Montana<br>2. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies

[Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=May 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disney-pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-worlds-end_
Description=Based on the hit blockbuster film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End brings players back for another adventure on the high seas. The story begins shortly after the events of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Captain Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl have been dragged to the depths by the mighty Kraken, Davy Jones' monstrous servant. It would seem that Davy Jones is appeased, Jack's debt has been paid, but a new foe has arisen. With Davy Jones' heart in his possession, Lord Cutler Beckett hopes to control the ocean with the might of the Flying Dutchman, Jones' ship. The end of the pirates, it seems, is near, but Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and the rest of the Pearl's crew aren't ready to give up yet. They'll travel to World's End and Davy Jones' locker to save Jack and convene the Brethren Court, their last change to make a stand against Lord Beckett and restore freedom to the seas.<br><br>Players control all three heroes from the film, Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann in this third person action adventure game for the Nintendo DS. The game takes players to many memorable locations featured in the movie including Singapore, Davy Jones' Locker, Shipwreck Cove, and even inside the Flying Dutchman itself. In addition to the swashbuckling combat and acrobatic world navigation, players use the touch screen to unlock chests and doors. <br><br>Available only on the Nintendo DS, players engage in touch screen duels with the pirate lords. Using the stylus, players thrust and parry to overcome their opponents.<br><br>New game modes are available with multiple cartridges or Nintendo DS Download Play. Using the Nintendo DS' wireless capabilities, players can connect over the ad-hoc network and play one on one duels or join in a game of Liar's Dice with up to three other players.

[Disney/Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Tantalus Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Oct 29, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disneypixar-cars-mater-national-championship_
Description=Disney/Pixar Cars: Mater-National Championship is an arcade style racing game based on the continuing story of Lightning McQueen from the feature film Cars. It features 13 characters in total, 3 areas and the following modes:<br><br>Story Mode<br>You play as one of 10 playable characters in the world of Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley and Cadillac Range. Challenge 5 international bosses and all the residences of Radiator Springs in 17 races across 14 unique tracks. <br><br>Challenge Mode<br>Challenge mode includes Trophy Hunt, Elimination and Beat the Clock. Two challenge mode events are unlocked every time you process to a new track in the Story Mode.<br><br>Multiplayer<br>Includes 4 player single and multi cart modes of multiplayer. You can race in single events or four race cup events. <br><br>The game includes Cinematic Gameplay Scenarios (or CGS). CGS are cinematic pieces of gameplay where the camera moves to a position to better show the player character, while creating gameplay complimentary to the new camera angle/perspective. These exist to make gameplay feel varied and cinematic, to give the player a sense that they are playing a piece of the movie.

[Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long - Attack of the Dark Dragon]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=WayForward Technologies
Released=Oct 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disneys-american-dragon-jake-long-attack-of-the-dark-dragon
Description=Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long is based on the Disney Channel show. Players control Jake. His enemy Dark Dragon has kidnapped his girlfriend Rose. To save her, Jake must battle an onslaught of villains pouring in from every direction in five distinct worlds and over 20 levels.<br><br>To take on enemies like a cyclops, a medusa and the Dark Dragon himself, Jake can transform into the American Dragon. He then is able to release fire power, swipe his tail in a whip attack and take flight. Between levels, Jake trains with his grandfather to gain fire power and speed.

[Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=DC Studios, Inc.
Released=Nov, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disneys-chicken-little-ace-in-action
Description=Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action is an action game inspired by the movie at the end of Walt Disney's movie Chicken Little. The game features superhero Ace (an alter ego of Chicken Little) and his friends Runt the warthog, Abby the duckling and Fish-Out-of-Water. <br><br>Together they must stop the evil plans of Foxy Loxy and Goosey Loosey by battling enemies throughout the solar system. Each character has his or her own distinctive mode. Ace fights as a soldier (on foot) with a blaster and Runt drives a tank. They both have a default weapon with unlimited ammo and can change to additional weapons that need to be recharged with power-ups.  Abby pilots a spaceship in a vertical space-shooter. She has an air-to-air laser for shooting at enemy ships and an air-to-ground missile to destroy buildings. <br><br>Defeated enemies leave behind little aliens that refill shields and can be exchanged for upgrades to armour and weapons in between levels. The Touch screen is used to select between weapons. Movement is controlled with the D-pad. Two players can play mini-games via the local WiFi network (one cartridge needed per player).

[Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Climax Handheld Games
Released=Mar 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disneys-herbie-rescue-rally
Description=Herbie the Love Bug rides again!  In this racing title for the Nintendo DS, Herbie's new owner Louise Noble is trying to find a way to save her family's animal sanctuary from being turned into a garbage dump by the sinister E. Vile corporation. In order to save the sanctuary, Louise and Herbie must win a cross state race against Edward Vile himself, for a $1 million dollar reward.<br><br>The game itself allows players to drive across four courses, each with different paths with unique triggered events in each race, such as avalanches, tornadoes or other natural disasters. <br><br>Players can compete in four different race modes:<br><br>1. Car circuit races (one or two player - both players need a copy of the game to play) - A race against a human opponent to cross the finish line before the rest of the cars.<br><br>2. Head to head races (one or two player - both players need a copy of the game to play) - A race against a human opponent to cross the finish line first.<br><br>3. Time trials (one player) - A race to see how long players can race before time runs out.  Collecting clock tokens adds more time.<br><br>4. Speed trials (one player) - A race to see how far a player can get in a certain time.  Speed boosts add more acceleration to Herbie.

[Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Feb 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/disneys-kim-possible-global-gemini
Description=Kim Possible: Global Gemini is a side-scrolling action/adventure game that lets you play as Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable and Rufus in their quest to stop Kim's old enemy Gemini, who is the evil twin brother of Kim's friend, Dr. Director. In this sixth installment of the series, you fight your way to the Swiss Alps and Egypt to finally reach a secret island in the Pacific, the location of Gemini's base. The game also features touch screen controlled snowboarding and bike racing sequences.

[DK: Jungle Climber]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Paon Corporation, Ltd.
Released=Sep 10, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dk-jungle-climber
Description=Donkey Kong and his extended family are taking a vacation on Sun Sun Island. All of a sudden, they spot a gigantic banana at the top of the island's mountain. DK, begins to head up to the top of the mountain to find out just what's happening up there...<br><br>DK: Jungle Climber is an indirect sequel to the GBA game, DK: King of Swing.  As in that game, players control DK by climbing with his left and right hands.  The L-button makes DK grab with his left hand, and the R-button makes him grab with his right. Holding onto an object with one hand will make DK swing around it either clockwise or anti-clockwise, while pressing down L and R simultaneously will make him stop in place. DK can also attack enemies by pressing the A-button spin at them, and can even fly around if he has collected enough gems scattered around the levels.<br><br>New to the game is the ability to have Diddy tag along with DK, as he does in Donkey Kong Country. By pressing A twice when you have Diddy with you, you can launch him high into the air to collect objects you can't get and even access areas that DK simply can't reach.  Diddy can also use special power-ups such as a giant hammer which smashes anything it touches.

[Dogz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=MTO Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 22, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dogz
Description=Dogz for the DS is remake of the original Dogz for the GBA, and, along with Catz, the first installment of the Petz series in the DS. Start off with choosing your dog from a large selection of 18 different breeds that come in many colors. Take your dog out for walks, enter it in competitions, and even throw parties with all the other dogs in the neighborhood you meet on your daily stroll. Taking good care of your dog does come with its rewards! You will receive gifts and presents to decorate your room, as well as toys and things to buy at the pet store for your new puppy.<br><br>With the new voice recognition feature, you can call your dog to come to you, as well as teaching it new tricks and commands. With the touch screen feature, you can write in your diary about your day with your puppy. Lastly, with the networking feature, you can share your puppy mini-games with your friends! All this and more.

[Dogz 2]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=MTO Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dogz-2
Description=Dogz 2 is the sequel to the Nintendo DS Dogz, a title of the Nintendo DS Petz series.<br><br>Differently to the traditional pet games, the focus of Dogz 2 is in the 18 mini-games, seven of which are card games that can be played in multiplayer, like blackjack and memory games, which will give the player goodies, like furniture and toys and costumes for the dogs and even more rooms of the house, after completed or won.  There are 11 different breeds (like dalmatian, beagle or poodle) to choose from this time and 250 different items to fill the house with.<br><br>There is no pet caring in Dogz 2, but there is still plenty of interaction with them. Many of the collectibles may produce a reaction on the dogs. The player can also make his/her puppies to wear costumes and even give them 14 different oral orders through the microphone of the DS.

[Doki Doki Majo Shinpan!]
Publisher=SNK Playmore Corp.
Developer=SNK Playmore Corp.
Released=Jul 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/doki-doki-majo-shinpan
Description=The angel LuLu asks high school student Akuji Nishimura to locate a witch who has sneaked into his school. There are 8 possible suspects, between 12 and 23 years old, with different abilities such as transformation, energy balls, potions, teleportation and more. To find her, Akuji has to gather enough evidence to corner one of the suspects, and then the player has to touch her with the stylus, guiding Akuji's hands, to check for a witch mark. This curious feature, although a minor part of the game, made it infamously dubbed that-Japanese-young-witches-toucher. In these scenes, Akuji can flirt with the characters, show them items and perform actions such as kissing, touching, or jiggling their breasts. The visual style is anime-inspired.<br><br>The game interface is similar to the Japanese date simulations. Players just have to pick a location. If there is an important character present, the story continues, otherwise another location needs to be chosen. Most of the game takes place inside the school, but there are also a few areas outside of it. After a certain amount of items and information, Akuji faces a boss. By tapping the stylus, he can deflect energy balls and attack. A certain amount of characters can be unlocked, granting new abilities during battle. During scenario sets, black pandas appear, used to unlock new gameplay options.

[Doodle Hex]
Publisher=Bitbox S.L.
Developer=Tragnarion Studios
Released=Jul 11, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/doodle-hex
Description=Doodle Hex is a fast-paced puzzle fighter for the Nintendo DS. Play the role of a student wizard at the College of Runes and battle other students to see who is the best, fighting teachers and then ultimately fight a secret boss. Players use the stylus to draw shapes 'magical runes' on the DS touch screen, which then travel towards your opponent on the other side of the playing area. In the playing area is a circular drawing board on which you draw runes that activate your spells, assuming there is currently enough mana to do so. Once cast, a little icon starts moving anti-clockwise around the board, up towards an image of the opponent (at the 12 o'clock position). If it hits your opponent the effects of the spell are manifested, whether it's simply inflicting damage, cursing them with effects. <br><br>Both players players have a shield which can be activated by pressing their own icon (at the six o'clock position). The shield only last few a few seconds before needing to recharge and some spells are able to cut through it, so players need to keep an eye on not only which spells are traveling towards them, but how their spells are likely to be received by their opponent. Tactics are used to combine these runes both in timing and effect.

[Double Pack: Disney on the Go - Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End / The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.|Griptonite Games
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/double-pack-disney-on-the-go-disney-pirates-of-the-caribbean-at-
Description=This double pack contains two Nintendo DS games based on Disney movies:<br><br>1. Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End<br>2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

[Downstream Panic!]
Publisher=Neko Entertainment
Developer=Eko Software SARL
Released=May 08, 2009
Systems=PSP|Wii
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/downstream-panic
Description=Downstream Panic! is a colourful puzzle game that can mixes elements from Locoroco with Worms.<br><br>A massive cyclone has sucked all of the fish out of the oceans! The player must safely guide them back. Levels start at the top of the area where the fish are contained in a blob of water. They need to reach the ocean safely at the bottom of the screen with guidance of the player.<br><br>Using a variety of creative tools like fans, onions, rockets, and cloud factories, the fish can be guided through platforms, past hungry sharks, piranhas and many other dangers. The tools can also be used to control the flow of the water and the direction the fish travel. Plants will stop the flow and by blowing flowers bridges are opened. At the start of the level, the area usually needs to be scanned first using the free camera perspective to discover all the hazards. Certain fish can be sacrificed, but a sufficient number of them needs to reach the ocean.<br><br>The regular mode eventually unlocks the Free Play and Survival modes. In Free Play the player can spend the money from regular games to buy tools for the stages. In survival all levels are replayed in succession, but lost fish are not regained in the next level.

[Draglade]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Dimps Corporation
Released=Dec 04, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/draglade
Description=Draglade is a unique take on fighting games.  Scientists have found a way to harness atmospheric energy called G-Cons, into a weapon called a glade, when hit against another object emits a sound.  Promoters realized the potential and soon developed a sport called Grapping, in which fighters use these glades not only to fight, but produce music as well in order to entertain fans.  You play as four different fighters, Hibito, Guy, Kyle, and Daichi, who's only goal is to become the top fighters in the sport of Grapping.<br><br>The gameplay is similar to Elite Beat Agents, you have to hit certain points on the screen at a certain time to create a rhythm in order to fight your opponent.  You can unlock other characters or customize your own, each with their own abilities and special moves.<br><br>You can also play against a friend using the Nintendo WFC multiplayer.

[Dragon Ball: Origins]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Game Republic
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-ball-origins
Description=In Dragon Ball: Origins the player controls Goku who is on a quest to get all seven Dragon Balls, which grant one wish when brought together. Goku is a young boy, but strong as he was raised up in the mountains. He teams up with Bulma, a city girl who joins him because Goku have the 4-star ball.  <br><br>In the game the stylus is mostly used for the gameplay.  Players touch an area to walk or run to it, and touch an enemy to attack it. By touching Goku and drawing a line to an enemy, a dash attack is performed. It is also possible to switch to the power poll, a ranged weapon, to do damage from a distance. Bulma helps Goku with her shotgun, and she will do a more powerful attack when she acts when she has maximum Ki. They both need to work together to bring down opponents.

[Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=Monolith Software, Inc.
Released=Nov 10, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-ball-z-attack-of-the-saiyans
Description=Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans is a role-playing game that starts before the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament at the end of the Dragon Ball animé. The story covers the Saiyan saga of the series and events not originally told about Yamcha, Krillin and Tien.<br><br>The combat system is turn-based and features an Active Guard system as well as a Sparking! gauge. Active Guard allows the player to reduce damage taken from an enemy and the Sparking! Gauge allows players to perform special Ki attacks or combination attacks. The game also makes use of the capsules the series is known for as tools for the player and other series staples such as using Ki Blasts outside of battle to get through environments.<br><br>The player can create a party of three characters and navigate a large game world in which they encounter enemies and treasures. In a traditional role playing game style characters gain experience and level-up, which gives them access to new abilities and moves.

[Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=BEC Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-ball-z-harukanaru-densetsu
Description=Popular characters from the DBZ world find themselves in combat again but this time with cards as the weapon of choice. Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu follows the same action and storyline of the series but battle is handled through card-based combat that adds a new level of strategy never before seen in a DBZ game. Using eight different types of cards, players can fight their way through a story mode which focuses on either Gohan, Piccolo, Goku and an secret forth character. Harukanaru Densetsu also has a multiplayer mode that can be played by up to four participants (each with a copy of the game) or by two with a single cart.

[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Arc System Works Co., Ltd.|cavia inc.
Released=Nov 18, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-ball-z-supersonic-warriors-2
Description=Supersonic Warriors 2 is the DS sequel to the GBA fighting game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series.<br><br>The game features one-on-one battles between over 30 characters with their own movement and combos. There is a main path in the story mode that coincides with Toriyama's story for every character and some other paths played out as "what if?" scenarios, adding replayability to the game. Next to the story mode, there is the Z battle, the VS battle, Maximum, Free battle and Practice mode. The game has three difficulty levels. In team battles the player can tap the touchscreen to select another fighter. Touch can also be used to perform a powerful combined attack when it is available.<br><br>The sequel moves away from the level system of the first game, where reaching a new character level led to upgraded statistics, or new sprites and attacks. This is replaced by individual characters that become available when a sufficient amount of Dragon Points is available.

[Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 19, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-quest-heroes-rocket-slime
Description=The peaceful Sulabacca island of the slime kingdom of Sulan has been invaded! All 100 of the inhabitants of the island have been kidnapped by the Shippo Dan. You alone remain to save all of the villagers from their grisly fate.<br><br>Slime MoriMori 2 has you trekking through various dungeons in search of kidnapped slimes. Your slime can hop around, float across chasms and attack using its own body as a weapon. By stretching itself and then releasing, the slime flings itself around like a rubber band, attacking enemies and ricocheting off walls. This same move is used to strike items and rescuable friends. Either the item or friend is launched into the air, so you can catch them and carry them to a safe location. The dungeons are very reminiscent of those you might see in a classically-styled 2D Legend of Zelda game filled with a variety of enemies and focusing on puzzle-solving to get through them.<br><br>In addition to this, at certain times, you must defend yourself from attack by using your Slime Tank. Battles here consist of loading your tank with ammunition that falls from chutes, and firing the ammunition to attack your opponent, or to block your opponent's fire.

[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Arte Piazza Ltd.
Released=Sep 16, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-quest-iv-chapters-of-the-chosen
Description=Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chose is a remake of the NES game and the Playstation version and tells the same story with an added chapter.<br><br>The gameplay is the standard RPG: exploring lands and dungeons with a party, encountering enemies and battling them with weapons and magic to gain experience points to level up their character.  The game is divided in six chapters, the first four tells of the hero (or heroine) and lets the player partake in quest with a party of characters while the fifth one has the player take control of the hero/heroine.  The sixth chapter is a new feature and was not in the original game that has the player take control of the hero and his friends on a quest for revenge.<br><br>The player utilizes the stylus pen to pick commands in the battle interface menu and uses the D-pad to move around on the map.  In addition to the classic features, new ones were added as well such as a Casino minigame and the ability to set up their characters strategies in the final chapter (which are non-playable).  The map has also been tweaked a bit and players can save their game in the House of Healing instead of visiting the king.

[Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Level-5 Inc.
Released=Jul 11, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-quest-ix-sentinels-of-the-starry-skies
Description=Tasked with protecting a village the player along with other angels (celestials) are attempting to reach God's land. By helping and protecting his town and earning their thanks, the main character obtains enough benevolessence for the World Tree to produce the Goddess Fruit. This fruit is the only sure way to enter God's land.<br><br>Things don't go according to plan, taking the player into the adventure proper.<br><br>Dragon Quest IX marks a number of firsts for the series: it is the first title to be initially launched for a handheld system and to have no real random encounters (unless travelling over sea). Instead the player can see the enemies on the map. Even though DQIX isn't the first main series title in 3D, for the first time all equipable items are visible on the characters models at all times.<br>Furthermore, the game was created with the intent of having a multiplayer focus: players can bring their adventurers into their friends' worlds via wireless connection to play alongside them and even swap copies of their heroes which may bring special items like treasure maps with them. There's also downloadable content available through Wi Fi, like new items and quests.<br><br>Similar to previous titles, combat is turn based where the player selects tasks for each of the characters, attack, use item, cast a spell etc. Like in Dragon Quest III all party members are created by the player, meaning unlike the hero they don't fulfil specific roles in the narrative and may be swapped at a special service available at inns.

[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-quest-monsters-joker
Description=In Monsters: Joker, you play an aspiring monster tournament competitor. The goal is to recruit and train a team of monsters powerful enough to win the Monster Tournament of the Granpool Archipelago.<br><br>Monsters: Joker uses the same combat engine as Dragon Quest VIII, turn-based where commands are issued, and then the game shows the results in 3D.<br><br>There are many monsters spread over 8 families so it is up to the player to find a combination that takes into account the strengths and weaknesses of the monsters. The player's character also doesn't fight directly in the battles, but aids the monster team with potions and other power ups.<br><br>Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is also used to fight a battle vs AI opponents ranked similar to the players monsters, however this can only be done once per day so the daily rewards aren't over collected.

[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Arte Piazza Ltd.
Released=Feb 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride
Description=Hand of the Heavenly Bride is the second remake of the  original SNES version of Dragon Quest V, and is largely based on the  Playstation 2 remake, with enhanced gameplay, 3D graphics, camera rotation, and all the other additions of the PS2 version.<br><br>The DS version adds even more new stuff, such as improved interface (with pictures of the heroes' faces in menus, which were absent in both previous versions), the ability to converse with your party members at any point, and some enhancements to the story, the most notable of which is an introduction of a new girl the hero can marry (in additions to two others in the previous versions).<br><br>This is also the only version of "Dragon Quest V" with an official English translation. Some people and town names were changed in the US version to sound more similar to real names in European languages.

[Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Jul 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/drake-josh-talent-showdown
Description=You play as Drake & Josh (and Megan) in this adventure-style game in order to win the talent show, "Teen American Talent". The game involves running around, avoiding bullies and jocks, finding people who are going to give you keys and various valuable items that are going to help you on your quest. Each character has different weapons: Drake has a water gun, a fire extinguisher, and running shoes. Josh has flash powder and a magic bunny hat. You switch characters by pressing the shoulder buttons. You also perfect your music skills by playing a guitar strumming mini-game. You strum the notes with your stylus as they pass over the target area. You can also earn power-ups by performing magic tricks which involves going through a maze with your stylus without going outside the lines.

[Drawn to Life]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=5TH Cell Media, LLC
Released=Sep 10, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/drawn-to-life
Description=In the beginning, the Creator built the world and left its people, the lighthearted Raposa, his blueprint -- The Book of Life.<br><br>It's been nearly a generation since the Raposa have been in contact with the Creator, and most assume he's left them to take care of themselves.  Still, the time has passed peacefully, and the Raposa lived in relative happiness and comfort.<br><br>However, the Book of Life has been stolen, and a madman has been reshaping the world according to his own whims.  Most of the Raposa have moved away, looking for safer lands, and those who remain plead for the Creator to return and save them from the darkness, which has crept across their village.  <br><br>As the Creator, your job is to rebuild your fragmented world, and recover the now missing pages of the Book of Life.  Use your stylus and draw your own hero to platform his way to saving the Raposa's world. Along the way, draw your own platforms, vehicles, and all manner of other things. It's up to you to bring color back into the darkened landscape.<br><br>The player's character can be drawn for various elements such as torso, head, arms and legs with different color schemes. In the village shop, games, songs, patterns and moves can be bought to travel through the world with 2D-platformer gameplay.

[Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition]
Publisher=Play THQ
Developer=Altron Corporation
Released=Sep 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/drawn-to-life-spongebob-squarepants-edition
Description=Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a Drawn to Life version featuring characters from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. Just like in the original Drawn to Life, the player can create characters and objects by drawing and doodling on the touchscreen with the DS Stylus. Once the player draws an image on their DS, it then comes to life on screen to assist them in various ways. <br><br>The story begins when SpongeBob and Patrick comically stumble upon a magical pencil that brings whatever it draws to life. Unfortunately, the evil SpongeBob drawing DoodleBob also gets a magic pencil of his own which he uses to cause havoc all over Bikini Bottom. The player must draw their own unique hero that has the power to defeat DoodleBob's rogue drawings and rescue SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom.

[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=5TH Cell Media, LLC
Released=Oct 08, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter
Description=The Creator's Hero had saved the land!  All seemed well again for the Raposa.  But, one day, a villain named Wilfre appeared, draining the color out from the Raposas' world and kidnapping their people!  The Creator needed to act fast - it was time to send the Hero back into action once more.<br><br>Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter is the sequel to the game Drawn to Life.  As with the previous game, the player custom draws their player character and explores a side-scrolling platform world, solving puzzles and defeating enemies.  Coins are strewn throughout the world which can be used to purchase items in the village shop, and each level hides a special giant pirate coin.<br><br>The player can now add up to four arms and four legs to their characters, and at certain points in the game, they also get the ability to create and transform into two different characters.  Firstly, there is the "blob" form, which moves more slowly but can squeeze through narrow passages that the hero could not get through.  Secondly, there is the "spider" form, which can crawl up walls (excluding ones covered in moss) and shoot webbing to swing with.

[Dream Chronicles]
Publisher=Zoo Publishing, Inc.
Developer=KatGames
Released=Mar 09, 2010
Systems=BREW|iPhone|Macintosh|Windows|Xbox 360
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dream-chronicles
Description=Dream Chronicles is an unusual casual puzzle/adventure game that assigns the player the role of Faye, a young woman, whose husband, Fidget, has been whisked away via magical means by Lilith, a mysterious fairy. To ensure that Faye's husband stays with her, Lilith has put an entire kingdom to sleep. Somehow, Faye wasn't affected, and now, it is her purpose to rescue her husband and to save the kingdom in process.<br><br>The game comprises 18 chapters (screens), in each location a specific set of puzzles should be solved and a number of jewels located, by playing a Hidden Objects type of game. Those jewels do not assist in solving puzzles, but instead help to unravel the mysteries surrounding the story and increase the player's final score. Player can take his time  while solving the puzzles, however, his final score will be affected if it takes too long.<br><br>The puzzles presented by the game vary from classical inventory-based puzzles to mathematic and logic puzzles reminiscent of Myst. Another resemblance Dream Chronicles shares with Myst is its presentation, which is the same pre-rendered 3D stills viewed from the first person perspective.<br><br>However, due to its casual nature the game incorporated a number of limitations to the formula of classic adventure. All of the game puzzles must be solved within the limits of one screen and player is not allowed to move any further, before solving the puzzles for a present chapter. Previously completed chapters cannot be revisited either, and all the jewels left in them are gone for good.<br><br>Dream Chronicles boasts a fairy-tale approach to its artwork and music, trying to create an interesting and gripping story through the series of visions, diary entries and various comments on the events by the game's protagonist.

[Dreamer Series: Babysitter]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=ZigZag Island
Released=Dec 05, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dreamer-series-babysitter
Description=Let's Play: Mums is another game of the Let's Play series. The series give the possibility to girls between 6 and 12 years old to discover the basics of some dream jobs for girls.<br><br>In this game, the player acts a young nanny and will have to take care of kids. Every morning, the schedule of the day is given to the player. The game's environment is a house in 3D, which the player can navigate using a point and click movement system. <br><br>The game is composed of 11 minis games that are played with the stylus. To participate in a mini game, the player must go to the room of the house which is shown on the game map, displayed on the top screen of the DS. <br><br>During the mini games, the player can feed the kids, change nappies, wash and dress the kids but also play with them.

[Dream Pinball 3D]
Publisher=TopWare Interactive
Developer=A.S.K. Homework
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dream-pinball-3d_
Description=Dream Pinball 3D is a pinball simulation which features six tables: Knight Tournament, Monster Castle, Underwater World, Dino Wars, Spinning Rotors and Amber Moon. <br><br>As in most pinball game the goal is to receive as much points and as possible by hitting the right bumpers and obstacles. There are also bonuses, e.g. points multiplier or multi ball, for hitting especially hard ones. There are also six different pinball materials, e.g. steel or gold, which affects its physics.<br><br>In comparison to the other versions of the game the DS version features a unique mission mode where the player needs to reach certain goals in a limited time, e.g. a point multiplier of ten.

[Drone Tactics]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Success Corp.
Released=May 13, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/drone-tactics
Description=In Drone Tactics, the player is transported to the world of Cimexus, a land inhabited by giant bugs at war with each other.  A deadly army called the Black Swarm is out to destroy the peace-loving bugs of Cimexus and it is up to the player to stop them.<br><br>The gameplay is turn-based with an overhead map, moving units around in strategic places with battles scenes being played out and cinematics after each round.  The player has the ability to build their own army with over 100 different weapons, upgrades and power-ups.  There are 50 different maps and players can go head-to-head with each other using local wireless.

[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Nov 01, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas
Description=The Whos in Whoville are fond of Christmas, but up on Mount Crumpit lives the green Grinch who despises the Whos and their festivities. He decides to steal their Christmas and all their presents using a santa suit as a disguise. Players take control of the grouchy old Grinch to accomplish this evil task.<br><br>Based on the 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie, this game offers classic platform-based gameplay. To steal Christmas, the Grinch needs to steal a numbers of presents from the different houses. There are three difficulty levels that influence the amount of presents that need to be stolen before time is up. The Grinch can collect presents as well as small decorations used to unlock secrets. All of this is accomplished through sneaky tactics. The Grinch needs to stay unnoticed using doors, stairways, nooks, fireplaces and chimneys to avoid contact with the inhabitants.<br><br>There are different kinds of Whos (Sleeping Who, Cindy Lou Who, Sleepwalking Who, Sentry Who) with their own habits. When the Grinch is detected, a mini-game is started (except for the Sentry Who). Completing it successfully allows the player to continue. The games are:<br><br>1. Snoozin' Whos (Sleeping Who): use the stylus to touch all falling footprints.<br><br>2. Back to Bed! (Cindy Lou Who): use the stylus to touch all small Who girls and boys that walk toward the Grinch from the top of the screen.<br><br>3. Sleepy Walking (Sleepwalking Who): move the Grinch around the room without touching the bouncing Sleepwalking Whos.

[DS Yukemuri Suspense Series: Free Writer Tachibana Maki - "Touyako, Nanatsu no Yu, Okuyu no Sato" Shuzai Techou]
Publisher=
Developer=
Released=Apr 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ds-yukemuri-suspense-series-free-writer-tachibana-maki-touyako-n
Description=This mystery adventure is of the so called "reasoning adventure" genre, and uses real actors and places. The game setting takes place on actual real places such as lake Touya in Hokkaido. The player advances the story by traversing the map and unlocking new locations. Locations appear with actual real info while the characters are fictional. The game's story is comprised of three chapters, each taking place on a different location.<br><br>Player takes control of Tachibana Maki (24), a freelance writer for a low budget magazine, currently working on a cover story about hot springs. Along with two other characters, Kimura Satomi (25), a free-lance photographer and Aoki Yuri (20), a model, while exploring the hot spring and other locations, the player will get entangled in various events and cases that will be solved through reasoning.

[Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts]
Publisher=Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Released=Feb 19, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dungeon-explorer-warriors-of-ancient-arts_
Description=Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts is a remake of the original Dungeon Explorer released on the <br>TurboGrafx-16 in 1989.<br><br>Warriors of Ancient Arts is a real-time top-down action role-playing game which takes you to the world of Westoria Kingdom. Choose between the races Oros, Emporos and the Taratta and embark on a journey to find the lost Ancient Fighting Arts as a Hunter, Warrior or a Mage. There is a selection of over 60 different combat skills, divided into 8 different Art Schools for you to master.<br><br>Warriors of Ancient Arts plays like any simplified action RPG, doing quests grant you new playable areas and killing monsters raise your experience level. You can get robots under your command to help you on your quest to rid the world of the evil Demon God. Items can be identified and equipment can be even reworked to form new, more powerful weapons.<br><br>The remake is powered by a new fully 3D engine, complete with cutscenes and support for up to four players with the Nintendo Wi-Fi.

[Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle]
Publisher=KOEI Corporation
Developer=KOEI Co., Ltd.
Released=Jul 24, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/dynasty-warriors-ds-fighters-battle
Description=In the Three Kingdoms era of ancient China, three new commanders step forward to unify of the land under their own banner: The Azure banner of the Dragon, the Crimson banner of the Phoenix, and the Gold banner of the Chimera.<br><br>The player's goal is to conquer China with one of these three commanders. To do so, the player has to control a majority of territories by the end of a series of encounters between the chosen commander and one of the two other available characters. <br><br>In order to gain control of a region, the player must fight through the multiple zones of the battlefield and seize enemy bases, supply bases, armories and finally the enemy's main camp. All the while, the rival character tries to do the same thing. In each of the zones, there is a quota of soldiers that must be defeated before being able to move on, or even leave that field. After reaching the quota, an enemy officer must be routed to gain control of the base. When all enemy bases are under the player's control, the main camp can be attacked.<br><br>When both Commanders are in the same zone, a duel between the two is activated. When either of them is defeated, he is pushed back to one of the starting points of the battlefield.<br><br>The battle system is a combination of normal attacks and charge attacks, mixed to perform different combos, as well as the classic Musou attack - a power attack unleashed when the Musou gauge is full. The game also features a new obstacle attack. The obstacle attack can be used when the player collects five coins, dropped by the enemies or boxes. There are many type of obstacle attacks, such as freezing the enemy, stealing coins, stealing Musou energy, and dropping boulders.<br><br>Instead of being able to control the usual characters from the Dynasty Warriors series, characters are available as cards in the Battle Deck. Each player's deck is set at the beginning of each battle. These cards will determine which obstacle attacks will be usable and which officers will defend the bases. Each card has different stats, and either give obstacle attacks or skill boosts (or in some cases, both). Cards can level-up at the end of battle, and when the player is victorious, new cards can be obtained. When the number of KO's is high enough, more cards are obtained.<br><br>The game also features a wireless multiplayer mode, which allows up to three players to compete against each other.

[EA Playground]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Piranha Games, Inc.
Released=Oct 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ea-playground_
Description=EA Playground on the Nintendo DS features classic playground games. It is similar to the Wii version, but has different activities and different gameplay.  The games are Dodgeball, Hoops, Hopscotch, RC Car Racing, Bug Hunt, Kicks, Skate & Sketch (where you connect the dots while skateboarding), Spitball and Trampoline.  By winning games the player can collect stickers and marbles, being able to trade them in for power-ups to use in the games.  <br><br>The gameplay consists of using the stylus pin and the d-pad on the DS, players can even blow into the mic to launch spitballs at opponents.  Players can go head-to-head with each other using Wi-Fi.

[Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Headlock Corporation|LightWeight Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/eco-creatures-save-the-forest
Description=Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest is a real-time strategy game where the player controls creatures called Ecolis (squirrels), Ecoby (flying squirrels) and Ecomon (beavers).  The story is about a fantasy world where a beautiful forest called the Mana Woods is overrun by monsters and pollution.  The player must help these creatures reclaim their land, but not only do they control them, they can take care of them, developing new abilities and skills.<br><br>Each units have unique abilities: the ecolis grow healing trees that distributes health throughout the other units, the ecomon transports special items and news to Dorian (a elder creature of the woods that helps the player along during the game) and ecoby build bridges and dams which helps units cross bodies of water.<br><br>Players must also watch their units "Mana" which can determine how they will fight during a battle.  The lower the "Mana" the better the chance they will flee while the highest will have the creature fight till the bitter end.  These are determined of how players react to situational cutscenes throughout the game.<br><br>The gameplay mostly consists of using the stylus pen, selecting various options through interface menus to do multiple things, such as selecting creatures or cast spells against enemies.  There are 40 missions to play in as well as multiplayer abilities either through Wi-Fi or game sharing using one cartridge.  Players can compete against each other head-to-head or share info and stats as well use custom made maps.

[The Eigyoudou]
Publisher=Jorudan Co., Ltd.
Developer=Jorudan Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 27, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/eigyoudou
Description="The Eigyoudou" (or "The Business Road") is an adventure game that teaches you the business trade. You play Daisuke Suzuki, a fresh, without much experience, young lad who joins a big company hoping to become a top salesman. While receiving the teaching from your superior official, Mr. Ichimura (whose character is based on a real successful businessman, Hirofumi Ichimura), you will struggle on your way to success.<br><br>The game is split into four chapters, and features static background screens with characters and dialogues set in front plan during the dialogues. While talking with other characters, you are constantly on alert for possible business opportunities, the game tries to create a viewpoint of a top salesman.

[Electroplankton]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 09, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/electroplankton
Description=In Electroplankton players interact with various "plankton" to create "media art". Using the DS touch screen, microphone, and other input methods, you can make the plankton to react, creating numerous audio and visual experiences.<br><br>There are two modes Performance and Audience. In Audience, the plankton will perform for you, as long as you see fit, or your battery will allow. In Performance you can interact with the plankton and create your own audio-visual show.<br><br>The Various Plankton are as follows <br><br>1. Tracy: You will have several plankton. They will move along lines you draw for them, their speed varying on how quickly you drew the lines. The sound they create changes depending on their speed and where they are on the screen. <br><br>2. Hanenbow: These little creatures launch out of a small body of water and bounce off the leaves of plants. Depending on the levees they bounce off of they will create different sounds. <br><br>3. Luminaria: You will have four plankton on a grid. Each has a different speed. Depending on what point on the grid they hit they will make a different sound. Arrows on the grid, that you can alter, will determine where they move. <br><br>4. Sun-Animalcule: You place these little creatures on the screen and they will grow. As the become larger they will create different sounds. <br><br>5. Rec-Rec:  Using the mic you can record four samples that then replay with various drumloops. <br><br>6. Nanocarp: These little plankton move about the screen randomly, they will alter how they move according to what you input. Touching one will make it "pling" and clapping twice will make them swim in a circle. <br><br>7. Lumiloop: You spin them around. They glow and make sound according to the direction and speed. <br><br>8. Marine-Snow – Each of these plankton will make a tone when touched, and move about. <br><br>9. Beatnes: Plays NES music and you can create repeating NES-esque music by touching the plankton on various parts of their bodies. <br><br>10. Volvoice: This plankton will record you voiced and the play it back in different ways.

[Element Girls: Style Your Life]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=spielkind UG
Released=Mar 26, 2010
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/element-girls-style-your-life
Description=Element Girls: Style Your Life is a Lifestyle Application for teenage girls. It is the second Nintendo DS application based on the "Element Girls" label created by the German TV station SuperRTL.<br><br>In comparison to the first Element Girls application, this new one includes a variety of new features and games.<br><br>The (new) features in Element Girls: Style Your Life are:<br><br>  Personal Diary<br>  Buddy List<br>  Shareable Journal<br>  Class Schedule<br>  Organizer<br>  Tips for all circumstances<br>  Biorhythm<br>  Horoscope<br>  Exciting personality tests<br>  Advanced 3D Avatar incl. a cute Buddy to take care of<br>  Designer Studio for creating custom styles for the application and the avatar<br>  Wireless Chat<br>  Activity Center: Best Friend<br>  Activity Center: Poem Generator<br>  Activity Center: Do you have the 6th Sense?<br>  Activity Center: Piano Player<br><br>There are 8 mini-games available in Element Girls: Style Your Life. All of them are multiplayer capable via the wireless functionality:<br><br>  Cat Fight<br>  Bookworm<br>  Pizza Maker<br>  Kiss Game<br>  Dating Game<br>  Speed Match<br>  Ludo<br>  Fairy Hunt<br>  Mini-Game Olympics<br><br>Another central feature of the application is the association to one of the four elements (fire, earth, air or water) due to a poll.

[Elements of Destruction]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Dec 17, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/elements-of-destruction
Description=In Elements of Destruction the player can unleash the most volatile forces on Earth such as tornadoes, lightning storms, ice storms, earthquakes and meteor storms, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting cities and causing massive amounts of damage and creating complete and utter chaos.<br><br>The story tells of a TV weatherman by the name of Marty Storm  who is fired from his job for reporting the truth about bad weather conditions instead of lying about good weather conditions in which the station's producer hopes will result in better ratings.  Afterwards he vows revenge as his former co-workers ridicule him, unknown to them however, Marty Storm is also a part-time mad scientist that has created a device that can create disasters at will.  With this device, Storm goes on a quest to bring the city and his former co-workers to their knees.  The gameplay is divided into three weeks (levels) which have seven days, each with their own set of goals.  Some consist of causing a set amount of damage, others consist of destroying a certain percentage of building while others consist of destroying certain buildings.  These objectives must be done within a certain time limit.<br><br>To conjure these storms a menu is on the right side of the bottom screen which has a list of disasters available (some are only available on certain days).  After selecting their disaster they use the stylus pen to create a path of destruction for the tornadoes and storms or pick a certain point for either the earthquake or meteors.  For the storms and tornadoes, players can click onto them with the stylus and continue to change their path until the run out.  Additionally, the player must have a certain amount of energy to be able to select them which regenerates over time or can be obtained by destroying buildings.  To help the player, a mini-map is also located at the top of the screen which shows locations of buildings, which types of buildings they are and the buildings health status.<br><br>Each storm also has their own special attacks which are only available after they reach a level three later into the game and can be accessed by clicking an icon above the disaster.  The tornado becomes much more powerful and has the ability to cause more damage.  The lightning storm can cause fires to buildings which the player can then blow into the DS' microphone to fan the flames and spread them.  The ice storm causes a blizzard which will weaken buildings for other storms.  The earthquake will become more powerful when the player continually taps the center of the earthquake with the meteor storm has the same effect.<br><br>However there are attempts to halt the players progress which certain buildings that can instantly stop the players selected disaster.  A tornado trapper can suck up a tornado while a cloud cruncher takes out lightning and ice storms.  The seismic nullifer prevents earthquakes while the meteor shield keeps meteors from destroying buildings and the weather sucker stops both tornadoes and storms.  The storm free zone building prevents any disaster from being performed around it and a weather repeller bounces storms and tornadoes off of them.  There are also two types of drones that come in from time to time: a repairing drone will fly around and repair a building while a rebuilding drone will instantly bring a building back without any time to rebuild it.  The player can use the lightning storm to hover above these drones and destroy them.<br><br>Power-ups are also scattered throughout the level which will upgrade their storm or disaster to the next level for a brief amount of time.  To use these power-ups, the player must have their storm or disaster consume them, however the color much match the disaster that is being used, otherwise the power-up will have no effect.<br><br>There are also multiplayer modes that support up to three different players.  A race mode lets players complete a certain set of objectives given to them with the winner being the first player to complete them.  There is also a Tug-of-War where the main objective is to either have the largest amount of destruction monetary wise or through a certain percentage.

[Elf Bowling 1&2]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=NStorm, Inc.
Released=2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/elf-bowling-12
Description=This game is a compilation of two NStorm-developed mini-games: Elf Bowling and Elves in Paradise: Elf Bowling 2. Both games come with unchanged graphics straight from their flash-based originals.<br><br>Elf Bowling is a standard bowling game, where the player as Santa hurls a bowling ball down an alley at belligerents elves. This is done by pressing a button at the right moment as a red cone moves left and right along the bottom of the lower screen.<br><br>Elf Bowling 2 is a game of shuffleboard. The goal of the game is to hurl Elves down the deck into a score zone at the end of the ship. This is done by aiming the elf left and right with the D-pad, and hitting A-button at the right moment as a light slides across the grid in front of the player's character.

[Elite Beat Agents]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=iNiS corporation
Released=Nov 08, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/elite-beat-agents
Description=Elite Beat Agents is the spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!  In this rhythm-based music game, the Elite Beat Agents are a special task force dedicated to helping people in need and righting wrongs through the power of song. <br><br>The game is played entirely through use of the stylus.  Timing is required to line up the rings that close in on the circles to ensure the proper beat for the song.  Beats can also be scored by dragging a glowing ball through a set line area until the end of a beat.  Finally, players will be required to turn a spinner as quickly as possible during a music break.<br><br>The level stories are mostly comedic, where the Agents will help a girl and her jock boyfriend go steady, help a speeding taxi driver deliver a baby, and even help a weather reporter chase away rain clouds to go on a picnic with her son.  Each level is accompanied by popular songs such as Madonna's "Material Girl", Chicago's "You're the Inspiration", or Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat", among others, for 19 music tracks total.<br><br>Multiplayer allows gamers to compete against each other via single-card or multi-card play.

[Englisch macht Spa]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Kritzelkratz 3000 GmbH
Released=Nov 14, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/englisch-macht-spa
Description=Englisch macht Spaß teaches German speakers English through a journey in London. The player is guided by the dog Thomas and an English friend Spikey. The player can feed Spikey, dress him, teach him words and even paint pictures. The game supports input through the microphone as well as the stylus for thirteen mini-games focused on writing, pronouncing and spelling new English words. The game also includes voice samples, hands-on examples and an integrated notebook and feedback system.

[English of the Dead]
Publisher=SEGA Corporation
Developer=Now Production Co., Ltd.
Released=May 27, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/english-of-the-dead
Description=English of the Dead is an educational game and spin-off of Sega's The House of the Dead series, just like The Typing of the Dead. The game teaches English vocabulary by displaying a Japanese word for each approaching zombie. To kill the zombies, one has to write the correct English translation of its corresponding Japanese word. Words are written using the stylus on the touch screen.

[English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Plato Corp.
Released=Jan 26, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/english-training-have-fun-improving-your-skills
Description=English Training is an educational game in the wake of the success of the Brain Age games. It is a recreational way for speakers of foreign languages to learn or review the basics of English.<br><br>The core of the game is based on numerous dictations of different difficulty levels. The gamer has to use the stylus to reproduce the sentences heard from the digital voice or can repeat the phrases aloud. The player can follow his progression on a slot account with graphics, scores and level attributed; he can also unlock several mini-challenge games and features like crosswords, pronounciation exercises (requires a microphone), timed dictation, new congratulation messages, ...<br><br>English Training was rated for difficulty under the TOEIC testing system (Test of English for International Communication) and was developed for speakers of different languages, such as Japanese, Korean, French, ... Owners of the game can share a demo version through Wi-Fi.

[Eragon]
Publisher=Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/eragon_
Description=Eragon for the DS is an over the shoulder action RPG game, unlike the GBA (a traditional RPG) or the PSP (dragon riding only).  Take control of Eragon as he works his way through varies events from the book (and movie.)  This game uses the touch screen extensively for various gameplay elements such as spell casting and shooting the bow.  The game shows the DS's 3D capabilities well with its many environments and the dragon rider minigame.  Saphira's mind touch minigame is fun as well.
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[Escape the Museum]
Publisher=Game Mill Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Gogii Games
Released=Jan, 2010
Systems=Macintosh|Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/escape-the-museum
Description=Escape The Museum is a hidden object game with some elements of the adventure genre. Besides the usual gameplay mechanic of finding objects from a list by clicking on them, the game has adventure portions where the player must collect and use objects to escape from a room. These sections follow the simplified puzzle patterns of the recent Azada and Dream Chronicles games.<br><br>After each chapter, the player has to search the previous adventure levels for 10 instances of a certain object. 12 precious artifacts have to be collected throughout the game. The game keeps a score based on accuracy, time, object value and the use of hints.<br><br>There are some mini-games: paintings work like jigsaw puzzles that have to be reassembled, and scales have to be stabilized by shifting weights until they reach equilibrium.

[Essential Sudoku DS]
Publisher=D3Publisher Inc.
Developer=Digitalware, Inc.
Released=Apr 27, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/essential-sudoku-ds
Description=1000 Number Puzzles (also known as Sudoku) and 1000 Picture Puzzles (Colour Picross) are included in this title. Each set of 1000 puzzles is separated into groups of 100 with increasing difficulty, so if you get stuck there are 9 other puzzles available.<br><br>The game also offers 4 player single card play competing to complete a single puzzle the fastest. It also offers a puzzle creation mode which you can save, as well as send to a friend over local multicard WiFi play.

[Etrian Odyssey]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.|Lancarse Co. Ltd.
Released=May 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/etrian-odyssey
Description=Far away in a vast fertile land lies a small town called Etria.  Peaceful and serene, Etria became famous when a labyrinth was discovered at the edge of its woods.  Those who heard of the labyrinth began to harbor dreams of exploring it.  And so many explorers from all over the world flocked to Etria in dream of achieving wealth, fame, and fortune exploring the vast and mysterious labyrinth.<br><br>Etrian Odyssey is a first-person RPG which pits you as an eager adventurer ready to face the dangers of the labyrinth.  At the beginning of the game you are required to create your own "adventuring guild" by creating various characters out of 9 different classes.  You can create as many as you want, but everything costs money, so strategic thinking is a must.  As well, you can only take a party of 5 into the labyrinth, so the remaining characters have to stay in town at the guild hall.  Battles are done in the traditional turn-based style, and he game contains over 125 monsters that guard the labyrinth and the area around it.  Movement is done one step at a time, with players moving in restricted directions (forward, back, left right).  Most of the game is focused on exploring deeper and deeper into the labyrinth while still returning to town in order to restock and resupply.  During the return trips to town, you can also switch out characters in your party if a special class is needed to pass obstacles in the labyrinth.  Also, players are only allowed to save during the return trip to town, making trips to the labyrinth both risky and exciting.<br><br>The labyrinth is completely unknown and unexplored, and so one of the important features of the game is the necessity to draw your own maps.  The top screen of the DS shows the action, while the bottom screen shows a gridded area.  In this area, you have to use the stylus to draw out all of your maps.  This means not only marking where the walls and doors are, but having to mark where enemies, treasures, special areas, and staircases are.  It is completely up to you how accurately or haphazardly you want to draw your map.  However, the only way to get out of the labyrinth is to return to the start, so the gameplay becomes even riskier the further you venture into the dungeon.  Managing your map poorly may risk you and party's lives.  Map making is a key concept of this game because it emphasizes adventuring into the unknown and finding out what's around the very next corner.

[Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.|Lancarse Co. Ltd.
Released=Jun 17, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/etrian-odyssey-ii-heroes-of-lagaard
Description=Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard is a role-playing game from Atlus, it is a dungeon crawler similar to the first that starts in the nation of Lagaard. In the game players once again have to face the dangers of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth in turn-based combat while they map their way through each floor, this time to make their way to the top and retrieve the Grail of Kings. <br><br>All nine classes from the first game have returned and three new classes have been introduced, with most classes being unlocked from the start. Improvements made to the mapping system make them more accessible to the player including new icons for a total of 21. The interface has seen some improvements so that players can now see how a piece of equipment will affect their character before they purchase it. Items can also be stored now, for a price.

[Exit DS]
Publisher=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Developer=Moss Ltd|Taito Corporation
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/exit-ds
Description=Exit DS consists of over 100 levels in which the player takes control of Mr. Esc who must rescue people from various conditions (Flames, Smoke, Ice, etc.).  To do so, the player must move Mr. Esc and the Escapees, either with the stylus or the control pad, and have them perform various actions throughout the puzzle-like levels, such as moving boxes, extinguishing flames and breaking icicles.<br><br>Each different character possess a different set of abilities and problems.  For example, Large People can push heavier objects, but need the help of two Adults to climb higher than 1 meter.<br><br>Each level has a timer that indicates the time limit for the current stage.  Depending on how fast the level was completed, the player gets a score up to 100%.

[Family Feud: 2010 Edition]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ludia, Inc.|Mistic Software Inc.
Released=Sep 29, 2009
Systems=PlayStation 3|Wii|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/family-feud-2010-edition
Description=The 2010 Edition is a home game adaptation of the current iteration of the long-running competitive game show Family Feud. Two families face off against each other by predicting the most popular results of a survey question given to 100 people. Points are awarded based on the number of surveyed people who gave that same response (i.e. 63 people equal 63 points). Suggesting an answer that was not given by those surveyed gives that family a strike. The first family to reach 300 points wins the game and goes to a bonus round to try and increase their final score.<br><br>The 2010 edition offers two gameplay modes. A single-player mode pits your team against ten families of increasing intelligence across ten "episodes" of the show. Success awards new clothing and hairstyles for your in-game avatar. A multi-player mode pits two teams (the actual number of people on the teams limited only by who is in the room) against each other in a full episode of the show.

[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]
Publisher=2K Games
Developer=7 Studios, Inc.
Released=Jun 17, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer_
Description=The mysterious herald known as the Silver Surfer has arrived on Earth. You must unravel his secret to save the planet.<br><br>You take control of any one of the four members of the Fantastic Four and are able to switch to any team member you need to. You can play solo or co-op with up to four people. You will fight through various Fantastic Four enemies such as the Silver Surfer, Super-Skrull, Dr. Doom, etc. The plot follows the movie in that you must stop the Silver Surfer from handing over your planet to Galactus but also contains game-only story lines.<br><br>Plus, exclusive to the DS version, play AS the Silver Surfer and ride in the Fantasticar.

[Fantasy Aquarium by DS]
Publisher=Bold Games
Developer=Ertain Corporation
Released=Mar, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fantasy-aquarium-by-ds
Description=Fantasy Aquarium by DS is a fish tank simulation. Contrary to Aquarium by DS by the same developer, which is limited to "normal" aquarium suiting fishes, the player of this game can choose from 30 different underwater animals which can't be held in fish tanks in real life (e.g. whales, dolphins, sharks, penguins). Additionally, the player can customize their tank in size and add different backgrounds and accessories like plants, rocks or even buildings like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. New fish types can be unlocked by taking good care of the aquariums residents.<br><br>And that's the aim of the game, taking care of the fishes in the tank. They need to be fed, the tank has to be cleaned and water temp and salinity have to be adjusted to create a perfect environment. A wrong environment or an unsuitable mix of animals in the tank, for example killer whales and penguins at the same time, will result in the death of the players pets. Instead of swimming dead at the surface or bloody death animations they simply disappear from the screen. Not playing the game for a few days and therefore not feeding, will result in a deadly surprise, too.<br><br>Using the Wi-Fi-feature of the DS the player can swap fishes with other players.

[Feel the Magic XY/XX]
Publisher=SEGA Corporation
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=Nov 21, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/feel-the-magic-xyxx
Description=A game in which you "The Hero" must succeed in attracting the girl of your dreams by performing insane stunts.<br><br>The stunts are carried out in some 30 mini games involving the touch screen and the microphone. The games are fast and have ten levels of difficulty. Touch screen games include such objectives as pushing goldfish out of a mans stomach, riding a unicycle over a zigzag of boards between two sky scrappers, and so on. Mic games include blowing to create various wind strength to sail a boat, and yelling to get the attention of your beloved. Longer "Boss" games also appear. Once a game is completed in the story mode it will be available in a section called "Memories". This mode will allow you to play the games in all their difficulty with one life to earn stars. Stars then used to unlock optional costumes for the dream girl.<br><br>The game has both English and Japanese language support.

[FIFA Soccer 10]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Exient Entertainment
Released=Oct 20, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fifa-soccer-10
Description=FIFA Soccer 10 is the fifth game of the series for the Nintendo DS. As always, the player can choose to play with many teams from many different licensed leagues, as well as many national teams in different game modes such as the classic exhibition match, tournaments, manager mode or the recent "be a pro" mode.<br><br>In this game the player can take control of his/her favourite team, change lineups, establish tactics and give orders to the team by tapping the screen with your stylus or just play the match and leave the decisions to the second coach.<br><br>It's also possible to create a player and see how he gains experience in every match playing in any desired team. Experience points can be given according to the position that the player's going to play in the hope of making him the best player out there.

[FIFA Street 3]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Exient Entertainment
Released=Feb 19, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fifa-street-3_
Description=FIFA Street 3 is the second entry in the FIFA Street series to appear on the Nintendo DS. The game takes football to the streets of numerous locations all around the world and features 18 international teams and a selection of more than 250 star players. The game can be played with either buttons, or the for the DS unique stylus control. Movement is done with the control pad, all other actions can be done with the stylus. Shooting is done by sliding the stylus towards the goal, while passes are made by touching in the direction of a team mate. When defending a slide is used for tackling. <br><br>Doing tricks is a central part of the series and this DS iteration is no different with a number of different moves. These are done by combining different stylus slides. For each successful trick, the player is awarded trick points that increases his gamebreaker meter. Once full the gamebreaker can be triggered. The gamebreaker is a sort of quick time event where the player has to touch the touch screen when an icon appears. When successful this will lead to a goal. When the opposition gets a gamebreaker, the player can counter it by touching the screen faster. <br><br>In addition to standard friendly matches the game also features a street challenge mode and a kick ups mode. In street challenge the player has to complete events to earn a reputation. To get a high reputation for the player not only needs to win, but to do it with a team with good chemistry so that the team performs as a group. By being successful in the street challenge the player earns unlockables. The kick ups mode is a rhythm action mini game where the player has to touch the screen in rhythm with the music. The game is also playable in multiplayer for two players through wireless connection.

[Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain]
Publisher=Aspyr Media, Inc.
Developer=Big Blue Bubble Inc.
Released=Nov 25, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fighting-fantasy-the-warlock-of-firetop-mountain
Description=After some hiatus, this game sees the founding member of the venerable Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, first published back in 1982, converted yet again to a playable, automated electronic game format.<br><br>The basic game premise hasn't developed a great deal in the 27 years since: the player still controls the actions of a mercenary (in attitude, if not profession) adventurer in a medieval / fantasy milieu (canonically, the environs of Allansia on the world of Titan).  Debarking from a water voyage, the player learns of fantastic treasures strewn through the defunct dwarven mine atop nearby Firetop Mountain, now inhabited by the dire warlock Zagor and his coterie of foulest orcs.<br><br>Parting from its somewhat automated hyperfiction origins like the Deathtrap Dungeon FF conversion, the player instead navigates a fully 3D environment from a first-person perspective, albeit one populated by 2D sprites of enemies and NPCs.  The Fighting Fantasy player statistics of SKILL, STAMINA and LUCK come along for the ride, though additional stats and metrics have fleshed out the RPG system somewhat.<br><br>Many encounters are randomly generated, and to maintain challenge levels, monsters escalate in difficulty over the course of gameplay such that even while backtracking through previously-cleared areas the player will randomly encounter tougher enemies than the ones just wiped up.  Hopefully the player will also encounter the two disparate keys required to unlock Zagor's treasure trove.

[Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 24, 2009
Systems=Wii
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-echoes-of-time
Description=When a girl in the village falls ill after a birthday party, the Hero has to go in town to get medicine. And then, event after event, gets on a quest that will reveal the history of this village in the forest, of the villagers, of the world around them.<br><br>At the beginning of the game, the player must create the Hero, by choosing a male or female of one of the four races in the Crystal Chronicles universe: the swift Selkies who can double jump and are efficient archers, the knowledgeable Yukes and their higher magick potency, the strong Lilties for the melee fights, and the skilled Clavats who can do a bit of everything.<br><br>The game itself consists of adventuring through dungeons, fighting various foes and bosses by using melee or ranged attacks and various spells, and completing some puzzles. In doing so, the player can hire up to three customizable bodyguards to accompany the main character. It is possible to take control of any of these characters at any time in the game. More bodyguards can be created and can be switched in and out of the party.<br><br>In the main town there is also a Quest Shoppe where only one character can enter and complete various tasks to gain money and rare materials to create new equipment.<br><br>A multiplayer mode can be accessed at any Save Point via Wi-Fi or Wireless internet connection, and can invite up to three friends (who take the places of the bodyguards) in the game. The new players can help in the dungeons and in the quests, there are also some versus quests that oppose the players.<br><br>The Wii version is largely identical to the DS version in gameplay, but is played on a single screen. The multi console engine allows players from the Wii and the DS versions to play together and Wii players can create masks based on their Miis.

[Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 11, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-ring-of-fates
Description=Yuri and Chelinka between them share a special mystical gift that allows them to control a magical crystal.  When a mysterious robed figure appears in their small town, murders their father, and causes their two faithful friends to disappear, the pair must explore the countryside to rescue their friends.  From there, it's a matter of confronting the sinister temple in the city which seems to be the center of all of this trouble.<br><br>Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates is an action adventure where the player can choose to play solo, or as part of a group.  There are two different modes of play - Story Mode, where the player follows the adventures of Yuri, Chelinka and their friends, or Multiplay, where the player takes on the dungeons from Story Mode alone or with up to three friends.<br><br>There are four different tribes to play as - Clavat, Yuke, Selkie and Lilty.  Each tribe has its own distinct look, as well as a special ability.  Clavats can perform a special jump attack using the touch screen, Yukes can use 'Mage's Needles' to reveal hidden blocks and vines, Selkies can double jump as well as charge up a powerful arrow strike against one enemy, while Lilties can use their urns to roll over hazardous terrain, float, jump over gaps, or to create magical elements called 'Magicites'.<br><br>Each tribe can use Magicite.  These special magical elements come in different types: fire, blizzard, thunder, cure, raise and clear.  By holding the X Button, the player can use Magicite by dragging a circle out onto the game field, and positioning it over either themselves or an enemy.  The other players can place all of their circles on top of each other and release X simultaneously to 'pile' their magic and create more powerful spells.  It's even possible to combine different types of Magicite together in this way to create new spells.

[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=h.a.n.d. Inc.
Released=Apr 03, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-fables-chocobo-tales
Description=Help the Yellow Chocobo rescue his friends from a storybook nightmare!  In the Final Fantasy side-story for the Nintendo DS, players must help the Yellow Chocobo wander around the world of Final Fantasy in an attempt to rescue his friends who have been captured inside an evil book and turned into two dimensional cards.  The evil book also swallowed up a book of fables, which has been scattered about the Land. Only the Yellow Chocobo can enter the book and set everything right once more.<br><br>In each storybook world, which is based on a familiar story (with a Final Fantasy Twist), players must complete a series of skill-based mini-games in order to set the story straight, rescue a Chocobo friend, or find a playing card that can be used for battle against the various bosses.  Rewriting a book's ending will also effect changes in the world outside of the book.<br><br>Battle are done in the form of card battles.  Players create decks of fifteen cards that they will find throughout the adventure, and use them to combat the boss creatures that are causing havoc in a particular story.  During each turn, both players start with three cards in their deck and must use one of these to battle the other. The player who chooses their card first will attack first, but players must also watch which which colored cards are in the opponent's immediate hand, to avoid a surprise attack. <br><br>Other mini-games are also found throughout the Final Fantasy world, and can be downloaded (via a single card) to up to four total players.

[Final Fantasy III]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-iii_
Description=In 2006, Final Fantasy III reached North American shores in an official update/remake for the Nintendo DS, finally bringing all of the main Final Fantasy entries to the United States for the first time.<br><br>Raised as an orphan by Nina and Elder Topapa in the village of Ur, Luneth, his shy friend Arc, the rebellious Refia and the brave soldier Ingus are chosen as the Four Warriors of Light to send to restore balance to the crystals, and save the world from imminent destruction.<br><br>Taking the original game which debuted on the NES, Square-Enix had updated the title with a new cinematic intro, improved graphics and a touch-screen interface to move characters and utilize selection menus. There is also Moogle Mail, a Wi-Fi feature that allows players to send messages to each other via their DS systems. The game has also some revised story elements, detailing the adventures of four friends who find each other, each with new backstories.<br><br>Final Fantasy III is a traditional turn-based RPG, which were popular back in the '80s and '90s, but introduced refinements to the genre, such as smarter battle AI. Final Fantasy III is also known for two major milestones in the history of the series: Its introduction of the cheerful Moogles, as well as the introduction of the job system, allowing characters to switch professions throughout the game for new abilities.

[Final Fantasy IV]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Matrix Software
Released=Jul 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-iv
Description=Final Fantasy IV is a remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES, known as  Final Fantasy II in the West. <br><br>Unlike the many subsequent ports (to Playstation, GameBoy Advance, etc.), this release is a full remake, programmed from scratch with real-time 3D graphics. The characters have a "super-deformed" touch. There is also voice acting during cut-scenes. A new option has been added to the menu, which allows the player to read a conversation between party members and receive advice from them.<br><br>It also features many gameplay additions. The difficulty level has been increased, not only beyond the difficulty of the Western SNES release (which was reduced compared to Japanese original and subsequent ports), but even beyond the original difficulty. The party members are still bound by class, but they can now hunt for so-called "augments", which can be found or stolen from enemies and which grant the characters additional bonus abilities, resistances, spells that their class would normally not allow, etc. <br><br>Beside those major changes, there are also plenty of minor additions. It is possible to obtain bonus items after exploring every corner and filling 100% of an area map; Rydia, the summoner girl, has a new monster summon who can be customized in various ways; there is a new quest involving the "naming" moogle of the original game, etc.

[Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-tactics-a2-grimoire-of-the-rift
Description=Though a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the direct story links are few.  Luso is a young student ready for summer vacation, but forced to stay late and help the librarian Mr. Randell clean up.  Luso arrives in the library to find himself alone, but notices a strange-looking book with only half its pages filled.  It seems to leave off waiting for a name, so Luso provides his own.  All of a sudden he's transported to the other world of Ivalice.  From that point on his time is filled with exploring the world, trying to figure out what happened to him, and how he can return.<br><br>As in the other Final Fantasy Tactics titles, gameplay is centered around a grid battle between two small parties.  Characters take turns one at a time, with order and frequency determined by their speed.  In each turn they have the chance to move as well as perform a single action; not necessarily in that order.  Battles usually end by defeating the other party, though there are occasionally other goals, such as defeating the leader or examining special spots in a stage in search of an item.  As in Tactics Advance most of the battles are optional rather than necessary to complete the story.  Battles, as well as other jobs like deliveries, can be accepted at pubs in cities.  No longer do you fight other clans directly for control of areas, but annually attempt to earn control of an area through auctions.  However, jilted clans may want to have it out with you after.<br><br>In Tactics Advance, the Law system was primarily one of punishment.  If a character didn't follow the laws (Such as &quot;No magic&quot; or &quot;No ranged weapons&quot;) for a given battle, they could end up in jail.  In Tactics A2, however, laws are primarily a system of benefit.  In each battle you get to pick a stat bonus from a list you earn throughout the game.  If you break one of the laws you'll lose the bonus, and fallen characters can't be revived for the remainder of the battle (though they aren't permanently lost).  You also won't get extra loot at the conclusion of the battle.<br><br>This game retains Tactics Advance's Job and Ability system, where each race (hume, viera, moogle, nu mou, bangaa, seeq, and gria) has access to certain base classes, and abilities are earned by equipping an item and earning Job Points.  A difference is that even characters that don't take place in a battle will earn JP.  Certain later classes must be earned by having characters learn enough abilities in earlier classes, and/or completing certain quests from the pub.

[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Matrix Software|Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 05, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-the-4-heroes-of-light
Description=Brandt is a fourteen-year-old boy living in the country of Horne. One day, the king summons him, only to send the boy on a perilous quest: Princess Aire has been kidnapped by the evil Witch of the North, and Brandt must rescue her. However, this quest is just a beginning of a long adventure, as Brandt and his new friends soon discover that the entire kingdom is in danger because of a pact that was signed between the king and the witch...<br><br>Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is a spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, and also the first Final Fantasy title exclusively for the Nintendo DS. It plays much like the classic 2D entries in the series, and also features a class system, disguised as the "Crown System"; a character's class is dependent on what crown he/she wears. The player gains these crowns during the course of the game. The game also features a "day and night" system; as the party traverses the overworld, time flows. This affects the game in that some stores open/closes at certain times. It might also do various other things.<br><br>The battle system is somewhat simplistic, but also unique; Action Points, or AP, play a big part in the battles. Each of the player-controlled characters has an AP meter, each topping at 5. A regular attack consumes 1 AP, and magic consumes 2 or more; this also means there are no mana points in the game. The player has the choice of either waiting a turn to gain 1 AP, or use the Boost command to gain 2 in one turn; by using the latter, the character in question cannot attack that round.<br><br>As a first in the series, the characters' appearances change depending on what weapons and armours they have equipped - as opposed to only weapons visibly changing.<br><br>The game was developed by the same team responsible for the DS remakes of  Final Fantasy III and  IV.

[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.|Think & Feel Inc.
Released=Nov 20, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/final-fantasy-xii-revenant-wings
Description=Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is a strategy game with RPG elements. It acts as a sequel to the PS2 game Final Fantasy XII and features the same protagonist.<br><br>Vaan, who is now 17 years old, finally owns his own airship. A string of events lead him and his friends to help the Aegyl race defend the floating continent Lemurés. From there the adventure continues.<br><br>The game plays like an RTS and, like Final Fantasy III on the DS, can be played in its entirety using just the stylus. The player starts on an airship, acting as a base used to travel to the four different islands of the Lemurés. Attacks are initiated automatically when you come in contact with the enemy and players can also summon magic. These are especially useful in the form of Espers, of which new ones can be learned through the Ring of Pacts system.

[Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Altron Corporation
Released=Feb 09, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/finding-nemo-escape-to-the-big-blue
Description=Nemo's fish tank friends are sealed up in plastic baggies and ready to make their daring escape!  Help Gill, Bloat, Pearl, Jacques and the rest of the Tank Gang make their way to the ocean, and their final destination: the reef itself!<br><br>Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue is a game that focuses on the Nintendo DS' unique features in a variety of mini-games, similar to Feel the Magic.  It will take a variety of different tasks to get each fish to the reef, including, but not limited to, rolling plastic baggies across busy roads, escaping the clutches of an octopus, swimming away from a deadly angler fish, riding the East Australian Current, and more!  Each game is played either with the stylus, or a combination of the stylus and the DS' microphone.<br><br>In addition to this, there is also an 'Interactive Reef' feature that allows players to create their own customisable environment for the escaped fish to live in, choosing from either the ocean or an aquarium.  It is possible to earn more items for your Reef by scoring well in the mini-games, which convert the points into tokens for you to spend.<br><br>There are also three two player multiplayer games that can be played via multi-card multiplayer: Octo-Bash, Hide and Seek, and Pearl Blast.  These games are two-player versions of games that you play in the single-player mode.

[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 16, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fire-emblem-shadow-dragon
Description=A second retelling of the original Fire Emblem on the Famicom, Shadow Dragon utilises the Nintendo DS online options in a first for the long running Fire Emblem series. <br><br>The game offers a graphical enhancement from Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Ken and Monsho no Nazo, which was the first remake of the original, as well as utilising the dual screens on the Nintendo DS to display the action and character stats simultaneously.<br><br>The main story centres on prince Marth as he embarks on a quest to reconquer his home kingdom and rescue his kidnapped sister. Characters and chapters that were not present in the original have been introduced in this version, as well as some that were omitted for Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo. Over twenty character classes are included in the game as well as over fifty individual characters to aid Marth.<br><br>Also included is the ability to save mid battle on special save point so a mistake in the last turn will not force a restart. Other features are the class swap for characters to change their abilities. Online battle features up to five characters per side in a two player battle.

[Flklypa Grand Prix]
Publisher=PAN Vision AB
Developer=Ravn Studio AS
Released=May 07, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/flklypa-grand-prix
Description=In Flåklypa Grand Prix one of the many activities is for the player to help Sonny and Lambert find and win car parts to build "Il Tempo Gigante". Once the car is ready, the player gets to drive this showstopper of a car and some of the other race cars in the Flåklypa Grand Prix.<br><br>Hidden around and about on the top of Flåklypa the player can also find lots of mini-games. With skill and practice the player can win bronze, silver and gold medals. These rewards earn car parts for the Il Tempo Gigante. Mini-games include jig-saw puzzles, memory, a Pac-Man like maze game and more.

[Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Namco Bandai Games Inc.|Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 16, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/flash-focus-vision-training-in-minutes-a-day
Description=Another one of Nintendo's games designed to train your brain. This one is designed to give your eyes a workout - your focus abilities. There are 5 areas of skill training:<br><br>Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA) - The power to clearly see moving objects.<br><br>2. Momentary Vision - The ability to gather several bits of information at once.<br><br>3. Eye Movement - The ability to move your eyes quickly and accurately.<br><br>4. Peripheral Vision - The ability to see over a wide area.<br><br>5. Hand-Eye Coordination (HEC) - The ability to recognize and respond quickly and accurately.<br><br>Once you do an Eye Age check the game will recommend particular training to help you. Your progress and age will be tracked by the game so you can view your Eye Age status... getting older or younger?<br><br>The game has a calendar to track when you used the game by giving you stamps when you complete so many games in a particular day. Once you accumulate a certain amount of stamps more activities will be unlocked for you to play. <br><br>Here are some of the activities included in the game:<br><br>1. Symbol Order: Three symbols flash on the screen in any of the 12 boxes. One symbol appears at a time for only a split second. The challenge is to remember each symbol and then enter all three symbols in the order in which they appeared.<br><br>6. Box Tap: Furiously tap a series of moving red boxes before they disappear. The more you successfully tap, the higher the score.<br><br>7. Number Flash: In this activity, numbers flash very briefly on the top screen. You must then select the correct number. As the activity gets harder, the number sequence gets longer.<br><br>8. Box Track: A circle is placed in one of three boxes. The challenge is to follow the box with the circle in it as the three shuffle rapidly on the screen. You must then tap the box with the circle in it.<br><br>9. Circle Spot: Symbols appear for a split second in 12 boxes arranged on the touch screen. You must tap the only circle among the symbols.<br><br>10. Letter Count: Quickly memorize the target letter, then count how many times it appears as a fast-moving series of letters moves across the screen.<br><br>11. Fast Match: Quickly look at the two symbols as they flash on the screen, then decide if they matched by tapping on the touch screen.<br><br>12. Baseball: Tap the ball on the touch screen as the pitch crosses the plate to score a hit. With each hit, the box gets bigger, making it more challenging to hit the speeding pitch.<br><br>13. Boxing: Pummel the punch mitt by tapping the center of the target before the sparring partner lowers it. Earn extra points for punching a clean hit in the center of the mitt with perfect accuracy.<br><br>14. Table Tennis: Slide the stylus across the screen to hit the ball back to your opponent.

[Flower, Sun and Rain]
Publisher=Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Developer=grasshopper manufacture inc.
Released=Mar 06, 2008
Systems=PlayStation 2
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/flower-sun-and-rain
Description=Flower, Sun, and Rain is an adventure game from Goichi Suda (or Suda51), who is best known as the lead designer of cult video games Killer 7 and No More Heroes.<br><br>In the game you play as Sumio Mondo, a "searcher" who's job it is to search for peoples' missing items. After failing to defuse a bomb set on an aeroplane, Sumio begins to relive the same day over and over again, and the same disaster continuously takes place.<br><br>The game is played by exploring 3D environments and searching for places, people and objects to examine.  Once Sumio discovers a place he can examine, he uses his partner, "Catherine" - a briefcase that can jack into anything and discover their secrets.  After finding the correct jack to hook up to the object with, Sumio must input a code to unlock the secret and solve the puzzle.  Sometimes this is guesswork, sometimes hints are given from other parts of the game.

[Football Academy]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.
Released=Mar 19, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/football-academy
Description=Football Academy is a mix of a football trivia game and a card game. In it the player gets to enter the academy where he under the supervision of former Chelsea and Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari gets to create his own team and test his knowledge about the sport. When starting out at the academy the player gets two packs of cards with footballers. Once the player has picked his starting eleven out of these he will be able to go to the stadium and compete against unlocked teams. Victory in matches and the player is awarded badges, trophies and better card packs that allows him to improve his team. <br><br>The player can't go directly to the stadium however. First he must prove his knowledge about game at the classroom. Here the player gets to take a Football IQ test consisting of three mini games. The accumulated points from the mini games is the player's football IQ which determines how good footballers the player can acquire. Early on the player only has access to bronze packs but by defeating teams in the stadium silver and gold packs will be unlocked. The test can be redone at any time but first it might be wise for the player to practice the mini games on the training pitch. <br><br>Once the player has a team it is time to go to the changing room and manage it. Here the player gets to pick a formation and a starting eleven. Each footballer has a number of attributes such as position, nation and skill rating. The team also has a chemistry rating which is based on the footballers' home country as well as their preferred position and formation. Therefore it's important not only to pick the best ones, but also makes sure that they fit with their team mates.<br><br>The actual matches of the game are played similarly to manager games such as Championship Manager where the player only gets to see an overview of the action. The tactical possibilities available are more limited here as the only options available are where to attack (left, right or center) and the mentality of the team (push up, sit back or balanced). What special however is that at different times throughout the matches the player will face dribbling, passing and shooting battles. Here one of the footballers will face one of the opponents. Before the battle the footballers' ratings are recalculated based on their mentality, chemistry and energy. Then each player gets to choose one of two actions and depending on if he is successful or not the footballer's rating increases or decreases. The footballer with the highest rating wins the battle. Being successful leads to more and more battles until a goal scoring opportunity appears. <br><br>Football Academy has support for two player multi-card play. The players can test out their teams against each other but it is also possible to trade footballers.

[Ford Racing 3]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Razorworks|Visual Impact
Released=Dec, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ford-racing-3_
Description=The handheld versions of Ford Racing 3 allow players to race in a number of Ford-licensed cars, from classics (Model T) to new models (2005 Mustang GT), cars from movies, off-road tracks and even concepts vehicles such as the Mustang GT-R Concept.<br><br>From the main driver profile where all statistics are recorded, players can do a quick race of one of the three competitions: Ford Competition, Ford Challenge and Ford Collection. Most of the game's features need to be unlocked first. Next to the regular racing controls there is also a button used for boost. The different competitions offer ten racing types:<br><br>1. Standard: race for the first place.<br><br>2. Elimination: race five opponents over three laps. After the first and the second lap, the last two cars are knocked out and a duel ensues in the final lap.<br><br>3. Duel: a 3-lap race against six challengers in succession. After each won lap, a new one starts.<br><br>4. Drafting: stay in the opponent's slipstream to raise a power bar.<br><br>5. Driving Skills: race against the time and keep the timer going by passing through gates that award time bonuses.<br><br>6. Seconds Out: race against the time while collecting bonuses.<br><br>7. Time Attack: a straightforward timed race.<br><br>8. Boost: race with two boosts per lap.<br><br>9. Relay: transfer a baton three times around the track.<br><br>10. Overtake: overtake a number of vehicles before time runs out.

[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders]
Publisher=Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Nov 11, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fosters-home-for-imaginary-friends-imagination-invaders
Description=Imagination Invaders is a 3D adventure/action game based on the popular Cartoon Network cartoon.  Players control Bloo in a 3D world as he tries to help his friends and rescue Madame Foster.  Players can jump, shoot spitwads, and search objects in the world to aid them in their quest.  Using the touch screen they can also call in Helper characters.  Each level has an objective which is usually helping one of the other Imaginary Friends, capped off with a boss battle at the end.  All of the objects in the world are interactive in some way; either searchable or play a &quot;funmation&quot; for Bloo. Players also have to conquer some light platforming and enemy avoidance. In between levels, touch screen mini-games are used.<br><br>The overall plot was a sequel to the episode Make Believe It or Not, and was written unique to the game. Minor voice acting by the two main characters of the show were put into the audio. Many of the Foster's characters make cameos throughout the game.

[Freddy Flintoff's Powerplay Cricket]
Publisher=Tradewest Games Ltd.
Developer=Fuzzy-Frog Games
Released=Aug 13, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/freddy-flintoffs-powerplay-cricket
Description=In Freddy Flintoff's Powerplay Cricket the player takes on the role of Freddy Flintoff in this arcade style cricket game. Freddy has to outwit his opponents and build massive scores by hitting bonus objects around the stadium. Features include a comprehensive single player campaign in 20-20, World Tour and challenge modes. The game also features single card DS Download Play for playing against a friend.

[Freedom Wings]
Publisher=Natsume, Inc.
Developer=Natsume Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/freedom-wings
Description=As a man living in the island cities of Sorgele, air pirates loom over the population. They shot down your parents and you are out to avenge their deaths and kill the pirate responsible.<br><br>This game is an action flight sim with a twist - it also has RPG elements. Each enemy plane you shoot down earns your experience points and gold, which unlocks better parts and planes for you to buy. Occasionally during flight you receive mayday calls from other planes under attack - if you are able to save them you can meet them back at the nearest airfield for a reward.<br><br>If the action is too much for you to handle, it has an autopilot mode which allows you to select targets and waypoints via the touchscreen. There is also a 4 player multicard mode where you can go head to head with friends.

[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=VANPOOL Inc.
Released=Sep 02, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/freshly-picked-tingles-rosy-rupeeland
Description=At 35 and single, life is bland and repetitive for our hero.  Then, one day, he hears a voice coming from the nearby Western Pool.  He follows it, and meets a strange man called 'Uncle Rupee', who transforms him into Tingle.  Tingle's goal is to reach Rupeeland, a paradise where all your dreams come true.<br><br>But Tingle's transformation has come at a 'price'.  Rupees, the world's currency, are now his life - literally!  If Tingle runs out of rupees, he will die.  Unfortunately for Tingle, everyone in Rupeeland wants to get their hands on rupees.  Tingle will need to carefully barter and haggle with people he meets - everything from information to new items to Tingle's reward for rescuing a person need to be negotiated.  Don't get too greedy, however - it could end up costing you even more!<br><br>Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is an adventure game with a difference.  Rather than hacking and slashing your way through hordes of enemies, the player controls Tingle, who must earn money through bartering and by cooking up recipes with ingredients that would be worthless on their own, but become valuable when sold as recipes to the right people.  Tingle will encounter scuffles with enemies, which drains his cash - however, the more enemies involved in the fight, the greater the spoils for Tingle when he eventually wins!  Tingle can even hire bodyguards to help him earn even more money in fights.  Tingle is also an excellent map-maker, and can map out new regions he explores, then sell the maps for more money.

[Frogger: Helmet Chaos]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Inc.
Released=Sep 27, 2005
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/frogger-helmet-chaos
Description=Frogger: Helmet Chaos is a top-down platform game with the eighties' arcade frog as the protagonist, but now in 3d. The basic gameplay is still the game, as the frog moves one (invisible) square per key press, which maintains the feel of the original arcade game instead of the modern, smoother movement mechanics.<br><br>When Frogger climbs a tree to get some moonfruit for Toady, his friend is gone when he returns. He follows his footprints and finds out Toady is under the control of Dr. Wani, who has ordered his mini-crocs to place mind-control helmets on all residents of the land. It is up to Frogger to undo this.<br><br>The game consists of different small levels with puzzle elements. Frogger can be moved around with one square per movement, or two for a regular jump. This mechanic is most often used to navigate maze-like platforms with water. Ironically, Frogger drowns when touching liquid. While moving around he can collect coins and there are checkpoints to save progress. He can use his tongue to push or pull objects, or swing from branches. There is also a vertical jump to reach objects mid-air and he can turn 90 degrees to face a different direction. The frog has a limited amount of lives, but one can be restored by picking up an apple.<br><br>The story is continued through drawn cut-scene sequences with static images and voice-overs (on the PSP, there is only written text for the DS version). The PSP version supports game sharing, while the DS top screen shows the game statistics while playing the story mode. There are also seven mini-games, including the original arcade Frogger but with polished graphics, and hats and costumes to unlock with the collected coins.

[From the Abyss]
Publisher=Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Developer=Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 28, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/from-the-abyss
Description=From the Abyss is a dungeon crawling RPG where the player takes command of a custom created character.  The story takes place in a small country called Rubenhaut where for many years the world has been free of monster when the Dimensional Abyss was created by the Saint of Light to seal them off in a parallel dimension, afterwards Rubenhaut was built to guard the gate.  However, one day the seal was broken and the monster that was once sealed off have been released again and is wreaking havoc on the world and it is up to the player to explore the dungeons of the world and collect parts of a magical crystal called the Abyss Gate in order to re-seal the rift.<br><br>The gameplay consists of exploring the world and dungeons, collecting items, defeating enemies afterwards absorbing their souls and steal their skills and combine them with their existing skills and weapons for a multitude of different attacks.  What makes From the Abyss different from other RPGs is that every time the player starts a new game, everything is randomized ensuring an unique experience each time.<br><br>There is also multiplayer mode where two friends can play co-op and advance through the game and fight the main boss, The Abyss Lord.

[Front Mission]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/front-mission_
Description=The Nintendo DS release of the long running Front Mission series, the story takes place on Huffman Island which is located in the neutral zone between two nations Oceania Community Union (O.C.U.) and the Unified Continental States (U.C.S.).<br><br>In the year 2070, a war broke out between the two nations that lasted for two years before finally peace was achieved and the island was split in half, both sides being used for each nations base.  In 2090, however, a U.C.S factory is mysteriously attacked, leading to another conflict.<br><br>The player can choose either side to use: they can choose either Royd Clive, leader of the mercenary outfit Canyon Crows for the O.C.U. or Kevin Greenfield, leader of the U.C.S. Special Forces squad Black Hounds fighting against enemy mechs (known as wanzers), tanks and helicopters in a turn-based fashion, using the stylus pen to bring up interface menus  to select units and choosing which enemy units to attack among many other options.<br><br>There is also multiplayer capabilities using DS wireless, where players can compete head-to-head, using battlefields filled with wanzers.  Yoshitaka Amano also is involved, responsible for the graphic art for the game and is most notably been involved with the Final Fantasy series.

[Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Bandai Co., Ltd.
Released=Dec 12, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy
Description=Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Sympathy (Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy as it is known in English) is the first in a series of Fullmetal Alchemist games to be released on Nintendo DS. <br><br>A side scrolling action game, Dual Sympathy has the player manipulate alchemy skills using the stylus as you fight enemies, making use of standard attacks and special attacks based on the surrounding environment and items items located in the area.<br><br>The story of the game follows the fifty one episode anime series with the same name.<br><br>Connectivity bonuses can be unlocked by having the GBA Fullmetal Alchemist games in the GBA slot of the DS.

[Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Developer=indies zero
Released=Feb 26, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Racing / Driving|Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/game-center-cx-arino-no-chousenjou-2
Description=The digital version of Game Master Arino returns, hurtling you back into the past once more.  However, unlike the original Retro Game Challenge, this time, you'll be tackling games from all sorts of systems, including handhelds, 8-bit, 16-bit and disk systems too!  Can you conquer them all?<br><br>Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2 is the sequel to Retro Game Challenge.  Once again, players must complete tasks in each game set by Game Master Arino to unlock more games with their own tasks.  There are four tasks to complete in each game, and sometimes, the player can discover hints and cheats within game magazines to assist them with beating the challenges.  Your friend Arino will cheer you on while you play, and also offer help at certain points in the game.<br><br>Arino no Chousenjou 2 includes a whopping 15 different games, including those based on Pac-Man (Wiz-Man), Super Mario Bros. and Ghosts 'n Goblins (Demon Returns), Kung Fu (Mutekiken Kung Fu), Famicom Detective Club (Detective Kacho) and Tetris (Triotos).  There are also new editions of games from the original game.

[Game & Watch Collection]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Dec 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/game-watch-collection
Description=Game & Watch Collection is a compilation cartridge featuring three of Nintendo's Multi-Screen Game & Watch games.  Not available for purchase, this game could only be obtained through the customer loyalty program, Club Nintendo.  The included games are:<br><br>Oil Panic: Oil is dripping from the ceiling!  Catch the oil in your bucket, then tip it out the window to your friend holding the oil barrel.  Don't spill any oil!<br><br>Donkey Kong: A giant ape has kidnapped your girlfriend!  Climb to the top of the construction site to rescue her.  Dodge barrels as you climb, then pull out the girder's pins to defeat Donkey Kong.<br><br>Green House: Look after the four plants in your green house.  Spray any bugs with your bug spray, and don't forget about the spiders on the lower levels!<br><br>Each Game & Watch game can function as a clock by using the internal clock of the Nintendo DS.  An alarm can also be set through the game's main menu.

[Game & Watch Collection 2]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/game-watch-collection-2
Description=Like Game & Watch Collection, Game &amp; Watch Collection 2 is a collection of Game &amp; Watch games onto a Nintendo DS cart.  As with the previous collection, it was not available for purchase and could only be obtained through the Japanese points program, Club Nintendo.  The games included are:<br><br>Parachute: Parachuters are jumping from the helicopter into the ocean!  Catch them before they fall in and get gobbled up by the shark!<br><br>Octopus: Dive underwater and dodge the octopus' tentacles.  Grab the treasure, but don't get too greedy!<br><br>Parachute X Octopus: Parachute and Octopus combined into one game!  Catch the parachuters, then dive underwater when prompted to grab the treasure.  Be sure to come back up again before more parachuters start falling!<br><br>Again, each Game &amp; Watch has both the clock and alarm function, like the original Game &amp; Watch toys.

[Ganbare Goemon: Tkai Dch Ooedo Tengurigaeshi no Maki]
Publisher=Konami Co., Ltd.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 23, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ganbare-goemon-tkai-dch-ooedo-tengurigaeshi-no-maki
Description=Disaster strikes when Goemon and Ebisimaru are sent to jail for crimes they didn't commit!  After being freed from jail by their female companion Yae, they soon discover that poor-looking phonies are causing mischief under their names!  You'll have to put a stop to these impostors to clear your name and save Edo from disaster.<br><br>Goemon DS is an action RPG with similarities to the first Nintendo 64 game.  Players control Goemon and Ebisimaru, and later gain Yae and Sasuke.  As with the N64 game, each character has their own special abilities that allow them to progress through special areas.  For example, Goemon earns power gloves that let him push large blocks, while Ebisimaru gets a ballerina dress that allows him to drill underground.<br><br>What's particularly eye-catching about Goemon DS though, is it's art style.  Similar to Mojib Ribbon, the game looks like it's all been drawn on a Japanese scroll with ink, and looks visually striking.  Characters are all polygonal, as well.

[Garfield's Fun Fest]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Jul, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/garfields-fun-fest
Description=Play as Garfield and Odie to try and get Garfield's humor back. Travel to the magical pond in hopes to win back Arlene's heart in this 2D platformer where you will be jumping, attacking, and collecting different items. The controls are simple, you'll be using the D-pad and buttons for most actions. The stylus and touch screen will be used for the rhythm based mini games. There is also an interactable world map to get to each level.

[Geometry Wars: Galaxies]
Publisher=Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Kuju Surrey
Released=Nov 27, 2007
Systems=Wii
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/geometry-wars-galaxies
Description=Like its parent, the Xbox Live Arcade game Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Galaxies has the player control a ship that can shoot and travel in 8 directions and is controlled primarily with analog sticks and a single button to activate bombs. The playing space is a flat 2D plane, but unlike Evolved there are multiple planes (or levels) that vary in size and shape. The planes are typically a near-black background lit up with a grid, but enemies are brightly colored shapes that fill the screen with particles and colors when attacking the player. <br><br>Galaxies differs from Retro Evolved in that the single-player component has many different levels rather than the single provided in Evolved, each with its own set of score goals. Galaxies also adds a new mechanic of the drone, which acts as a helper ship that can perform one user-selected duty at a time such as rotating shield, secondary shooter, backwards shooter, etc.<br><br>The Wii version includes Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved and can interface with the Nintendo DS to download the demo to the system, as well as to unlock new features, including a hidden version of Geometry Wars: Waves.

[Germany's Next Topmodel]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Mar 28, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=0.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/germanys-next-topmodel
Description=Germany's Next Topmodel is a licenced game of the German television show of the same name. You play as one of the ten finalists who have made it into the final round and are just one step close to start you big model career. At the beginning of the game you are moving in to your new home, the model loft. It is the game's central location from where you can move freely around, receive useful tips from your coach and talk to the other candidates to make up a weekly schedule for this you can use a pda like tool to set up your fixed dates during the five day working week.<br><br>The main goal in the game is to train the for disciplines "Make-Up", "Fashion", "Photo Shooting" and "Catwalk" in the form of four mini games and present the results to a jury by the end of the working week, and  eventually to become the next top model. Furthermore, the members of the jury will ask you five questions about the model world which you have to answer correctly in 30 seconds.<br><br>During a photo shooting exercise you see yourself posing in one Nintendo DS screen while you are redrawing a couple of given symbols in the other screen. In the catwalk exercise it's basically the same, only now you draw two foot symbols in addition which represent the poses of your model character that you have to complete on the catwalk.

[Germany's Next Topmodel: Das offizielle Spiel zur Staffel 2009]
Publisher=SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Developer=Coreplay GmbH
Released=2009
Systems=PlayStation 2|Wii|Windows
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/germanys-next-topmodel-das-offizielle-spiel-zur-staffel-2009
Description=Germany's Next Topmodel: Das offizielle Spiel zur Staffel 2009 is based on the German reality show Germany's Next Topmodel. The player takes control over one of twelve contestants which all live in a free accessible apartment. Every twenty days they are judged by a jury and the worst one gets eliminated from the show. The judgment is based on three character stats: styling, self confidence and popularity. <br><br>Popularity gets improved by talking with the other contestants. Here the player has to choose between three sentences, two mean and a nice one. Of course just the nice one improves the stat. The styling is divided into clothes, make up and hairstyle. In each one the player receives a reference and needs to shape his model after it. Then this gets judged by the game and it tells one false aspect. Every try costs one day. The last stat, self confidence, gets raised by answering trivia questions about fashion styles and successful photo shoots. These are mini games where the player needs to emulate movements with his input device.

[G-Force]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Keen Games GmbH
Released=Jul 08, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/g-force
Description=G-Force is a Disney-movie licenced 3D action game where you play as Agent Darwin, the high-tech guinea pig and as Agent Mooch the highly equipped house fly to solve many different missions. Your main target and priority mission is to stop the evil billionaire Leonard Saber, who wants to use his so-called Saberling household appliances as weapons to gain world domination.<br><br>As Darwin you fight against the Saberling appliances in a real time 3d environment with your electrically enhanced whip. You can also <br>use your infra-red lenses to see the surroundings in dark places and you have to use your jet-pack on the back of your guinea pig to fly short distances.<br><br>As Mooch you can slow down time and dodge - then slowly rotating - ventilators and fans among many other obstacles and fly up high in the air or into small ventilation shafts to reach places that would be unattainable for Darwin. And you have to use a laser beam attached to the fly to disable sattelite dishes, turn switches on or off and much more. So the two characters have to work well in a team hand in hand to advance in the game.<br><br>Furthermore you have to solve puzzles by using your DS Stylus. You move puzzle peaces to re-create a certain picture to open doors or clear a way and thus reaching your next goal in the game.

[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=ZEN Studios Ltd.
Released=Jun 16, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ghostbusters-the-video-game_
Description=Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the Nintendo DS features a mix of management, driving and tactics, all presented in a top-down view. From the Ghostbusters' headquarters, the player chooses from a list of missions posted on a board, equips each character with weapons and items, and then drives Ecto-1 to the destination.<br><br>A single character can be controlled at a time - the other characters either follow the player or stand guard. The mission is over when the goal has been completed (ghost captured, object collected, etc.) or when all the characters have been knocked out. With the money earned from the mission, the player can repair Ecto-1, buy new equipment or develop character attributes.

[Giana Sisters DS]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=Bitfield GmbH
Released=Apr 03, 2009
Systems=iPad|iPhone
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/giana-sisters-ds
Description=Giana Sisters DS is a modern 2009 remake of the cult game The Great Giana Sisters from the year 1987. The original game appeared on the C64 and Amiga, but had to be pulled from the shelves after Nintendo threatened to sue over similarities to the Super Mario games. Surprisingly, more than 20 years later the sisters make an appearance on the Nintendo DS.<br><br>Giana Sisters DS is a classic platformer. Giana is caught in a dream world and must now recover her lost diamonds and find a way to the mysterious castle. The game features more than 80 new levels (i.e. is not a one-to-one remake). There are also new special items that make use of the features of the DS. Giana can, for example, collect a bubble gum item that can be activated using the touch screen. The bubble enables Giana to fly and is controlled by blowing into the microphone. Another new feature is a world map that allows the player to select and replay levels.

[Glory Days 2]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=ODenis Studio
Released=Jul 31, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/glory-days-2
Description=Glory Days 2 takes the premise of Choplifter! and cranks it up a few notches. A strategic component was added that melds old gameplay with new game concepts. There are a lot of playable vehicles that become unlocked as you advance in the game.<br><br>The overall goal of the game is to provide air support for your ground troops as they advance and capture enemy bunkers, ultimately pushing them back enough that they retreat. Players can choose from three aviators and there are sixteen missions in total, moving on in time from classic WWII aircraft to modern day helicopters and F14's.<br><br>The strategical component allows the player to take command of ground units and manage funds to build new units. These funds are acquired by completing missions such as saving civilians or capturing bases. Progressively, more powerful units and weapons become available. Multiplayer is supported for up to eight players over Wi-Fi, split into two cooperative teams where the enemy's command centre needs to be taken out. The setup of the battles is completely customizable for different parameters.<br><br>Optionally, 3D glasses are supported to add more depth to the action on the screens.

[Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Santa Cruz Games
Released=Nov 20, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/godzilla-unleashed-double-smash
Description=Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash is a side-scrolling action game. The story is about a giant crystal meteor hitting the earth, caused by Space Godzilla, so the player assumes the role of two monsters from the movies (selecting from ten different ones, like Godzilla, Mothra, Destroyah and more) with the option of changing them in-game, to battle other monsters and armies to eventually defeat Space Godzilla. Each of the monsters plays differently, and the player can unlock more monsters after finishing the game. Both screens are used to show the gameplay, with flying monsters appearing in the top screen and ground monsters at the bottom.

[GoldenEye: Rogue Agent]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Tiburon|n-Space, Inc.
Released=Jun 13, 2005
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|Xbox
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/goldeneye-rogue-agent
Description=After being fired from MI6 for your ruthless behavior in an MI-6 simulator, you begin to work for Auric Goldfinger doing evil deeds.  After the first mission (Which is the simulator) you are assigned a Goldeneye by Francisco Scaramanga who acts as the villain’s version of 'Q'.  Your Goldeneye can do four separate things which are to see through cover, toss enemies around, use a shield, and hack into computers.  The levels in this FPS are all basic run-and-gun style.

[Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure]
Publisher=Atari Deutschland GmbH
Developer=Tate Interactive Sp z.o.o
Released=Nov 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/go-west-a-lucky-luke-adventure_
Description=Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure is based on the animated movie of the same name and basically a mini game collection. The basic story is that the Daltons escape from the authorities, rob a few banks and hide in a settler's track to California. Of course Lucky Luke is already on their tail...<br><br>The game consists of 40 linearly arranged mini games which follow the movie story - in fact after every solved game the player can watch a short movie clip. Most mini games can be divided into three categories: movement (e.g. on a horse or in a plane) while dodging obstacles or drawing and rhythm games. There a also a few ones which don't fall into these categories, e.g. cooking. During these games the player alternately takes the role of all main characters. In comparison the the Windows and Vii version the mini games in the DS version are adjusted to the technical abilities of the platform and use the stylus. There is also a new mini game, a side-scrolling platformer.

[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]
Publisher=Rockstar Games, Inc.
Developer=Rockstar Leeds|Rockstar North Ltd.
Released=Mar 17, 2009
Systems=iPhone|PSP
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/grand-theft-auto-chinatown-wars-
Description=The first GTA game to hit the Nintendo DS, Chinatown Wars puts you in control of Huang Lee, a member of the Triads in the modern Liberty City. After his father's assassination, Huang flies in from China to deliver a ceremonial sword to his uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee to ensure the inheritance of the Triad bosses.  However, shortly after his arrival he is jumped, shot, robbed and left for dead, only to survive and vow his vengeance for his father and recover the lost sword to bring honor back to his family.<br><br>While being a traditional mission-based Grand Theft Auto game, Chinatown Wars returns to use the more traditional top-down while still using a new cel-shaded 3D Engine. A lot of the new functionality from the more recent GTA games have been included: like the safehouse, where you can read emails from other characters in the game and store cars and items. Plus there is a programmable GPS system that helps you find your way in the Liberty City more easily.<br><br>A replay feature is also present that allows the player to replay previous missions by accessing these through there safehouse.  While players can make money through completing missions, the player can also engage in drug trading with numerous dealers scattered throughout Liberty City.  There are many drugs to choose from including Coke, Heroin, Acid, Weed among others, buying them cheap and selling to other dealers by checking their market value through their PDA.  From time to time, an e-mail will be sent to the player that will tip them off of dealers that are either selling drugs at a cheap price or buying them at above average market prices.<br><br>However, the player must also be aware that buying in bulk will attract the attention of the police after the deal has been done, causing their star level to instantly rise.  If a player is caught, they will loose all drugs that they are carrying.  They can also carjack drug vans (which are indicated by a red arrow above them) and return them to their safehouse and search them for either drugs or cash.  They can also obtain weapons this way by hijacking Amm-u-nation trucks, but the trucks are heavily-armored and their drivers armed.<br><br>Police chases has also been changed for this version.  While it still features a star level, there is also an icon that resembles cop cars.  While the player can still resort to Pay 'n Spray shops to change the look of their car to throw off the authorities, they can also wreck any pursuing police which will cross out a cop car icon.  If the cop car icons for that level are dropped, their star level will drop as well.  (ex. If the player has two stars and two cop cars, they can wreck two cars, afterwards their star level will be reduced to one star)<br><br>The game also utilizes the DS' capabilities such as using the stylus pen to use a screwdriver to turn the ignition on a car to start it or taking a plate off in the car and using the stylus to hotwire it.  The pen can also be used to scratch off lottery games in stores scattered around in the game and used to throw explosive devices such as grenades and molotov cocktails or even smash objects such as security panels or a windshield of a car when the player goes into the water while in a vehicle.  The microphone can also be used by blowing into it to hail an approaching on-duty taxi.<br><br>The game supports Nintendo WFC for statistics uploading to the Rockstar Social Club and multi-play gaming.<br><br>The PSP version is mostly the same as the DS version. It adds some new missions, as well as new radio stations. Where the touch screen is used on the DS, the PSP version instead uses the analog stick.

[Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Longtail Studios
Released=Mar 11, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/greys-anatomy-the-video-game
Description=Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game is based on the TV series Grey's Anatomy and basically built up like the series itself. The story about a infectious virus which infests the Seattle Grace Hospital is divided into five episodes, the episodes are divided into acts and the acts are divided into scenes. Every scene focuses on one character and concludes with a mini game. <br><br>There are basically two kinds of scenes. During conversations the player sometimes has to choose between two choices how the characters interact with each other. Then a mini game follows, e.g. tearing apart a photograph, a sliding puzzle, a rhythm sequence or a tile-matching puzzle. The operations and treatments are also sequential  mini games, e.g. disinfecting by sliding the cursor over the screen, then cutting the skin by making a straight line and stitching it by connecting points.<br><br>The player has five tries per mini game, if he fails more often he has to restart the scene. Because of the technical limitations of the platform there are no voices or animated cutscenes on the DS.

[Gripskids: Mathematik]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Engine Software B.V.
Released=May 29, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/gripskids-mathematik
Description=Gripskids: Mathematik is a game based on schooling exercises in order to learn while having fun. It consists of 15 mini games in the training mode and twelve exercises with three degrees of difficulty in the exercise mode  All mini games are set in an over-all context: The player visits a fun park and meets two coaches – a girl and a boy – who belong to the carnival staff.<br>They function as tutors who lead the player through the different<br>mini games and exercises, give advice and explain the gameplay as well as the basic idea of the tasks. The aim of the game is to motivate kids to learn even without their parents telling them to.<br><br>The game consists of the following categories:<br><br>1. General Mathematics<br>2. Geometry<br>3. Addition and Subtraction<br>4. Multiplication and Division

[Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 25, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/guilty-gear-dust-strikers
Description=Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers, is a continuation of the Guilty Gears universe, with all 21 of the previous version's fighters, each with their own special moves and classic special moves such as Psych Burst, Dust Attack and Roman Cancel among others.<br><br>The gameplay is reminiscent of Super Smash Bros., with vertical scrolling and various item power-ups being thrown randomly onto the screen during a match.  There are six game modes to compete in such as story mode, arcade, one-on-one and the ability to play against four players wirelessly using Wi-Fi in a "battle royals rules" match.  Each level will feature traps such as fire and bomb traps among others.<br><br>Players can also customize the Robo-Ky fighter using a factory, with the ability to unlock special moves by competing in minigames such as arm wrestling, billiards and sword master, where the player uses the stylus to slice up falling bales of hay before hitting the ground.

[Guitar Hero: On Tour]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.|RedOctane, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Jun 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/guitar-hero-on-tour
Description=Guitar Hero: On Tour is the continuation of the popular Guitar Hero series on the Nintendo DS.<br><br>Played from a sideways perspective, players are able to rock out with their portable gaming system via an attachment that plugs into the cartridge slot to allow players to match the various color frets that move across the screen, while utilizing the other screen to strum the chords and use the whammy bar.<br><br>The DS version retains all the previous modes of the earlier games (Career, Freeplay, Practice), "Star Power", multi-player play via two systems, and 25 pop and rock songs from the last few decades.

[Guitar Hero: On Tour - Decades]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Nov 16, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/guitar-hero-on-tour-decades
Description=Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades is the direct sequel to the Nintendo DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour.<br><br>Played from a sideways perspective, players are able to rock out with their portable gaming system via an attachment that plugs into the cartridge slot to allow players to match the various color frets that move across the screen, while utilizing the other screen to strum the chords and use the whammy bar.<br><br>Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades retains all the previous modes of the earlier games (Career, Freeplay, Practice), "Star Power", multi-player play via two systems, and 28 pop and rock songs from the last few decades. A new feature includes backwards multi-player compatibility and song sharing with the original Guitar Hero On Tour.

[Guitar Rock Tour]
Publisher=Gameloft S.A.
Developer=Gameloft S.A.
Released=Oct 28, 2008
Systems=iPhone|J2ME|Nintendo DSi
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/guitar-rock-tour
Description=The first musical game for mobile phones devoted purely to the guitar and rock music has just received a massive facelift and been ported to the Nintendo DS.<br><br>In this outing the player has the choice to play either guitar or the drums as you tour the world. Unlike the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Rock Tour doesn't use any add-ons and instead players will use the stylus to hit the notes as they fall down. Moreover with the drums players are given the choice of using the stylus or shoulder buttons to hit the notes.<br><br>The game does boast some good quality cover songs such as Girlfriend, Underclass Hero, In the Shadow, Beat It, Rock You Like a Hurricane, and Message in a Bottle.

[Gunpey DS]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc.
Released=Nov 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/gunpey-ds
Description=Gunpey DS is a puzzle/music game where line angles climb up the screen and you must connect all the lines over the five panels, filling the screen from left to right. If an incomplete line reaches the top of the screen, the game is over (similar to Tetris). <br><br>There are variations in gameplay between the DS and PSP and a different style: the DS version uses a 'space Western' anime style with different characters and planets. There is also a story mode to play. On the DS you can also use the stylus to drag the lines up or down.<br>The bonus 'Sound Box' mode allowed you to use a simple music sequencer to make your own melodies.

[Gyakuten Saiban DS: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Limited Edition)]
Publisher=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/gyakuten-saiban-ds-yomigaeru-gyakuten-limited-edition
Description=This is a limited edition of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the Nintendo DS that includes the following:<br><br>1. A copy of the Japanese version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney<br>2. A wrist strap with an "Objection!" screen cleaner and a pointing finger stylus<br>3. A ten track sample CD of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney soundtrack<br>4. A 105 page booklet containing Phoenix Wright Manga, staff interviews, and character art

[Hamsterz Life]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Digital Kids Co. Ltd.
Released=Nov 28, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hamsterz-life
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, Ubisoft brings now the series to the DS. This time with hamsters.<br><br>Like in other games of the series for the DS, the player has to care for his/her pet by feeding it, bathing it, brushing it and other such tasks. There are five different breeds to choose from and seven mini-games that randomly appear to give you food, costumes, toys and items for the cage where the hamsters live. And thanks to the wireless connection to other DSs, hamsters and other items can be shared with friends. The player can even store information on up to other 20 different owners.<br><br>Due to its Japanese origin, there are plenty of anime art elements in the game, for instance, and many other Japanese oddities like the possibility to teach your hamster to talk or store the blood type of other players. In addition, in Hamsterz the main goal is to raise your hamster in order for him to make itself a complete "Ham-country" (sic.), where it can build plenty of buildings like a school, a bakery, etc., making this the game of the series where the pet can behave closest to an actual human.

[Happy Feet]
Publisher=Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/happy-feet_
Description=Happy Feet is based on Warner Bros' popular movie of the same name. You play Mumble, a young penguin born into a nation of singing Emperor Penguins. Each Penguin needs a Heartsong to attract a soul mate. Unfortunately, Mumble can't sing, but he's a great tap dancer.<br><br>The game follows the storyline of the movie through two major alternating gameplay sequences: rhythm-based levels that involve tapping the screen in time with music, and downhill sledding levels, where Mumble races downhill on his belly, picking up items along the way and avoiding obstacles.
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[Happy Hippos: Auf Weltreise]
Publisher=10tacle studios AG
Developer=RocketScience Games Development GmbH
Released=Nov 12, 2007
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure|Educational
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/happy-hippos-auf-weltreise
Description=The Happy Hippos - characters based on the collection figure series known from Ferrero's Kinder Surprise - want to explore the world in order to help out their friend, a painter who has lost his inspiration. They are looking for interesting scenes, the inhabitants of foreign regions and valuable treasures. Every scene is filled with information referring real existing locations, which has been taken from "Brockhaus" encyclopedia for children.<br><br>The Happy Hippos game is a classic 2D Platform Jump'n'Run where three friends explore the Polar Region, Egypt and the Caribbean.The game consists of 14 levels including a variety of minigames like a squid rodeo, a snowball fight and a treasure hunt. Licensed title based on the collection figure series from Ferrero's Kinder Surprise.<br><br>The PC version of the game has additional decorative elements in order to fill the unused 4:3 screen space.

[Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harlem-globetrotters-world-tour
Description=Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour is a licensed basketball game featuring 2-on-2 matches. There are two main modes: Quick Match (only the fourth quarter of a game) and World Tour. The latter has the player go through a series of matches, beating the other teams to become world champion with gameplay similar to the NBA Jam games. Each character has a range of statistics such as speed, offense, defense and stamina. All the regular moves are present: player switches, a tip off, passing, 1-2 passing, shooting, targetting, steals and dunks with hoop hanging.<br><br>While playing, a stamina bar is shown. A temporary boost can be activated, but the amount will slowly decrease during the match and eventually substitutions may be needed. Another feature is the special bar, fed by impressive dunks and passes. When maxed out, players are able to perform special dunks.<br><br>Progressing through the World Tour unlocks new teams. The DS version adds multiplayer support for two players.
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[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Magic Pockets
Released=Nov 15, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire_
Description=Take on the role of Harry, Ron and Hermione as they begin their fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This year, the Triwizard Tournament takes place, and Harry is mysteriously entered into the tournament himself.<br><br>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance is a top-down action/adventure game where you play as the three friends and progress through the story based on the book and film.<br><br>Make your way through various scenarios by attacking enemies and solving puzzles using spells. One button fires a ranged spell, such as Confoundus, while another is used for stream spells, like Wingardium Leviosa, which can be moved around with the Control Pad. You can also call your friends for added power to your magical spells.<br><br>The DS version includes a small bonus game where you take care of a magical creature called a 'Niffler'. It is a simulation game, like a very simple Tamagotchi. You can feed the Niffler, clean it, and give it toys - depending on what you do, it will become more or less pleased with you.  Perform well enough, and it will become really happy, and let you pat it to make it even happier.
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[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Bright Light
Released=Jun 30, 2009
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince
Description=Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth main title in the Harry Potter series of adaptations, released as a tie-in with the movies and based on the fantasy series by J. K. Rowling. It is set in the sixth year of Harry Potter's education at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where most of the game takes place. While exploring the past of Lord Voldemort, Harry's antagonist, mainly through the private tutoring of Dumbledore where collective memories are experienced, Harry will learn of what needs to be done to deal with Voldemort once and for all. Many other characters such as Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy and Snape are also present, along with the regular cast. Meanwhile, Harry also has to deal with his adolescent life and the emotional experiences that come with it.<br><br>The PSP and NDS versions are not a direct, linear adaptation of the movie, but instead take the player through a larger universe of the series, with many unrelated characters and tasks, eventually furthering the story through cutscenes. At Hogwarts, Harry, the sole character controlled by the player, has to perform many quests for other students, such as stopping bullies, collecting ingredients, or even finding back Luna's accessories that have disappeared. Hogwarts can be explored freely and quests are triggered through cutscenes or by talking to other characters. These are stored in a Remembrall log, where names or characters can be highlighted to find their location on the map.<br><br>Harry has to collect a number of valuables, that act as different currencies, by learning spells at the Charm's class. Spells such as Accio, Depulso, Reducto and Incendio can then be applied to objects in the environment to collect wizard cards, butterbeer, gobstones, chess pieces and stink pellets. These can be traded with other students a wide range of items, stored in an inventory. Another important aspect revolves around Harry and his friends enrolling in a Potion's class to become Aurors. Harry has to collect ingredients used to brew potions such as Draught of Peace, Induce Euphoria, Shrinking Solution and many more. The process is presented as a mini-game with quick-time events requiring timing, a correct sequence of buttons, or picking out the correct items. Based on the player's performance, a number of potions is provided.<br><br>There game also features mini-games integrated into the main game. The most important one is the Wand Fight, where Harry battles against other students in direct confrontations or in a global tournament. He can shoot a magic missile at two different heights and deflect incoming attacks. In addition, potions can be assigned to the directional keys to provide extra offence or defence. The other mini-games are Exploding Snap (a memory game), Traditional Gobstones (knock balls out of a circle), Wizard Skittles (a fantasy version of bowling), and of course Quidditch. Harry can also collect a number of trophies and Quidditch player cards. Certain sequences offer different gameplay, such as a chase with a first-person shooter interface.

[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Electronic Arts UK Ltd.
Released=Jun 25, 2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix_
Description=Based off the fifth book and movie of the series, players take control of Harry Potter in this adventure as he faces the dangers of his fifth year of Hogwarts, builds Dumbledore's Army, and faces off with Voldemort himself as the prophecy continues to unfold.<br><br>Players will navigate through the castle of Hogwarts and beyond, learning fifth year spells, solving multiple puzzles, and even get a chance to play as Sirius Black and Dumbledore himself.<br><br>In both the Nintendo DS and GBA versions, the player can walk around Hogwarts in "almost 3D" pre-rendered backgrounds, like in the first Resident Evil games. The gameplay consists in various minigames, which you play either by pressing buttons on the right timing (GBA) or by doing different kinds of moves with your stylus on the touch-screen (DS).

[Harvest Moon DS]
Publisher=Natsume, Inc.
Developer=Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Sep 12, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harvest-moon-ds
Description=In this, the first Harvest Moon entry for the DS, you must build and maintain a farm, tending livestock, and growing all manner of crops.  The Harvest Goddess has been turned to stone and banished!  Restore her to "Forget-Me-Not-Valley" by locating all 101 Harvest Sprites.  Marry one of 14 potential brides, including those from "A Wonderful Life Special Edition", a mermaid and more.  (Five of these brides will visit town when you insert your "Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town" or "More Friends of Mineral Town" into the GBA slot of your DS.)<br><br>Upgrade your farm buildings to support new functions, such as adding a kitchen for use in cooking, or for holding livestock.  Open up the local mine, and harvest ore useful for upgrading your farm tools.  Win big at the local casino, playing any of four games!<br><br>General gameplay takes place on the upper screen, while the lower touch screen is used to access your inventory, status screens, and save.  Brush your livestock and even milk cattle using the stylus.

[Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness]
Publisher=Natsume Co., Ltd.
Developer=Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Aug 26, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/harvest-moon-island-of-happiness
Description=Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness is the fourth installment of the Harvest Moon series on the DS.  This version has the player take control of either two main characters, Mark or Chelsea, who are shipwrecked on an island that was once inhabited, but has since been deserted.  Along with fellow survivors of the shipwreck, the player must bring life back to the island by building a farm and encouraging people from outside to move to the island.<br><br>The gameplay consists of using either the stylus pen or the d-pad and face buttons to equip tools and items.  Players can raise livestock such as cows, chickens, sheep among others.  A dog and a horse can be unlocked later in the game by completing certain achievements and can be used for special purposes: the dog is used to protect livestock while the horse is used for transportation and used for farm work.<br><br>Once the player gets their farm up and running more people will start to arrive to the island, setting up shops where the player can purchase more items and equipment as well as meet new friends.  Players can also marry from six different bachelors or bachelorettes once the game is half-way complete, allowing new items and objectives to be unlocked.<br><br>There is also Wi-Fi capabilities where players can have their game ranked on a worldwide leaderboard as well as chat with fellow gamers through the DS' microphone.

[Hello, Pocoyo!]
Publisher=V.2 Play
Developer=Zinkia Entertainment
Released=Nov 17, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hello-pocoyo
Description=Hello Pocoyo! is the first console game based on Pocoyo, the award winning animated series created and developed by Zinkia. <br><br>The story takes place when Pocoyo, a curious, fun-loving and friendly little boy, makes disappear all his friends using a magic marker. Pocoyo will travel through the desert, the space, the forest and the rest of scenery's of the series until finding all of them. <br><br>The game is a graphical adventure specially designed for players from 6 years old. Puzzles require some creative thinking but also a little bit of skill from time to time. Everything is placed in the world to make the player feel he is involved in an adventure in which his teammates are Pocoyo and the rest of the characters.<br><br>Players will have to use his memory and musical skills, color lots of paintings, use a magnifying glass to decipher images, blow to the microphone to make characters fly using a balloon… Besides, the player will take control of Pato, Elly and Loula, who will be joining the troupe as the player and Pocoyo find them. Each of these characters have some unique abilities that will be needed in certain parts of the game.  <br><br>Hello Pocoyo! includes a contextual help system to prevent players getting stuck. Also, the amount of text used in the game is minimal, since the main part of the story is told with pre-rendered cinematics, the voice over of the narrator of the series, and lots of pictures and images spread around the levels of the game.

[Hell's Kitchen: The Game]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ludia, Inc.
Released=Sep 09, 2008
Systems=iPhone|Macintosh|Wii|Windows
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hells-kitchen-the-game
Description=Based on the FOX network television show, chef Gordon Ramsay hosts a cooking competition for aspiring chefs.<br><br>Play through several time management tests in the kitchen and dining room such as taking orders, cooking, serving meals, and cleaning up to the standards of Chef Ramsay or risk his torn. In the kitchen section, the player has to put different ingredients into the right pots and pans timed so all dishes at one table will be ready around the same time. The player is rated on a five star scale and can work up from a dishwasher to Senior Chef at a 5-star dining establishment.<br><br>Unlock 35 recipes from the US TV show, try them at home, or share them with friends.

[Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Tiburon
Released=Mar 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/henry-hatsworth-in-the-puzzling-adventure
Description=Poppycock!  When the number one pompous adventurer, Henry Hatsworth, discovers a golden hat deep in the jungle, it makes him twenty years younger - but it also unleashes another world, releasing hordes of nasty monsters!  To top it off, the number two pompous adventurer, Weaselby, is one step ahead of Hatsworth - eager to snag up the remaining pieces of the Golden Suit and claim the number one position in the Pompous Adventurer's Club for himself!  Who can grab the suit, put Weaselby in his place, and seal up the other world, all before Tea Time?  Why, Henry Hatsworth, of course!<br><br>Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is a hybrid of two styles of game - the top screen has an action-platformer starring Hatsworth, who must defeat enemies with his sword.  When he does, they fall down into the Puzzle Realm on the Touch Screen, which plays like Tetris Attack.  Players must match the block enemies up with other colored blocks to finally destroy them, before they rise up back to the top screen to harass Hatsworth once again.<br><br>Henry also has access to a super meter - by clearing blocks in the Puzzle Realm, he fills it up.  If he fills it up enough, it's Tea Time!  This means that Hatsworth can transform into superpowered steampunk robot that shoots lasers and missiles and is completely invulnerable, which is handy when the player is in a jam.

[Heroes of Mana]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Brownie Brown Inc.
Released=Aug 14, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/heroes-of-mana
Description=Heroes of Mana is a continuation of Square Enix's, World of Mana series, but with a new twist in the gameplay.  This time around the gameplay is now real-time, where players can build bases and their own armies consisting of humans, monsters and rabites throughout the Mana series.<br><br>The story takes place when a witch by the name of Anise brought darkness to the land, unleashing hordes of monsters on the world.  She is eventually defeated by the guardians of the trees, but the evil she unleashed was unable to me stopped until the Mana Goddess uses the Mana Sword to seal off the darkness in eight stones, bringing peace to the world.  This is where the players takes control of the main protagonist, Roget, a younger warrior who has learned that somehow the evil is coming back into the world and must embark on a quest with 10 other comrades and countless created units and stop the evil forces from being unleashed again.<br><br>The player uses the stylus mostly throughout the game, touching on a certain character and touching somewhere on the screen to move them around or draw circles around multi characters to move them all at once.  Players do battle by selecting their unit and tapping enemy units with the stylus to use that units attack skill on that selected enemy.  Players can also build building and units to help them out by gathering two resources throughout the game, Gaia (which is responsible for buildings) and Treant (for units) all of which is located in the players main base, a large ship. Each unit has a different skill, some are good against enemy units others are used for resource gathering.<br><br>Friends can also compete through Wi-Fi head-to-head as well as see their ranking against other players.  Players can also earn bonus items and maps through this if their ranking is high enough.  The music is also composed by Yoko Shimomura who is also responsible for music in games such as Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Mana and Super Mario RPG as well.

[Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace]
Publisher=GameMill Entertainment
Developer=GameMill Entertainment|Gunnar Games, Inc.
Released=Mar 16, 2010
Systems=iPhone|Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hidden-mysteries-buckingham-palace
Description=Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace is a hidden object game with adventure elements. Famous locations of the palace are represented as static screens filled with assorted objects. The player has to find and click on the required objects from a list at the left side of the screen. Some objects are stored in the inventory, accessible as a treasure chest at the top of the list, to be used later to solve puzzles.<br><br>Crowns are also hidden on the scenery, on every location. They give 5 credits points for the hint system. Clicking on one of the list items brings up the three hint purchase options, that show the object silhouette, its image or where it is. More explicit hints are also more expensive.<br><br>At the end of each act, the player must use the inventory objects on interactive hotspots to solve some puzzle, for example using the lighter on candles. Sometimes a mini-game appears, where anagrams have to be constructed, paintings have to be swapped and put in the correct order and other similar challenges.

[Hidden Mysteries: Vampire Secrets]
Publisher=GameMill Entertainment
Developer=Gunnar Games, Inc.
Released=2010
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hidden-mysteries-vampire-secrets
Description=Claire Donnelly is constantly assaulted with bizarre visions of a distant and unknown place. She takes some time off from the pressures of the corporate world to enjoy a vacation in the house of a relative in Savannah, Georgia. After arriving, she finds a note by aunt Rosie explaining that she had to leave town for a few days, leaving the house on Claire's care. After exploring the vacant rooms, she starts to piece together several clues that lead to different city locations, slowly revealing details about an evil force threatening all the citizens.<br><br>Hidden Mysteries: Vampire Secrets is a hidden object game with standard features from point-and-click adventure titles, where the main objective is to gather a series of items to solve all the puzzles on the available locations. Most of the necessary tools are received after completing one of the hidden object challenges, where all the objects from a list at the bottom of the screen have to be found on scenes filled with assorted paraphernalia scattered around the scenery. The hint button is a crucifix at the bottom-right corner, that shows the position of one of the required items when activated, but takes some time to recharge after use.<br><br>The items are stored inside the inventory tray at the bottom, from where they have to be dragged and dropped on interactive portions of the screen to perform an action or complete a task. Books with plot details and clues are stored in a separate tab, containing information necessary to solve some of the puzzles. Mini-games take place on separate screens, where mechanisms have to be manipulated directly to play a game of Simon with the symbols engraved on a diary cover, arrange tarot cards by color on a fortune teller's table, unscramble a stained glass picture and complete other similar challenges. They can be optionally skipped after a few minutes.

[High School Musical 2: Work This Out!]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Apr 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/high-school-musical-2-work-this-out
Description=You play as Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay, Chad and Taylor, helping them perform a series of different daily tasks during their working holiday at the Laval Springs Resort. Your goal is to ultimately win the Star Dazzle talent show. The game mixes adventure and rhythm based mini-games such as picking up golf balls, making sandwiches, watch over sunbathers (you tap on their umbrellas to open them up), grab basketballs and dance by tapping circles, all to the beat of the music.  You also collect hidden items in the Lava Springs Resort and rehearse dance routines. You can also unlock songs from the movie, playable using the included jukebox that you can listen to while the DS is closed.

[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Oct 21, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
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Score=...
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/high-school-musical-3-senior-year
Description=Join the Wildcats in this touch-based music and rhythm game based on the film.<br><br>Players play through each of the movie's 11 songs by sweeping a pie-shaped icon into the notes of the music as they stream toward the center of the top screen. As the music picks up, so does the pacing of this game, and players must keep up or risk being unable to progress towards their ultimate goal -- graduation!<br><br>Along the way, players are also challenged with various activities, including some different musical minigames, yearbook assembly, and quizzes that test how well their personalities match with the High School Musical characters. Since the game offers both a Junior Varsity and Varsity mode, gamers of all experience levels will be able to play through the game with ease.<br><br>The game also features a multiplayer "BFF quiz mode" where players see how well they know each other, a jukebox mode that lets players just listen to unlocked songs, as well as support for Dgamer unlockables, honors, and online chat.

[High School Musical: Makin' the Cut]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Aug 14, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=0.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/high-school-musical-makin-the-cut
Description=High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! is a stylus and touch screen dance game based on the 2006 television movie High School Musical. You dance along with the movie’s songs as Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad or Taylor. Circular icons appear on the screen that fill in with color, you tap with the stylus when they're full, matching the beat of the current song. In Dance mode you drag a basketball to an on-screen hoop or trace patterns in a notebook. You can also create and choreograph your own videos by changing camera angles and adding special effects in order to win the national title. You can then save the video and trade it with your friends (they must also own the game). The game also feature character customization.

[Horsez]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Lexis Numérique|Virtual Toys
Released=Nov 28, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/horsez
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, Ubisoft brings now the series to the DS. This time with horses.<br><br>In Horsez the player plays Ginger, a young girl that receives a pony from a friend that leaves the country. Horsez is one of the Petz games that focuses mainly on training your pet in order to participate in competitions. As usual, there is also caring tasks like feeding, bathing, brushing, etc. so the pony grows healthy and strong, but the final goal will still be to train your horse in cross, jump and dressage and win at horse sport events worldwide. Other traditional elements of the series, like dressing your horse and Ginger for exhibition purposes or even toys when the player still owns a foal, also appear in Horsez.<br><br>As for the wireless gameplay, in addition to the usual sharing of pets with other game owners, there is also the possibility to send sick horses to the Imagine: Animal Doctor.

[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=CING, Inc.
Released=Jan 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hotel-dusk-room-215
Description=Kyle Hyde, a former New York cop, gets by with a salesman's job.  He's sent to Hotel Dusk, a hotel in the middle of nowhere, to search for some particular items.  But, as he spends the night there, the secrets and past of the hotel's guests reveal themselves.  What is so special about Room 215?  What do these people have to hide?  It's up to you to take control and find out.<br><br>Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is an adventure game from the creators of Another Code.  The player takes on the role of Kyle Hyde as he searches through Hotel Dusk.  You hold the DS in the same manner as you would a book to play.  The game takes place in two different perspectives: the touch screen is used to navigate top-down through the hotel, while the top screen displays a first person view of your surroundings.  You can strike up a conversation with the guests, and when you do, Kyle, along with any questions  you have, appear on the touch screen.  The person you're questioning appears on the top screen.  When interrogating people, you can stop them at points in conversation and press them for information.  However, if you're not careful, you'll arouse suspicion and may even get kicked out of the hotel.<br><br>The game also features different kinds of puzzles, ranging from physically using your inventory to manipulate objects (such as jiggling a wire in a lock to pick it), or completing logic puzzles, like assembling a jigsaw.  Hotel Dusk also features a unique art style: the characters are drawn in an animated sketchbook-type fashion.  Some scenes feature a partially watercolored look, but most of the time the characters themselves appear in black and white.

[Hotel Giant DS]
Publisher=Nobilis Group
Developer=Creative Patterns
Released=Nov, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hotel-giant-ds
Description=In Hotel Giant DS the player is responsible for managing a hotel. In principle the game is played similar to Hotel Giant 2 but adjusted to the capabilities of the platform. The first big difference is that there is no classic free playing mode but only 15 missions where the player needs to reach certain goals. Mostly the player takes over a half-finished hotel and needs to finish furnishing the rooms. The available items were reduced to the most necessary.<br><br>When the hotel opens its doors the most time is spent with attending to the cusomer's complaints. After beating a mission it can be played again with self-determined goals. The game is played in real-time but can be paused at any time. A save option is available after every day. There is also a mini game when the player doesn't want to hire cleaners: troubles are indicated with a flash on the mini map. When clicking on it the player needs to make a fast move with the stylus.

[Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=GameInvest, S.A.
Released=Jul 17, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/hysteria-hospital-emergency-ward
Description=Hysteria Hospital is a Time Management game in the style of Diner Dash or Cake Mania.<br><br>You choose to play as a male or female nurse, recently graduated from the University of California, and start your career in a small medical ward in Maryville. Finding a job wasn't at all hard, and you soon find out why - you're the only nurse on call.<br><br>Gameplay is virtually identical in all platforms, being that the main differences between them come in the shape of rendered 3D visuals for the Wii and PC, while the DS sports pixel-art type 2D graphics. The music and much of the sound effects are also different between the handheld version and the others, a more bleepy old-school approach having been taken in the DS while the PC and Wii feature a more hi-definition approach. A few of the treatment machines also differ between the DS and the rest, but in the end the gameplay remains virtually the same, sporting no platform-specific mechanics.<br><br>Through a quick tutorial you learn the basics: patients must be taken to triage/diagnosis, and then different treatments will be in order using your DS stylus, Wii-mote or plain mouse.<br><br>Some patients demand more attention than others, and your limited equipment, when compared to the large and continuous flow of in-patients, means you have to juggle treatments, prescriptions and clean-up phases. An unchanged Quick Treatment bed means no other patients can use it, which can quickly lead to a high number of angry patients. If you let too many leave in wrath, then it's bye-bye money and try again (you are fired over and over, but they let you at it again since you're the only nurse available anyway).<br><br>Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward sports a casual atmosphere typical of Time Management games, something which is also reflected in the level of content and customisation available - add new sets of medical equipment to increase the number of patients you can treat; patients for which there is no treatment available can be sent to another center by means of an ambulance; buy items to keep in-patients happier for longer; and last but not least, change the color of your work uniform.<br><br>There isn't really much beyond this, and in the later, multi-floored levels you'll find yourself spending as much as you can in order to tend to the highest number of patients as humanly possible.<br><br>Then you become a legendary nurse.

[Igor: The Game]
Publisher=SouthPeak Interactive, LLC
Developer=Artefacts Studio|Mistic Software Inc.
Released=Sep, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/igor-the-game
Description=Igor has created Eva in order to win the Evil Science Fair, but Eva has been kidnapped!  In the game, Igor will learn how to create new monsters in order to win tournaments, with the help of his two friends, Brain and Scamper.  Together, they try to find Eva and prepare for the ultimate battle against Dr. Schadenfreunde.<br><br>Igor: The Game is a mix between puzzle-fighter style gameplay framed in an adventure setting. During battles, your performance in the puzzle game determines how your power charges up to hit your opponent. The player can decide whether to attack quickly using many light, low damage attacks or to save up their power to unleash a single, devastating attack. <br><br>The other main focus of the game is the actual creation of the creatures. The player can create his own monster from scratch, customizing it however he likes. Over the course of the game the player is able to make many fun, unique creatures, some better suited to different opponents than others.<br><br>Build, upgrade and take your Evil Creatures to battle.  Beat other evil inventions in tournaments and reach your ultimate goal to rescue Eva and become the most evil scientist of the year!

[Imagine: Animal Doctor]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Lexis Numérique|Virtual Toys
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-animal-doctor
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time the player assumes the role of a veterinarian and director of a veterinary hospital. You have the responsibility to diagnose and cure the animals that visit your hospital, but you can also play with them if you prefer. As a hospital director you can decide on things like who to hire or what equipment to buy, and even interact with the pet owners and their families.<br><br>In addition, Animal Doctor can communicate with Petz HorseZ 2 and import horses to cure and train from this game.

[Imagine: Babyz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Visual Impact
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-babyz
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time, the player takes the role of a young baby-sitter. As a young student looking for making some money, you can baby-sit a total of 6 different babies, one at a time or some of them together. The tasks you have to perform go from cleaning, dressing and feeding the baby to other house errands like shopping, dish washing and cleaning the baby's room and many other ones. In addition, you can spend the earned money on decorating your house.<br><br>As usual, you can share stuff, like, for example, photos of your kids, through the wireless connection.

[Imagine: Champion Rider]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Lexis Numérique|Virtual Toys
Released=Oct 09, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-champion-rider
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time, the player plays Sue, a girl raising and riding competition horses at her uncle's ranch in Utah. The goal is to raise foals or to train wild horses in order to ride them in competitions until meeting a powerful black horse and defeating him.<br><br>Three different horses can be trained at a time and shared with friends through Wi-Fi.

[Imagine: Fashion Designer]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Virtual Toys
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-fashion-designer
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time the player learns to be a fashion designer and a boutique owner. The process of creating a clothing line goes from designing the patterns and colors of the clothes, to choosing the make up and the hairstyle of the models, producing the catwalk shows and even directing the photo shoots for your portfolio.<br><br>In addition, the game allows sending your creations to other NDSs through the wireless connection.

[Imagine: Figure Skater]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Spike Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-figure-skater
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time the player learns to compete in the world of artistic skating. You start by choosing one of the three characters available and train her until she becomes a champion. You can choose the hairstyle and clothes for your character and music and moves for your performances. The game is completed with a storyline that shows part of the life of the chosen skater out of the rink.

[Imagine: Gymnast]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=1st Playable Productions, LLC
Released=Nov 27, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-gymnast
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>As a young gymnast who is new in town, you are introduced to the local gymnast trainer. The player have to make his/her avatar learn to perform in various artistic gymnastics disciplines like floor exercise, trampoline or balance beam. As exercises are perfected, the player can personalize the gymnast's look with new hairdresser of clothes and can learn new movements up to more than 100 available.<br><br>There are also some minigames available to play at any time.

[Imagine: Master Chef]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=MTO Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-master-chef
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time, the player learns how to be a chef. Through minigames, some of them for cooking (pushing forward to flip flapjacks or quick tapping to cut carrots, for example), others for improving your skills, and the supervision of another chef, called Rachel Jones, and the companion of many cute characters, the game goes from designing your own kitchen, to deciding the recipes for the different courses and cooking them and even to cleaning the dishes.

[Imagine: Teacher]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Magic Pockets
Released=Aug 28, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-teacher
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>In Imagine: Teacher the player controls April, a young teacher who finds herself as the only teacher in a new town school. Through the usual minigames, April will teach her students different subjects in four different categories: Language, Sciences, Social Sciences and Art. As the only teacher at school, she is also responsible of the maintenance and cleaning of the school. Private classes and birthday parties will also help keeping the motivation high. If she does right, more and more children will join the school.<br><br>Minigames can also be played through multiplayer.

[Imagine: Wedding Designer]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Southlogic Studios
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-wedding-designer
Description=Another game in the Ubisoft's Imagine series of games that show female children and early teenagers the basics of some of the professions culturally assigned to women.<br><br>This time, the player plays as a wedding designer. After creating a bride, the goal is to create the perfect wedding to suit her. Wedding style, guests, guests' outfits are some of the factors you can decide on. And when the big day comes, be ready to face the possible problems during the ceremony.<br><br>If the wedding goes right, the player will be rewarded with unlockable items, that can also be shared with friends through the wireless connection.

[Impossible Mission]
Publisher=Codemasters
Developer=Ziggurat Interactive
Released=2007
Systems=PlayStation 2|PSP|Wii
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/impossible-mission_
Description=In six hours the evil Professor Elvin Atombender's nuclear missiles will launch and destroy strategic locations on the earth. Only one agent can infiltrate his secret base and undertake this Impossible Mission.<br><br>The goal of Impossible Mission is to acquire nine passwords and bring these to Atombender's Control Room in time to shut down the rockets. Unfortunately these passcodes (contained on punch cards) have been broken into four pieces each, and each piece hidden in computers, furniture, and waste bins throughout the base. On top of that Atombender has an entire army of robots patrolling the base. If a robot touches or shocks the agent then ten minutes are removed from the clock and the room is reset. The agent can jump over robots, but the only way to stop them is to expend a specific item on a room's computer terminal, and even that only disables them for a few seconds.<br><br>The 2007 release of the game has a few improvements over the original version, mostly to improve the graphics and make the game easier. The player can select one of three agents, although all of them possess the same abilities. Robots are now color coded according to what they are capable of doing (yellow only patrol, red patrol and shock, blue can follow and shock), but some aspects of each robot's personality can still only be figured out by watching or approaching them. Finally an easy mode has been added that adds an extra two hours to the clock and marks rooms which you have cleared out of items. The original mode with the original graphics can also be played, as well as a "mixed" mode that uses the old avatar graphics, makes all robots the same color, but keeps any other graphical upgrades.

[Indianapolis 500 Legends]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Torus Games Pty. Ltd.
Released=Dec, 2007
Systems=Wii
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/indianapolis-500-legends
Description=Indianapolis 500 Legends transports us back to the famous race during the Golden Racing era from 1961 to 1971. Race in open-wheel Indy cars and play a role in the story that characterized each Indy 500 event. Experience the personal rivalries, technological breakthroughs, race track changes and dramas that shaped the evolution of an epic international motor sport event. <br><br>Indy 500 features mission based racing that includes challenging famous rivals to re-live key moments in Indy 500 history. The game also showcases the innovative control system of the Wii - Steer your race car with the Wii Remote and perform pit stop min-games using gesture games.

[Infinite Space]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Nude Maker Co., Ltd.|Platinum Games Inc.
Released=Mar 16, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/infinite-space
Description=Growing up as a second class citizen on a back-water planet, Yuri dreamed of being able to travel the stars. After many years he saved up enough credits to buy transport off the planet, but space travel is forbidden to second class citizens, and he is chased by the security forces of the corrupt owner of the planet. To survive the dangers of space Yuri must become a captain, buy and customize star ships, and fight against hostile enemies both on the ground and in space.<br><br>The majority of Infinite Space's gameplay involves space ships, both in fighting and in modifying. All ships have a certain amount of space for extra modules to be added, and the abilities and shape of modules must be considered when choosing how to outfit a ship. In ship to ship combat you can control the distance your fleet is from the enemy fleet. During combat a command bar charges. You can use a small amount of the command bar to Dodge, use more to fire a Normal salvo, or expend almost all of it for a Barrage, which fires three times as many shots as Normal. If the opposing fleet uses Dodge before a Barrage then every shot will miss, leaving the attacking fleet at a disadvantage. If a Normal salvo is fired while the opposing fleet is Dodging, then every shot will hit and deal extra damage. Extra combat options come into play with larger star ships equipped with fighter hangars, special weapons, boarding parties, and officers with unique abilities.<br><br>The story progresses primarily with text dialogue and the occasional FMV. Sometimes the player is prompted to make a decision in dialogue for Yuri, and these decisions can have far reaching consequences. Additional officers can join Yuri through the story, by hiring them at a mercenary office, or by finding them on various planets. All officers have unique stats and abilities that make them better for a particular role, such as doctor, engineer, or pilot, than others, and these stats and abilities increase in level from combat.

[Inkheart]
Publisher=Tivola Publishing GmbH
Developer=syncRage
Released=Nov 13, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/inkheart
Description=Inkheart is based on the movie by director Iain Softley and the original fantasy book by German author Cornelia Funke. The game is a classic point-and-click adventure game. You take control of the main characters Mo, his daughter Meggie and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Mo has been searching for the mysterious book Inkheart for a long time. When he finally discovers it in an old book store, he soon must find out that he is not the only one looking for it. The book puts him and his daughter in danger - and Meggie does not even know her fathers dark secret, that he has a unique magic ability...<br><br>Since books are the central point of the story, it is only fitting that you need to hold the DS in a book-like fashion.

[Insecticide]
Publisher=Gamecock Media Group
Developer=Crackpot Entertainment, LLC|Creat Studios, Inc.
Released=Mar 12, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/insecticide
Description=Insecticide is a handheld take on the PC version.  In the future, Insects have become the dominant species on Earth and has replaced human beings.  The player takes control of two insects by the name of Detective Chrys Liszt and partner Roachy Caruthers as they investigate a murder at the Nectarola Soft Drink Company.<br><br>There are many elements to the game, having the player interrogate suspects using good cop/bad cop techniques and interview witnesses in a story-based style.  Players can also explore environments for clues, track suspect bugs and attack enemies with gameplay for this utilizing the stylus for aiming and the D-pad to move the main character and the L&R shoulder buttons to fire the weapon of choice.

[InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=ART Co.,Ltd.|Frontier Groove, Inc.
Released=Jan 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/inuyasha-secret-of-the-divine-jewel
Description=InuYasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel is an RPG game featuring an original story with characters and settings based on the anime series InuYasha. The story begins when Janis, an American, is transferred to Japan. She soon meets Kagome, and one day when looking for her enters the Bone Eater's Well and is travels back to feudal era Japan. While there, she inadvertently touches a Shikon Jewel shard, which is absorbed into her body. The jewel shard has awakened a power in Janis known as Kamuitama, a divine power which gives her some magical abilities. Janis joins up with Kagome, InuYasha, Sango, Mioku, Shippo and others from the series on a quest to find a way to retrieve the jewel shard.<br><br>The gameplay is typical RPG style with a quest mode and a battle mode. In the quest mode you can explore the various locations in the game and visit different villages. Different characters can be encountered to talk to and provide more information on your quest. You may also buy or find items that can prove to be useful, such as by restoring hit points or curing poison. As you progress through the game, the story will unfold. When you are exploring the fields and dungeons, battles are randomly encountered entering the game into battle mode.<br><br>The game uses a turn based battle system. Each character has several different attacks of varying strengths that can be performed; some characters also have different skills that can be used to attack (such as InuYasha's wind scar or Shippo's fox magic) or help out your party (such as by restoring hit points). Each character has a limited amount of energy, and as attacks are executed the energy drains; if you run out of energy you can't attack, but a turn can be utilized to "spirit up" and recover some energy back. The more powerful an attack, the more energy it will require. If all of your characters lose all of their hit points in battle the game will be over.

[Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine]
Publisher=Destineer Publishing Corp.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Dec 16, 2008
Systems=Wii
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/iron-chef-america-supreme-cuisine
Description=Players are set up to take on Food Network's Iron Chefs in Kitchen Stadium for culinary supremacy. There are 15 secret ingredients with hundreds of different menu variations. Battle your way through career mode, practice your skills in the culinary school, or play a quick match against one of your favorite chefs. There are also co-op modes to play with friends and modes to battle your friends for Kitchen Stadium supremacy and bragging rights. <br><br>DS:<br>Players will use the stylus to select dishes, chop, slice, trace, shake, flip, adjust settings, and more to be the best in Kitchen Stadium. <br><br>Wii:<br>Players will use the controller to copy the on screen gestures for chopping, flipping, shaking, and more. Then use the IR to select dishes, trace, slice, adjust settings, and more.

[Iron Man]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=May 02, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/iron-man_
Description=Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different platforms. The NDS version, by A2M, is the most different one.<br><br>The game of Iron Man puts you under the skin of Tony Stark. He is a billionaire weapon-industrialist and genius inventor who, after being kidnapped by terrorists who want to force him to build weapons for them, builds an armor instead to escape. Since then, he decided to stop producing weapons and keeps on working on the suit to fight them back.<br><br>The games take the story further, giving the player the chance to go through 8 different missions, divided in by air and by foot missions, and even fight villains that do not appear on the movie, like Whiplash and Titanium Man. All this is shown through images between every mission, which use the voices of the actors of the movie like Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard.<br><br>As for the game mechanics, by foot or by air, with the first armor at the beginning and in the characteristic red and gold suit later, using range weapons or melee attacks, the game features Stark fighting with armies of soldiers, tanks, helicopters, canons, etc. with the help of an array of upgradeable weapons like missiles, micro-grenades, repulsive shots, EMP blasts, a flame thrower and the powerful "Unibeam". Both the weapons and the suit (propulsion and armor systems) are upgradeable using the points that each mission regards you.<br><br>In the handling section, the next approach is used: move with a given set of controls, aim with another. In addition, there is also a button for repulsors (extra propulsion) to fly faster. The NDS touchscreen is used for aiming 360-wise, touching in a given direction from the center of the screen, and the pad is used for moving.
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[Iron Man 2]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=May 04, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/iron-man-2
Description=Jump into the suits of either Iron Man or War Machine in this sidescrolling action game that emphasizes aerial maneuverability and firepower. Each character controls differently and has a different role to play in the game, with War Machine able to use the touchscreen to blast foes from every angle, and Iron Man able to nimbly outmaneuver foes and use numerous weapon systems against mechanized opponents.<br><br>The game features a new story, separate from the events of the film, that pits Iron Man and War Machine against classic Marvel villains, such as Crimson Dynamo and Mandroid. The game also features numerous unlockable costumes and suits spanning decades of comic history.

[I Spy Fun House]
Publisher=Scholastic, Inc.
Developer=Big Blue Bubble Inc.
Released=Aug, 2007
Systems=Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Adventure|Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/i-spy-fun-house
Description=I Spy Fun House is another digital adaptation of the long-running series of children's books by Walter Wick, this time with an amusement park theme. The objective is to find and click on all the objects described in a verse at the bottom, on screens depicting locations and attractions of the park. The objects move or display a little animation after being clicked to indicate the correct selection. After all the required items are found, the verse is replaced with a final clue to a hidden ticket.<br><br>The tickets unlock new areas and mini-games. Eleven tickets are necessary to enter the Fun House area, while extra tickets open the mini-games. These bonus games are implementations of classic concepts, where the player has to match tiles by swapping pairs on concentric circles, fit tetrominoes shapes inside the limited space of a box, click on the differences between several similar pictures and other challenges. There are no hints or hint button available to show the location of the objects, and no time limit or penalty for wrong clicks.<br><br>The Windows/Macintosh CD-ROM release includes a 3-inch promotional mini-disc, containing one riddle from each of three earlier I Spy games: I Spy Fantasy, I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe, and I Spy Treasure Hunt.

[Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=NinjaStudio Limited
Released=Jul 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/izuna-2-the-unemployed-ninja-returns
Description=Izuna is back. After making friends with the six gods of Kamiari Village in the first game, she finds herself at the wedding of a friend. That night, Izuna's sister Shino goes missing, presumably kidnapped, and Izuna goes after her.<br><br>Izuna 2 is rather similar to the first game. You will once again descend into the depths of randomly-generated dungeons, risking your life at every turn. If you die, you'll lose everything except for your experience. New is the tag-team system, which can let you continue with another character after your death, Spirit Points, designed to give you a bit of urgency, and a tutorial.

[Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=NinjaStudio Limited
Released=Feb 20, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/izuna-legend-of-the-unemployed-ninja
Description=This is a rogue-like role playing game with a basic plot and manga style characters.<br><br>You play as Izuna, a pink-haired ninja travelling with her family, who runs afoul of several curses that must be lifted by venturing deep into randomly generated dungeons.<br><br>Gameplay consists of turn-based movement and combat where the focus is on exploration, inventory management, and survival.

[Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles]
Publisher=Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Developer=Arc System Works Co., Ltd.|WorkJam Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 10, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jake-hunter-detective-chronicles
Description=Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles is a crime-solving game with a look that resembles that of Phoenix Wright. In the game, the player takes control of Jake Hunter as he solves three murders that have taken place. The gameplay consists of searching for clues at the murder scenes and talking to witness and suspects.  During the game, the player can hit the "L" button to send Jake to a "Smoking Screen" in which Hunter explains what evidence has been collected and what suspects have been eliminated.<br><br>This is the US version of Tantei Jinguuji Saburo DS: Inishie no Kioku. That Japanese version includes five cases from the mobile versions as well as an entirely new case. This US release however only contains three cases and not the new one.

[Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past]
Publisher=Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Developer=Arc System Works Co., Ltd.|WorkJam Co., Ltd.
Released=May 26, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jake-hunter-detective-story-memories-of-the-past
Description=Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past is not simply a remake of<br>Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles. The three cases in that game have been re-localized. Three new cases have been added, one of which was made exclusively for Nintendo DS. <br><br>There is also a new mode in Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past called Jake Hunter Unleashed. These are comedic stories done in a completely different style. Finally, more passwords can be found to unlock short stories and interviews with the developers.

[James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod]
Publisher=Play It Ltd
Developer=Vectordean Ltd.
Released=Dec 08, 2005
Systems=Amiga|Amiga CD32|Atari ST|Commodore 64|DOS|Game Boy|Game Boy Advance|Game Gear|Genesis|PlayStation|PlayStation 2|SEGA Master System|SNES
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/james-pond-2-codename-robocod
Description=In his second adventure James Pond must retrieve the toys Dr Maybe has stolen. Pond has been armed with an Inspector Gadget-style stretch device, which he can use to view higher areas or claw onto ceilings so as to slide across them.<br><br>The gameplay takes place across worlds themed around particular types of toys, such as sporting goods, candy and aircraft. The levels scroll sideways, although a small amount of vertical movement is included. On each level Pond must collect 2 penguins and reach the exit, although there are usually multiple exits and lots of secret areas to explore. After completing each pair of two worlds (each of which has three sub levels), a boss must be faced.
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[Jam Sessions]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Plato Corp.
Released=Sep 11, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jam-sessions
Description=Jam Sessions is a reworked and localized version of the Japan-only DS title Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06. It is a rhythm/music game, but rather than only offering musical challenges like other games in the genre, it can also be used as a tool - a pocket guitar. Simulating a guitar, the game part allows players to go through a list of famous songs. The chords are selected on the D-pad while the stylus is used to simulate strumming on the screen. Alternately, the L-button can be used to strum. The details are worked out thoroughly - speed and power change the sound, and downstrokes sound different from upstrokes. With only one strum string shown, only chord progression can be performed and no individual riffing or picking. The game does not punish players for not doing well, songs just keep on going regardless of the player's performance. There is a tutorial and warm up mode to get familiar with the controls.<br><br>As a tool, it allows players to compose their own songs and add a variety of effects. These include distortion, low cut, high cut, delay, chorus and flanger with extensive settings for each of them. These can be set invariably or made touch-specific. When using headphones or external speakers, the DS microphone can be used to sing along. Additionally, the DS can be plugged in to an amplifier via the headphone jack to output a more natural sound. A US re-release include a mini-amp in the package. Instead of using a stylus, pick-shaped variants were also made available.<br><br>In the top screen, players can add a metronome, guide bars and tab guides, along with different backgrounds and templates. Up to five different compositions can be saved.

[Jenga World Tour]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Atomic Planet Entertainment Limited
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=Wii
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jenga-world-tour
Description=Jenga World Tour is a take off of the popular board game in which you take blocks from the lower part of a block tower and set it on top without toppling it.  The premise is the same for the video game, using the Wii remote, you pull the blocks while moving the remote and using "A" button while using the "B" button to tap them out gently to keep the stack from toppling over.<br><br>There are several different backgrounds (in the pit of a volcano, medieval England, underwater, prehistoric times or even the Himalayan Mountain) you can play in, each having their own special differences, such as blocks freezing in the Himalayan stage or only being able to hold onto hot blocks in the volcano for a limited time or even avoiding catapults in the England stage.<br><br>There is also an arcade mode where you play a continuous game of Jenga or you can play against a friend in multi-player mode.  The Nintendo DS runs along similar lines, using the stylus pen to pull out and tap blocks out of place, but doesn't have the same levels as the Wii version, but does have the same kind of effects (i.e. ice blocks, cement blocks and even UFO attacks).  You can also play against a friend using Wi-Fi.

[Jewel Match]
Publisher=Purple Hills
Developer=Joindots GmbH
Released=Apr 27, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jewel-match_
Description=This is the Nintendo DS release of the well-received match-3 game Jewel Match for Windows/Macintosh. Due to the limited screen size of the handheld, the grid size of the levels had to be cut down from 14x14 to 12x12 tiles, thus forcing a complete redesign of all the levels. While at it the developers added some DS-only gameplay options like the new magical storm where the player can blow into the microphone to reshuffle the jewels. <br><br>The basic idea of Jewel Match comes from Bejeweled / Diamond Mine - the player is presented with a grid of jewels. By swapping pairs of tiles which are next to each other, rows of three or more identical jewels can be formed that will disappear instantly, giving points to the player and making room for other gems falling from above to take their place. The levels have gaps and shaped areas, though, so pieces do not simply fall vertically but also can fall diagonally.<br><br>Jewel Match has its own victory criterion though. On each of the 150 levels, a selection of squares have gold or even silver backings. One match (gold) or two (silver) must be created over each of these against a ticking clock to clear the level. Later in the game there are jewels tied to their square with a golden or silver chain, which thus are not falling down and blocking empty squares beneath them. These jewels can be freed by matching them once or twice, too, which means that the most difficult squares must be matched four times (silver chain and silver background) to be cleared.<br><br>A succession of hammers are unlocked once you have scored a certain amount of points. The first removes a particular jewel, the second not only removes the gem but also any effects (background or chains) on the square, and the final one removes all gems of that colour. Another extra to be unlocked is a magical storm that will have the player blow into the DS microphone to mix up the jewels. Moreover, matching more than three jewels in a row will create gems with special powers. Matching four will create a joker gem while matching five gives a gem that, once activated, will destroy the whole row it is in. <br><br>The game also offers a hot seat mode where two players can play the same level right after another, competing for the better clearing time.

[Jewel Quest Mysteries]
Publisher=Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
Developer=iWin.com|NevoSoft
Released=Nov, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jewel-quest-mysteries
Description=Jewel Quest Mysteries for the Nintendo DS contains ports of two PC hidden object games previously unavailable for the handheld platform. They are:<br><br>1. Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear<br>2. Mysteryville

[John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland]
Publisher=Destineer Publishing Corp.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=Nov, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/john-deere-harvest-in-the-heartland
Description=In John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland you'll use your custom made character to navigate (up/down, side to side) your farm and the local market to develop your farm into something bigger and better. The touch screen in used for mostly everything, from picking the right tool to use, planting new crops, painting your farm, repairing old buildings, playing market mini games, plus a whole lot more. You also get the chance to purchase John Deere equipment to help you with the every day farming activities. You can purchase a tractor and drive it around your farm, tilling the dirt, placing seeds, spraying for bugs, and more.

[Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Juice Games Ltd
Released=Sep 17, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/juiced-2-hot-import-nights
Description=This handheld version is different from its cousins.  It still has the same setup, racing or drifting in a variety of tracks.  It features a dozen 3-D licensed cars, ranging Scion, Infiniti, Lotus, and Mitsubishi and the same locations from the other versions.<br><br>There is a career mode, split into ten different leagues, the player having to win one to advance to the next as well as exhibition races, drifting competitions, elimination races (where the last car to cross the finish line per lap is eliminated from the race).<br><br>The gameplay consists of using the D-pad to maneuver around course, but the stylus is used by the player to personally created logos that can be placed on the car and edit paint schemes as well.
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[Jump Superstars]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Ganbarion Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 08, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jump-superstars
Description=Jump Superstars is a 2D fighting game featuring over 150 characters from different Japanese animation (anime) and comic (manga) series. The idea of the game is to beat the opposing characters out but there are also missions where the goal is also something else, like kicking the chest for 20 times on time limit and doing secondary tasks during fights.<br><br>Playing Jump Superstars is done by controlling the character with the regular buttons which allow you to jump, block and make three different kinds of other moves. But what kind of moves you will make depends of your character since each character has his or her own special moves. You might also be able to switch between two or more characters during a fight by using the lower, touch-sensible screen of DS. This lower screen will look like a comic/manga page with different panels of manga. Touching these panels will result in various events at the battle, which itself, is shown at the upper screen of DS. You will be able to make these manga panels yourself by your "koma deck". There are three different koma type which you can put on the "manga page"; battle, help and support koma.<br><br>The game has up to four player wireless singlecart-multiplayer mode which works on four Nintendo DS systems with one of them having the game cartridge and acting as a host for other systems. If other players have their own cartridge then they can use the characters they've got themselves and their own "koma decks" and not just the characters and deck which the host has in single cart mode.<br><br>Here's the list of the anime/manga series the characters are from: One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Kochikame, D. Gray-man, Mr. Fullswing, Death Note, Shaman King, Eyeshield 21, Prince of Tennis, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, HunterXHunter, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Busou Renkin, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Dr. Slump, Shonen Jump, Black Cat, Steel Ball Run, Pyuu To Fuku! Jaguar, Gin Tama, Rurouni Kenshin, Kochi Kame, Ichigo 100%, YuYu Hakusho, Katekyo Hitman Reborn! and Hikaru no Go.

[Jump Ultimate Stars]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Ganbarion Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 23, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/jump-ultimate-stars
Description=Jump Ultimate Stars is more or less an expanded version of the original game, Jump Super Stars. It features the same Super Smash Bros.-style fighting gameplay with a plethora of licensed manga characters, bringing in a wide variety of new franchises and characters. The roster has been expanded to more than 300 characters from 41 different manga titles. There is also Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support, making global internet play a possibility.<br><br>Generally, the game is structured the same as the previous title. The player sets up decks made up of the three types of panels, which can be used on the fly with the touchscreen. There is a story mode, versus modes, several single-player modes, as well as a quiz mode and information archives and story synopses for each series. The method of obtaining new panels has changed, however: each character has a progress tree, and successful battles earn gems which can be spent to power up different characters.<br><br>The complete list of series represented is: Eyeshield 21, I''s, Ichigo 100%, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Captain Tsubasa, Gintama, Kinnikuman, Kochi Kame, Cobra, Sakigake!! Otoko Juku, Jigoku Sensei Nube, Shaman King, Jungle no Tar-chan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Slam Dunk, Saint Seiya, Taizo Mote Ou Saga, D.Gray-man, Death Note, The Prince of Tennis, Dr. Slump, Tottemo! Luckyman, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Ninku, Hunter x Hunter, Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar, Buso Renkin, Black Cat, Bleach, Hoshin Engi, Fist of the North Star, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro, Midori no Makibao, Muhyo to Rouji no Mahoritsu Soudan Jimusou, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, Rokudenashi Blues, and One Piece

[Junior Brain Trainer]
Publisher=Global Software Publishing Limited
Developer=Sanuk Software Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 30, 2009
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/junior-brain-trainer
Description=In this version of Brain Training designed for 6-11-year-olds, Junior Brain Trainer gives younger players a chance to practice important key skills in reading, writing, spelling, maths, geometry, logic and problem solving. It takes a different approach to the formula, by delivering information in smaller sessions, making it easier to take in. Gameplay is designed to suit a child’s attention span and ensures they are frequently occupied.<br><br>Unlockable games include:<br><br>1. Ghosts - use the stylus to touch a ghost and capture it. As many as possible must be caught within the time limit.<br><br>2. Twins - a memory game requiring pairs of people to be matched up against a time limit.<br><br>3. Snakes - a game of skill and timing that requires a snake to be guided around the screen to collect coloured sweets.<br><br>4. Football – the stylus is used to move a football boot across the screen kicking a ball against the wall to remove bricks.<br><br>5. Beggar My Neighbour – tap on a pile of playing cards with the stylus to play a move against the console. Whoever has the highest card wins the hand.<br><br>6. Balloon Pop - the D-pad is used to move a sling shot to the left and right. The A button fires at the balloons and pops them.

[Justice League Heroes]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Oct 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/justice-league-heroes
Description=The DS version on Justice League Heroes, while not following the plot of its console brethren, has a similar premise where you play as a member of the titular super-hero team and travel to a number of locations where hordes of enemies run amok.<br><br>The game is played with a top-down view of the environment on the lower screen and a map on top.  The map displays the location of your next checkpoint and the positions of the enemies along with the status of your characters.  The lower screen, in addition to the action, has various function icons that can be activated with the stylus.<br><br>There are about a dozen missions broken into about forty sections.  Before each, you must pick two heroes from the line-up of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Flash.  Each has regular melee attacks, strong melee attacks, a ranged attack and a unique super-power move. They must use these abilities to defeat many enemies and move to the next checkpoint, completing objectives such as switch-flipping and item collection along the way.  You may swap between your two heroes at any time by tapping an icon on the screen.  Another icon lets you call in an AI-controlled hero for brief support.  There are six of these to choose from: Martian Manhunter, Zatanna, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Green Arrow and Huntress.  Each of these has a unique ability based on their powers.<br><br>In addition to the main game, there are two minigames and a third can be unlocked by inserting Justice League Heroes: The Flash into the GBA slot.

[Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 13, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kanji-sonomama-ds-rakubiki-jiten
Description=Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten ("Kanji As-it-is DS Fun-to-use Dictionary") is, as can be guessed from the name, a kanji dictionary for the Nintendo DS. It provides definitions for Japanese and English words in Japanese, using an intuitive hand-written interface for word look-up. There is a flashcard mode where a user can practice their kanji, and it also interfaces with Pictochat for use of the dictionary during conversations.<br><br>As a bonus, there are also several recreations of Nintendo's Game & Watch games present, which can be found and played by entering their names into the dictionary. Included are Ball (???), Flagman (??????), Judge (????), and Manhole (?????).

[Keiji J.B. Harold no Jikenbo: Manhattan Requiem & Kiss of Murder]
Publisher=Fonfun Corporation
Developer=Althi Inc.
Released=Nov 27, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/keiji-jb-harold-no-jikenbo-manhattan-requiem-kiss-of-murder
Description=This game features two stories of J.B. Harold, the private investigator. Two stories are the alternate version of the same case, that starts and develops different from one another, though leaving common characters and places. Sort of like playing J.B. Harold in two alternate realities in which the case was triggered differently.<br><br>Gameplay: In this first-person novel adventure game you will get multiple dialogues to select during interrogations and casual chats. The game also features a face reaction function that makes it easier to grasp the state of the mind of a person you are talking to. Back logging function makes it easy to go over through dialogues you might've skipped too fast or would just want to refresh your memory. Game also marks questions you've asked so repeating yourself later is mitigated.<br><br>Manhattan Requiem<br><br>Story: The letter reached J.B. informing him of a murder that occurred in the Liberty City. The sender was Sarah Shields. A sudden phone call from a former senior detective Judd, that is now in the insurance business, informs J.B. of another murder case. The person in question is Sarah Shields. Apparently she jumped off her apartment on the 5th floor, somewhere in Manhattan. There were no witnesses and no evidence pointing to a foul play. It seems like a clean case for the police. But J.B. doesn't agree with that. He has questions... what was is that she was holding in her hand on the crime scene, what are the clues the police are missing, and most of all, why would she want to kill herself.<br><br>Kiss of Murder<br><br>Story: In the west part of Greenwich village a young woman was murdered. The victim's name was Sarah Shields. She was keeping a huge sapphire that was insured, but the sapphire disappeared with her death. Insurance investigator Judd, who was an ex-detective, contacted J.B. at the murder department of the Liberty City police and asked him for help with the case.

[Kero Kero 7]
Publisher=Bandai Co., Ltd.
Developer=Jamsworks Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kero-kero-7
Description=Life in the world of Kerorinpo is pretty peaceful thanks to the actions of the Kero Kero Agency, a group of seven secret agents that take care of any trouble.  However, there hasn't been any trouble of late, and the agency decides to take a bit of a break.  Unfortunately, at this precise moment, a group of aliens decide to attack Kerorinpo and cause havoc for its citizens!<br><br>You play as Agent 7 of the Kero Kero 7.  With the help of your assorted spy gadgetry, it's up to you to save Kerorinpo from the alien menace!  Your all-purpose tools will appear on the touch screen for use when you need them.  Is there a rock in your way?  Tap the touch screen repeatedly to break it!  Need to light a fuse?  Strike the touch screen like lighting a match!  You can even scratch your nails on blackboards to make them cry and use them as a lift!<br><br>Kero Kero 7 also features an assortment of spy tools for players to use.  Record a voice sample and save it or send it to friends.  Use your built-in stopwatch or set an alarm.  Scribble away with your very own drawing tools!  Annoy your friends with your own personal sound effect generator!  Or share your secret agent data card with friends who have a copy of the game!

[Kikutan DS Advanced]
Publisher=Success Corp.
Developer=Success Corp.
Released=Mar 08, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kikutan-ds-advanced
Description=This game is a software for English word training that is based on the book "Kikutan Advanced 6000". The game is a continuation of Kikutan DS Basic and is meant for players who already have somewhat conversational level of English. The game strives to prepare the player for TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test with score of 700 points and more.<br><br>The game is designed for daily training, after creating your profile, you are presented with 16 new words every day (they are written and pronounced in both English and Japanese). The word games then vary from translating the word, properly reading the word, multiple-answers selection, or entering the correct word that is missing within the sentence.

[Kikutan DS Basic]
Publisher=Success Corp.
Developer=Success Corp.
Released=Mar 08, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kikutan-ds-basic
Description=This game is a software for English word training that is based on book "Kikutan Basic 4000". From those 4000 words, the game features 1120 most useful words for a basic level training. The game will prepare the player for TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test with score range from 350 to 600 points.<br><br>The game is designed for daily training, after creating your profile, you are presented with 16 new words every day (they are written and pronounced in both English and Japanese). The word games then vary from translating the word, properly reading the word, multiple-answers selection, or entering the correct word that is missing within the sentence.

[Kim Possible: Kimmunicator]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Nov 09, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kim-possible-kimmunicator
Description=The insane Dr. Drakken and his sidekick Shego have kidnapped Kim's techno-geek friend, Wade, and it's up to you to help her rescue him!  Kim goes undercover as she attempts to discover the location of Drakken's latest lair.  Encounter deadly foes such as the astoundingly cheap Frugal Lucre and the mad geneticist DNAmy as you make your way to Drakken's hideout.<br><br>Kim Possible: Kimmunicator is a fixed perspective 3D platformer, similar to Klonoa, except without the optional branching paths.  Players collect chips as they progress through the levels, which can then be used as currency to buy gadgets and weaponry to access secret areas.  Kim has access to her standard set of moves, such as backflips, double jumps, roundhouse kicks, and more, which she is able to use to defeat villains.<br><br>The game also features a couple of mini-games that make use of the unique features of the DS.  One of these is a parachuting level where you must blow into the microphone to make Kim briefly rise as you navigate through a narrow, lava-filled cavern.  The other is a hacking mini-game where you must trace a path to a particular circuit using the stylus without touching any other wires.

[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios|Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=h.a.n.d. Inc.|Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 29, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kingdom-hearts-3582-days
Description=Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pronounced Kingdom Hearts Three-Five-Eight Days over Two) follows the story of Roxas during his time in Organization XIII. The game mainly consists of Roxas doing missions for the Organization by going to various worlds (such as Twilight Town, The Beast's Castle, Agrabah, etc.) to collect hearts by defeating the Heartless, gather intel, and collect Organization Emblems. The story will explain Roxas' origins from the moment of his creation at the end of Kingdom Hearts to the point when he is placed in the virtual Twilight Town before Kingdom Hearts II.<br><br>All missions are started in "The Grey Area", one of the Organization's Headquarters, in which Roxas can equip different "panels" to boost his level, gain new abilities and magic spells, or bring items to use on his missions. Munny (currency in Kingdom Hearts games) and Heart Points can be spent at the Moogle Shop to acquire more panels to equip in the panel grid.<br><br>All completed missions can be played again by using the holo-mission option in the menu. Some missions also unlock some challenge modes (in which you must complete the same mission under certain conditions such as jumping as few as possible, collecting more hearts or munny, or doing it really fast) and some can also be played in mission mode. The mission mode is accessed from the start menu and allows multiple player to collaborate and compete with each other. They can use any of the Organization's members and the player who accumulates the most points wins Crown Emblems.

[Kira Kira Pop Princess]
Publisher=SEGA Corporation
Developer=Dimple Entertainment
Released=Oct 26, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kira-kira-pop-princess
Description=Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour is a music/rhythm game where you control a dancing girl by tapping your stylus to a series of beats in time to the music displayed on the touch screen.  Gamers play the game by holding the Nintendo DS as though it were a book, similar to Brain Age.<br><br>The touch screen displays the melody at the top that you must follow, and the three bars below represent the different note 'types' that you can play - either by tapping, or by sliding the stylus along the note (depending on the difficulty level).  Based on the accuracy of the note press, you'll be awarded "GOOD", "KIRA²" "RAINBOW", or "MISS" if you fail to hit it.<br><br>A story mode is included, where the player progresses by completing songs and unlocking new ones for play.  They also earn money, which can be used to purchase clothes and accessories for their in-game avatar to wear.  There are also photo booths where the avatar can pose in a variety of ways for the camera.

[Kirby: Canvas Curse]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Released=Jun 13, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kirby-canvas-curse
Description=Kirby's first DS adventure starts with an evil witch turning Kirby into a ball. You must use the Magic Paintbrush that the witch left behind, which is of course the DS Stylus. You will draw walls to turn Kirby around and block enemy attacks, ramps to make Kirby jump, and straight lines to keep Kirby from falling. Your goal will be to reach the door at the end of each stage to progress through the level. <br><br>There are 7 worlds to explore, each with enemies that stand in your way. You can touch Kirby to make him go fast and run down your enemies, or you can simply touch the enemy to stun them, then let Kirby attack. You can copy abilities from defeated foes to use for your benefit like becoming a rock, or a balloon, or even a tire with quick speed. There are many abilities that Kirby can use.<br><br>Each stage of the game contains Medals that you swap to get prizes and bonuses in the game. Another Game Mode is Rainbow Run which lets you play through the regular stages again and try to beat them in a certain time and with as little <br>Stylus strokes as possible. The last mode is the Subgames mode, which is a set of mini-games that becomes unlocked through the main game.

[Kirby: Squeak Squad]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Flagship Co., Ltd.|HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Released=Dec 04, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kirby-squeak-squad
Description=Kirby is enjoying his picnic until someone snatches his strawberry cake. As usual, it turns out be his eternal rival, King Dedede. So Kirby rushes off to get his cake back. Along the way he meets up with the Squeak Squad, a team of mysterious and infamous thieves. After Kirby defeats Dedede, the Squeaks turn against Kirby and steal the treasures he has collected, because they believe the they "grant you the ultimate power". It's up to Kirby to defeat the whole Squeak Squad, and get the treasure back.<br><br>Kirby can copy the abilities of certain enemies by inhaling and swallowing them, as Kirby can do in most of his games. Squeak Squad also includes new features such as interactive environments, allowing the player to use copy abilities to pass objects. For example, using the Ice ability on water will freeze it, allowing Kirby to cross. A new feature, Copy Scrolls, let the player power up Kirby's abilities.  For example, Spark can create thunder clouds and make electrical currants that can run through metal.<br><br>Kirby can collect and store objects in his stomach which is represented on the touch screen. The player can also roulette by one copy ability over another using the stylus. Roulette stops on a random ability including abilities only available through the roulette.

[Kirby Super Star Ultra]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Released=Sep 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kirby-super-star-ultra
Description=Kirby's back with a bunch of fun adventures!  Explore Dream Land and defeat King Dedede, tame the ferocious Dynablade, explore a huge cave, take part in a gluttonous race, vandalize Meta Knight's ship, the Halberd, explore the entire galaxy, and more!<br><br>Kirby Super Star Ultra is an updated remake of Kirby Super Star, a popular SNES game which is broken up into seven main games.  In addition to those previous games, Ultra includes five new games and three new sub-games.  Listed are just some of the new ones:<br><br>Revenge of the King: King Dedede wants a rematch!  This game is a toughened up version of Spring Breeze, the opening game.<br><br>The Arena: Every boss that Kirby has met throughout the game, one after the other!  Try to beat them all!<br><br>Meta Knightmare Ultra: Play through the first five games as Meta Knight, with his own special abilities and powers!  Speed is the key!<br><br>Kirby Card Swipe: Watch the top screen, and quickly pick the correct card.  Be the first to do it thrice!<br><br>Kirby on the Draw: Enemy targets pop up, tap them as they appear.  Don't tap the bombs!<br><br>Snack Tracks: Eat all the food on your tracks.  Don't eat the bugs, bombs or rocks!<br><br>As with the original, Ultra features a heavily featured multiplayer mode.  All games can be played either co-operatively or competitively.  Spring Breeze can even be played co-operatively if your friend doesn't have a copy of the game!

[Knerten Gifter Seg]
Publisher=PAN Vision AB
Developer=Ravn Studio AS
Released=Nov 01, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Educational
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/knerten-gifter-seg
Description=Knerten Gifter Seg is a children's title based on the film with the same name (Known as Twigson Ties the Knot in English). In the game the player meets Twigson and his friends and can explore the city of Gampetreff to solve various tasks. <br><br>The player can visit various locations such as "Junior's House" near the woods and the shop. Each location offers mini-games in which players try to beat each others high scores. In the game the player must help Junior in the shop, make waffles with Knerten and Caroline, fly with Knerten and ride Junior’s brand new red bicycle. Whenever the player finds waffle hearts they get to love each other more. With enough practice and skill, the player can actually get them to marry each other! The more the player plays, the more "happier ever after" Knerten and Caroline will become!<br><br>The game story is based on the movie “Knerten Gifter Seg”. In the movie Knerten meets Caroline. You don't find birch twiglets like that in every forest. And it takes a special girl to knock Knerten off his perch. Because as we all know, twigs like Knerten don't grow on trees…<br><br>Junior is dreaming of a fabulous red bicycle all of his own. Mum gets knocked down by a car and won't get better without a daily dose of gossip about the royal wedding. Tiny and Junior sell waffles as part of a plan to solve a crime and Junior's older brother Philip has to take charge on the home front. Knerten also learns to fly and Junior runs away from home.

[Knigge: Spielend zum guten Benehmen]
Publisher=RTL Games GmbH
Developer=Bright Future GmbH
Released=Sep 03, 2009
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Genre=
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Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/knigge-spielend-zum-guten-benehmen
Description=Knigge: Spielend zum guten Benehmen is a guidance to good behaviour.<br>In a variety of 21 mini-games and more than 3.000 different tasks, the game tests your knowledge about the adequate behaviour for a job, on a date or in society. <br>In addition Knigge contains an interactive Knigge-tutorial, in which the player travels as a student together with his teacher Knigge to cosmopolitan cities. There he learns all about classical music, wine’s of particular regions or how to avoid an embarrassing faux pas while being abroad.<br><br>Six of the 21 mini-games are playable in multiplayer mode, in which you can compare your results in duels with 1 or 2 player while playing alternately on one Nintendo DS.

[Knights in the Nightmare]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Sting, Inc.
Released=Jun 02, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/knights-in-the-nightmare
Description=A great war once raged across the land with many a valiant knight falling on the field of battle. In the end, the evil forces have prevailed, and have since taken over and corrupted the once great kingdom. On a stormy night a Wisp is awakened by a strange armored maiden. The wisp holds the memories of the war, and is now seeking all the valiant dead to be brought back to the world of the living in order to complete their mission and take back the land that was once theirs.<br><br>Knights in the Nightmare can be loosely summed up as a Strategy RPG, but it is played like no other Strategy RPG in existence. The game is almost entirely stylus controlled on Nintendo DS, and combines the active-timer turn-based combat of a game such as Final Fantasy VI with elements of bullet-hell top-down shooters, and relies on a set of unorthodox rules for completion of its goals.<br><br>Once in the field of battle the player controls the Wisp who can cause the spirits of fallen heroes inhabiting the area to temporarily reconstitute into their physical form and do battle with monsters that now roam the land. The player can recruit those warriors permanently into their party by seeking out objects that meant something to them while they were alive.<br><br>The game features a robust character customization system that includes many classes of units, multiple jobs per each unit class, and a soul transplant system that allows the player to transfer all attributes of one player into another.

[Know How 2: Think and Play outside the box!]
Publisher=SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Developer=Bitfield GmbH
Released=Nov 04, 2010
Systems=iPad
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/know-how-2-think-and-play-outside-the-box
Description=Know How 2 is a classic puzzle game and the sequel to Know How. The objective of the game is to move a treasure chest off the game board an onto an exit square. Various stones block the way and have to be moved first, but they will only move lengthwise. Special obstacle stones further complicate the task. Know How 2 features all the obstacle types from the first game plus several new ones such as sliding ice blocks and snake blocks that can move and twist in all directions.  <br><br>The game contains 360 puzzles in different game modes. 'Adventure Mode' is a treasure hunt around the world. Unlike in the first game there is no real story this time. Instead, you solve puzzles on treasure maps in order to unlock 16 different historic treasures. The 'Free Play' mode is simply a linear sequence of puzzles. The Nintendo DS version of the game also contains a Multiplayer mode that allows you to test your speed-puzzling skills against a friend. Nintendo DSi owners can use the DSi camera to scan special QR codes that contain additional puzzles.

[Know How: Think and play outside the box!]
Publisher=SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Developer=Bitfield GmbH
Released=Oct 30, 2008
Systems=iPhone|Windows
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/know-how-think-and-play-outside-the-box
Description=Know How is a classic puzzle game. The objective is to move a treasure chest off the game board an onto an exit square. Various stones block the way and have to be moved first, but they will only move lengthwise. Special obstacles like springs, magnets and magically linked stones further complicate the task.<br><br>The game contains 350 puzzles, a 'free play' and a story mode. The free play mode is simply a linear sequence of puzzles. In story mode, the main character Valerie is stranded on a mysterious island, trying to escape and to discover the secret of the ancient civilization that once lived there. The player must navigate her across a map of the island and solve puzzles along the way.

[Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 27, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/konami-classics-series-arcade-hits
Description=A compilation of fifteen of Konami's early arcade efforts.  Includes options to change the screen orientation, and a jukebox feature that can be used when the DS is closed.<br><br>The 15 games are:<br><br>1. Contra<br>2. Gradius<br>3. Time Pilot<br>4. Scramble<br>5. Rush 'n' Attack<br>6. Horror Maze<br>7. Pooyan<br>8. Roc 'n' Rope<br>9. Track & Field<br>10. Circus Charlie<br>11. Road Fighter<br>12. Yie Ar Kung Fu<br>13. Rainbowbell<br>14. Shao-lin's Road<br>15. Basketball

[Konductra]
Publisher=O~3 Entertainment
Developer=oeFun, Inc.
Released=Oct 31, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/konductra
Description=Konductra is a touch-based game where players can challenge one another via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and battle head-to-head by matching colorful tiles and attempting to block the opponent’s progress. Players can square off against the computer, complete challenging tasks, or rack up high scores to practice for matches against the greatest puzzle masters online.<br><br>Konductra challenges players to create and destroy lines with colored tiles to either earn points or attack an opponent. Four game modes are offered, including Task, Score, VS. CPU, and VS. Human. In both versus modes, the objective is to beat the opponent by filling up the rival’s board as quickly as possible by destroying lines on the player’s own board and sending them to the opponent’s board. Gamers destroy lines by matching tiles and using the stylus to trace from like colored conductors running along the four edges of the screen.

[Kung Fu Panda]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Jun 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/kung-fu-panda
Description=In this game based on the 2008 DreamWorks movie of the same name, the player is Po the panda. Po finds out that the best kung fu masters have been captured by the evil Tai Lung. Po is fat, loves to eat dumplings, and is pretty slow and clumsy at kung fu, so he is shocked when he is asked to go rescue them. Although some elements have been changed, the game's theme is largely identical to the movie and linear in design.<br><br>Po's journey consists of finding the five kung fu masters, mastering a new skill that they teach him, then continuing on to find Tai Lung. This game is a 3rd-person side-scroller with frequent use of the touch screen and seems largely based on the mechanics and engine employed in the DS version of Spider-Man 3.<br><br>Po's movements are controlled through the D-pad while attacks are performed by swiping the styles on the touch screen. These are also used to throw objects and perform the learned special moves. Most of the gameplay consists of hand to hand combat with enemies, and traversing levels by consulting your top screen mini-map. New moves are learned gradually and there are also small puzzle elements where Po needs to interact with the environment to progress.

[Labyrinth]
Publisher=Taito Corporation
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Dec 01, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/labyrinth_
Description=Labyrinth is the sequel to a SNES game called On the Ball.  The object of the game is to manipulate a ball through a maze to the checkered goal line.    To do this, players must rotate the level around to navigate their way through obstacles.  The ball is constantly falling towards the bottom of the screen, ignoring whatever direction the maze is facing.<br><br>There are two ways to control the ball.  The first is by using the L and R Shoulder buttons to rotate the maze left or right.  The other method is to rotate the maze map on the touch screen using the stylus.  Players can also briefly surround their ball with lightning which will shatter certain blocks.  It's also possible to customize your ball - you can increase or decrease the weight of your ball, as well as change the colour and material it is made from.<br><br>In addition to the single player mode, Labyrinth also features a Single-Cart Multiplayer mode.  In this mode, up to four players can take part in making their way through the maze.  The first player to reach the goal is the winner.
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[Lanfeust de Troy]
Publisher=Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Developer=Visual Impact
Released=Nov 28, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lanfeust-de-troy
Description=Adapted from the famous series of European comics "Lanfeust", this game takes you on an adventure in the heroic universe of Troy.<br><br>Playing as Lanfeust, a young blacksmith apprentice whose powers have already saved the world once, you will fight your worst enemy Thanos. From deep jungles and snowy mountains to medieval cities, Lanfeust fights many savage creatures, pirates, huge bosses... Free your friends and you can play as them too ! Lanfeust uses his sword and magic, Hebus the troll uses his hands and a club, Nicolede the sage uses a stick and bombs, his daughter Cixi uses a whip and magic.<br><br>The gameplay consists in beat-them-all action through 3D stages displayed on both screens, interrupted now and then by 2D minigames. Completing the game also rewards you with new entries in the Bestiary and lets you play at will any minigame you unlock. Also includes a multiplayer mode (one cartridge per player).

[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend]
Publisher=Eidos, Inc.
Developer=Human Soft Inc.
Released=Nov 14, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lara-croft-tomb-raider-legend_
Description=Tomb Raider: Legend for Nintendo DS is a rather different game than its console brethren.  It retains the plot and cutscenes, but the platforming action and evironmental puzzles have been reworked into a side-scrolling format, though with some 3D elements. There are also occasional motorcycle levels.<br><br>For the most part, the upper screen shows the action and the lower screen has inventory, which is manipulated with the stylus.  However, when you approach enemies, the lower screen switches to a first-person view and you must quickly shoot your foes by tapping them with the stylus.<br><br>As in the other versions, gameplay revolves around finding a number of artifacts in exotic locales.  In this case, you must blow on the DS microphone to dust them off.<br><br>While Lara moves in two dimensions for the most parts, the graphics are 3D, and the environments are often viewed from angles other than the straight-on that is standard for the genre.
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[Last Window: The Secret of Cape West]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=CING, Inc.
Released=Jan 14, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/last-window-the-secret-of-cape-west
Description=Last Window: The Secret of Cape West is an adventure video game. It is a follow-up to Hotel Dusk: Room 215, and has the same main character, Kyle Hyde. Kyle is a ex-police agent. It takes place in 1980, one year after Hotel Dusk: Room 215. The characters in the game look like they have been sketched with a pencil.<br><br>Last Window plays the same as its predecessor, Hotel Dusk. On the touchscreen you see a map of your surroundings, with your character, and on the top screen you see through the eyes of Kyle Hyde. The game can be controlled either by using your stylus to direct Kyle on the map, or with the Control Pad. The goal is to talk to other characters, and get information to solve mysteries surrounding Kyle Hyde.<br><br>One of the main differences between Last Window and Hotel Dusk is in how they handle different choices.  While Hotel Dusk would punish you with a wrong choice by ending in a Game Over screen, Last Window instead chooses to handle this by changing the story itself, rather than making the game instantly end.

[Left Brain, Right Brain]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Japan Art Media
Released=Dec 04, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.0
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/left-brain-right-brain
Description=Left Brain, Right Brain is a mind exercise-type game.  It's mini-games are designed to stimulate both the right and left hemisphere's of the brain and make the user ambidextrous.<br><br>It has 15 mini-games that you can play, including Connect the Dots, Pop the Balloons, Feel the Music, Hit the Monsters, Touch the Green Square, Save the World, Open the Safe, Trace the Shape, Navigate the Maze and more and has five different difficulty settings.<br><br>It also has four single player game modes (Hand Exercises, Balance Check, Left Hand vs. Right Hand and Ambidexterity Check) and keeps track of your progress and helps you out to improve in certain areas.<br><br>You can also go head to head against a friend using the DS download play.

[Legacy of Ys: Books I & II]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Dreams Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 24, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legacy-of-ys-books-i-ii
Description=This is a remake of the first two games in the Ys series. For the DS release, the games have been remade in 3D, with new music, art, and a new translation, while still keeping the feel of the older games. Also featured are touch control and local wireless multiplayer.<br><br>In Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen Adol is tasked with finding the 6 books of Ys, which seal the entrance to Ys. In Ancient Ys Vanished: The Final Chapter Adol reaches the land of Ys, only to find that it, too, needs his help.

[The Legendary Starfy]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 07, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legendary-starfy
Description=It's another peaceful day in the kingdom of Pufftop.  Starfy was having a nap, when all of a sudden, there was a crash and a rabbit in a spacesuit fell through the ceiling!  A gang of three villains pursued after the rabbit, but Starfy chased them off.  In the ruckus, the visitor disappeared!  Eager to chase after him, Starfy fell into the ocean below, with his buddy Moe following after him.<br><br>The Legendary Starfy is a side-scrolling platformer, and the fifth in the series.  Players control the starfish prince, Starfy, as he and Moe explore the ocean looking for Bunston the space rabbit.  Starfy can spin to attack enemies, swim, hop out of water, and float through the air.  Using these abilities, he can explore levels, find secret treasures and hidden exits that lead to alternate paths on the world map.  When he finds Bunston, he can even team up with him to transform into different creatures, such as a fire-breathing monster or a seal.<br><br>Throughout the game, there will be opportunities where Starfy's pink sister, Starly, can team up and help.  If you have a friend, you can wirelessly link up and have two players playing co-operatively simultaneously to explore levels.  Starly's abilities differ from Starfy, so she can explore areas where he can't.<br><br>The game also features some wireless multiplayer games for up to four players.  Some of these include making Takoyaki balls, hitting coins that are bouncing around for points, and fishing.

[The Legend of Kage 2]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Lancarse Co. Ltd.
Released=Oct 08, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legend-of-kage-2
Description=While being transported to the Iga village, the secret princess Kirihime is kidnapped by the evil Yoshiro Yukikusa, commander of an evil demon army. Kage and Chihiro are ninjas from the Iga village, and are sworn by their loyalty to do all they can to rescue her. They must face Yoshiro's endless demon ninja army on their quest across Japan.<br><br>As ninjas, Kage and Chihiro make use of a variety of ninja equipment and abilities. Kage uses katana and shuriken, while Chihiro uses a kusarigama (a chain with a blade on the end). Between stages, the player can arrange orbs they've collected on a grid to create different ninjutsu, or ninja magic. These have a variety of uses, including elemental attacks, damage reduction, and quicker attacks. New skills are also regularly learned, such as combination moves and new attacks, as well as increased jump height (in keeping with the absurd jumps the original game is known for).<br><br>After clearing the game, a hard mode is unlocked. There is also an art gallery featuring production illustrations, unlocked by meeting various conditions in the game.

[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]
Publisher=Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 17, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legend-of-spyro-a-new-beginning_
Description=When the Dark Master attacked the sacred temple, the Fire Guardian, Ignitus, could only manage to save one of the dragon eggs from being destroyed. This egg found its way to a family of dragonflies, who raised the newly hatched dragon as one of their own, along with their son Sparx. The dragon, Spyro, soon discovered his heritage, and with Sparx, began on a quest to discover himself and eventually, save the world from the Dark Master's forces.<br><br>The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning is top-down action game based on the console game of the same name.  As Spyro, players fight their way through hordes of Cynder's minions and monsters.  Spyro can perform melee attacks with Y, and create combos with repeated hits.  He will also learn breath attacks, based on the elements of fire, ice, electricity and earth.  He can use his primary breath attack, or a more powerful secondary breath attack, which consumes more energy to use.  Some enemies cannot actually be hurt by any of these attacks; in situations like these, the player will need to tap the touch screen to attack them.<br><br>The DS version of the game also features 'Power Crystal Puzzles', which must be solved at key points in the game to progress.  The objective of these games is to place a series of mirrors in the playfield to guide a light beam around obstacles to the goal.  Some mirrors will split the beam of light into two beams, while prisms will separate the light into other colours.

[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo EAD
Released=Oct 01, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass
Description=The Legend of Zelda arrives on the Nintendo DS with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. This game starts off where the Wind Waker for the GameCube ended. Link, his friend Tetra and her gang of pirates are sailing unexplored seas when they come across a ghost ship. When Tetra wants to explore the ship she disappears and Link, who goes after her, falls into the sea and becomes stranded on an unknown island.<br><br>While remaining true to the traditional Legend of Zelda formula, this game's controls are drastically different from other Zelda titles. This time you only use the touch screen to make Link move and attack instead of buttons. For example, swinging your sword is done with a short line horizontally or vertically in front of Link, or by tapping on a specific enemy. Link can somersault forward by having the player draw a small circle on the edge of the screen while running. The boomerang can be thrown in a specific path by drawing its exact route on the touch screen.<br><br>You can also use the touch screen to make notes of secret treasures and items on the map simply by writing them down.  Sailing across the sea is also done by simply drawing the route on the map. While the route is being traveled, the player can pan the screen around to look out for enemies and other obstacles. The ship's route can also be changed while traveling if something else catches the player's attention. Later on, the player can even go fishing in the sea, using the stylus to pull the rod and reel in their catch.<br><br>The game is presented in the same cel-shaded style as the Wind Waker but it is displayed from a classic top-down perspective.

[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo EAD
Released=Dec 07, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks
Description=Apprentice engineer, Link, is ready to travel to Hyrule Castle and receive his engineer's license - and meet Princess Zelda herself!  However, during the ceremony, Zelda slips Link a note warning him not to trust the Chancellor, and to help her reach the Spirit Tower.  The land's Spirit Tracks (mystical railway tracks that cover the land) have been disappearing, and she suspects that the Chancellor is the cause.  While heading to the Tower, the Chancellor intercepts them, and proves Zelda's suspicions right - he casts a magic spell on her, splitting her body from her soul!  Link and Zelda must work together to return Zelda to normal and save Hyrule once again.<br><br>In The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, the player takes on the role of Link.  As with the previous game, Phantom Hourglass, players guide Link entirely with the stylus - using it to move him, target foes, and guide special weapons.  The player is also encouraged to draw notes on the in-game maps - and in certain puzzles, it is crucial to do so.  Link receives new tools in the game as he progresses, including a windmill, which is used to blow away debris, poison gas, and enemies, and the pan flute, which is used to activate special tunes that unlock new areas, discover secrets, and more.  In certain dungeons, players will control both Link and Zelda, as they work together.  In her spirit form, Zelda is able to possess hulking Phantom suits of armour, which can be used to block flames, protect Link, and carry him across dangerous areas.<br><br>As suggested by the title, the key method of transportation involves a train.  Players draw their route to the next area on the map, and then let the train run its course.  While the train is moving, they'll need to watch out for other trains, obstacles and animals on the tracks, and enemies.  They'll also need to keep an eye on the best track route, which they can change as they near a junction.

[LEGO Batman: The Videogame]
Publisher=TT Games Publishing Ltd|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=TT Fusion
Released=Sep 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lego-batman-the-videogame_
Description=LEGO Batman is based on the other games of the same name, with multiple changes made to accommodate the DS platform and take advantage of its unique features. It adds a new Villain Hunt minigame, several new character abilities and more unlockable characters.<br><br>Batman's enemies have teamed up and Batman and Robin must co-operate to stop them. The game starts in the Batcave, which serves as a hub. Batman & Robin have three chapters of five levels each. The story is told between levels using comic-book style still frames<br><br>You also can play as villains. You can unlock a secret path to Arkham Asylum, which serves as their hub. The villains have the same levels, but the story is different, as are the object and enemy placements.<br><br>In each level, you play as two characters and can tag between them at any time. You advance through the levels by defeating enemies, platforming and solving puzzles. Enemies and objects spill out LEGO studs when smashed, which you use to purchase unlockables, such as additional characters. There are dozens in total.<br><br>There are also vehicle levels, where you use the Batmobile or other themed transports to avoid obstacles and shoot enemy vehicles. As with the pedestrian levels, you must also find hidden items and areas.<br><br>The first time through, you play with set characters determined by the plot, but once a level is beaten in story mode, you can go back through in free play with any character.<br><br>Characters have different abilities which can be used to access special areas and find secrets.  For instance, Mr. Freeze is immune to freezing gas and can walk to areas that would freeze Batman, meanwhile, Batman can double-jump and get on ledges that are too high for Mr. Freeze to reach. Characters also have alternate outfits with special abilities to unlock. For instance, Batman has a demolition suit that he can use to bomb things.

[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]
Publisher=LucasArts
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Sep 12, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lego-star-wars-ii-the-original-trilogy__
Description=The sequel to the popular LEGO Star Wars arrives, this time for the Nintendo DS.  The DS version of the game is in 3D, but the scenarios and levels are unique, thus creating a different experience for those who have already played the console versions of the game.<br><br>Players navigate their way through familiar scenes of movies from the original Star Wars trilogy: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.  The difference here being that all the characters and sets are made entirely from LEGO, and the cutscenes (acted out by characters in amusing pantomime) and gameplay reflects this.  Jedis can use The Force to shift blocks and make plants grow, normal characters can build certain blocks to make items, and droid characters can activate special locks.  <br><br>Building, destroying enemies and triggering switches usually yields "studs", the game's currency.  Studs can be used to unlock more characters via the Mos Eisley Cantina (the game's hub world), as well as cheats, and extras like Disco Mode, Letterbox Mode, and other amusing things.  Players can also create their own custom characters by unlocking more LEGO parts and selecting the head, torso and legs of their choice.<br><br>The DS version of LEGO Star Wars II also allows two players to play through the game cooperatively through Wireless mode.  Or, if helping isn't your thing, you can play a four player Wireless capture the flag game in Jabba the Hutt's Palace, where the "flag" is Han Solo encased in carbonite.

[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]
Publisher=LucasArts
Developer=TT Fusion
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lego-star-wars-the-complete-saga_
Description=LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for DS is a completely different game than LEGO Star Wars II for PC and consoles.  While it uses many of the same concepts, it has been rebuilt from scratch by a new team.  Like its console counterparts, it is a 3D game where you play through all six Star Wars movies using LEGO characters.<br><br>Each movie is broken into five chapters which re-create its most memorable scenes.  These are linked by 2D cutscenes.  In each chapter the player(s) control two characters, either co-operatively or by switching back and forth.  Action takes place on top screen with the lower one showing your available characters.  Characters are divided into different classes which have different special abilities.  Jedi can move things with the Force, droids can hack computers, some characters have grappling hooks, etc.  These powers must be used to solve puzzles and pass obstacles to get to the end of the levels.<br><br>Since certain characters are required to pass obstacles, many levels have alternate paths requiring you to either find a character within the level to open them or replay the level later after unlocking another character.  This gives some replayability as each level can be played several different ways.<br><br>It's not all puzzle-solving of course.  There's lots of combat as well, both in the form of waves of cannon fodder battle droids and storm troopers and boss battles.  Combat uses a mix of your basic lightsaber or blaster attacks and special abilities.  When characters die, they break into their component LEGO pieces.<br><br>There are also vehicle segments to mix up the action.  These are played from a top-down perspective and replicate things such as the pod race or the attack on the Death Star.  These sequences treat both screens as a single tall screen.

[Let's Play: Schools]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=ZigZag Island
Released=Dec 05, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lets-play-schools
Description=Let's Play: Schools is another game in the Let's Play brand.  In this game, the player acts as a young teacher during their first four days of work, and will have to take care of their pupils. <br><br>Every morning, the player receives the day's schedule and must explore the school environment to take part in assorted minigames. These activities are displayed with bubbles in the different rooms of the school. The player must touch a bubble to activate the minigame.<br><br>The game is composed of thirteen minigames which are grouped together in three different categories:<br><br>1. Rhythm - Music Lesson, Skipping Rope, Hopscotch and Nap Time<br>2. Observation - Dancing Lessons, Clean the Classroom, Lunchtime Food Fight, Pupils Wardrobe, Observe the Classroom<br>3. Agility - Handicraft, Puzzle Time, First Aider, Painting Cupboard

[Let's Play: Shops]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=ZigZag Island
Released=Dec 05, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lets-play-shops
Description=Let's Play: Mums is another game of the Let's Play brand. This Deep Silver's brand gives the possibility to girls between 6 and 12 years old to discover the basics of some dream jobs for girls.<br><br>The player acts alternately a young florist, a baker and a grocer to discover the various professions around the universe of the shop keeper.<br><br>The game is composed of 15 mini games which are grouped together in three different categories.<br><br>1. Florist: cut and design flower arrangements, Kill aphids, Pruning plants, Cash register and sales, Watering and growing flowers.<br><br>2. Baker: measure ingredients and knead the dough, bake the bread, roll out the dough and flatten the dough into baguettes, decorate the cake with icing.<br><br>3. Grocer: serving fruit, managing stock, customer requests vegetables in specific unit/weight measurements, stock shelves correctly and moving objects to their rightful place, manage the checkout counter using the scanner.<br><br>All mini games are only playable with the stylus and with only one player.

[LifeSigns: Surgical Unit]
Publisher=DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.
Developer=Spike Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lifesigns-surgical-unit
Description=LifeSigns is similar to Trauma Center medical games, but focuses more on the story and character development, almost like a soap opera.  You play as Dr. Tendo, a second year intern at a hospital, performing surgeries on patients while at the same time balancing relationships with fellow doctors and nurses.<br><br>The gameplay for the surgery is a more step-by-step-style minigames, performing certain tasks during the surgery for it to be a success, but you also have to examine the patient beforehand to figure out the problem they are suffering from.  Between surgeries, you also have to juggle romantic relationships with female doctors and nurses, saying the right things or buying them romantic items in order to succeed.  You can also play mini-games like fishing and cooking to relieve stress from the hospital as well.

[Line Rider 2: Unbound]
Publisher=Genius Products Inc.
Developer=inXile Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Sep 17, 2008
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/line-rider-2-unbound
Description=Based off of the original flash game, this version is revamped for the home consoles with colorful graphics.  Once again the player must draw a line on the screen and patch in missing sections to get the rider around on the level (40 total) to collect coins and make it to the end of the level with three different modes to choose from: Story, Puzzle and Freestyle.<br><br>The player uses their respective console's control to draw these lines: the Wii utilizes the Wii-remote, the PC version uses the mouse while the DS uses the stylus pen and the dual-screen capabilities.

[Lionel Trains on Track]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=2006
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lionel-trains-on-track
Description=Licensed from the long-running brand of model trains, Lionel Trains on Track has the player build a train empire with gameplay similar to the Railroad Tycoon concept. To succeed, different cities need to be connected by tracks, cargo needs to be moved by choosing the correct locations based on demand, and there are different technologies to research. There are three main modes available: Campaign, Free Play and Sandbox.<br><br>The Campaign mode consists of six scenarios with different goals. These range from connecting cities to acquiring structures and growing a small town to city size. Sandbox and Free Play are fairly identical, but the first has the goal to raise 20 million dollar in 20 years while the latter removes financial restrictions. Starting from a headquarters, the empire slowly expands through different tracks. Next to direct shipments the player can also set up Cargo Chains where multiple stops are needed to produce goods. As soon as the money starts rolling in, it can be invested in new trains, new structures and research. There are basic structures, and superstructures of which only one can be constructed per town. These include a train museum, an amusement park, a train factory, a super mall, postal headquarters, shipping business and an electric power plant.<br><br>Gameplay is shown from a top-down view with various tickers and information bars that display current events. All important information is stored in the Knowledge Base and there are a number of random events, including fires, increase of demand or a surprise gift from an investor.

[Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ]
Publisher=Destineer Publishing Corp.
Developer=EnjoyUp Games|Gammick Entertainment S.L.
Released=Oct 31, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/little-red-riding-hoods-zombie-bbq
Description=Fairy Tale Land faces its greatest crisis yet! A plague has swept through the population, turning former upstanding citizens into blood-crazed zombies.<br><br>Fortunately, the world's greatest adventurer and weapons collector, Little Red 'Ready To Rock' Riding Hood is still unaffected and is determined to uncover the source of the disease. She teams up with Momotaro, the boy who emerged from a peach in the Japanese folk tale, and the two set out on their quest. Red has her trusty machine gun and Momotaro has his ninja stars. They'll take down anything, living or dead, that gets in their way.<br><br>Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ is a classic, arcade-style vertical shooter for one player. The action is viewed from a high angle, with visuals taking up both screens of the DS. The game world is presented in 3D, as are bosses and various other enemies. However, the main character and standard zombies are 2D sprites.<br><br>The player's character (either Red or Momotaro, neither of whom has any obvious advantage over the other) is situated at the bottom of the lower screen and waves of zombies march toward her/him. The character automatically moves forward through the world, but the player can control left/right movement along a 2D plane, enabling them to move out of the way of obstacles, projectiles and zombies.<br>Touching the stylus to any point on the screen causes the character to shoot in that direction, and shots can be fired along the entire length of the play area (i.e. to targets at the top of the DS's upper screen).<br>The standard machine gun has infinite ammo, but must be reloaded, which simply means taking the stylus off the screen for a second. Along the way, there are other weapons to pick up - a shotgun, laser rifle and flamethrower (hence the 'BBQ' of the title). These special weapons have limited ammo, so must be conserved.<br>Players also start with a grenade launcher, which can be launched by double-tapping an area on the screen. Ammo is strictly limited, but can be replenished.<br><br>There are 21 levels, split over seven chapters. Each chapter is set in a different location based on a fairy tale or classic story and consists of two regular levels (fighting through hordes of zombies, as well as some mini-bosses) followed by a boss fight.<br><br>The boss fights are one of the game's main selling points, with varied and lengthy encounters against twisted, undead versions of Pinocchio, The Three Little Pigs, Santa Claus and others.<br><br>By completing the game on higher difficulty levels, new gameplay modes can be unlocked, including Boss Attack (defeat every boss in sequence) and Survival (timed battle against waves of zombies).

[Lock's Quest]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=5TH Cell Media, LLC
Released=Sep 08, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/locks-quest
Description=Lock's Quest is a strategy / action / adventure game, for the Nintendo DS, that follows the adventurous life of a young "Archineer" named Lock (An Archineer is a mix between an architect and an engineer). Lock's village is attacked by an enemy known as the "Clockwork." During the invasion, the story is set in motion when Lock's little sister, Emi, goes missing. Lock, his new friend Isaiah, and Lock's grandfather Tobias set out in search for Emi. Along the way, Lock joins the Archineers and Kingdom Force in hopes of defeating the Clockwork army and their leader Lord Agony.<br><br>The game play consists of two main modes of play: "Build Mode" and "Battle Mode." In Build Mode, the player has a limited amount of time to build defenses that will stand up against the approaching Clockwork army. Each defensive object costs a certain amount of "Source" (the game's currency). Many levels have protection objectives that the player must defend and prevent from being destroyed by the Clockwork. The player can build walls and gates of various material types (Wood, Stone, Metal and Spiked), unique "Turrets" that automatically fire at approaching enemies, "Traps" that can be placed in the battlefield and stationary "Helpers" that give nearby turrets specific buffs. Each player can develop a personal strategy that best fits his play-style based off of the current terrain and his choice of defences. New abilities, enemies and areas are constantly unlocked as the player progresses through the entire game.<br><br>Battle Mode begins when the Build Mode timer runs out, or when the player chooses to advance to the battle. The player is thrown into a real time battle and must defend the protection objectives for a certain amount of time while holding off the attack. Other objectives include: destroying specific groups of enemies, capturing enemy objectives, rescuing friendly characters and destroying boss enemies. The battles involve controlling Lock directly with the Stylus as the enemies attack. The player may engage the Clockwork enemies in mêlée combat. Doing so brings up various mini games which can increase Lock's attack damage or add a status effect, such as poison, to the Clockwork. Lock may also repair walls and turrets which have been damaged. This also brings up a mini game where the player must use the stylus in a back and forth "ratcheting" motion to fix the wall. Not only is the player able to control Lock directly, but he can move the camera independently from the character. This control scheme allows flexibility for the player to focus on repairing or attacking in one area, while looking at what's going on in another area.<br><br>Lock's Quest is broken into 100 Build and Battle phases called "Days," covering a wide variety of areas and scenarios. The story is advanced through interactive free roam areas, villages and cinematic cut scenes which take place in between the battles. Plot twists and character development becomes the vehicle for pushing the game forward after the initial game play techniques are taught in an interactive tutorial. A multiplayer feature is also present in Lock's Quest using the wireless DS multi-card play. In this mode, two players compete head to head in a mix of Build and Battle modes where the players can choose the paths and type of clockworks their opponent will face.

[Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor]
Publisher=Eidos, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Jun 10, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/looney-tunes-cartoon-conductor
Description=The Tasmanian Devil has gone berserk in the old Looney Tunes cartoon archives, and all the classic shorts have had their music mangled! It's up to the player to recompose the music on these classics before the public notices the damage.<br><br>Cartoon Conductor is a rhythm-music game that puts the player in the role of a conductor. The player must use sweeping stylus motions to "conduct" the classic music as the cartoon plays on the top screen and reacts to the player's abilities. The game features classical music, including selections from Beethoven, Rossini, and Wagner, and cameos all the famous Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, and Porky Pig, and more.<br><br>As the game progresses, players can unlock new songs (including techno remixes), expert difficulty modes, and trivia about the songs and the original cartoons.

[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Jan 13, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lord-of-the-rings-conquest_
Description=The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a Battlefront-inspired game in which you play as a soldier (archer, warrior, or mage) from either side (Good or Evil) in the most memorable battles from The Lord of the Rings movies. There's 10 maps, five maps for good and five maps for evil. You walk around these maps killing enemies and taking over control points (flags). There are six game play modes, three for wireless game play and three for single player game play: Campaign Mode, Instant Action and Conquest modes. You can increase your attack power and speed by collecting orbs from dead enemies. You can also play as Aragorn, Ringwraiths, and other heroes and giants. The game features a single player mode and a two player multiplayer modes.

[Lost in Blue]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Inc.
Released=Sep 27, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lost-in-blue
Description=Lost in Blue is an RPG for the Nintendo DS with several survival-themed mini-games making heavy use of the DS touch screen and microphone. You play as Keith and Skye, two teenagers who wake up on an abandoned island following an ocean disaster. The two must learn to make fire and provisions, gather food, and look for a way to get back home.<br><br>Mini-games include making fire, digging for shells, trapping, bow hunting, fishing, and cooking. All must be done with a sense of urgency, as your characters' fatigue slowly builds throughout the day as they continually approach starvation.<br><br>The game is the spiritual sequel to Survival Kids.

[Lost in Blue 2]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Inc.
Released=Mar 20, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lost-in-blue-2
Description=The Survival Kids series continues with this second entry on the DS. Two teenagers are washed ashore on a deserted tropical island when their cruise ship sinks. They must work together to survive and escape from the island.<br><br>New features in this game include extreme weather such as hurricanes and earthquakes. The player can now fight the native creatures with weapons they have found or made. This sequel also uses the touchscreen more heavily, and offers 4 player single card DS Download play of the various mini-games.

[Lost in Blue 3]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Released=Mar 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lost-in-blue-3
Description=Lost in Blue 3 is a continuation of the Lost in Blue series where once again the player must survive and escape a deserted island while trying to survive adverse weather conditions and hunt and forage for food.  This version features four playable characters (two at the start and two more when the game is beaten), each with their own strengths and weaknesses as well as different storylines for each.<br><br>The game is told through a series of flashbacks that will give the players clues on how to escape.  Players must survive various natural disasters like freak lightning storms and earthquakes that can drain their characters health and stamina. Players can also explore the island and play in one of 20 different minigames such as river rafting and playing with dolphins.  Players can explore various different environments on the island from the beach to the jungle interior.<br><br>There is also online capabilities through either single card play in a series of mini-games or use multi-card play to play a cooking minigame head to head.

[LostMagic]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Apr 25, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lostmagic
Description=In Lost Magic the player controls Isaac, a young Wizard who initially sets out looking for his missing father. Soon his investigations uncover a threat to the world by the evil Diva of Twilight.<br><br>Lost Magic is a game that where the primary focus is combat, with little in the way of exploration to interrupt the main theme of the game.  The stylus is used to direct the player's allies, (monsters captured by Isaac)and to cast spells.<br><br>The focus of the game is capturing monsters to later help the Isaac defeat the more powerful foes. Up to 400 different spells can be cast, many in combination with others to create new effects. The challenge lies in using the stylus quickly and accurately to not only combine these spells, but to effectively direct the real time battles.<br><br>The game supports Wi-Fi as well as both single and multi cartridge  versions of multiplayer.

[Love, Fashion & Friends]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=RocketScience Games Development GmbH
Released=Apr 08, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/love-fashion-friends
Description=Element Girls is a Lifestyle Application for teenage girls. It includes an organizer, as well as fun and tips for all circumstances. The application also offers the creation of an animated 3D avatar which can be styled by using a variety of clothing and accessories. Additionally, the avatar's face can be painted and she helps with words and deeds at anytime. Further features include a personal diary, a class schedule, a journal, and a buddy list, as well as creative tips and exciting psycho-tests.<br><br>There are 5 games available within Element Girls.<br><br>The first one is a dancing game where players can choose from a variety of music soundtracks and let their 3D avatar dance. To do so, the player has to follow a set of moving shapes with the stylus. Those shapes move from the top to the bottom of the screen and resemble the rhythm of the soundtrack (as far as possible similar to e.g. Guitar Hero, but without the perspective).<br><br>The second game can be described easily, it is a classical "Four in a row" game.<br><br>The third game consists of a rotatable 3D cube. The surface of this cube is divided into grid sections and some of those grid sections are coloured. There are always two grid sections coloured with one and the same colour. Goal of the game is to connect every colour pair by painting adjacent grid sections in order to create a "path" which connects the pair of coloured grid sections. The challenge here is to connect all colour pairs and the difficulty level raises with progress (e.g. more different colours and a higher grid resolution). <br><br>The goal of the fourth game is to make up a face. The game provides the player with a pre-generated make over and their goal is to reproduce it on a blank face. The player has a variety of "tools" to accomplish their goal, e.g. mascara, rouge, contact lenses, etc. <br><br>The fifth and last game within Element Girls is some sort of designer studio where the player can create their own T-shirt designs by placing a variety of shapes and using a variety of colours. After creation, these custom shirts can be applied to the custom 3D avatar.<br><br>Another central feature of the application is the association to one of the four elements (fire, earth, air or water) due to a poll. Licensed title based on the lifestyle label created by the German TV station SuperRTL. Game titles and licenses for countries outside Germany are different (see Alternate Titles section).

[Luminous Arc]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=imageepoch Inc.|Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Aug 14, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/luminous-arc
Description=Luminous Arc is a strategy role-playing game. <br><br>The story is set in a world in which there are two groups in apparent opposition: the Luminous church, and the witches. <br><br>During the course of the story, the player controls a party made up of orphans who have been raised by the Luminous church. They are called the Garden Children, and are tasked with the condemnation of witches. However, soon after the beginning of the story, it becomes evident that things are not as clear-cut as they initially seem.<br><br>Structurally, the party moves from area to area, and the plot advances as the player progresses through battles. Equipment may be powered up through the use of a vitae forging system. Also, relationships with characters may be strengthened during post-fight "intermissions," leading to some bonuses in future battles.

[Lunar: Dragon Song]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Japan Art Media
Released=Sep 27, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lunar-dragon-song
Description=Dragon Song is the newest addition to the Lunar story, a long running Japanese CRPG series. <br><br>Delivery boy Jian Campbell gets caught up in a quest to save the world, after a monster fighting expedition with his friend Lucia becomes more dangerous than they had expected. The quest revolves around the four dragons who were sent by the goddess Athena, who protect the world she created.<br><br>The game continues several Lunar traditions, including the use of very young heroes and heroines and of course its anime graphical style.<br><br>Game mechanics rely heavily on the DS touch screen, as well as the top screen being able to display stats and menus. Combat in the game owes more to Final Fantasy than previous Lunar games, with characters staying still and attacking whichever opponent is closest, or most vulnerable to their attacks, (the player does not choose).<br><br>Other inclusions are that players EITHER receive items or experience, not both while currency is earned by the sale of items.

[Lunar Knights]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Kojima Productions
Released=Feb 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/lunar-knights
Description=Many years into the future, a race of vampires have emerged, plunging planet Earth into darkness with an environmental control system called the 'paraSOL'.  They now control the planet, with humans living in fear.  When all hope seems lost, two boys with amazing power emerge to save the planet.  The Dark Swordsman, Lucian, and a rookie member of the vampire fighting 'Guild', Aaron.<br><br>Lunar Knights is an indirect sequel to the Boktai series of games, which takes place many years after.  Its focus is much more on action as opposed to stealth, although some stealth elements from the earlier games remain (for example, you can blow into the microphone to whistle and attract the attention of enemies).  Players control the two characters, Lucian and Aaron.  Lucian fights with a huge sword called 'Vanagand'.  As a result, Lucian has a close combat style.  Lucian uses the power of moonlight to fuel his special attacks and moves.<br><br>The other character is Aaron, a gunslinger for the Guild.  He fights by using sunlight to charge up his gun, the Knight, and shoot ranged shots at foes.  Aaron's special attacks and moves use up sunlight.  Both Aaron and Lucian can use junk materials to increase the level of their weaponry, giving them more power.<br><br>The main goal of the game is to make your way through the dungeons and purify the vampire at the end.  The dungeons themselves are fairly standard - you search for treasure chests, avoid traps and solve puzzles.  At the end, you'll fight a boss vampire, and once you've defeated them, the Casket Rocket will be called.  Because the vampires have blocked out the sun on Earth, you'll need to take the vampire into space to purify them.<br><br>At this point, the game becomes a touch screen controlled shooter.  To control the ship itself, you drag it around the screen with the stylus.  To shoot enemy ships, you tap them with the screen.  Once you reach the end, the vampire will be purified by the magnified power of the sun.

[Madagascar]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=May 24, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/madagascar_
Description=In Madagascar for Nintendo DS, based on the movie of the same name, you play as Marty (zebra), Alex (lion), Gloria (hippo), and Melman (giraffe). Levels require you to switch between the available characters to make use of their special abilities.<br><br>The DS's touch-screen is used to switch characters, fight, and make some movements. Players must explore levels to find hidden collectibles, some of which are only available after unlocking abilities. The story follows the movie plot, with players exploring New York City's Central Park Zoo as well as Madagascar.
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[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/madagascar-escape-2-africa
Description=Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa DS is a third-person action-platformer based on the movie of the same name.<br><br>All of the Madagascar characters are available for play, including Alex, Gloria, Melman, and the giant Moto-Moto, each with their own unique moves. Players explore the African savanna, climbing, jumping, swimming, confusing tourists, finding monkeys, and collecting items along the way.<br><br>The game also includes various minigames, into Mort's Pinball and a humorous sidescrolling, teamwork game featuring the four plotting penguins from the film.

[Madden NFL 06]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Tiburon
Released=Aug 09, 2005
Systems=BREW|GameCube|Game Boy Advance|PlayStation 2|PSP|Windows|Xbox|Xbox 360
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/madden-nfl-06
Description=The football masters are back once again and ready to blow you away with some of the best features ever.<br><br>All new major passing offense and passing upgrades like the all new QB vision.<br><br>Brand new single-player mode lets you experience the life of an NFL player by earning one of more than 60 Personas ranging from MVP to Movie Star.<br><br>New robust (online) features: share files via your EA Locker and instantly find a solid match-up with improved matchmaking. Also check your EA SPORTS Fantasy Football stats in game.

[Madden NFL 2005]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Exient Entertainment
Released=Nov 21, 2004
Systems=GameCube|Game Boy Advance|PlayStation 2|Windows|Xbox
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/madden-nfl-2005
Description=Another year, another Madden. Further AI, graphical and gameplay updates have been included for this new update to the long standing NFL series from EA Sports.<br><br>As usual, you can play through the entire NFL season with each team and every player. During play you can perform a range of plays and moves to advantage your team against the best in the business, offline, online or split screen. Play a quick match, the entire season and the playoffs right the way through to the big one, the Superbowl.
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[Magical Starsign]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Brownie Brown Inc.
Released=Oct 23, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/magical-starsign
Description=Magical Starsign is Role Playing Game about a group of students at the Will O’ Wisp magical academy. When their teacher mysteriously disappears they set out to find and rescue her. As she is on a different planet, this involves space travel. The player starts out alone, but one by one the classmates join the quest.<br><br>The students are each specialized in a different art of magic, linked to a starsign. As the planets move through the sky (as seen on the 'astrolog') the magic associated with that sign grows stronger and weaker. This applies to the monsters as well, which adds a strategic element to the gameplay. <br><br>As characters grow stronger, they learn new spells. During combat, players tap on the attacks they want to use and then tap on an enemy to target. By tapping the character's head at the exact moment they release the spell, the attack is extra effective. <br><br>There are two multiplayer options. The first, tag mode, allows players to exchange data with one another. In the magical rocket, an egg will hatch that will slowly develop into a new unique character. In the amigo dungeon mode up to six people can explore an 'amigo dungeon'.

[Magnetica]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Mitchell Corporation
Released=Jun 05, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/magnetica
Description=Playing with balls is fun! Magnetica is a fiendish action puzzler game from Japanese developer Mitchell Corporation, and the sequel to the 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop. Marbles will relentlessly roll across twisted tracks and into a hole in its center. When three same-coloured marbles touch each other, they destroy themselves. With the DS Stylus, players must shoot same-coloured marbles into the oncoming rows in order to prevent them from falling down the hole and thus clear a track. The twist is that now, marbles that share the same color will attract each other!<br><br>Magnetica takes advantage of the Nintendo DS hardware for precise touch-screen functionality and brings a new play mechanic to the famous puzzle. Test your ball-shooting skills in Challenge Mode, Puzzle Mode, Quest Mode and more.

[Mahjong]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Kritzelkratz 3000 GmbH
Released=Jun 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mahjong
Description=This adaptation of the classic Chinese board game offers 100 level for single-player sessions, with three difficulty levels. The levels can also be played in a campaign mode, with twelve illustrated stations. The main aim of the game is to make pairs of blocks disappear on a board where they are stapled on different layers. Removing matching blocks reveals the ones below, until the entire board is cleared or the player is stuck. The game includes a help function and blocks can be immediately selected using the stylus. There are different themes of blocks to choose from, including classic Chinese characters but also more general symbol. The game keeps track of the remaining blocks, the score, and there is an undo function.

[Mahjong: Eine Reise um die Welt]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Kritzelkratz 3000 GmbH
Released=Aug 01, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mahjong-eine-reise-um-die-welt
Description=Mahjong: Eine Reise um die Welt is a sequel to the Nintendo DS game Mahjong by the same development studio. This time players participate in a tournament where the worlds' best players from twelve different countries need to be defeated. In certain games both players' boards are shown and he who clears it first is the winner.<br><br>New to this edition is a multiplayer mode to play against a friend and level editor to create custom levels. There are 127 game levels with a progressive difficulty, as a well as a zoom mode to get a better view.

[Major League Baseball 2K8: Fantasy All-Stars]
Publisher=2K Sports
Developer=Deep Fried Entertainment Inc.
Released=Apr 14, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/major-league-baseball-2k8-fantasy-all-stars
Description=A different take on the long-running 2K baseball series, this version doesn't feature a season mode, but has a Pennant race tournament mode, exhibition mode with the ability to choose top players from all 30 major league teams, along with mini-games in an All-Star Training mode.<br><br>The player also has the option to build their own teams using real baseball players, creating their own all-star team.  The gameplay is different from others, utilizing the stylus pen at the bottom of the screen, players have to tap the screen or draw with their pen at certain points on a meter for power and position of pitches as well as batting, fielding and baserunning.<br><br>It does not feature actual MLB stadiums, instead it has fantasy stadiums such as the North Pole and the Everglades.  It supports DS wireless and Wi-Fi, letting players compete with others head-to-head.

[March of the Penguins]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=Nov, 2006
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Educational|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/march-of-the-penguins
Description=Based on the documentary March of the Penguins, this game follows the story of the emperor penguins as they embark on a long journey to breed their young. The game has been divided into twelve chapters, with different gameplay. The penguins need to be navigated through the environment, find a suitable mate, find food, take care of the egg, guard the young ones and finally make it all the way back.<br><br>A large part of the game is based on the concept of Lemmings. As the penguins march on, players need to help them land softly, melt obstacles, attract them in a certain direction using fish and place trampolines, ramps, slides, bridges and steps to make them access new areas. The levels can be explored using binoculars and the penguins need to collect a certain amount of snowflakes to pass. The penguins cannot die. When they fall off a cliff, they simply restart at the beginning of the level, but the players needs to bring them to the end as a group to succeed.<br><br>Other levels have the penguins slide down hills with faster gameplay, feature mazes, or take place underwater where predators need to be avoided while collecting food. In the later parts of the game, guarding the eggs adds an new layer of difficulty. As soon as a penguin hits an obstacle it is dropped. There is little time to pick it up again or it freezes. It also need to be taken to a warm spot before the thermometer time runs out.<br><br>Some educational content has also been included. Next to the habits, more information about the penguin migration in provided in between levels.
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[Mario Hoops 3 on 3]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 11, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-hoops-3-on-3
Description=Square and Nintendo reunite for a unique take on the basketball genre in Mario Hoops 3 on 3. Mario Hoops uses almost exclusively the DS stylus to play both offense and defense. Despite having all the moves you would expect from a basketball game the rules are quite different. Instead of 2-3 pointers. You collect coins along the ground which affect your score if you make a basket. Games can get on average up to 300 points.<br><br>On the offensive side you can tap the screen to dribble the ball, swipe in your teammates direction to pass, stroke up to dunk, and show your impressive ball handling skills by dribbling the ball in full 360 degrees around your character.<br><br>On the defensive side you can do everything from jumping, to stealing, to blocking. The game even allows for goal tending. This isn't your fathers basketball game.<br><br>Included in the game is the ability to rise through the ranks in tournament mode, play against your friends in multiplayer one on one,  and hone your skills in challenge mode. With over 15 courts, unlockable balls, and more than 18 of the most popular Mario and Square characters.<br><br>Playing tournament mode pits you and your team of 3 players up against 3 teams in a battle for the typical Mario style cups. While doing so new characters, courts, and balls will be unlocked all of which you can use in singleplayer or multiplayer.<br><br>There are two multiplayer modes. One of which is a race to see who can get 100 points by dribbling. This game is 4 player and supports DS download play. The main multiplayer mode is a 1 on 1 battle. Each player has 3 teammates and battles in two periods to see who can get the most coins.

[Mario Kart DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 14, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-kart-ds
Description=Mario Kart DS is the continuation of the long running racing game series that began on the Super Nintendo. It features 16 new tracks as well as 16 tracks from the previous 4 games, with each set split up into the Nitro and Retro Grand Prix respectively. Eight racers are initially available, each with two go-karts to choose from. A number of characters and additional karts are also available to unlock. New items have been added to the arsenal, including a Blooper squid that squirts ink onto the screens of other players and a Bullet Bill power up that transforms the player into a giant, fast-travelling bullet on autopilot.<br><br>One of the features of this version is its support for online Internet play through Nintendo's WiFi service. MKDS owners can challenge up to 3 other people in Grand Prix mode on 20 of the 32 tracks. Players can also match up with friends by trading "Friend Codes" that are generated based on the DS that is used and the copy of the game owned. Custom emblems to use on karts are supported through the game's paint program.<br><br>Battle mode is also present with 8-player support and 6 tracks. This time, there are two modes to choose from: "Balloon Battle" and "Shine Runners." Balloon Battle is similar to the previous versions of this mode, with the exception that every player starts with only one balloon, and 5 in reserve. Players can have 2 additional balloons by either holding the Select button while standing still to inflate them, or by blowing into the DS's microphone. "Shine Runners" tasks players to collect "Shines," with the winner being the one that has the most.<br><br>New to the series is "Mission Mode," which consists of a series of single player objective-based missions. Each mission takes place on a section of a race track and tasks the player to accomplish goals not normally seen in the other game modes. Such tasks include picking up coins on the track, using items to take out enemies, and racing through numbered gates. Missions are split up into 6 sets of 8, with a 9th mission for each where players must battle against a boss character. <br><br>Local wireless multiplayer is supported for up to 8 people in Grand Prix, VS, and Battle Modes. Time trial "ghost" data can be shared as well, and DS owners who don't have the game can use the Download & Play option to join in Grand Prix mode. However, non Mario Kart owners are limited to selecting Shy Guy as their character.

[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
Released=Sep 14, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-luigi-bowsers-inside-story
Description=The Mushroom Kingdom is stricken with a horrible disease known as 'The Blorbs'!  Princess Toadstool calls a meeting to discuss what action must be taken to save her citizens, and of course, Mario and Luigi attend.  Bowser crashes the meeting, but is soundly defeated once again.  After he's evicted from the castle, he meets a shady character who offers him a mysterious mushroom that he promises will beat Mario once and for all.  Wolfing it down, Bowser suddenly starts sucking in everything in sight - including all of the Mushroom Kingdom's citizens, and the famous brothers themselves!  What troubles will strike the kingdom next?<br><br>Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games.  Players control Mario and Luigi simultaneously in the side-scrolling platform environment of Bowser's body, while also controlling the Koopa King himself in the top-down world of the Mushroom Kingdom.  Similar to games like Earthbound, enemy encounters are seen as actual enemies that players can avoid or attempt to strike early.  The actual battles are a combination of turn-based menu attacks, and timed reactions to enemies during battle.  By watching the way an enemy reacts, you can anticipate their attack and avoid it or counterattack.<br><br>As with most RPGs, players earn experience to level up their stats and become stronger in certain attributes, such as HP, strength, defense, speed and...'staches or horns (both of which translate into luck for the different characters).  At each level up, players can select a specific stat to apply bonus points to - but if you keep applying bonus points to the same stat, you'll be less likely to get high bonus points the more you apply it.

[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.
Released=Nov 28, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-luigi-partners-in-time
Description=The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga.  In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's only a monster inside!  The heroic brothers travel back in time only to discover that evil alien life forms known as the Shroobs have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom, and no-one is safe!  They soon meet up with their younger selves, and set out to stop the alien menace, not to mention rescue the Princess!<br><br>Although the game has turn-based battles, it follows the tradition of the previous Mario RPG games, in that button commands can be pressed during battle to increase your attack, defend, and counterattack, to give the impression of a more interactive battle.  <br><br>Battling can also become quite hectic, as players now have to control the each of the four brothers with the four different face buttons.  This can make for some very tricky situations when using special power-ups that randomize the brothers' turns.

[Mario Party DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Released=Nov 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-party-ds
Description=Mario Party DS continues the Mario Party gameplay on the Nintendo DS. It is a multiplayer game played as a board game. Each player can choose between well known characters from the Mario universe such as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Princess Daisy, Toad, Wario and Waluigi. Players play mini-games to earn stars. At the end of the game the player with most stars wins the game.<br><br>It is possible to play the game with four players in multiplayer. With download-play only one cartridge is required. Each round the players roll dice to advance on the board. Somewhere on the board a star is located, which can be collected by the first player to reach that spot. After each round the players play a mini-game, this can be free for all, 1 vs. 3 or 2 vs. 2. The game includes 74 different mini-games and some of them use the stylus or microphone.<br><br>At the end of each game more stars are rewarded for the player who for example won most mini-games.

[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=SEGA Studios
Released=Jan 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-games_
Description=In this DS adaptation of the Wii title, Sega and Nintendo's characters appear in the same game for the first time in history. At the same time, this title uses the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games license and features the official venues and environments of the 2008 Olympic Games.<br><br>Mario, Luigi, Peach, and friends go head to head with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and their group in a sports competition through various Olympic events. Each character has different sets of attributes; these attributes give certain characters a slight advantage over others in particular events. For instance, Sonic is usually better at running than other characters. Though, it is possible to beat him with anyone.<br><br>There are several arcade style mini games that players can compete against up to three of their friends. Among the events are: skeet shooting, fencing, 100m and 400m dash, swimming, gymnastics, rowing, archery, table tennis, and many more that are unlocked through play as the video athletes earn medals, badges, and crowns.

[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Software Technology Corporation
Released=Sep 25, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mario-vs-donkey-kong-2-march-of-the-minis
Description=Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is an action/puzzle game where the object is to bring as many Mini-Marios to the exit door as possible by solving the puzzle.  All the puzzles are fairly small and take up anywhere from one screen to four screens (2x2) in size.  All the Mini-Marios that are collected in each room are then used in the Donkey Kong boss battle at the end of the world.  All of the control is done with the stylus; no buttons are used at all.<br><br>There is a level editor in the game that allows players to create their own levels and share them with each other via local wireless mode.  Players can also share their created levels with their friends from across the world with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.<br><br>Players that want to get just a little taste of what they're missing can download a demo version from their friends via DS Download Play.

[Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Oct 11, 2005
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|PSP|Xbox
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/marvel-nemesis-rise-of-the-imperfects-
Description=When New York City is attacked by aliens, the greatest heroes (and villains) in the Marvel Universe confront them.  Marvel Nemesis has two playing modes, a single-player story mode, where players brawl their way through a Mark Millar scripted tale, and a single- or two-player versus mode pitting heroes and villains against each other in a sandbox arena.<br><br>Famous Marvel characters have been reimagined by artist Jae Lee and new characters have been created for this game series.  The PS2 and Xbox versions support online play and all versions have unlockable arenas, characters, and extras.

[Marvel Trading Card Game]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.
Released=May 15, 2007
Systems=PSP|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=1.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/marvel-trading-card-game
Description=Marvel Trading Card Game is a strict electronic conversion of the Vs. System collectible card game rules by Upper Deck. It includes cards from all of the Marvel-based Vs. sets through the X-Men set.<br><br>The gameplay involves head-to-head battles where players recruit superhero characters with various strengths and powers onto the playfield. Each character has a basic Attack and Defense value which determines the outcome of individual character battles. This basic mechanic is augmented by character powers, Equipment cards (which give the character additional powers/stats), Location cards (which affect multiple cards or game rules while they are face up), and Plot Twist cards (which are often played to change the outcome of individual character battles by boosting Attack or Defense values).<br><br>The game features two single player campaigns, tutorials, puzzles, and an online mode similar to Magic The Gathering Online. The online mode supports cross-platform play between the PC and PSP versions.
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[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=n-Space, Inc.
Released=Sep 15, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/marvel-ultimate-alliance-2_
Description=Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 shrinks the console game to fit on Nintendo's handheld. It is still in 3D and played on the upper screen. The lower screen is used to switch characters and use the star meter.<br><br>As with other versions, you play a squad of four characters at a time. You can switch between them at any time. There are shield points throughout the game where you can save and swap out characters.<br><br>Defeating enemies builds up a star meter. You can spend two stars to resurrect a fallen ally or all five to perform a powerful fusion attack where two characters combine their powers. Any pair of characters has their own unique fusion.<br><br>Defeating enemies also builds experience, which causes your characters to level up, increasing their powers and stats. Each character has four active and two passive powers and you can distribute the points however you wish or let the computer do it for you. Points can be reassigned at any time.<br><br>The story is told through 2-D cutscenes staged in the style of cardboard cutouts. It combines the Secret War and Civil War storylines from the comics. After Nick Fury uses superheroes in an unauthorized attack on Latveria, public sentiment turns against them. Then, after more than six hundred people are accidentally killed in a super hero fight, Congress passes the Super Human Registration Act, mandating all powered individual reveal their identity to the government. The game has you pick a pro or anti registration side. The beginning and end of the game are the same either way, but the middle section is different depending on which side you choose. The levels are mostly the same, but have different objectives. Several characters are restricted to each side and locked out if you play the other.

[Master of Illusion]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 26, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/master-of-illusion
Description=Master of Illusion is different from other exercise games. This one is a take on magic, teaching the player but also performing magic tricks against the player itself. There are three different modes including Solo Magic, Magic Show and Magic Training.<br><br>In Solo Magic, a magician performs parlor tricks such as  guessing what card the player has just picked out or guessing by the hand gestures the player makes over the DS screen.<br><br>In Magic Tricks, there are fourteen different tricks to try where the game is more of an assistant, helping the player out performing your tricks including having a friend pick out a card and drawing a face at the bottom of the screen that will guess the card picked out. It can also guess a person's birthday or where they are going on their vacation. Some of the tricks have the player recite different things through the microphone, for instance the vacation trick, or the player needs to blow into the microphone.<br><br>The third mode is called Magic Training, which is more of a series of mini-games to help test reaction speed. There are step by step instructions of how to perform tricks and there is also a special deck of cards that comes with the game.

[Master of the Monster Lair]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Global A Entertainment
Released=Oct 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/master-of-the-monster-lair
Description=Master of the Monster Lair is a dungeon crawling RPG with a different twist, whereas in previous dungeon crawlers the objective is to find the dungeons and monsters to clear them, the player creates the dungeon (or a monster lair in this case) in order to attract the monster and trap it to destroy it.  There are 23 different rooms to customize for the player's Monster Lair.<br><br>The story takes place in a small town called South Arc where the nearby forests are harboring monsters who regularly invade the town and scare of the citizens.  This is where the player takes control of an orphan called Owen who is searching for his first job where he encounters a magical talking shovel.  After realizing his destiny, he decides to start digging a lair and destroy the monster infestation.<br><br>The view of the game uses the DS dual-screen technology, showing the world in the top screen while the bottom screen will show maps and item menus.  The gameplay is the standard turn-based RPG battle, selecting options from a menu such as attack and casting spells as well as the option to turn and run from the battle.<br><br>Players can pick up items and currency from monsters that are defeated in battle and use them to buy new weapons and armor for future battles or even furniture for Owen's house.  There is also wireless capabilities where players can view and exchange dungeons through Wi-Fi.

[Mazes of Fate]
Publisher=Graffiti Entertainment, LLC
Developer=Sabarasa Entertainment
Released=Sep 08, 2008
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mazes-of-fate
Description=The ancient gods have passed judgment, and as a result all of mankind has been sentenced to be replaced with a new, less sinful race. The only chance for redemption lies withing a magical item that will allow mankind to atone for its sins. But the item in question has been stolen by the enemies of humanity, and the verdict of the gods will soon come to pass.<br><br>Mazes of Fate is a fantasy medieval first person "dungeon-crawler" RPG in which you create a character based on gender, class and attributes (or take your pick from one of the three pre-made characters) and set out in a quest to save the human race from oblivion. The game alternates between world and town map sequences in which you control your party from an overhead perspective and visit shops and get quests from NPCs and the many dungeons that compose the bulk of the game itself. While dungeon crawling the game switches to a first-person perspective from which you control your party as it fights all the monsters that cross your path and loot the treasures uncovered. Combat is real-time although the game pauses while you navigate action menus.<br><br>Features loads of items, weapons and quests, as well as tons of monsters and up to 5 recruit-able party members.
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[MechAssault: Phantom War]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Backbone Entertainment
Released=Sep, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mechassault-phantom-war
Description=This game continues in the MechAssault tradition of piloting giant robots and blowing things up. You play as Vallen Brice, MechWarrior for the Lyran Alliance. Players can also hop around in BattleArmor to hack doors and hijack other Mechs using the touch screen. Four classes of Mechs are available: Light, Medium, Heavy, and Assault. Along with a Campaign mode, this game supports up to 4 for wireless DS multi-card play.

[Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Production Studio 2
Released=Nov 01, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-battle-network-5-double-team-ds
Description=Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS is a slightly enhanced port of both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 5 (Team Protoman and Team Colonel) for the Nintendo DS.  After selecting their game version, players travel through the Battle Network Universe with Lan and his Net Navi, Mega Man, as they explore the real world and the internet, as they try to discover the whereabouts of a 'Dark Chip Factory', which is being used to corrupt innocent Navis.<br><br>The game takes place in an isometric perspective, and players can explore the overworld as Lan where they can buy items, communicate with people, and find places to 'jack-in' to the Internet.  Once in the internet, players take control of Mega Man, where they use him to perform the same tasks as Lan.  However, the internet is also riddled with viruses that Mega Man will randomly encounter.  When entering battle, Mega Man can use 'battle chips' to become powered up and deal more damage, as well as shoot and dodge opponent attacks in realtime.<br><br>Double Team DS also features minimal use of the Nintendo DS' features - players can shout into the microphone during battle to 'encourage' Mega Man and power him up, and menus are now easier to navigate through by means of the touch screen.

[Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Ninja]
Publisher=Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Capcom Production Studio 2
Released=Jun 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-star-force-2-zerker-x-ninja
Description=Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Ninja, along with Zerker X Saurian, is the sequel to Mega Man Star Force.<br><br>The story picks up a couple of months after the events of the first one, Geo Stelar and Omega-Xis return to thwart the plans of a mysterious organization who want to revive the ancient civilization of Mu. Also, a new rival character by the name of Rogue appears.<br><br>The sequel retains the gameplay and other aspects of it's predecessor, among the new additions is the Link Power, which as it increases, allows players using the Brother Band system to access treasure and ares inaccessible by those with less Link Power.

[Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Saurian]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Production Studio 2
Released=Jun 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-star-force-2-zerker-x-saurian
Description=Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Saurian, along with Zerker X Ninja, is the sequel to Mega Man Star Force. The story picks up a couple of months after the events of the first one, Geo Stelar and Omega-Xis return to thwart the plans of a mysterious organization who want to revive the ancient civilization of Mu. Also, a new rival character by the name of Rogue appears.<br><br>The sequel retains the gameplay and other aspects of it's predecessor, among the new additions is the Link Power, which as it increases, allows players using the Brother Band system to access treasure and ares inaccessible by those with less Link Power.

[Mega Man Star Force: Dragon]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 07, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-star-force-dragon
Description=Many years in the future, humankind has finally discovered extraterrestrial life.  In an effort to make contact with aliens, they have created a Space Station called 'Peace'.  However, the space station mysteriously vanished, and all attempts to find it were in vain.  Now, three years later, the son of one of those on-board the satellite has an encounter with an alien life-form from the Planet FM.  The alien, Omega-Xis (or Mega for short) meets Geo Stelar.  Together, they are able to explore Earth's hidden Wave World and become Mega Man.<br><br>Mega Man Star Force is an Action RPG in the vein of Mega Man Battle Network.  Players assume the role of Geo Stelar, who can explore the real world of Earth.  All devices in Earth use a wireless network called the Wave World to send data and communicate.  By merging with Mega, Geo becomes Mega Man and can explore the Wave World to destroy viruses, fix machines, and read secret info in people's Transer devices (which allow communication between others).<br><br>As Mega is a fugitive, he is being hunted by others from Planet FM.  This means that other nasty FM-ians will turn up and cause trouble on Earth, and Mega Man will need to fight them.  Battles take place  on the top screen in third person, behind Mega Man.  At the start of each turn, you can select your cards which can be used as powerful attacks or defenses for Mega Man.  You can move Mega Man left or right to avoid attacks and shoot, or you can put up a shield to block most attacks.  At the end of a battle, you are rewarded with money, health, or even new cards, depending on how well you did.<br><br>Unique to the game is the "Brother Band" system, which lets other people lend you their powers and cards.  The more Brothers you link up with, the more powerful your Mega Man becomes.  You can either link up with virtual Brothers in the game, or real friends online through Nintendo WFC or local wireless.  After a key point in the game, Mega Man can also use the power of the Dragon Satellite.  You can also connect up with friends who have the other satellite versions of the game to gain their powers too.

[Mega Man Star Force: Leo]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 07, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-star-force-leo
Description=Many years in the future, humankind has finally discovered extraterrestrial life.  In an effort to make contact with aliens, they have created a Space Station called 'Peace'.  However, the space station mysteriously vanished, and all attempts to find it were in vain.  Now, three years later, the son of one of those on-board the satellite has an encounter with an alien life-form from the Planet FM.  The alien, Omega-Xis (or Mega for short) meets Geo Stelar.  Together, they are able to explore Earth's hidden Wave World and become Mega Man.<br><br>Mega Man Star Force is an Action RPG in the vein of Mega Man Battle Network.  Players assume the role of Geo Stelar, who can explore the real world of Earth.  All devices in Earth use a wireless network called the Wave World to send data and communicate.  By merging with Mega, Geo becomes Mega Man and can explore the Wave World to destroy viruses, fix machines, and read secret info in people's Transer devices (which allow communication between others).  After a key point in the game, Mega Man can also use the power of one of the three different satellites - in this version, Leo, which has powerful fire attacks.<br><br>As Mega is a fugitive, he is being hunted by others from Planet FM.  This means that other nasty FM-ians will turn up and cause trouble on Earth, and Mega Man will need to fight them.  Battles take place  on the top screen in third person, behind Mega Man.  At the start of each turn, you can select your cards which can be used as powerful attacks or defenses for Mega Man.  You can move Mega Man left or right to avoid attacks and shoot, or you can put up a shield to block most attacks.  At the end of a battle, you are rewarded with money, health, or even new cards, depending on how well you did.<br><br>Unique to the game is the "Brother Band" system, which lets other people lend you their powers and cards.  The more Brothers you link up with, the more powerful your Mega Man becomes.  You can either link up with virtual Brothers in the game, or real friends online through Nintendo WFC or local wireless.  You can also connect up with friends who have the other satellite versions of the game to gain their powers too.

[Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 07, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-star-force-pegasus
Description=Many years in the future, humankind has finally discovered extraterrestrial life.  In an effort to make contact with aliens, they have created a Space Station called 'Peace'.  However, the space station mysteriously vanished, and all attempts to find it were in vain.  Now, three years later, the son of one of those on-board the satellite has an encounter with an alien life-form from the Planet FM.  The alien, Omega-Xis (or Mega for short) meets Geo Stelar.  Together, they are able to explore Earth's hidden Wave World and become Mega Man.<br><br>Mega Man Star Force is an Action RPG in the vein of Mega Man Battle Network.  Players assume the role of Geo Stelar, who can explore the real world of Earth.  All devices in Earth use a wireless network called the Wave World to send data and communicate.  By merging with Mega, Geo becomes Mega Man and can explore the Wave World to destroy viruses, fix machines, and read secret info in people's Transer devices (which allow communication between others).  After a key point in the game, Mega Man can also use the power of one of the three different satellites - in this version, Pegasus, which has powerful ice attacks.<br><br>As Mega is a fugitive, he is being hunted by others from Planet FM.  This means that other nasty FM-ians will turn up and cause trouble on Earth, and Mega Man will need to fight them.  Battles take place  on the top screen in third person, behind Mega Man.  At the start of each turn, you can select your cards which can be used as powerful attacks or defenses for Mega Man.  You can move Mega Man left or right to avoid attacks and shoot, or you can put up a shield to block most attacks.  At the end of a battle, you are rewarded with money, health, or even new cards, depending on how well you did.<br><br>Unique to the game is the "Brother Band" system, which lets other people lend you their powers and cards.  The more Brothers you link up with, the more powerful your Mega Man becomes.  You can either link up with virtual Brothers in the game, or real friends online through Nintendo WFC or local wireless.  You can also connect up with friends who have the other satellite versions of the game to gain their powers too.

[Mega Man Zero Collection]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 08, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-zero-collection
Description=Mega Man Zero Collection is a set of all four games in the Mega Man Zero series on a single game cart.  It includes:<br><br>Mega Man Zero<br>Mega Man Zero 2<br>Mega Man Zero 3<br>Mega Man Zero 4<br><br>In addition to the four games, Mega Man Zero Collection also features an art gallery with works from the games in the series.  The e-Reader cards that were exclusive to the Japanese version of Mega Man Zero 3 and provided in-game enhancements are now discoverable throughout that game as collectibles.  There is also the option to play through all four games in one continuous playthrough, rather than having to select each game individually.  Finally, an included "Easy Mode" makes the game more accessible to those not used to the game's tough difficulty level.

[Mega Man ZX]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 12, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-zx
Description=Many years after the events in the Mega Man Zero series, humans and Reploids (humanoid robots) have at last found peace.  Two humans, Vent and Aile, work for a delivery company called Giro Express.  After being ambushed during a delivery, they come in contact with something called 'biometal', which transforms them into the Maverick Hunter, X.  Using their new powers, they decide to work for a group called "The Guardians", who protect civilians from Maverick attacks.<br><br>Mega Man ZX is a side scrolling platformer for the Nintendo DS.  While the gameplay is similar to the Mega Man X series, in that you find powerups to increase your health meter, gain subtanks to store surplus energy when needed, and gain new abilities such as swimming and flight through acquiring boss powers, the art style is more similar to the Mega Man Zero series of games.<br><br>As players progress through the game, they gain the power of different types of "biometal", which gives them robotic weaponry and abilities.  Different situations require different biometal suits, and sometimes (such as in civilian areas), it's best to return to your human form so that you can make your way through areas without being hassled.  New models of biometal can be acquired from boss enemies.  While you can hit their weak spots for more damage, it's actually beneficial not to, as the more damage you do to the weak spot results in more repairs that you need to make to the biometal later.

[Mega Man ZX Advent]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mega-man-zx-advent
Description=Grey was a Reploid found in a hidden factory in suspended animation, accidentally awakened during battle.  Ashe was a human Hunter, chasing after treasures and bounties.  After their encounter with the evil Prometheus, they were rescued and taken to a Hunter Base, where their first mission was to help transport a mysterious Biometal.  With another attack on the train occurring during their mission, they attempt to protect it - the Biometal, Model A, fuses with them, allowing them to become a powerful Mega Man!  But other people are after Model A as well...<br><br>Mega Man ZX Advent is the sequel to Mega Man ZX.  Players can choose to play as either Grey or Ashe, each with their own storyline and slightly different weaponry, but the overall game remains the same.  The game itself plays much like the side-scrolling platformer Mega Man X.  However, once the main character fuses with the Biometal, they can transform into Model A, which allows them to steal the data of bosses, taking on their appearance as well as their abilities.

[Mein Beautyhotel fr Tiere]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=Exozet Games GmbH
Released=Oct 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mein-beautyhotel-fr-tiere_
Description=In this game the player runs a luxury resort for pets. Pets owners bring their little darlings to the resort and you have to sell them the right products and services. Part of the game is a pet care simulation, i.e. you must stroke and feed the animals and play with them. The other part is business management; you need to order different foods and supplies and can extend the resort if you have made enough money. You can build facilities like hotel rooms for cats and dogs or a beauty salon for pets.

[Mein Gestt - Ein Leben fr die Pferde]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=2009
Systems=Wii
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mein-gestt-ein-leben-fr-die-pferde
Description=The Riding Stables at the old mill needs a little polishing: The riding<br>hall is run down, there’s a draught in the stable and nobody wants to live in this shabby guesthouse. The player has to take over and push this place to new glory.<br><br>The stable, the riding hall, and the guesthouse are renovated and<br>soon guests are willing to pay for their stay, again. The player uses this money to build a new breeding stable and shortly after foals are frolicking there with their mothers. Later on the player starts training foals on the lunge and may sells them to trustworthy clients. Other horse owners will come to pay for service of massaging stressed horses. The player's own horse is also living there and looks forward to rides through forests, at the beach an over mountain ranges. If the player learned well with his horse in training lessons, he may take part in various cross-country races.

[Mein Westernpferd]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=SnapDragon Games GmbH
Released=Oct 02, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mein-westernpferd
Description=Mein Westernpferd is a western-themed horseback riding game starring Karla. She dreams of becoming a big star in western riding, but in order to launch her career she has to convince her uncle Bob that she has both the talent as well as the responsibility to look after horses.<br><br>Through the game, players have to help her achieve her goal by training in the riding hall and learning to take care of a horse. By earning her uncle's trust, she eventually gets access to the more popular disciplines of western riding, such as Reining and the Barrel Race. Players move through the game using riding lessons and participating in tournaments. There are three different tournaments in total and different routes to take. Players can customize the horses and use a wide range of products to take care of the animals, including a complete beauty contest.

[Metal Slug 7]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=SNK Playmore Corp.
Released=Nov 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/metal-slug-7
Description=Metal Slug 7 is the eighth entry in the Metal Slug saga and an exclusive to Nintendo's DS handheld system. The player chooses from six different heroes (Marco, Eri, Tarma, Fio, Ralf and Clark) as the embark on a mission to stop the diabolical (and persistent) General Morden as he unleashes hordes of henchman and machinery to stop the player, as well as make allies with a new and more dangerous army in the process.<br><br>Like many others in the series, the gameplay is basically the same, having the player using the D-pad to move their character around on the screen and using the "Y" button to fire their primary weapon.  The "A" button is used for throwing grenades and the basic melee attack as the player comes in close quarters with an enemy with the "R" button to change their primary weapons.<br><br>There are some new melee attacks as well when using the D-Pad and pressing the "Y" button to unleash the attack, each attack differ depending upon the character selected.  Also, four characters (Marco, Tarma, Ralf & Clark) have a special attack that can be used by pressing "Up" on the D-Pad and hitting the "L" button and the "Y" button.  Along with these new attacks, the game also utilizes the DS' dual screen capabilities with the main game being played on the top screen and a scrollable map on the bottom screen that show's locations of freed POW's and items picked up as well.<br><br>The standard power-ups are also present such as heavy machine gun, rocket launcher and laser gun to name a few as well as the ever dangerous "Metal Slugs" that are scattered throughout the seven stages of the game, ranging from the standard tanks to jet fighters and even bi-pedal tanks.  There are also three difficulty settings to choose from: Beginner, Normal and Hard.<br><br>A new feature is the 80 mission Combat School option which allows players to partake in a series of special missions that will award players depending upon the required action of the stage (ex. some stages will score the player on how many soldiers they destroy while other's will score the player depending on how many POW's they rescue).  The better the player does during these missions, the more points they will be awarded and raise their ranking which ranges from "Recruit" to "General of the Army".

[Meteos]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc.
Released=Jun 27, 2005
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/meteos
Description=Designed by Masahiro Sakurai and produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Meteos was the DS's second big-name puzzle game (after Polarium).  <br><br>Most of the game's action takes place on the bottom of the DS's two screens, where colored meteors plummet downwards towards a planet's atmosphere.  There, they form columns that the user can manipulate with either the stylus or a combination of the D-pad and A button.  When three or more meteors of the same color are arranged either vertically or horizontally, they "ignite" and rocket up towards the top screen.  Rockets carry upwards any other metors that happen to be above them, and by stringing together several ignitions it is possible to lift many blocks at once.  The ultimate objective of the game is to lift as many metors as possible back into "orbit" in the top screen; the game is over if the bottom screen fills up completely with meteors.  Meteos features many different "planets" that the user can play on, each with subtle variations (such as in gravity) that affect gameplay.

[Meteos: Disney Magic]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Aspect Co. Ltd.|Platinum Egg Inc.
Released=Feb 27, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/meteos-disney-magic
Description=Someone's messed up all of the Disney stories in the vaults!  Help Jiminy Cricket and Tinkerbell right the stories and give a happy ending.    Sort stories from popular Disney franchises including The Little Mermaid, Lilo and Stitch, Toy Story, Winnie the Pooh, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Nightmare Before Christmas, to name just a few.<br><br>Meteos: Disney Magic is a Disney themed version of Meteos for the Nintendo DS.  Using your stylus, shift the blocks up and down (or, new to this version, left to right as well) to rearrange them.  Once there are three or more of the same block in a row horizontally or vertically, the blocks and all those above rocket up towards the top of the bin, before beginning to settle down again.  Blast them all off the screen to clear them.  Special power ups sometimes appear, such as the Rocket Block, which lets you blast up a large amount of blocks with a single tap, and the Replacing Block, which substitutes all blocks of one color to another.<br><br>There are different modes of play for Meteos: Disney Magic.  You can choose Story Mode, which takes you through a set of Disney stories to play.  Depending on the difficulty, you can choose a path to take and unlock new stories for play in other modes.  Challenge Mode has you playing through any story you've previously unlocked, either in Simple Mode (play until you lose) or Time Attack.  Versus CPU sees you fighting against an opponent, either in Survival (play until either player loses) or Time Mode, which has you clearing as many blocks as possible in a limited time.  You can also play against your friends either with Single Cart or Multi Cart Multiplayer, up to four players.

[Metroid Prime: Hunters]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Software Technology Corporation
Released=Mar 20, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/metroid-prime-hunters
Description=A new episode to the Metroid Prime series which started on the GameCube, this game takes place between Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Interstellar bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent to the distant Alimbic Cluster by the Galactic Federation to investigate a message saying that the source of ultimate power lies in this desolate part of the galaxy, once home to an advanced culture.<br><br>Samus is not alone, however. Other races have heard this mysterious message, too. Six other bounty hunters, each with unique characteristics, will do everything to get their hands on the Alimbic relics for their own reasons.<br><br>The single-player mode is more focused on shooting than other Metroid games but also has puzzles in classic Metroid fashion. Unlike previous games, Samus has all her moves from the start, but she still has to look for weapons. The player may also run into other bounty hunters in this mode.<br><br>The multiplayer mode is similar to Unreal Tournament or Quake games. Players can choose from any hunter that was defeated in single-player mode. There are seven modes in total including: Nodes, Survival, Bounty, Prime Hunter, Battle, Capture, and Defender. Each mode has its own unique rules. There are a vast number of arenas that can be played over local wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. When using friend codes, voice chat before and after matches is enabled.

[Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Software Technology Corporation
Released=Nov 21, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/metroid-prime-hunters-first-hunt
Description=Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt is the demo version of the regular Nintendo DS title Metroid Prime: Hunters.  This version of the game, as a demo, does not contain the complete adventure, but rather features three training missions of sorts to familiarize consumers with the Nintendo DS early in the lifecycle of the system.<br><br>The game is built on the framework of the Metroid Prime titles from the GameCube and Wii, developed by Retro Studios.  In this sense, it plays from a first-person perspective for regular play, and from a 3rd person perspective when Samus transitions to Morph Ball mode.  There are five choices for controlling the game available in the Options menu, and the ability for a player to enter his or her name for recording high scores.<br><br>Since the game is little more than a Nintendo DS tech demo, features and gameplay are fairly thin, although there are four gameplay modes.<br><br>Under the Training menu, the player has three single-player options as follows:<br><br>Regulator: This mode plays the most like the regular Metroid Prime Hunters game.  The player ventures through a stage, solves a couple light puzzles, and collects a few items, and fights a generic boss.  This mode has a ten minute time limit.<br><br>Survivor:  Essentially a survival mode where the player takes on gradual waves of enemies, until eventual defeat.<br><br>Morph Ball:  Basically has the player meander through a timed maze in Morph Ball mode, all the while required to continue running through symbols on the ground.  <br><br>Multiplayer:  Exactly what it sounds like.  A two-to-four person multiplayer mode making use of the DS's Wi-Fi capabilities.  Options exist for creating new multiplayer games or joining pre-existing ones.<br><br>This title was not released for retail sale and was only put out for the purposes of demoing Metroid Prime: Hunters as well as the Nintendo DS system.

[Metroid Prime Pinball]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Fuse Games Limited
Released=Oct 24, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/metroid-prime-pinball
Description=In this pinball game based on Metroid Prime, Samus gets knocked and rolled around the table in Morph Ball form; the table contains Metroids, which can latch onto her and suck away health. Tables include the surface of Tallon IV, the Space Station, the Phazon Mines, and more can be unlocked by searching for artifacts and collecting bounties, which are found by destroying Space Pirates and other dangerous creatures.<br><br>Metroid Prime Pinball is a pinball game with a Metroid theme. Players can collect power-ups such as missiles and super bombs, which can be helpful when defeating bosses. There are also missions to be completed within a time limit; these missions can involve defeating unique enemies that appear on the table or completing tasks such as wall jumping. Completing missions earns either artifacts or special tokens.<br><br>The game also features a single-card multiplayer mode. In this mode, up to eight players can play. The game is a race to see who can reach a certain score first. Players lose points if they lose their ball. It is also possible to dump enemies onto opponents' tables to cause trouble for them.

[Midnight Play! Pack]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Gameloft Srl
Released=Jun 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/midnight-play-pack
Description=Midnight Play! Pack is a compilation of five Gameloft mobile games, ported to the Nintendo DS. The games are:<br><br>1. Block Breaker Deluxe<br>2. Midnight Pool<br>3. Midnight Bowling<br>4. Midnight Hold'em Poker<br>5. Platinum Solitaire<br><br>The Midnight games are 3D versions.

[Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Capybara Games Inc.
Released=Dec 01, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/might-magic-clash-of-heroes
Description=The world of Ashan has a big demon problem. Every time the moon stands right, those bastards come from their prison world Sheogh and terrorize the neighborhood. This time they are searching for the Blade of Binding. Forged during the last demon war, it allows its wearer to control the demons. Something the demons of course can't allow anyone to have. So they do everything to create mistrust between the humans and the elves, unleashing a war in the Forests of Irollan. At the same time others are blinded by the gift of power the demons offer and more or less secretly join their ranks. So since the adults are bashing their heads in, it is up to their offspring to save Ashan and stop the demons.<br><br>Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a mix of puzzle- and turn-based-strategy set in the Might & Magic universe and the story takes place 40 years before the events in Heroes of Might & Magic V. During the campaign the player takes on the role of younger versions of known heroes like the human Godric or the elf Anwen. The campaign is split into five acts, in each of which the player starts with a level 1 hero in one of the four areas of the world of Ashan and even Sheogh. Similar to the original game, the player moves his hero through the world step by step, talking to people, collecting resources like gold and stone, getting quests and fighting the various enemies around. All of this is happening in real time.<br><br>The hero has access to three types of troops: normal, elite and master, with a maximum of three normal troops, one elite and one master in his army at the same time. All of the units are taken from the Heroes of Might & Magic universe and share the same abilities as their big brothers. While the normal troops are of no concern after they have been unlocked, as they don't need to be replaced, elite and master units need to be bought at specific buildings on the map as they can be killed during combat. Combat itself is turn-based, but not on a traditional hex field like the original game. Instead, the combat is not only the main part of the game but is also designed like a puzzle game.<br><br>Once combat has started, the player has to arrange his troops by color with normally three moves available. How the troops come into the battle is solely dependent on chance. The player can only decide which troops are available to him. The two screens of the DS show the player's troops at the bottom and the enemies on the top arranged in eight rows with up to six units. If three normal units of the same color are stacked upon each other, they make a formation and get ready for combat. Elite units on the other hand need two normal units to be activated, master units four. Each unit type has a timer and a certain amount of strength associated with it. The timer tells the player in which round the unit will make their attack move. Until then the unit's strength will increase at the beginning of the player's turn until it reaches its maximum. If an enemy attack hits the same row during this charge time, the damage done by the enemy is subtracted from the strength of the unit until either the enemy's units or the unit's strength reaches zero. Inactive units also weaken the enemies attack force but much less than an attack formation. If units are formed into an attack and they have the same duration left until attack and the same color as another unit on the board, they'll link up and get even stronger. If two attack forces of the same color are formed in the same row, they will combine, more than doubling their strength.<br><br>The goal of most of the combats is to get the enemy hero down to 0 HP. This is done by successfully getting an attack formation through the enemy forces with at least one strength left. The heroes themselves are not represented on the battlefield but if their units damage the enemy hero or the hero gets hit himself, his mana will increase. Once it is full they can cast a spell like a lightning storm which is unique to that hero. Each hero and their units belong to one of the five factions including Inferno and Necropolis. The gameworld they move around in is also part of that factions home.<br><br>To spice things up, the game features boss fights which are very different to normal fights, as well as other story-relevant battles that differ from the standard &quot;Kill the Hero&quot; format. Godric for example has to free some prisoners by hitting two switches at the same time with his attack groups. Also available are combat puzzles where the goal is to wipe out the enemy troops in just one turn with pre-defined units.

[M&M's Break' Em]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Frame Studios Interactive
Released=2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mms-break-em
Description=Mr. Runch is a rotten and dangerous peanut that has escaped the reject bin. Burning with revenge and sworn to become a real M&M peanut, he is now on the loose and plans to kidnap all M&M's to lock them up in a crystal. Five M&M heroes - Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Orange - need to stop him.<br><br>M&M's Break' Em is mainly a reworking of Gem Smashers, an earlier game by Frame Studios Interactive. The main story mode takes place on different locations, gradually unlocked, along with boss battles. Keys can also unlock hidden levels, marked by a pink spot on the map.<br><br>The player controls one of the M&M's and bounces it throughout the screen. They have different characteristics such based on speed, power and boost. It needs to hit crystals of the same colour (pinballing vertically off objects) and special pots are used to change the colour. When all crystals are gone, the level is completed. Gameplay is time limited, crossing it makes a bouncing skull appear on the screen taking away lives. Special blocks contain bonuses such as detonators, extra points, invulnerability, score multipliers and a harder M&M that cuts through all crystals. The M&M can be moved left or right horizontally, and sped up or slowed down.<br><br>Skills slightly influence gameplay. High power requires less hits to break hard rocks, while boost allows the character to speed up. Only Yellow and Green can break special blocks to access bonuses.<br><br>The DS version can be controlled with the stylus and contains a multiplayer mode.
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[M&M's Kart Racing]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=FRONTLINE Studios, Inc.
Released=Mar 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mms-kart-racing_
Description=M&M's Kart Racing is a takeoff of Mario Kart DS.  Featuring eleven tracks including a farm, the city, the Arctic, a land of chocolate and an alien spacecraft to name a few.  You can also race as the five different M&M's colors seen in the commercials - Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Orange.  It also has three game modes: Tournament, Time Trial and Multiplayer.  However, unlike Mario Kart DS you need another copy of the game to play against someone in Multiplayer.<br><br>There are also four power-ups you can used during the race to help you win, they include: a homing missile to slow down an opposing racer in front of you, a barrel of oil to slow down racers chasing you, a cup of hot chocolate that can boost your speed and a candy bar to refill your gas tank.

[Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=iNiS corporation
Released=May 17, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/moero-nekketsu-rhythm-damashii-osu-tatakae-ouendan-2
Description=Ouendan returns with nineteen more J-Pop/Rock songs, along with nineteen more situations where only a cheer squad can save the day. The original Ouendan and joined by a new team, the Morning City Ouendan, who wear blue in contrast to the black of the Evening City Ouendan.<br><br>Gameplay is largely identical to the original, tapping, sliding and spinning to match the beat of the song playing, in order to progress through different stages of a song. The closer the player gets to matching the song, the more points will be earned and the better the rank achieved. The whole game is played using the stylus. <br><br>Improvements made in 2006's Elite Beat Agents (the non Japanese "remake" of Ouendan) have been carried over, such as the ability to completely skip introductions and unlockable songs. One replay can be saved on each song, improving the system from Elite Beat Agents.

[Monster Bomber]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Nov 16, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/monster-bomber
Description=The alien monsters have arrived, and it's up to you to destroy them with multicolored bombs. Create bombs on the lower screen, and fling them at the invaders at the top. Match up the colors correctly to destroy an invader, or knock them around to create a chain attack. This makes the game halfway between an action game and a puzzle game. You'll need reflexes to destroy the aliens fast enough, and brainpower to attack them correctly.<br><br>Monster Bomber features a scenario mode, with a branching series of challenges, (complete with save/load) as well as survival mode and multiplayer.

[Monster House]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Jul 18, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/monster-house
Description=Monster House is an old-school shoot 'em up based on Columbia Pictures' animated movie of the same name. With the help of your touch screen controlled water gun, you explore the house room by room, fighting off waves of enemies (assorted household objects) coming from every direction. You also pick up various power-ups along the way. You can play as each of the three characters from the film - DJ, Chowder, and Jenny.<br><br>This game is heavily inspired by classics like Robotron and Smash TV.

[Monster Puzzle]
Publisher=Success Corp.
Developer=GAMESPACE24
Released=Apr 20, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/monster-puzzle
Description=Fairy Tale World is in trouble!  With less and less children reading fairy tales, people will forget the stories and Fairy Tale World will disappear forever.  The monsters who feature in all of the fairy tale stories don't like this at all, so they take it upon themselves to rescue their world.<br><br>Monster Puzzle is a puzzle game similar to Zoo Keeper or Bejeweled.  You have a set grid of monsters that can be dragged with the stylus either left and right or up and down (up to a maximum of three spaces).  If you match at least three monsters horizontally or vertically, that row of monsters will disappear.  If you match up a 2x2 square of monsters, a 4x4 square of monsters will be deleted.<br><br>Unlike Zoo Keeper and Bejeweled, the goal is not to just eliminate monsters.  Instead, players must 'claim' spaces where the monsters lie, which is done when you clear a set of monsters.  In most stages, you will just need to claim the space once (which turns it orange), but in later stages, you will need to claim space twice (which turns orange spaces to red).  After a certain percentage of space is claimed, the player moves onto the next stage.<br><br>The game can also be played in versus mode with a friend.  In this mode, the player who runs out of time first is the loser.  Time can be added by continuing to clear monsters.  If you clear multiple monsters simultaneously, a rock will appear on the opponent's screen which makes it more difficult for them to clear monsters.

[Monster Rancher DS]
Publisher=UFO Interactive Games, Inc.
Developer=CING, Inc.
Released=Aug 03, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/monster-rancher-ds
Description=Monster Rancher is one of the longest running monster-breeding game series of all time, comparable even to the Pokémon franchise. The formula for the Monster Rancher games has remained largely unchanged over the years -- generate a monster, put him/her/it through a training regimen that emphasizes certain vital statistics, then enter your monster into ranked tournaments to win cash and prizes. The feature that's always made the Monster Rancher series unique is the methods in which you generate your monsters. Previous iterations have used CDs and DVDs, but the DS version allows you to draw a picture or speak into the DS microphone. That information is then (somehow) converted into a monster which you then start training.<br><br>Aside from training, there are also trials you can take your monster through which will teach them new techniques, and a scavenger-hunt style mini game where your monster can find valuable items to use in battle or just to sell for money. In addition, you can connect wirelessly with a friend to battle their monster or even combine monsters to make more powerful breeds.

[Monsters vs. Aliens]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Mar 24, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/monsters-vs-aliens
Description=Monsters vs. Aliens follows the storyline of the animated movie, giving players the chance to play each of the five monsters while taking on the evil robot and clone invaders of the plotting alien, Gallaxhar.<br><br>Each of the heroes has its own unique gameplay. B.O.B. explores puzzle-like platforming levels; Missing Link battles foes and obstacles in sidescrolling action levels; Ginormica skates through the streets of San Francisco and Modesto; Dr. Cockroach solves brainy minigames; finally, Insectosaurus fights off the alien menace in isometric, city stomping, levels. Along the way, the monsters find radioactive collectibles, unlock new features, and save the entire planet.

[Moon]
Publisher=Mastiff, LLC
Developer=Renegade Kid LLC.
Released=Jan 13, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/moon
Description=Renegade Kid returns to the DS with this second game, Moon. After updating the Renegade Engine, used for the first game, Dementium, this new shooter for the DS puts you in the role of Major Edward Kane, Chief of Military Operations for the Extra-Terrestrial Encounter Organization. The year is 2058 and you and your squad are sent to the moon to investigate strange things that have been happening at the new moon bases. An alien hatch has been discovered at the construction site of one of the bases. So you need to take charge and take care of business.<br><br>As its predecessor, it tries to fill the lack of shooters for Nintendo's handheld. With the stylus for aiming, the D-pad for moving and the shoulder buttons for shooting, Moon revisits the late 90's style of shooter started by the Quake series.<br><br>The game features 24 episodes, 7 different weapons, various levels of difficulty, bonuses and other game modes to unlock.

[Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Namco Limited
Released=Nov 30, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mr-driller-drill-spirits
Description=Mr. Driller, experienced with the drill, much use his abilities to dig beneath the Earth's crust in a race to the finish in order to save the day. Dangerous traps await as you dig through the puzzle layout to the goal, and be careful of Mr. Driller's air supply which can run out quickly. Find the right powerups to increase abilities and air supply while fighting the time clock.<br><br>Part Tetris part unique adventure, Mr. Driller brings with it the usual puzzle like game modes, as well as time trials and multiplayer for four players. The Dual Screen abilities on the DS include an increased view of the play area and wireless multiplayer.

[Murder Club]
Publisher=Fonfun Corporation
Developer=Althi Inc.
Released=Feb 21, 2008
Systems=DOS|PC-98|TurboGrafx CD
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/murder-club
Description=A detective simulator, you play the role of J.B. Harold, who must investigate the murder of a wealthy businessman and bring the murderer to court. You have to do all the work a real detective would do: find clues, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, establish the motive for the crime - and in the end, to make sure your case will stand up in the court.

[MX vs. ATV Untamed]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Endgame Studios Pty. Ltd.|Tantalus Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Dec 17, 2007
Systems=PlayStation 2|PlayStation 3|PSP|Wii|Xbox 360
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mx-vs-atv-untamed
Description=An update from MX vs. ATV Unleashed, Untamed has some of the classic features along with some new ones as well. There are 250 cc and 550 cc bikes and four ATV models, but also monster trucks, offroad dune buggys and trophy trucks.<br><br>Players can pull off insane stunts and compete in six different racing series (Supercross, Nationals, Opencross, Supermoto, Freestyle and Rally) or in the X-Cross, a tournament of all the series wrapped into one, plus sponsorships can be acquired: good performances have the player receive better bikes. It also features Crash Camera, a super slow-mo breakdown of accidents and crashes, similar to MotorStorm.<br><br>Some mini-games have been included as well, including ATV hockey, Monster Truck Smash and Tag to name a few. The online mode has the player compete against other competitors. The gameplay is very similar to the console systems, certain buttons for gas, brakes while the Wii remote can be used as well.<br><br>The DS and PSP versions are almost similar. While the DS has few vehicles and only has a championship mode unlike the many series in the major console versions, it contains ten exclusive tracks and three stadiums. The PSP version is almost similar, but has different series from the consoles: Race, One on One, Time Attack, Stunt Challenge, Stunt Race, Hang-Time, Combo Challenge, Flag Challenge. It also has the X-Cross tournament, but it is named the MX vs. ATV World Tour instead. Games can be played against friends using Wi-Fi.

[My Chinese Coach]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Aug 26, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-chinese-coach
Description=My Chinese Coach is an edutainment title that teaches you Chinese while playing a series of mini-games.  With one hundred scripted lessons and over 1000 lessons in all, My Chinese Coach starts beginner speakers of Chinese through the basics.  Each lesson teaches a new set of words or grammar, and players must complete mini-games that practice the vocabulary in order to progress to the next lesson.  Games include tones practice, hit-a-word, fading characters, and bridge builder.  Also included in the game is a 10,000 word reference dictionary and a full phrase book.

[My Dress-Up]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=Oxygen Interactive Studios Ltd
Released=Nov 07, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-dress-up
Description=My Dress-Up is a fashion game for girls on the NDS. The game is played with the DS on its side like a book. It features from over 600 customisable items of clothing. These are split into 9 different categories that include shoes, trousers, tops, dresses and hats. The game also features a T-Shirt creation mode where players are able to make customs tops using unlocked tops and designs. Fancy Dress items can also be unlocked so you can dress your friends up as Fairies, Princesses or even something scary for Halloween.<br>Players are able create over 60 friends and save up to 96 different outfits. <br><br>The game is part of the My Games series and features the My Games chat feature that enables players to connect with My Make-Up and My Secret Diary for chat sessions. Photos from My Make-Up can also be sent to My Dress-Up to ‘finish the make over’. <br><br>The game has 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

[My Japanese Coach]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Oct 14, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-japanese-coach
Description=My Japanese Coach is an edutainment title that teaches players Japanese through a series of mini-games. With one hundred scripted lessons and over 1000 lessons in all, My Japanese Coach takes beginner speakers of Japanese through the basics. Each lesson teaches a new set of words or grammar, and players must complete mini-games that practice the vocabulary in order to progress to the next lesson. Games include tones practice, hit-a-word, fading characters, and bridge builder. Also included in the game is a 10,000 word reference dictionary and a full phrase book.

[My Little Flufties]
Publisher=n3vrf41l Publishing
Developer=DK Games
Released=Aug 22, 2007
Systems=Windows
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-little-flufties
Description=My Little Flufties is a 3D life simulator in the line of Tamagochi. Aimed at children aged 5-9, gamers can choose between 5 imaginary creatures. You must nourish, wash, educate and amuse the creatures to keep the game going.<br><br>The fairy-like 3D world contains several attractions like swings and slides. Next to that, there are also 5 mini-games available in the game:<br><br>1. Mole-o-matic: jump on the head of the moles to stun them.<br>2. Shoot the balloons: shoot with a peashooter to pop coloured balloons.<br>3. Fish-o-matic: catch fish with a fishing net.<br>4. Hopscotch: jump on the good squares to advance.<br>5. Find the Tweet-Tweet: find 4 birds hidden in the game's world.<br><br>The game uses a full 3D engine but with a traditional drawing style, similar to Okami.

[My Make-Up]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=Oxygen Interactive Studios Ltd
Released=Nov 07, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-make-up
Description=My Make-Up is a cosmetic simulation game designed for girls on the Nintendo DS. The game enables players to create their own friends in the game and give them makeovers. Friends will also send messages to the player and ask for certain makeovers for different events. The players are able to apply lipstick, blusher, eye shadow, mascara and change the hairstyles and colour. <br><br>The fancy dress party requests lets the player paint the entire face. There is a reference image for the player to follow but they are free to create whatever they want. <br><br>Photos of makeovers can be saved into a photo album and can be send to other players via Nintendo Wireless Communications. Another multiplayer option is the makeover party where players swap characters and perform makeovers. <br><br>The game is part of the My Games series and features the My Games chat feature that enables players to connect with My Dress-Up and My Secret Diary for chat sessions. <br><br>The game has 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

[My Secret Diary]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=Oxygen Interactive Studios Ltd
Released=Nov 07, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-secret-diary
Description=My Secret Diary is a password protected journal game for the NDS. It features a diary, contacts book, calendar and mini games. The mini games include a word search, hangman style game and fortune telling. There is also the option to compare your friends compatibility with each other. <br><br>The game is part of the My Games series and features the My Games chat feature that enables players to connect with My Make-Up and My Dress-Up for chat sessions. <br><br>The game has 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

[My Secret World by Imagine]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Ubisoft Studios SRL
Released=Oct 01, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-secret-world-by-imagine
Description=My Secret World is a diary for girls in which they can also play games. <br><br>It serves as a diary in which users can take notes and also plan events using a calendar. Creativity can be expressed with 500  items with which to decorate pages which need to be unlocked first. Using Wi-Fi players can chat with other players and trade avatar items and gifts.<br><br>The game includes personality quizzes and three other mini-games to play with friends.<br><br>In Copycat the player must replicate a sticker collage. Another mini-game has the players inflate balloons using the microphone.

[Myst]
Publisher=Midway Games Ltd.
Developer=Cyan, Inc.
Released=Nov 30, 2007
Systems=3DO|Amiga|CD-i|iPhone|Jaguar|Macintosh|PlayStation|PSP|SEGA Saturn|Windows|Windows 3.x|Windows Mobile
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/myst
Description=You have just stumbled upon a most intriguing book, a book titled Myst. You have no idea where it came from, who wrote it, or how old it is. Reading through its pages provides you with only a superbly crafted description of an island world. But it's just a book, isn't it? As you reach the end of the book, you lay your hand on a page. Suddenly your own world dissolves into blackness, replaced with the island world the pages described. Now you're here, wherever here is, with no option but to explore.<br><br>Myst is a first-person point-and-click adventure where the player controls a character known as The Stranger. Magically transported into the world described in the book, he needs to explore Myst Island and solve its mysteries. The game is presented as a series of static scenes where the player acts with the environment by clicking and manipulating objects. There are no enemies and it is not possible to die. Through Myst Island, the game is further divided into mini-worlds set in different ages accessed through different books.<br><br>The PSP version adds new adventure scenarios and includes widescreen support.<br><br>The DS version includes a completely new age, the Rime Age, and, next to a code rewrite, includes new and re-mastered sound effects and video clips.
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[Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Big Fish Games, Inc|Griptonite Games
Released=Sep 08, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mystery-case-files-millionheir
Description=Phil T. Rich has gone missing!<br><br>Players must find this missing millionaire by solving a series of touchscreen, hidden object puzzles on their Nintendo DS. With over a thousand items to find across 30 unique and cleverly-cluttered backgrounds, players must use all their observation and puzzle-solving skills to investigate the wacky suspects that may have been involved with Phil's disappearance.<br><br>Adding to the variety are several modes new to the Mystery Case Files franchise, including X-Ray Mode, Flashlight Mode, and touchscreen minigames, such fingerprint dusting, tile-sliding jigsaw puzzles, and DNA sequencing.<br><br>Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir also features a robust wireless multiplayer mode, where players can cooperate to solve the mystery or compete to find the most items in the least amount of time.

[Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=SNES|Wii
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer
Description=The legend of the Golden Condor... from village to village and  from town to town, everybody speak of it - somewhere, beyond forests and mountains, there lies an idyllic Golden Land, the land of eternal happiness. Many adventurers have tried to find their way to the mysterious land of the Golden Condor, but how many of them have survived the impassable mountain paths, the dark forests and caves, and the vicious monsters? You are the wanderer Shiren, and the goal of your life is to find the Golden Land. Together with your best buddy Koppa, a talking weasel, you decide to venture deep into the dungeons that lead to the land, and to try your luck there.<br><br>Furai no Shiren (The Wanderer Shiren) is a roguelike, hack-and-slash game with randomly generated dungeon areas, items, and monsters. Despite being named Fushigi no Dungeon 2 it has no relation to the storyline or characters of the first game in the series, it does however share the same style of gameplay. The movement is turn-based. You visit towns and villages where you can buy and sell supplies. The dungeons are full of various traps and monsters, and sometimes non-playable characters you can talk to, some of which can join you on your quest.
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[The Mystery of the Mummy]
Publisher=The Adventure Company
Developer=Mistic Software Inc.
Released=2009
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/mystery-of-the-mummy
Description=The Mystery of the Mummy was inspired by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The player is Sherlock Holmes in this point-and-click first-person adventure game.<br><br>Lord Montcalfe, a well-known Egyptologist, is missing and is believed by the police to have committed suicide. His daughter, Elisabeth, insists that he is still alive and calls upon her fiancé's cousin, Sherlock Holmes, to prove her theories.  Arriving at the manor, Holmes finds that Lord Montcalfe was suffering from a deep paranoia. It seems he had made a terrible mistake and triggered what he believed to be a mummy's curse. Trying to shield himself and others from that curse, he had booby trapped his own home with elaborate locks, some of which were designed to kill anyone who tried to tamper with them.<br><br>Holmes investigates mostly in solitary fashion without the aid of his normal sidekick, Watson. Other people in the game appear only in the cut-scenes. Puzzles become more difficult as the story progresses. Find illusive inventory objects and read many documents for clues as you search the secret passages and elaborately decorated rooms of the Montcalfe Manor.

[My Word Coach]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/my-word-coach
Description=My Word Coach is a game that is designed to help you to improve your vocabulary.<br><br>Using several mini-games, you get to learn new words and their meanings. These mini-games include a Tetris-like block game in which you need to form words, or a section in which you have to match words to their meanings.<br><br>As you progress through the game, more mini-games are unlocked. Also, the game keeps track of your progress, giving you a score that improves as you play more and more.

[N+]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=SilverBirch Studios Inc.
Released=Aug 26, 2008
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/n__
Description=N+ is an enhanced version of the game N, originally a flash based browser game. Players control a small, but very agile ninja through different small areas. Next to movement, only a single button is used to jump, but this allows the ninja to run up walls, do wall jumps and cross large distances.<br><br>Levels are divided over different episodes unlocked gradually. Each level consists of a single screen with a time limit. The amount of time can be replenished by collecting golden coins, but the main goals is to activate the exit, usually by touching a specific button or opening a number of doors. Areas are filled with hazards such as spikes and droids that shoot laser or rockets. There are also obstacles such as platforms that only move in a single direction or falling damage from high platforms. Death is always instant, but the player is given an unlimited amount of tries.<br><br>The PSP version includes a mix of original levels and user-created ones with about 200 in total. There is also a level editor and unlike the Xbox 360 version these can be shared with other players. The PSP version shows the levels from a "medium" distance, while the DS version contains a far view and a close view on the screens. Physics are also slightly different in each version.<br><br>There are both competitive and cooperative game modes available in multiplayer sessions. Players can switch between the pure mode with original graphics and the plus mode with enhanced visuals. The unlockables includes victory screens, new music and new colours for the ninja.

[Namco Museum DS]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=M2
Released=Sep 18, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/namco-museum-ds
Description=A compilation of some classic games. The games included:<br><br>1. Pac-Man<br>2. Galaga<br>3. Xevious<br>4. Dig Dug II<br>5. Galaxian<br>6. Mappy<br>7. The Tower of Druaga<br>8. Pac-Man VS.<br><br>There is a screen mode selection which allows the use of different screen combinations on the Nintendo DS. There is  also wireless battles in Pac-Man VS, which features downloadable play where four players can battle.

[Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Gorilla Systems Corporation
Released=Sep 18, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nancy-drew-the-deadly-secret-of-olde-world-park
Description=Nancy Drew makes her first appearance on the Nintendo DS with a new mystery to find Thaddeus Belmont. Thaddeus is the owner of Olde World - a theme park that highlights history's greatest civilizations, has gone missing the night before the opening. <br><br>As Nancy, you have to go around and solve puzzles and find clues throughout the 13 chapters of the game. You have to talk to people to discover clues, follow suspects, and inspect items. <br><br>The graphics of the game are shown in a graphic novel format paying homage to the classic book series.

[Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Gorilla Systems Corporation
Released=Jul 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nancy-drew-the-mystery-of-the-clue-bender-society
Description=Nancy Drew receives an invitation from The Clue Bender Society. This is a secret society of the world's greatest detectives and they are looking for a new member. Nancy is one of three candidates and she has to prove her worthiness by solving a series of challenges. During the test, a book with the solutions to some historical mysteries disappears. Nancy and the other candidates are now essential in the search for this important book.<br><br>The game is a point-and-click adventure in a comic book style. The player moves Nancy Drew around as she picks up items and talks to the people she meets. Unlocking doors or puzzle boxes requires playing several mini-games, for instance catching bouncing coloured balls in baskets or steering a snowmobile avoiding obstacles.

[Nanostray]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Shin'en Multimedia
Released=Jul 19, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nanostray
Description=A shooter of the vertical scroller type, Nanostray is similar to past games like Raiden and Tyrian to mention but a few. <br><br>Players unlock features (concept art, backgrounds etc.) by fighting through an adventure mode, which in turn allows finished levels to be played in arcade mode, which is purely for attaining high scores. High scores in arcade mode can be logged on the games official site for ranking against other players around the world.<br><br>Adventure mode also allows players to tackle missions in non linear order, however all three in one group must be finished before the next three can be attempted and so on.<br><br>The touch screen is used for current status and to scan the end of level bosses for weaknesses.<br><br>Challenge modes are added when adventure levels are completed, allowing players to play through the game with a set of restrictions, making high scores more difficult, but increasing the challenge and lastability of the game.<br><br>Two players can fight competitively to get the highest score before a timer ends or be the first to reach a certain predefined limit of points.<br><br>The game supports single cart play for multiplayer so only one copy is needed.

[Nanostray 2]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Shin'en Multimedia
Released=Mar 11, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nanostray-2
Description=Nanostray 2 is similar in gameplay to the original Nanostray, but has a few new features.  You can play over thirty missions with over six different game modes to play in.  You can play the Adventure Mode, which shows cut-scenes to tie into the story or you can skip the story and play Arcade mode and just go for the highest score possible.<br><br>You can also play in challenge mode, completing a set of four challenges that unlocks a new simulator mode challenge, which is similar to Arcade mode, but with a different scoring system.  It has sixteen massive bosses and over one hundred different types of enemies and you can change control styles, using the classic or using the left or right handed touch control.  There is also a Nanogauge that fills up when you destroy multiple enemies, earning you bonus multipliers.<br><br>You can play against a friend in duel mode or play in cooperative mode using multi-cards and can also upload your high scores online using the Wi-Fi connection.

[Naruto: Ninja Destiny]
Publisher=D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Developer=Tomy
Released=Feb 26, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/naruto-ninja-destiny
Description=Naruto: Ninja Destiny is a fighting game based on the popular Naruto franchise. The player has four playing modes at his disposal: multiplayer, fights against an AI opponent, fights against multiple AI opponents in a row (used to unlock most of the 15 characters) and the story mode. The latter is a series of fights based on the TV series.<br><br>The controls are similar to other fighting games: every character has a few basic moves and about ten powerful special moves which are performed by pressing more or less complex button combinations. Because the fighters belong to the "ninja" category they can teleport behind the enemy's back with a single button command - but this is not without costs. This and other special moves costs "chakra" which automatically builds up over time. Another unique gameplay element are the power-ups which are shown at the top of the screen. They can be selected with the stylus and have effects like refilling health or stopping the opponent's chakra regeneration. In every fight the player has six random ones at his disposal.<br><br>The European version features a shorter story mode and no voice acting.

[Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Exient Entertainment
Released=Nov, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/need-for-speed-carbon-own-the-city_
Description=The Nintendo DS receives its version of Need for Speed: Carbon with Own the City, a The Fast and the Furious-themed arcade racer in which you take the role of a novice street racer out to avenge the seemingly accidental death of your older brother. With the aid of his ex-girlfriend and a few friends you'll have to take on all the racing crews of the city to get your answers, who'll only answer to you once you beat them in racing duels.<br><br>Winning also allows you to cash in points for new cars, upgrades and racing kits, which become essential for getting the edge over the competition. You can race alone with the aid of your NPC wingmen and uncover the plot behind your brother's murder or race vs multiple opponents via Nintendo Wifi to see who's king of the streets in a variety of racing modes.

[Need for Speed: Most Wanted]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Nov 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=0.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/need-for-speed-most-wanted_
Description=Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a racing game belonging to Need for Speed series. In the Career mode, you have to beat the 15 blacklisters in order to become the Most Wanted. For unlocking the bosses' circuits, you have to win points by winning races, avoiding police or beating time.<br><br>Unlike the console versions, you can't search events in the city and contrary to the PSP version, you can choose the events you want to play first. If you're slowed down by the police, a mini-game with the stylus takes place, in which you can avoid losing time.<br><br>You can also use the earned money for buying new cars, new improvements in order to be competitive or new tuning stuff.

[Need for Speed Underground 2]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Pocketeers|Team Fusion
Released=May 10, 2005
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|Windows|Xbox
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/need-for-speed-underground-2
Description=This installment in the Need for Speed series, Underground 2 is a racing game based on illicit, night time races, with the player gaining street credit, cash and access to unique tuner parts by schooling the competition.<br><br>Taking place in a massive, open city, NFS Underground 2 allows players to explore the city at will, engaging random challengers and moving into the coveted Underground Racing League. Once in the Underground Racing League, the player advances first by race wins, then with building up their tuner car and taking on tougher opponents. The objective is to win all Underground Racing League engagements and trick out your car to the max.<br><br>The PC version is the only version that allows the user to save magazine screen shots of your tricked out car to disk.

[Neopets Puzzle Adventure]
Publisher=Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/neopets-puzzle-adventure
Description=Neopets Puzzle Adventure offers players a new take on puzzle adventure games. Choose one of twelve Neopets and challenge your opponents in the land of Neopia in one of several puzzle minigames, including a power-up filled reimagining of the classic games Reversi and Go.<br><br>Other minigames include a touchscreen gesture shooting gallery, a memory puzzle, and a colorful brick-breaking game. During the adventure, players acquire new PetPets, unlock over 100 missions, and redeem codes to unlock virtual items at the Neopets website.<br><br>Neopets Puzzle Adventure also features head-to-head multiplayer.

[Nervous Brickdown]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=Arkedo
Released=Jun 27, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nervous-brickdown
Description=At its core Nervous Brickdown is a Arkanoid-clone and the first ten levels feature the familiar gameplay of using a horizontally moving paddle at the bottom and a ball to destroy bricks at the top of the screen. But each of the ten worlds (divided into 9 levels and one boss fight) feature a different type of gameplay.<br><br>In the second stage the player needs to draw the paddle on the screen himself to knock the ball against ink blots. Depending on the form of the drawn paddle, the ball will bounce off differently. And to spice things up even more, the paddle isn't restricted to just horizontal movement anymore but can instead be freely moved around at the bottom of the screen. Other stages require the player to move through a haunted house and kill ghosts by blowing into the microphone or contain a laser beam which increases it's speed. <br><br>By playing successfully through the levels, the player unlocks bonuses which range from extra lives to the ability to change the trajectory of the ball by blowing into the microphone.<br><br>The game also features a multiplayer mode for two players in which the ball changes into the player's paddle color so it will only bounce off the paddle with the corresponding color.

[New International Track & Field]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Sumo Digital Ltd.
Released=Jul 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/new-international-track-field
Description=New International Track & Field is a 21st century update of the NES game that features 24 events to compete in:<br><br>1. 100 Metre Sprint<br><br>2. Long Jump<br><br>3. 110 Metre Hurdles<br><br>4. Skeet Shooting<br><br>5. Weightlifting<br><br>6. 400 Metre Distance<br><br>7. Steeplechase<br><br>8. Archery<br><br>9. Javelin<br><br>10. Cycling<br><br>11. Triple Jump<br><br>12. Hammer<br><br>13. Discus<br><br>14. Shot Put<br><br>15. Breaststroke<br><br>16. 100 Metre Backstroke<br><br>17. Pole Vault<br><br>18. High Dive<br><br>19. Double Trap Shooting<br><br>20. Springboard<br><br>21. Vault<br><br>22. Rowing<br><br>23. High Jump<br><br>24. Horizontal<br><br>There are 18 different athletes to choose from, 10 original characters created for the game and 8 classic Konami characters:<br><br>1. Sparkster<br>2. Pyramid Head<br>3. Evil Rose<br>4. Frogger<br>5. Simon Belmot<br>6. Pentaro<br>7. Solid Snake<br>8. Power Pro-kun<br><br>The gameplay consists of using the stylus pen in various movements on the bottom screen when prompted during the game.  If the player chooses, they can also use the D-pad and buttons instead and can also utilize the DS' microphone to shout encouragements to their athlete, giving them a better chance at succeeding at their event.<br><br>Players can also customize their characters through various equipment and costumes by completing certain objectives in the game and features online capabilities, allowing four opponents to face each other in online tournaments as well as track their stats on worldwide leaderboards.

[New Super Mario Bros.]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=May 15, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/new-super-mario-bros
Description=In an all new 2D side-scrolling adventure, Mario and Luigi return after nearly fifteen years. The first traditional Mario Bros. game since Super Mario World.<br><br>The character models are rendered in real time 3D, allowing for a far greater number of moves ever before seen in a Mario Bros. title. Also as the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the distance still to go in a level.<br><br>Bowser and Bowser Jr. has kidnapped Princess Peach, and of course, it is up to Mario and Luigi to rescue her and take down the troublemakers. There are eight new worlds to explore, much like in Mario 3: they are Plains, Desert, Tropical Island, Forest, Ice, Mountains, Sky, and Bowser's Lair.<br><br>The eight worlds have eighty distinct levels as well as many secrets that will only be found on careful examination. There are also many new power-ups (the mega mushroom and Koopa shell, for instance) for the brothers to collect.

[The New York Times Crosswords]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Budcat Creations, LLC
Released=May 29, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/new-york-times-crosswords
Description=One thousand New York Times crossword puzzles available for play on the DS. Features include "puzzle week" which unlocks extra hard brain-buster puzzles when you complete a week of puzzles, random puzzle, and the ability to choose any puzzle by day. Interface is simple use of touch screen (character recognition or qwerty keyboard).

[New Zealand Story Revolution]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Feb 12, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/new-zealand-story-revolution
Description=The game is a remake of the classic platformer The New Zealand Story. As in the original, the player takes control of Tiki the Kiwi, who sets out to rescue his friends from the clutches of an evil leopard seal. The goal of each level is thus to reach the cage of an imprisoned Kiwi bird and free it. To make it through the levels, Tiki is equipped with a bow the get rid of the constantly respawning enemy. The remake features some new mechanics, like a double jump and a different health system (Tiki dies at one hit in the old game) and several mini games played on the touch screen such as find the differences. In the normal game mode the bottom screen functions as a map of the current level. There are two difficulty levels.<br><br>The game features four player multi-player in wireless mode.

[Nicktoons Unite!]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Climax Action Ltd.
Released=Jan 10, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nicktoons-unite
Description=Nicktoons Unite! is a 3D person action platformer. Danny Phantom, SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner and Jimmy Neutron, all known from animated TV series, are brought together to face enemies from their respective worlds.<br><br>You can play as any one of the four characters and instantaneously swap at any point in the game.  Each character has his own special ability. Danny can wall jump and pass through certain walls. Spongebob can blow bubbles and float in a bubble.  Timmy Turner can move quickly and freeze enemies with his special ability. Jimmy Neutron has a gun and a rocket pack.<br><br>The game is an action platformer, hosting a standard fare of shootable bad guys, platforms, switches, puzzles and boss fights.

[Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword]
Publisher=Tecmo, Inc.
Developer=Team Ninja
Released=Mar 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ninja-gaiden-dragon-sword
Description=Ryu Hyabusa returns once again.  Set six months after Ninja Gaiden Black, Hyabusa must rescue a fellow female ninja named Momiji from the clutches of the evil Black Spider Ninja Clan and their leader, Obada.  Along the way, Ryu must learn the secrets of the Dark Dragonstones and their relation to the Eye of the Dragon, which Obada hopes to posses in order to unleash an ancient evil named Ishtaros.<br><br>The gameplay consists of holding the DS like a book, using the stylus pen, tapping on the screen to move and using the pen to slash across enemies to attack and drawing symbols to use magic called Ninpo against them.  The buttons on the DS are used for defensive stands.

[Ninja Reflex]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Sanzaru Games Inc.
Released=Mar, 2008
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ninja-reflex
Description=Ninja Reflex is a game to test the players reaction speed and timing.  The mini-games consist of catching flies with chopsticks, catching Koi fish from a pond along with training with martial arts weapons of the shuriken, samurai sword and nunchaku.  Completing these tasks will earn the player a digital belt from their own personal sensai.  <br><br>There is also a meditation method where the game will guide the player to calm their breathing and relaxing their muscles.  It can support up to four-players on a multi-player mode, letting players challenge each other to see who has faster reaction times.

[Ninjatown]
Publisher=SouthPeak Interactive Corporation
Developer=Venan Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 28, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ninjatown
Description=Ninjatown is a family-friendly tower defense game for the Nintendo DS that features the artwork and characters of ex-EGM editor Shawn Smith's "Shawnimals" universe. In the game, players must build Ninja Huts at key spots along a set pathway to defend each of the game's 36 levels from the invading forces of Mr. Demon. Players can build up to eight different kinds of Ninja Huts, each kind containing its own category of Ninja, from Wasabi pea-shooting Sniper Ninjas to bearded Mountain Ninjas. <br><br>There are also a variety of "Ol' Master Ninja Powers" that can help the player in a pinch. These range from blowing into the DS microphone to push enemies backwards with a gust of wind to tapping enemies on screen in a short period of time in order to deal extra damage to them.<br><br>The game is divided into 9 "districts", each containing 3 standard tower defense maps and 1 boss map. Each level in the game takes about 10-15 minutes to complete, with the full game clocking in at around 6-8 hours.

[Nintendogs]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo EAD
Released=Aug 22, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/nintendogs
Description=Nintendogs lets you take care of virtual pets (dogs, obviously) on your Nintendo DS. You can train your puppies by speaking commands into the microphone, pat the pooch with the stylus, play games like as "fetch" with a Frisbee, buy toys, food, and accessories, and take part in competitions to win trophies.<br><br>If there are other Nintendo DS users with Nintendogs nearby with both of you in "Bark Mode", you can link the games wirelessly and see both dogs on the same screen.<br><br>You initially only have 6 (US/EU), 5 (JP) of the 18 (US/EU), 15 (JP) breeds available when you start playing the game (the six breeds being determined by which version of the game you buy), but as you progress, you unlock more breeds and items to buy. If you connect with another user that has another breed of dog not available to you then their dog's breed will be unlocked for you.<br><br>The available versions to purchase are:<br><br>Japanese Versions:<br><br>1. Chihuahua & Friends: Beagle, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, Shih Tzu.<br>2. Miniature Dachshund & Friends: German Shepherd, Miniature Dachshund, Miniature Schnauzer, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier.<br>3. Shiba & Friends: Miniature Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shetland Sheepdog, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.<br><br>North American and European Versions:<br><br>1. Chihuahua & Friends: Boxer, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdog, Yorkshire Terrier.<br>4. Dachshund & Friends: Beagle, Golden Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Pug, Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky.<br>5. Lab & Friends: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Schnauzer, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.<br>6. Best Friends Version (North America - bundled with DS): Beagle, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Yorkshire Terrier.<br>7. Dalmatian & Friends: Dalmatian, Boxer, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle.<br><br>In addition to all the breeds listed above, there are two more breeds that can be unlocked through various ways.

[Ontamarama]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Noise Factory
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ontamarama
Description=Onpu Island is an island populated by musical spirits called Ontama. These strange, multicolored creatures can allow skilled performers, called 'Ontamaestros', to perform music by gathering Ontama. Beat and Rest, two young friends from a small village on the island, find an Ontama on the street. They discover that the Ontama are being captured, and so they set out to find out what's happening to them, and to become Ontamaestros themselves.<br><br>Ontamarama is an action rhythm game that makes full use of the DS' capabilities. Ontama appear on the screen, and can be tapped, tossed, and circled. Clearing an Ontama makes fills a note on the bar along the top of the screen, and when the note reaches the end of the bar, the correct button must be pressed to play the note. There are four different colored Ontama, and you also need to watch out for the white and black ones which can help or hinder you in other ways!<br><br>The game includes a story mode, a tutorial mode, a free play mode where you can play songs cleared in the story mode, and a challenge mode. There is also a shop where you can buy songs and items with points acquired during the game.

[Open Season]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Quebec City Studio
Released=Sep 19, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/open-season__
Description=Open Season is based on the Sony Pictures Animation's CG animated film of the same name, where a rowdy brood of forest animals turn the tables on a bunch of unsuspecting hunters.  <br><br>The game is a side-scrolling-puzzle adventure. The plot of the game is to complete puzzles and avoid traps to advance from level to level.  Every level completed will raise your friendship with the different animals of the forest.  Once friends, these animals can be used as allies to attack and defeat the hunters encountered along the way.<br><br>Following the plot of the movie, once the player has become friends with a sufficient amount of animals, he can then take on the evil hunter leader Shaw.<br><br>The gameplay loop is to find clever ways to solve puzzles that prevent you from moving forward in a level.  To solve these puzzles, the player can switch between the two main characters : Boog, a 900 pound bear and Elliott, a crazy deer.  Both characters have their specific skills which need to be wisely used to progress through the levels.  To solve most of the puzzles, Boog and Elliott, each controlled individually and seperately, will have to work as a team.<br><br>To complicate the gameplay a bit, the player will encounter hunters on the way which he can defeat "using" the now friendly skunks, beavers, squirrels...  which all have their unique skills.<br><br>This game is a 2,5D side-scrolling game with an emphasis on spatial puzzles. The story mode contains 27 levels. In addition, there's also eight minigames.

[Operation: Vietnam]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Coyote Developments Ltd
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/operation-vietnam
Description=Operation Vietnam is a squad based real time strategy game where you control up to four elite soldiers whose helicopter has been shot down right in the middle of the warfare filled jungles of Vietnam. Your mission is the guide them safely out.<br><br>The game re-introduces gameplay similar to the old Cannon Fodder games where you roam the levels clearing out enemy camps and finding hidden items and power-ups as you uncover the world map to unlock bonus mission.<br><br>You control the characters with the D-Pad. You can give your squad commands such as stop, follow and engage by using the stylus on the touch screen. You can also change the soldier that is in command either from the touch screen menu or cycle through the soldiers with the shoulder buttons. Steer clear from enemy traps and rescue prisoners of war by taking advantage of each soldier's specialty.

[Orcs & Elves]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Fountainhead Entertainment, Inc.|id Software, Inc.
Released=Nov 15, 2007
Systems=BREW|J2ME
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/orcs-elves
Description=Orcs & Elves is a turn-based role-playing game based on improved DOOM RPG engine. The story follows an elf named Elli who, along with a talking magic wand Ellon, heads to the depths of a devastated dwarven citadel to find out what happened there, battling foes of many kinds, finding mysterious items and meeting various people.<br><br>The game uses a first person perspective and dungeons are grid-based, similar to the Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder series; the player can only move between squares, forward, backward, strafe left or right, turn in 90 degree increments. Enemies and dungeon features are drawn with sprite graphics. There are some 3D objects in the dungeons as well, and the game employs some 3D camera movements in the cutscenes. The dungeons mostly consist of one level, though it is possible to move between different parts of the dungeons and revisit the previous dungeons as necessary.

[Original Frisbee Disc Sports: Ultimate & Golf]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=Sep, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/original-frisbee-disc-sports-ultimate-golf
Description=This title combines two different types of gameplay involving frisbees. Golf plays like a regular golf game, except without the sticks or balls. Instead the player goes through a course of eighteen holes to get the frisbee in the hole in as little throws as possible. There are different frisbee types to choose from (Super Driver, Super Turn, Turnover and Putter) and the wind direction and speed also need to be taken into account. While throwing the player can determine the strength and flight angle.<br><br>Ultimate, the other game mode, is played as mix of soccer and rugby in a no-contact team sport of run and catch to get a single frisbee over the goal line. Players can choose from different teams and determine defensive and offensive positions. While playing, the frisbees can be thrown at different angles and speed, while the opposing team tries to intercept it.<br><br>Both game modes offer multiplayer games.

[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=iNiS corporation
Released=Jul 28, 2005
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=4.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/osu-tatakae-ouendan
Description='Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan' is a music-based rhythm game on the Nintendo DS. The premise revolves around a troupe of men dressed in black uniforms that act as a "Cheersquad" (or 'Ouendan'). Their job: Aid anyone who is in need of motivation whenever they cry out "OUENDAN!!!" When the cry is heard, these guys appear and dance to music in order to motivate the person to finish his or her task. <br><br>The Cheersquad's success depends on how well the player does. The game takes advantage of the system's touch screen by having players tap circles in time with the beat of the music. Other actions include tapping a stack of circles repeatedly, following a moving ball along a path by dragging the stylus on it, and spinning a wheel. Each successful action fills a power bar at the top of the touch screen and contributes to the score. This bar drains continuously and will take large hits if the player misses a beat or two. If the bar hits zero, the game is over.  <br><br>Ouendan contains 15 licensed songs with a level dedicated to each, and the songs are drawn from popular Japanese Rock. There are also 4 difficulty levels, 2 of which have to be unlocked through play. Each difficulty level alters the number of circles that need to be tapped, paths to trace, and wheels to spin. The timing of each is also changed, with easier difficulties giving more time to anticipate when to tap, while harder difficulties speed this up. A multiplayer mode is also featured, as well as a download & play option that sends the tutorial level to DS's that don't have the game.

[Overlord Minions]
Publisher=Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
Developer=Climax Studios Ltd.
Released=Jun 26, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/overlord-minions
Description=Overlord Minions brings the Overlord franchise onto the Nintendo DS platform. In Minions, you control a team of four minions (Giblet, Blaze, Stench, and Zap), an "elite special farces" team in a quest to prevent the cult known as the Kindred from resurrecting the Dragon Kin - a race of human/dragon hybrids that will replace the Overlord despotism with their own.<br><br>Unlike the other games in the brand, the Overlord himself does not make an appearance. Instead, the Gnarl, the faithful and sycophantic advisor to the Dark Lord is the narrator and guides the players through their quests.<br><br>This game is a puzzle combat game where all the action is controlled entirely through the stylus, as if you are the Overlord yourself directing the hapless creatures.<br><br>Puzzles are solved by using the different special abilities of the minions to negotiate the obstacles and combat involves swiping the screen to direct the attacks similar to games like Zelda Phantom Hourglass.<br><br>The game keeps the trademark Overlord humour, focusing on the mischievous physical comedy of the minion's antics and the story was written by the award-winning games writer Rhianna Pratchett, who also wrote the stories for the previous games.

[Over the Hedge]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=May 05, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/over-the-hedge_
Description=A portable adventure game based on the animated movie of the same name and which chronicled the adventures of a group of animals in their struggle against a recently-built housing development.<br><br>Playing as either RJ, Hammy or Verne you'll have to complete several incursions into the human dwellings to steal food, supplies and sabotage further housing developments.<br><br>Gameplay-wise the game is a 3rd-person perspective stealth-adventure hybrid in which you must navigate through several houses looking to retrieve your current objective while avoiding the many traps set by the homeowners (as well as the homeowners themselves). To get by you can make use of several unique items that allow you to set up diversions, or create them yourself by blowing into the microphone. Each character has individual strengths and weaknesses and in many missions you'll have to alternate between each character to successfully complete the level. <br><br>As a unique feature the game displays the standard 3rd person perspective on the top screen while the lower screen features a top-down view which allows you to better scan the levels for traps and items, both rendered with fully polygonal graphics.<br><br>Features a single player campaign and a wireless multiplayer mode with a two-player mode in which two players compete to clear out a level of food.
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[Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts!]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 31, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/over-the-hedge-hammy-goes-nuts
Description=Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts! is a single-player top-down view touch screen game.  The animals meet a new friend Boris the Beaver who needs a lot of help building his damn which little does everyone know, will flood all of Rancho Camelot Estates. The little creatures set video cameras everywhere to see where Dwayne is at all times and trigger gags to distract him.<br><br>The player has the ability to control several different players on any given level.  The player needs to bribe these characters with various items to do their bidding. They must avoid hazards while raiding suburbia for various items to create gags.  The gags will be used in the "D-TV" (Dwayne TV) mode where the player will see Dwayne the Exterminator on TV.  Once the player sees him they can trigger a gag that causes something funny to happen to Dwayne distracting him.

[Pac-Man World 3]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Human Soft Inc.
Released=Dec 07, 2005
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|PSP|Windows|Xbox
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pac-man-world-3
Description=Pac-Man is teleported by Orson through 14 different levels to fight Erwin, his army of robots, monsters and Spectral Entities to save the world, Pac-Land and the Spectral Realm. Erwin plans to siphon spectral energy from the Spectral Realm to power his army of robots in order to rule the world. Pac-Man uses punching, Rev Rolls, Butt-Bouncing and various new Power Pellets to defeat Erwin and his minions. Pac-Man also pilots Toc-Man in a battle against Erwin’s robot army.<br><br>Joined by Pac-Man’s old enemies, Orson, Clyde and Pinky, and new friends along the way, Pac-Man adventures through different levels from a boneyard of old bots to a burning tower, up mountains, through deserts and the Spectral Realm to destroy all of Erwin’s Spectral Syphons. In this title, Pac-Man has also been given full speech, voiced by Martin T. Sherman.
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[Pac 'n Roll]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Namco Limited
Released=Aug, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pac-n-roll
Description=Pac-Land has been attacked by the legendary ghost Golvis. With the help of a fairy, Pac-Man must save the world and free his friends. Using the touchscreen, players roll Pac-Man similarly to using a trackball. Guide him through 3D levels collecting pac-dots, avoiding ghosts or eating them with power pellets. There are 2 new power-ups - a feather hat which makes Pac-Man float and heavy armour which allows Pac-Man to go underwater.<br><br>As well as the story mode, each level can be played as in time attack and challenge modes. Challenges require the player to finish a level in a different way, such as avoiding all pac-dots.

[Pac-Pix]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Namco Limited
Released=Apr 26, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pac-pix
Description=Pac-Pix originally started as a tech-demo for the Nintendo DS when the DS was first announced. Many people at E3 liked the demo so much that Namco made it a full-fledged game. In this DS exclusive title, Pac-Man has been captured by the ghosts and you must save him. You use the touch-screen to draw Pac-Man and try to eat the ghosts.  There are a few different types of ghosts that require a different strategy for each type.<br><br>You have Pinky that just moves around slowly and Blue that will make a quick dash as you approach him. There is Numboos which is multiple ghosts with numbers and you must eat them in order if you wish to defeat them. Bari-Boo has a shield and you can only defeat him by attacking from behind, if you hit his shield in front of him or from the side you just bounce off. There's the ink ghosts which throw ink and then there's the block ghosts which require you to break their defenses with a bomb.<br><br>During your adventure you will learn to draw arrows to shoot ghosts and stun them, as well as ghosts that are floating in bubbles. You will also be able to draw bombs to destroy blocks that are in your path. There are many things to do with the touch screen in this game. Pac-Pix is a Pac-Man game like no other before it.

[Panzer Tactics DS]
Publisher=Conspiracy Entertainment  Corp.
Developer=Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Released=Nov 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/panzer-tactics-ds
Description=This turn-based WWII strategy game includes three campaigns involving the German Wehrmacht, the Red Army and the Western Allies.  Players direct their troops, historically accurate tanks, artillery, naval, and aviation units, to engage enemy units, capture cities, and establish supply lines. Hex-maps cover terrain ranging from the deserts of North Africa to the frozen Russian tundra.  <br><br>In addition to three single-player campaigns, Panzer Tactics DS also has multiplayer support.

[Paradise]
Publisher=Focus Home Interactive
Developer=White Birds Productions
Released=2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/paradise
Description=Paradise is a traditional adventure game set in the lush and tropical atmosphere of deepest Africa. Your character is a young woman found unconscious by African peasants after her plane crashes following a rebel attack. When she wakes, she is in Madargane, Africa, in the  harem of a prince with no recollection of previous events. While she believes that her name is Ann Smith, a student attending University in Geneva, the real truth is that she can't remember. Who she is and what she is doing in Africa are a complete mystery to her. Needless to say that those two questions will be the least of her worries as the story unfolds.<br><br>Your adventure will encompass four locations in Africa each with its own atmosphere and distinct puzzles to unravel. Explore the palace of the prince, a remote jungle village, an emerald mining complex and a floating city. Eventually, Ann will be accompanied by a beautiful black leopard, whose role players will assume in certain key areas of the game.<br><br>Gameplay is point-and-click and you control Ann in 3rd person. The problems Ann must face are varied and include mechanisms of all sorts, inventory objects to collect and use, as well as conversations with various characters that may help or hinder her progress.<br><br>High quality cut scenes and introductory cinematics enhance your experience, as does the original soundtrack.

[Paws & Claws: Best Friends - Dogs & Cats]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Released=Mar 31, 2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance|Windows
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/paws-claws-best-friends-dogs-cats
Description=Best Friends – Cats & Dogs: Can this be real?<br>Sure, because this is a pet care game where puppies and kittens can be taken care of and be given a little training as well. If the pet is given optimal food, grooming and heaps of love it will perform well in both agility and beauty competitions.<br>Winning these, the owner will be able to buy even better pet care products for the loved one. Everything – health, looks, mood and performance of the animal – depends on the interaction between player and animal.<br>Detailed and realistic animations of the cute Huskies, Dalmatians, Retrievers, Maine Coons, Siams and European house cats provide extra fun and motivation.

[Paws & Claws: Pet Vet - Australian Adventure]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Oct, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/paws-claws-pet-vet-australian-adventure
Description=You can manage your own vet practice with many different types of animal in the Australian outback which are relying on your help. However, with the right treatment they will be restored to health and released back into their own environment. The ranger will be at your side right from the start with help and advice until you can run the practice on your own. He will give you all the information you need, so if you don’t know what to do next, you can turn to him for help. Once you have earned enough money and gained enough experience, you can upgrade your practice and you must also build the animal enclosures, otherwise you will not be able to take them back to the practice for in-patient treatment.<br><br>The treatment and healing of the animals happens on the touch screen. The player can diagnose the illness by touching the different body parts with the stylus. Meanwhile a text appears in the upper screen with the diagnose and the indication which medicine you have to use. In order to lead the practice you can use the personal computer. There you can order all things like medicine and food for the animals or furniture for the house.

[Paws & Claws: Pet Vet - Healing Hands]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Denaris Entertainment Software|Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/paws-claws-pet-vet-healing-hands
Description=An expanded remake of the first game, Healing Hands once again puts the player into the shoes of a new vet, just starting her practice. Owners will bring their pets in, with various diseases and conditions, and the player needs to diagnose and treat them. You can head into town to replace supplies used in treating your patients, or take care of shopping. Over time, you can buy new buildings for long term care, and take classes to expand the range of animals you can treat. <br><br>Healing Hands includes two new animal types, and enhanced touch-screen functionality.

[PDC World Championship Darts 2009]
Publisher=Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.
Developer=Abdução|Rebellion Developments Ltd.
Released=May 29, 2009
Systems=Wii
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pdc-world-championship-darts-2009
Description=PDC World Championship Darts 2009 is the 2009 iteration in the series. <br><br>Like previous versions it has an official license and includes 18 official top pro players and events from all over the world. The character creator has been improved, new events are available and it is now also possible to play as a female player. The controls have been completely revamped from the previous Wii version.

[Peggle: Dual Shot]
Publisher=PopCap Games, Inc.
Developer=PopCap Games, Inc.|Q ENTERTAINMENT, Inc.
Released=Mar 03, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/peggle-dual-shot
Description=Peggle: Dual Shot is a Nintendo DS-exclusive adaptation of the successful PC action-puzzle game Peggle. In the game, players shoot a ball to clear multi-colored pegs and bricks, score points and perform tricks and special moves. The game features ten Peggle "Masters", each showcasing a unique special power (multi-ball, flippers, guided balls, etc.) that players can activate and use on the various levels. The game draws inspiration from such classics as pinball, pachinko and Plinko, with its own unique features and visual style.<br><br>In this DS-specific version, Peggle: Dual Shot features over 120 game boards (including all the levels from the original Peggle and its sequel Peggle Nights), along with 10 exclusive levels designed by Q Entertainment (Lumines, Meteos). The game also features an exclusive dual-screen "Bonus Underground" where players can collect gems and power-ups that unlock the exclusive levels. The game also features Challenge Mode, with over 90 level-specific challenges to beat, and multiplayer Duel mode.

[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft SARL
Released=Nov 21, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=1.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/peter-jacksons-king-kong-the-official-game-of-the-movie_
Description=Jack Driscoll, scriptwriter, follows director Carl Dernham and actress Ann Darrow to Skull Island where Dernham intends to film his next movie. But primeval creatures await them: giant insects, dinosaurs, and King Kong. Based on Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, King Kong lets you play as Jack Driscoll and Kong himself.<br><br>The DS version of the game is similar in concept to the console versions of the game: Jack's levels are mostly HUDless FPS levels set on Skull Island.  Some HUD information (such as ammunition information) has been moved down to the touch screen, where the player can use the DS screen like a trackball to control Jack.  Jack must use a variety of weapons to kill or repel Skull Island's fauna.<br><br>Kong's levels are third-person brawlers set on Skull Island, where Kong must puzzle his way through environmental obstacles and thrash his opponents.  Kong can swing over obstacles and scale walls as players make their way through his levels.

[Petz: Bunnyz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Digital Kids Co. Ltd.
Released=Mar 04, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-bunnyz
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, Ubisoft brings now the series to the DS. This time with bunnies.<br><br>Like in other games of the series for the DS, the player have to care for his/her pet by feeding it, bathing it, brushing it and such tasks. There are 7 mini-games too, that help giving food, toys and items for the environment where the bunnies live. And thanks to the wireless connection to other DSs, bunnies and other items can be shared with friends.

[Petz: Catz 2]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Powerhead Games
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-catz-2
Description=Catz 2 is the sequel to the Nintendo DS Catz, a title of the Nintendo DS Petz series.<br><br>Most of the gameplay of the previous game, which is usual in the series, is kept. Choosing from 10 different cat breeds (plus three exotic ones locked at the beginning), the game tasks consists of care-taking and playing with the cats. The player has to feed, keep clean and cure his/her pet, but also play with it using different toys, make it wear costumes and take photos of the kitten.<br><br>But Catz 2 adds a new goal system based on "Ribbonz". Every time a first-time task or a proposed challenge is fulfilled a new ribbon is awarded. This will traduce either on real life cat caring tips and facts or on unlocking of new tasks and items. Other new features of the second Catz game are the Playroom and the thought bubbles, that will tell you what your cat is thinking. The Playroom, on the other hand, is like a training room for cats, that can make your pet improve its strength, agility and intelligence.<br><br>As usual, multiplayer mode allows for sharing of different items with friends.

[Petz: Hamsterz 2]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=HI Corporation
Released=Nov 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-hamsterz-2
Description=Hamsterz 2 is the sequel to the Nintendo DS title Hamsterz Life, an entry in the DS Petz series.<br><br>More than a sequel, this game tuns away from all the strange features of the first one and focuses on pet caring simulation. There is no more chatting with your hamster nor costumes to dress them up. Mini-games are also relegated to a secondary level as they are no more mandatory to advance in the game. Aside from sharing the same name and brand, this title and the earlier game do not have much in common and were created by different development teams, as Hamsterz 2 is a US port of the original Japanese DS title Hamster to Kurasou.<br><br>After the player customizes his/her identity and the environment for his avatar, a cousin visits and ask the player to care for one of the children of his hamster. From now on, the usual pet caring simulation starts. Cleaning, feeding and playing with your hamster is rewarded with starts, that serve as the currency in Hamsterz 2. With enough stars, the player can visit the pet store and buy bigger cages and all kind of toys and tools for the pets. Having hamsters of different sexes in the same cage can lead to them having children.<br><br>Hamsterz 2 features 12 different hamster breeds plus two unlockable exotic ones. There are also 200 different toys and accessories to unlock and other 34 "treasure" items. A multi-player mode also exists, where friends' cages can be visited and mini-games can be played with them.

[Petz: Horsez 2]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Lexis Numérique|Virtual Toys
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-horsez-2
Description=Horsez 2 is the sequel to the Nintendo DS Horsez, a title part of the Nintendo DS Petz series.<br><br>Ginger is now a grown horse trainer that owns a ranch side by side with her grandfather's. She has now the mission to rise and train three different horses.<br><br>Most of the gameplay remains the same as in the previous game.

[Petz Wild Animals: Dolphinz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Magic Pockets
Released=Oct, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-wild-animals-dolphinz
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, Ubisoft brings the series to the DS with this title. It is the first game in a new branch called "Wild Animals" and based itself on taking care of dolphins and other sea animals.<br><br>The game starts with the player portrayed as a young boy or girl (Greg or Mila) working for his/her uncle Bob at his marine amusement park as a summer job. The final mission is to manage the zoo that also serves as a sanctuary for endangered species. Apart from dolphins there are many other animals like orcas, penguins, hammerhead sharks and more to take care of. Each of them has an identity card with some explanations about its characteristics.<br><br>Caring, as usual, consists of feeding, cleaning and playing with the animals, but also training for the shows at the zoo. If the animals are in a good mood and are well trained, more people will come to visit the amusement shows at the park and further improvements in the zoo can be made. The player can make the zoo bigger to save more endangered animals and also maintain and improve the facilities. To help with this tasks the player will meet some NPCs, like a life-guard, a veterinarian and a sailor.<br><br>Multi-player mode is also available, to let friends help or accompany the player's character while taking care of the park.

[Petz: Wild Animals - Tigerz]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Magic Pockets
Released=Feb 26, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/petz-wild-animals-tigerz
Description=Following the tradition of the Petz series for PC, Ubisoft brings now the series to the DS. This is the second game in the branch called "Wild Animals" and it brings the player the opportunity to deal with tigers and other secondary circus animals.<br><br>In Tigerz, the player takes the role of Enzo and Ana, two young people belonging to a family of tamers, that receive two young tigers  from their grandfather. In addition to the usual tasks in the series, that is, caring for the pets (feeding, bathing, healing, etc.), the main goal in Tigerz is to work with your pets, through the usual mini-games, becoming a professional tamer. And while doing this, the player has the opportunity to tour through the world and help other 6 tamers with their respective pets, from England to India, from a dog with a hat too big to a jumping elephant. And all this "taming around the world" experience is done with elements of adventure and RPG games. For instance, the player can level up as a tamer, while following a storyline driven by the grandpa Antonio.

[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 11, 2005
Systems=iPhone|Wii
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney
Description=Experience the exhilaration of the court room with this lawyer simulation from Capcom.  Take on the role of the titular Phoenix Wright, a rookie lawyer ready for his first case.  Learn the ropes, carefully examine evidence, and if the solution doesn't seem to present itself right away, press your witnesses for more information until they slip up and create a contradiction with the evidence.<br><br>Phoenix Wright is actually an enhanced port of a game called Gyakuten Saiban for the Game Boy Advance, which was released in Japan near the system's launch.  The DS version features all of the cases from the Game Boy Advance version, with the addition of a fifth case, which is as long as the four previous cases put together.  The fifth case makes extensive use of the DS' special features, such as the microphone and the ability to examine inventory in 3D using the stylus.  As well as the courtroom action, Phoenix will also get to investigate in the field and interrogate people who were near the crime scene.

[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All]
Publisher=Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 16, 2007
Systems=Wii
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-justice-for-all
Description=Order in the court!  Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney is back for more defense attorney action!  Taking place a year after the events of the previous game, Phoenix encounters many faces from the previous game...some friends...some foes.  Using your keen deduction skill, and armed with the evidence, you'll be able to guide Phoenix through four new cases as you pick apart witnesses' inconsistencies and lies.<br><br>Justice For All is an enhanced remake of Gyakuten Saiban 2, a courtroom simulation and adventure game.  Players gather evidence and interrogate witnesses as they try to help Phoenix Wright prove his client's innocence.  New to the sequel is the addition of "Psyche Locks", which cover a person when they are hiding a particularly dark secret.  You'll need to break open these locks by presenting enough evidence to convince the person to tell the truth.  In addition, Phoenix's courtroom blunders are now represented by a health meter instead of set hit points.  This means that some mistakes can cost you a lot more health than others!<br><br>Like the previous DS version of the game, players can navigate through menus and items by using the stylus, as well as manage their inventory.  Also available is the optional method of evidence presentation: you can actually shout out "HOLD IT!", "OBJECTION!" and "TAKE THAT!" into the microphone when you're ready to destroy the opposition's argument!

[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trials-and-tribulations
Description=Phoenix Wright returns in the third game in the Ace Attorney series. However, Phoenix is not the only lawyer that you'll be guiding, as you dig through the evidence to find the truth to free your clients.  Players will tackle five new cases as they encounter familiar faces and new ones in their search for justice.<br><br>Trials and Tribulations is an enhanced remake of Gyakuten Saiban 3, a GBA courtroom adventure game.  Players encounter two different types of phases as they play through the game - one takes place in the courtroom, where players directly interrogate subjects and try to disprove their lies with the evidence they have; and the other takes place on the field, where Phoenix talks to people and examines locations to search for clues that may help his client's case.<br><br>As in Justice For All, players will have to sometimes break open people's &quot;Psyche Locks&quot;, which cover a person when they have something that they really don't want to reveal to Phoenix.  Depending on the importance of the secret, more locks will cover the person, and can only be unlocked by presenting the correct evidence.  And as in the previous DS versions of the game, players can use the stylus to select menus and evidence, as well as use the microphone to shout out &quot;OBJECTION!&quot; and &quot;HOLD IT!&quot; when they want to present evidence.

[Picross 3D]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Released=May 03, 2010
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/picross-3d
Description=Picross 3D is a pseudo-sequel to Picross DS.  As with the original game, your goal is to uncover the hidden image by using the number clues as your guide.  But unlike Picross DS, where the puzzles were flat, in Picross 3D, each puzzle is encased in a cube of a varying size and shape.  By chipping away and rotating the cube, the player can reveal the hidden picture.<br><br>Picross 3D has approximately 350 puzzles, across a variety of different themes.  Each puzzle is grouped into a particular theme, such as "Beach", "Sports" or "Fire", and when all the puzzles are found for a theme, a medal is added to the theme to indicate that it is complete.  Nearly every puzzle has a possibility for a three star rating.  To earn all three stars, the player must:<br><br> solve the puzzle<br> complete the puzzle within the time limit<br> not make any mistakes<br><br>As with Picross DS, Picross 3D features a puzzle creator.  The user can create their own puzzles, and then, using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, send them onto the Internet to trade with friends, as well as receive additional ones.

[Picross DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Jupiter Corp.
Released=Jul 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/picross-ds
Description=Picross DS is a touch screen-based puzzle game for the Nintendo DS.  By following the numbers on the left and top of the game grid, players can uncover the picture hidden away.  The rules are simple - if there is one number on a line, say, 10, then you know that there are ten squares in a row that must be chipped away on that line.  If the numbers read something like 2 7, then you must chip away two squares somewhere in the row, separated by at least one empty square, and then seven squares to be chipped away.  By applying these rules horizontally and vertically to the grid, you can work out the picture using logic.<br><br>There are two methods of control: you can use the Control Pad to move a cursor, the A Button to chip a square, the B Button to mark it, and the X Button to zoom in or out (similar to Nintendo's previous Picross games).  Alternatively, you can use the stylus to play.  In this mode, the Control Pad changes the functions of the stylus.  When you press Up, you'll chip squares, Down will mark them, Left will zoom in and out, while Right allows you to scroll.  The buttons on the right of the DS perform the same functions, which is helpful if you're left-handed.<br><br>Picross DS has a variety of different modes:<br><br>1.  Picross - This is standard Picross.  Play through easy, medium and difficult puzzles, or learn how to play.  You are penalized with time for any mistakes you make in easy and medium modes.  In difficult, your mistakes are not noted at all.<br><br>2.  Daily Picross - Play a quick set of five Picross puzzles, once a day.  Each day, your score is added to a chart, so you can track whether you're improving or getting worse, similar to Brain Age.<br><br>3.  My Picross - Design your own Picross puzzles by drawing on the grid.  When you're done, you can play your puzzles, or send them to others.<br><br>4.  Competition Picross - Play Picross against others in this mode.  You can choose to use single-cart multiplayer, multi-cart multiplayer, or online play via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.<br><br>You can also download additional puzzle packs for Picross DS by using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including puzzles from Mario's Picross.

[Ping Pals]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=WayForward Technologies
Released=Dec 07, 2004
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=1.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ping-pals
Description=Originally conceived as a launch title before Pictochat was announced as a packed-in feature of the DS, Ping Pals lets players create an avatar to send chats and doodles wirelessly with your friends.  Although only one person needs a Ping Pals cartridge to start the chat, the game uses unlockable clothing and accessories as incentive to purchase their own cartridge and chat away.  Got no friends?  Ping Pals can even simulate chat with a simple AI chatbot.<br><br>Players can purchase items from a store using coins or trade for them with other players.  Coins are earned in various ways, including receiving a daily allowance, chatting for a long time, typing special predetermined keywords, and playing minigames.

[Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour (Limited Edition)]
Publisher=SEGA Corporation
Developer=Dimple Entertainment
Released=Oct 26, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pinky-street-kira-kira-music-hour-limited-edition
Description=This limited edition includes:<br><br>1. Pinky Street: Kira Kira Music Hour<br>2. A figurine of the main character in the game<br>3. A cardboard stage for use with the figurine

[Pipe Mania]
Publisher=Empire Interactive Europe Ltd.
Developer=Razorworks
Released=Sep 26, 2008
Systems=iPhone|Macintosh|PlayStation 2|PSP|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pipe-mania
Description=Alfonso Senior, having made his fortune from the original Pipe Mania, has retired to Paradise Island. Unfortunately, the island has an alarmingly high number of plumbing-related problems. Alfonso's retired, but he's called in his kids Junior and Fawcett to fix up the island, and maybe learn a few things about plumbing along the way.<br><br>Gameplay is similar to the classic Pipe Dream/Pipe Mania, but with a more mission-based structure, and more unusual modes. Missions can be replayed to get a higher grade, and high grades can unlock various treasures, such as movies, character bios, and new game modes. Pipe Mania even has a multiplayer mode; compete against a friend for points, or use your attacks to damage your opponent's pipes.

[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Jun 27, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest_
Description="Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" for the Nintendo DS is a fast-paced swashbuckling brawler game that allows players to play all three iconic heroes from the film - Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, and William Turner. Each character features a unique and powerful signature move, as well as a complete complement of basic and advanced attack combos to unlock along the way. Players also have a wide variety of weapons at their disposal in the world - everything from spears to bombs to frying pans and chickens. Players earn gold for defeating enemies that allows them to unlock cheats, new player characters, weapons, and concept art from the film.<br><br>The DS game follows the film closely, allowing players to experience and explore 7 iconic locations from the film. Multi-card cooperative wireless play is supported, allowing 2 players to cooperatively complete the entire story campaign. Three touch-screen minigames are also included, both as a part of the main story campaign and as an additional wireless multiplayer feature.
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[Planet Puzzle League]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 04, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/planet-puzzle-league
Description=Take on the world in Planet Puzzle League, a simple but addictive puzzle game that you may recognize as Tetris Attack, Panel De Pon, or Pokémon Puzzle League.  Colored tiles rise up from a bin, and its your job to arrange them horizontally or vertically in lines of three or more of the same tile.  This causes them to disappear.  Advanced players will be able to arrange tiles so that when they land, they clear additional tiles to stop the tiles from rising and score even more points!<br><br>Planet Puzzle League features a wide variety of different game modes to keep even the most dedicated puzzler busy:<br><br>1.  Endless - Play forever until you fail.  The tiles rise faster over time.<br>2.  Clear - Remove all the blocks down to the 'CLEAR' line, buried deep down.<br>3.  Garbage Challenge - Garbage blocks rain down on your bin - clear as many as you can!<br>4.  Vs. COM - Play against the CPU.  Try to get their tiles to reach the top of the bin first!<br>5.  Time Attack - See how many points you can earn in two minutes.<br>6.  Puzzle - Either clear the preset mind-bending puzzles, or try the various missions that you are given.<br><br>Similar to Brain Age, Planet Puzzle League features a 'Daily' Mode.  Play these short games once a day to track your skill over a long period of time.  Are you getting better?  Or worse?<br><br>You can also play multiplayer modes of the game, either locally, or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.  Modes of play include Birthday Battle (play against people who share your date of birth), Free Play Battle (play an unranked match), and Friend Battle (play against Friends you've traded Friend Codes with).

[Platinum Sudoku]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Gameloft S.A.
Released=May 11, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/platinum-sudoku_
Description=Platinum Sudoku offers 20 million Sudoku puzzles (in five levels of difficulty), over 300 Kakuro puzzles and a number of mini-games. The game starts with a tutorial mode and the twenty million puzzles will only be available to you after completing 100 puzzles in Easy, Medium or Hard mode. Solving all puzzles in Hard mode unlocks the Pro mode, solving the Pro puzzles unlocks the Sudoku X mode. New background graphics, fonts, grid styles and music are also unlockable.<br><br>The object of Sudoku is to fill a square grid measuring 9x9 spaces, further divided into nine 3x3 squares with the numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal row and each vertical column can only contain each number once, and this also applies to each of the square grids. Each grid already contains a few numbers, how many depends on the level of difficulty. The game layout can be switched around for left-handed players by choosing an option from the menu.<br><br>Filling the grid is done by either drawing the desired character directly onto the grid on the Touch Screen, by pointing to that number on a small grid or by using the D-pad. Several numbers can be entered in one cell in Draft mode. When the player has deduced which number is the only one possible, the choice is made definitive. It is possible to ask for hints, but these cost "coins" that have to be earned by solving puzzles. Hint A gives some possible numbers for the current cell, Hint B provides the correct number for the current cell, and Hint C scans the whole board and marks cells as right or wrong. It is also possible to choose several assisting features from the game menu, for instance highlighting the current row or column, highlighting the "easiest to solve" cells or automatically filling the grid with all possibilities for each cell.<br><br>Kakuro puzzles are like crosswords except the grids are filled with numbers. The grid consists of black and white cells. The white cells must be filled with numbers, the black cells contain the clues. Each entry can only contain a number (between 0 and 9) once and the sum of the numbers must match the clue. For example if the clue is "11" and the entry is three cells wide, the solution could be "1, 6, 4" or "2, 5, 4" but not "2, 7, 2".  <br><br>The mini-games included in Platinum Sudoku are Subtract (drop numbers unto others to subtract them until you reach zero), Pair Match (draw lines between pairs of numbers), Shuffle (slider puzzle), Choice Block (find the missing number), High Sum (choose the block with the highest sum) and Mine Detector (mine sweeper). If a challenge is met, the game is unlocked in the menu and you can try to improve your high score.<br><br>Two players can play co-op to solve a grid together or compete to see who is the fastest in solving a grid. Finally there is a Custom Grid mode which allows you to design your own puzzles.

[Pluk van de Petteflet]
Publisher=IJsfontein Interactive Media
Developer=IJsfontein Interactive Media|Triangle Studios
Released=Feb 20, 2009
Systems=Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pluk-van-de-petteflet
Description=Pluk van de Petteflet is a Dutch educational game for children aged three to seven, developed as a tie-in with the 2004 movie Pluk van de Petteflet. Both the movie and the game are based on the 1971 children's book of the same name by the Dutch author Annie M.G. Schmidt. It is about the boy Pluk who drives a red crane car through town looking for a house to live. The dove Dolly tells him there is an empty room in the top floor of the Petteflet, a large skyscraper. There, he gets involved in adventures with the other inhabitants and the surroundings of the building.<br><br>The CD-ROM version contains seven mini-games. Children can:<br><br>1. colour pictures in Pluk's room;<br>2. sing along with all the songs from the movie;<br>3. teach the bird Krullevaar how to fly;<br>4. do maths exercises with the Heen-en-weerwolf by compiling a shopping list and fetching all items by boat;<br>5. learn to write letters with Langhors and the bees;<br>6. feed the hungry seagulls with Karel-met-de-houten-poot<br>7. juggle apples with Zaza.<br><br>The disc can also be used as an audio CD and in-game help is provided by the dove Dolly and the Lispeltuut. All animals are voiced by professional Dutch voice actors.<br><br>The later-released Nintendo DS version contains two additional games:<br><br>1. a Tic-Tac-Toe variant;<br>8. a Memory game.

[Point Blank DS]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Released=Sep 05, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/point-blank-ds
Description=Point Blank makes its debut on a handheld system. The shooting series brings its irreverent humor and style to the Nintendo DS. This version features games from Point Blank, Point Blank 2, and Point Blank 3 making this a nice collection of mini shooting games! With the use of the stylus you test your hand eye coordination as you tap the touch screen furiously to accomplish your goals.<br><br>Point Blank DS offers 40 different mini games, including shooting clay pigeons, aliens, and cardboard criminals. There are five different game modes - Arcade, Wireless VS, Brain Massage, Freeplay and Classic Coin-Op Games.

[Pokmon Dash]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Ambrella
Released=Mar 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-dash
Description=Race to the finish line with Pikachu and friends in the first Pokémon game for the Nintendo DS!  The stylus is used to control Pikachu, running on a variety of race tracks versus different Pokémon over different terrains, including snow, sand, mud, and even lava.  A GBA Pokémon cartridge can be inserted into the DS, allowing the player to create race courses based on the Pokémon they've collected in the GBA games.

[Pokmon Diamond Version]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|Game Freak, Inc.
Released=Apr 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-diamond-version
Description=Together with Pokémon Pearl, this game starts the 4th generation of the Pokémon series. Set in a new region, Sinnoh, it includes 107 new Pokémon, bringing the total up to 493. It is also the first online game in the series, featuring Wi-Fi battles and trading. Players can collect badges, challenge the Elite Four, and become the ultimate Pokémon master.<br><br>The game continues the basic idea of previous Pokémon games - you, a new trainer, set out on a quest to catch every Pokémon and defeat the Pokémon league. Along the way, you will foil the plots of the evil organization Team Galactic, who seek to use a trio of legendary Pokémon to awaken a sleeping titan with the power to control time. There are many sidequests and other activities along the way, including the Battle Tower and catching other legendaries.<br><br>The core Pokémon series features an RPG turn-based battle system. Each monster can learn up to four attacks. In a single turn, the two opponents select their attacks, and the one with the higher Speed attacks first. The amount of damage is influenced by the Attack and Defense stats. In the past, attacks were automatically classified as Physical or Special based on their elemental type. In Diamond and Pearl, each attack can be individually categorized, so attacks which use natural elements are Special, and those which use simple force are Physical.<br><br>The Pokémon Contests from Ruby and Sapphire return, with many new features. In addition to the attack performance, where you must try to impress the judge with flashy moves, you'll also dress up your Pokémon and dance in time to music. Diamond and Pearl also bring back the real time system from Gold and Silver, where day and night are reflected in your game. Some Pokémon are only catchable during certain times.

[Pokmon HeartGold Version]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|Game Freak, Inc.
Released=Mar 14, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-heartgold-version
Description=Pokémon HeartGold is an enhanced remake of one of the second installments in the Pokémon Main RPG Series, Pokémon Gold.<br><br>Set in the region of Johto, the player controls a new Pokémon Trainer on his/her way to meet up with Pokémon Researcher Professor Elm at his lab to receive his/her first Pokémon. While running an errand for Elm, the player returns to find that a thief has stolen one of the professor's Pokémon. This event starts your quest to becoming a Pokémon master, leading you through the region of Johto and later Kanto, to battle the mysterious Team Rocket and capture all 493 Pokémon. <br><br>Along with retaining most of the original game's features, HeartGold contains quite a few new updates. Like Gold the story will incorporate the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh (who can be seen on the game's box art), although this time in a bigger fashion. Graphics have been upgraded to 3D models to resemble the series previous Nintendo DS iterations, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The ability to have any one of your Pokémon following you on the Overworld Screen which was limitedly seen in Pokémon Yellow has been added. <br><br>Included with the game is a peripheral known as the Pokéwalker. Acting as a pedometer, the Pokéwalker allows you to wirelessly transfer a Pokémon from HeartGold to it. When there is a Pokémon in the Pokéwalker it gains "experience points" for each step you take. The player also earns a form of money known as "watts", which is used to help catch other Pokémon and buy items.<br><br>The game is compatible with the following games via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: Pokémon SoulSilver, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

[Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 18, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-mystery-dungeon-blue-rescue-team
Description=Natural disasters have been occurring in the Pokémon world!  And if that's not enough of a dilemma, you've woken up one day to discover that you've mysteriously transformed into a Pokémon yourself!  After teaming up with another Pokémon, the pair of you decide to form a rescue team, and save other Pokémon who are in trouble and need help.<br><br>Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team is a Pokémon-themed version of a game series called Fushigi no Dungeon, or Mystery Dungeon in English.  The basic concept for each of these games is that you must travel through a series of randomly generated dungeons, battling enemies and collecting items as you make your way deeper until you reach a specified floor in the dungeon.<br><br>Pokémon Mystery Dungeon applies various aspects of the Pokémon Universe to the Mystery Dungeon series.  You can level up your characters, have other Pokémon (up to a maximum of six characters in your party) join you, level up, evolve, and learn new attacks and abilities.  You do not directly control other members of your team; they are AI controlled, but you can issue them specific commands such as &quot;follow me&quot;, &quot;avoid first attack&quot;, and &quot;attack enemies&quot;.  Another goal of the game is collecting all of the different types of Pokémon by recruiting them as members of your rescue team.<br><br>Pokémon Mystery Dungeon can also communicate with other copies of Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team.  You can choose to rescue a friend who has become stranded while performing a rescue mission of their own, or you can trade items with them instead.

[Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 20, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-darkness
Description=In the newest installment of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, players find themselves transported to a world of Pokémon—Pokémon that talk and shop and form exploration teams to journey into randomly generated dungeons to look for treasures and rescue other Pokémon in trouble.<br><br>The player joins one of these exploration teams, looking for the cause of their mysterious transformation—once they were human, but now they are a Pokémon. Which Pokémon the player becomes is determined by a personality test given at the beginning of the game. The player is also given a partner—another Pokémon that will join you on your adventure as the two of you discover the secret of the Time Gears, mysterious artifacts that are being stolen by an elusive thief and whose loss puts the world in grave danger. <br><br>Explore random dungeons, collect Treasure Boxes, and recruit over 493 Pokémon—including those from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. Pokémon exclusive to Explorers of Darkness include Burmy, Buneary, Lopunny, Mewtwo, and Rotom.

[Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 12, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-sky
Description=In this Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game, players are once again drawn into the mythology and intrigue of Treasure Town, where talking Pokémon form exploration teams to journey into dungeons and rescue Pokémon in trouble. The world is facing a crisis—a mysterious thief is stealing the mythical artifacts known as "Time Gears," causing time to stop throughout the land. Pulled into this adventure, the player is a Pokémon who remembers being human once—but nothing else. Joining an exploration team may be their only chance of finding out the reason for their mysterious transformation.<br><br>The game play revolves around exploring randomly generated dungeons, recruiting defeated enemies and collecting Treasure Boxes. Though having the story of Explorers of Time/Darkness, Explorers of Sky features five special episodes that expand the world further. Other new features include new facilities like Spinda's Café, the ability to send friends "demo" missions, and four new starter Pokémon.

[Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr 20, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-time
Description=In the newest installment of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, players find themselves transported to a world of Pokémon—Pokémon that talk and shop and form exploration teams to journey into randomly generated dungeons to look for treasures and rescue other Pokémon in trouble.<br><br>The player joins one of these exploration teams, looking for the cause of their mysterious transformation—once they were human, but now they are a Pokémon. Which Pokémon the player becomes is determined by a personality test given at the beginning of the game. The player is also given a partner—another Pokémon that will join you on your adventure as the two of you discover the secret of the Time Gears, mysterious artifacts that are being stolen by an elusive thief and whose loss puts the world in grave danger. <br><br>Explore random dungeons, collect Treasure Boxes, and recruit over 493 Pokémon—including those from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. Pokémon exclusive to Explorers of Time include  Celebi, Combee, Lucario, Pachirisu, and Riolu.

[Pokmon Pearl Version]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|Game Freak, Inc.
Released=Apr 22, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-pearl-version
Description=Together with Pokémon Diamond, this game starts the 4th generation of the Pokémon series. Set in a new region, Sinnoh, it includes 107 new Pokémon, bringing the total up to 493. It is also the first online game in the series, featuring Wi-Fi battles and trading. Players can collect badges, challenge the Elite Four, and become the ultimate Pokémon master.<br><br>The game continues the basic idea of previous Pokémon games - you, a new trainer, set out on a quest to catch every Pokémon and defeat the Pokémon league. Along the way, you will foil the plots of the evil organization Team Galactic, who seek to use a trio of legendary Pokémon to awaken a sleeping titan with the power to control space. There are many sidequests and other activities along the way, including the Battle Tower and catching other legendaries.<br><br>The core Pokémon series features an RPG turn-based battle system. Each monster can learn up to four attacks. In a single turn, the two opponents select their attacks, and the one with the higher Speed attacks first. The amount of damage is influenced by the Attack and Defense stats. In the past, attacks were automatically classified as Physical or Special based on their elemental type. In Diamond and Pearl, each attack can be individually categorized, so attacks which use natural elements are Special, and those which use simple force are Physical.<br><br>The Pokémon Contests from Ruby and Sapphire return, with many new features. In addition to the attack performance, where you must try to impress the judge with flashy moves, you'll also dress up your Pokémon and dance in time to music. Diamond and Pearl also bring back the real time system from Gold and Silver, where day and night are reflected in your game. Some Pokémon are only catchable during certain times.

[Pokmon Platinum Version]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|Game Freak, Inc.
Released=Mar 22, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-platinum-version
Description=Together with Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, this game is the 3rd games in the 4th generation of the Pokémon series. Set in a new region, Sinnoh, it includes 107 new Pokémon, bringing the total up to 493. Pokémon Platinum includes for the first time in the 4th generation, the Battle Frontier which can be played on and off-line, make Poffins on-line. Players can collect badges, challenge the Elite Four, and become the ultimate Pokémon master.<br><br>The game continues the basic idea of previous Pokémon games - the player, a new trainer, sets out on a quest to catch every known Pokémon and defeat the Pokémon league. Along the way, the player will attempt to foil the plots of the evil organization, Team Galactic, who seek to use a trio of legendary Pokémon to awaken a sleeping titan with the power to control space. There are many sidequests and other activities along the way, the Battle Frontier, expanded on-line options, downloadable content via Mystery Gift, a brand new GTS with the option to receive notifications of completed traded over the Wii, record battle videos, the option to submit one's Pokémon party data for others to see and the Distortion World, which defies the laws of gravity and contains Platinum's mascot, Giratina.<br><br>The core Pokémon series features an RPG turn-based battle system. Each monster can learn up to four attacks. In a single turn, the two opponents select their attacks, and the one with the higher Speed attacks first. The amount of damage is influenced by the Attack and Defense stats. In the past, attacks were automatically classified as Physical or Special based on their elemental type. In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum each attack can be individually categorized, so attacks which use natural elements are Special, and those which use simple force are Physical.<br><br>The Pokémon Contests from Ruby and Sapphire return, with many new features. In addition to the attack performance, where the player must try to impress the judge with flashy moves, players will also dress up their Pokémon and dance in time to music. Diamond and Pearl also bring back the real time system from Gold and Silver, where day and night are reflected in your game. Some Pokémon are only catchable during certain times.

[Pokmon Ranger]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Released=Oct 30, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-ranger
Description=In the region of Fiore, the delicate balance between people, Pokémon, and nature is protected by Pokémon Rangers, stalwart youths who use a device called a "capture styler" to capture panicked and troublesome Pokémon by encircling them with a Capture Disc.  It's up to the player, as a new Pokémon Ranger, to stop the plans of the Go-Rock Squad, who plan to capture Legendary Pokémon and use them for evil.  <br><br>The game makes innovative and extensive use of the touch pad, requiring players to use their stylus to circle Pokémon on the bottom screen, sometimes calling on the abilities of already-captured Pokémon to assist with special moves, marking a great departure from the usual RPG-based gameplay that the Pokémon franchise is known for.  Outside of battle, Pokémon may also be called upon to clear obstacles like hay bales, metal fences, and dead trees with "Field Moves" like Burn, Cut, and Tackle, similiar to the Hidden Machines (HMs) of previous Pokémon installments.<br><br>Players will travel between four different towns, play through over ten missions, and have the opportunity to capture over 200 different Pokémon in this game that has been billed as a prelude to the next generation of Pokémon.

[Pokmon Ranger: Guardian Signs]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.|Pokémon Company, The
Developer=Creatures, Inc.
Released=Oct 04, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-ranger-guardian-signs
Description=In the region of Oblivia, a gang of thieves known as the "Pokémon Pinchers" are stealing wild Pokémon and planning to use them for their own nefarious purposes.  Two Pokémon Rangers, Summer and Ben, are sent to investigate.  However, after an encounter with the Pinchers, one of them is kidnapped while the other is left stranded on an island.  There they meet a Pichu with a ukulele, who teams up with them to help rescue its Pichu friends who have also been captured by then Pinchers.  Can you rescue your partner, and save the Pokémon of the Oblivia region?<br><br>Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs is the third in the Pokémon Ranger series.  As with the previous games, you move your character around using a device known as the stylus, as well as battling with a device called the "capture styler" (represented by the stylus).  To battle, you encounter a Pokémon on the touch screen, and your aim is to repeatedly draw connecting loops around it until you deplete its health to zero, allowing it to join your team.  Pokémon can be used in the environment to clear obstacles and help you progress (such as such as cutting trees, extinguishing fires and so on), or by assisting you in battle and helping you weaken enemy Pokémon.  Near the start of the game, Ukulele Pichu becomes a part of your team and randomly appears during battles to assist.  If you tap it when it appears, it will jump into battle and play its ukulele, which scatters musical notes around the screen which weaken enemies.<br><br>A little bit further into the game, you also gain the help of the Legendary Pokémon dogs, Raikou, Entei and Suicune, first introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver.  These Pokémon have special abilities that allow you to reach places that you normally couldn't (for example, Raikou can leap across large gaps).  To summon these Pokémon, you must draw a special sign with the stylus that represents them, but these can only be drawn outside where the sky can be seen.<br><br>After a key point in the game, you also unlock the ability to travel back in time with Celebi, which gives you access to wireless multiplayer Pokémon Ranger missions.  These missions can be played with up to four players, and Rangers can team up to help capture Pokémon more quickly.  This is a great help as each mission must be completed within a certain time for it to be a success.  Most wireless missions can also be played solo, but are more difficult this way.  You can also earn experience which can be used to increase your capture styler's power, health and speed.

[Pokmon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.
Released=Nov 10, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-ranger-shadows-of-almia
Description=The player steps into the shoes of a Pokémon Ranger in the land of Almia, on the cusp of graduation from Ranger School. But they haven't long to enjoy to their newly-earned status—Pokémon across the region are going crazy, and it appears to be the work of the dastardly Team Dim Sun.<br><br>The player will travel across the region of Almia, using their Capture Styler (the stylus) to circle and capture over 250 different Pokémon. Free mind-controlled Pokémon from the thrall of Team Dim Sun's machines, and call upon various Pokémon's Poké Assists and Field Moves to capture other Pokémon and clear obstacles. Over 60 Quests are present for the player to take on, allowing them to power up their Capture Styler and meet even more Pokémon partners. Over the course of the adventure the player will use different types of Stylers—culminating in the powerful Vatonage Styler, a tool that allows a Ranger to capture any Pokémon, friend or foe.

[Pokmon SoulSilver Version]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Creatures, Inc.|Game Freak, Inc.
Released=Mar 14, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-soulsilver-version
Description=Pokémon SoulSilver is an enhanced remake of one of the second installments in the Pokémon Main RPG Series, Pokémon Silver.<br><br>Set in the region of Johto, the player controls a new Pokémon Trainer on his/her way to meet up with Pokémon Researcher Professor Elm at his lab to receive his/her first Pokémon. While running an errand for Elm, the player returns to find that a thief has stolen one of the professor's Pokémon. This event starts your quest to becoming a Pokémon master, leading you through the region of Johto and later Kanto, to battle the mysterious Team Rocket and capture all 493 Pokémon. <br><br>Along with retaining most of the original game's features, SoulSilver contains quite a few new updates. Like Silver the story will incorporate the legendary Pokémon Lugia (who can be seen on the game's box art), although this time in a bigger fashion. Graphics have been upgraded to 3D models to resemble the series previous Nintendo DS iterations, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The ability to have any one of your Pokémon following you on the Overworld Screen which was limitedly seen in Pokémon Yellow has been added. <br><br>Included with the game is a peripheral known as the Pokéwalker. Acting as a pedometer, the Pokéwalker allows you to wirelessly transfer a Pokémon from SoulSilver to it. When there is a Pokémon in the Pokéwalker it gains "experience points" for each step you take. The player also earns a form of money known as "watts", which is used to help catch other Pokémon and buy items.<br><br>The game is compatible with the following games via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: Pokémon HeartGold, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

[Pokmon Trozei!]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Genius Sonority, Inc.
Released=Mar 06, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pokmon-trozei
Description=Using the DS touch screen, players must create a "trozei"; the lining up for 4 same type Pokémon in a row by re-arranging the Pokémon that fall onto the screen.<br><br>The aim isn't so much to stop them filling the screen, which is done easily, but to avoid 2 or 3 in a row and set up longer trozei of fours and fives, thus more easily reaching score and combo levels required for bonuses. Skillful players can snag rare Pokémon by lining them up with the Ditto tile, as two or more of some types rarely appear.

[Polar Bowler]
Publisher=MumboJumbo, LLC
Developer=WildTangent, Inc.
Released=Dec, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/polar-bowler
Description=Polar Bowler is a bowling game. But no ordinary, the game uses an Arctic theme (more or less). Furthermore, there is not even a ball in the game.<br><br>First off, the game offers two different game modes, “Straight Bowling” and “Power Bowling”. Furthermore there are 7 different lanes and 6 different characters in the game, so you can play an Ice bear, a Penguin, a Snowman, or even Santa Claus. But the game starts only with one lane and one character.<br><br>Straight Bowling acts much like the classic bowling. You have the ten pins and your character, which is the game’s substitute for your ball, and you must smash as many pins as possible in order to get a good score (and to win the game when you are not playing alone). You start your ride by positioning your character at the beginning where you want him to slide from. In contrary to a real bowling, you can’t throw the “ball” diagonal, but that’s not needed too. Once your ride has started, you can move your character left and right and change his destination. You can even slide a curve, if you’re good. If not, the physic do their job. You can even control how fast you slide, but that only at the beginning of the ride. Their, you can choose the speed by tighten the line you use to throw you into the lane.<br><br>Power Bowling sets on top of this. Here the game gets spiced up by Power Ups. After you positioned your character and tightened your line, at that time you can’t change your position anymore, Power Ups appear on the lane. Once you collect them, they work in this throw, and this throw only, once you return to the start, their bonuses will be reset. So you must collect them, and use them immediately (will be automatically used, when the character impacts on the pins). There are two different types of Power Ups, one that affect your character, and one that affects your score.<br><br>The following Power Ups are possible to find: Bomb (doubles the power of the character; at the impact it will smash more pins then regular), Zap (will send an electrical discharge out on impact with the pins, which will smash much more then the bomb), Vapor (will vaporize all pins on impact; will result in a strike even when you only touch one of the pins at the far sides), Multiplier (will multiply the amount of pins you smash with the type you collected for your total score), Multiplier can be found as 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, and 6x. Smashing 5 pins with a multiplier of 3x will result in 5 regular points and 10 power points.<br><br>The basic scoring is on both game modes the same, it is also the same like regular bowling rules. In Power Bowling mode, once you finished the game, the amount of power points you gathered, will be added to the regular points, and so both of them will determine your final score. So, with many strikes you can get awesome scores.<br><br>Every time you reach 200 points on a single lane, you unlock a new lane or a new character.<br><br>And like a real bowling game, the game can be a multiplayer game, were up to four player can participate, playing on the same computer in Hotseat mode.

[Polarium]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Mitchell Corporation
Released=Apr 18, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/polarium
Description=This is a puzzle game similar to Tetris in that blocks fall from above, and to clear the lines before the screen fills up, you must create horizontal lines of all the same color (either black or white).  To change the color (or "polarity") of a block, you must select it with the stylus, then tap it again to make the block flip.  You can also drag the stylus along the screen to change the polarity if many block at the same time.<br><br>There is also a puzzle mode where time isn't as critical.  Blocks aren't falling, but are just in a certain pattern on the screen.  The object is to make the polarity of every block in each horizontal line the same.  But the trick is to do the entire screen with one swipe of the stylus.  There are 100 puzzles in this mode and they can get very difficult.<br><br>The most addicting part of this game is the multiplayer.  Utilizing the DS's two screens, you can see your blocks and your opponent's blocks.  As you create a horizontal line all of the same polarity, that line is then scrambled and sent to your adversary.  The object is to clear your screen before your opponent does.  The multiplayer mode does not require 2 Game Cards to play.  In fact, when the game is sent over to another DS through the IPL, they don't even need to play multiplayer.  The person that received the game can play a simple demo of the game by themselves.

[Pony Friends]
Publisher=Eidos, Inc.
Developer=Tantalus Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=May 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pony-friends
Description=At the beginning of Pony Friends, the player has the choice to buy a pre-defined pony or create his one from scratch by choosing from a variety of different colors and patterns for each of the four parts (body, legs, face and hair).<br><br>Once a pony has been created and named, the player has to care for it by feeding or brushing it in order to keep it's values from decreasing. Depending on how good the values and how well the pony has been treated, it will react differently to the players hand (the stylus). A new pony for example will be afraid at first and will run away when the player makes sudden movements.<br><br>Besides caring for your pony, outfitting it with accessories or giving it small treats like apples, you can also do racing events, trail riding or let it perform tricks. While the player can't control the horse itself in the racing events, he needs to cheer it on through the microphone to keep it going. But if the player shouts too loud or not loud enough, the pony will slow down.<br><br>During trail riding the player can instead pet the pony or order it to gallop through the forest to train it. While the pony rides on the trail, the player can look around and can each day fulfill a quest by photographing specific animals around the trail by touching them with the stylus. There are also hidden gates which open up additional trails if found and touched.<br><br>Tricks are performed by the pony if it's out on the field. Depending on it's condition and on how many awards the player has already earned with the pony, the trick will be more difficult.

[Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation]
Publisher=KOEI Corporation
Developer=KOEI Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 01, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pop-cutie-street-fashion-simulation
Description=Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation lets the player take control and manage their own fashion boutique, letting them create their own lines of clothes, accessories and even design hair styles, hire models to sell their products, hiring workers for their stores and placing ads on TV and magazines.<br><br>Players can also explore and meet friends and random characters to learn about new fashion trends and change accordingly or even meet and hire new potential models.  They can also go against fellow fashion rivals in fashion shows where winning these shows will give the player more exposure.<br><br>Friends can also go head-to-head in Wireless DS Multi-Card play, facing each other in a "Fashion Battle" to see which clothing line is the best.

[Power Quiz: Allgemeinwissen]
Publisher=HMH Interactive
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Oct 16, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/power-quiz-allgemeinwissen
Description=Power Quiz: Allgemeinwissen is a quiz game about general knowledge. Step by step the player improves their knowledge in several topics such as history, politics, art, culture, music, science, economy, language, sports and entertainment.<br><br>Power Quiz offers thirteen different types of questions, from classic multiple choice questions to 'Find the Right Spot' or 'What's That Sound?' questions.  The game also contains the correct answers and more background information to help players learn about questions they may have trouble with.<br><br>By earning points, the player can unlock different backgrounds, menu colors and music. Players can also take tests on what they've learned to make sure they understand it.  The game also features quick play in different game modes for those who want to get in on the action right away.

[Power Quiz: Die Sport-Edition - D:SF]
Publisher=HMH Interactive
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Aug 06, 2009
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/power-quiz-die-sport-edition-dsf
Description=PowerQuiz: Die Sport-Edition - D:SF is a quiz game for all who love sport and want to test their knowledge. As the player progresses through the questions, he or she will improve knowledge in several sport related topics such as: soccer (Federal League and international), basketball and European handball, Formula 1, action sports, trend sports, Olympics and sports history. <br><br>PowerQuiz: Die Sport-Edition - D:SF utilizes thirteen different ways to present the questions and allows the player to unlock different backgrounds and music. Additionally it features a test mode for exam-like tests and a quick play mode to jump right into the action. <br><br>The game features an official license of the DS:F (Deutschen Sportfernsehen).

[Power Quiz: GEOlino]
Publisher=HMH Interactive
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Aug 06, 2009
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/power-quiz-geolino
Description=PowerQuiz: GEOlino is a quiz game for children about general knowledge. As the player progresses through the game, he or she will improve his or her knowledge in several topics such as: animals, plants, the human Body, Science and Technology, art and history, planet Earth, world cultures, and the environment. <br><br>The questions in PowerQuiz: GEOlino are presented in thirteen different ways, for example as multiple choice or simple “Yes/No’s”. The player can unlock new backgrounds, menu colors and music as he spends the points that he earn during the game.

[Press Your Luck: 2010 Edition]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ludia, Inc.
Released=Oct 27, 2009
Systems=PlayStation 3|Wii|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/press-your-luck-2010-edition
Description=Don't let the "2010 Edition" fool you - this is based off of the original version of the popular 80's game show Press Your Luck. The garish 1980s set and the flow of the show have both been faithfully replicated in digital form. The game features a single player mode, where the contestant plays through 20 shows of different opponents and increasing difficulty. Alternatively, up to three players can play an episode as contestants in the game's "Party Mode."<br><br>Gameplay mirrors the game show it is based on. There are two rounds, each with a question phase and a board phase. Players are asked four multiple-choice questions in the question phase. Ringing in first and giving the correct answer nets you 3 spins. The other two players then get a chance to pick their answer to earn 1 spin. Incorrect answers gain no spins.<br><br>In the board phase, players use their accumulated spins to rack up cash. The board "spins" at random until the player hits a button to stop the cycle, earning whatever cash on the space the board stopped on. If the board stops on a cartoon "Whammy," that contestant's score is set to zero. Four Whammies removes that contestant from the game. The idea is to "press your luck" as long as you can, and then dump remaining spins off on another player in hopes of forcing them into a Whammy.<br><br>As players win games, they unlock new costumes and hairstyles for their avatar.

[The Price is Right: 2010 Edition]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ludia, Inc.
Released=Sep 22, 2009
Systems=PlayStation 3|Wii|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/price-is-right-2010-edition
Description=Based on the long-running game show The Price is Right, the 2010 edition allows players to hit all the highlights from the show - bidding on Contestant's Row, playing one of 30 pricing games, spinning the giant wheel, and hopefully participating in the Showcase.<br><br>Single player has two modes. "Classic" simply takes you through a single episode of the show as a contestant. "Three Strikes" has you keep playing as a contestant until you lose at Contestant's Row three times. Win or lose at the Row, you'll still play a pricing game after, and try to rack up the most money before you get your three strikes.<br><br>The Wii version offers a "Party Mode" where up to four players start initially, and any available human (or computer) players swap in as a player leaves Contestant's Row. Multiplayer is not available on the DS, and is planned to be added as an Internet-based "Price is Right Live" for the PC.<br><br>Winning pricing games in single player unlocks that game to be available to play at any time from the main menu. You also unlock new clothing and hairstyles for your avatar. The Wii and PC versions further unlock video clips of humorous moments from the show.

[Princess in Love]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Engine Software B.V.
Released=May 08, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/princess-in-love
Description=“Princess in Love” is a game where the player assumes the<br>role of Queen-to-be Isabella and lives out one year of her life.<br>The player has exactly one year (in game) from July to June<br>to achieve the goals and has to interact with the royal family,<br>her friends, her staff and family guests to “grow” as a person<br>and become the next queen.<br><br>To do so, this game is a combination of interactive<br>storytelling, exploration and a collection of 14 different mini<br>games (General Knowledge: a quiz mini game; Arranging Seating plans; Create a menu; Dancing; Dress up; Draw Hearts “Sleep”; Counting Sheep “Sleep” ; Write Diary; Press Flowers; Trick Security Officers; Cog game “Fix Cars 1”; Oil flow game “Fix Cars 2”; Dry Tears; Wash Clothes) that the player has to overcome to succeed.

[Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Gogii Games
Released=Sep 03, 2010
Systems=iPad|Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/princess-isabella-a-witchs-curse
Description=Princess Isabella returns from a ride to find her castle completely ruined and locked under an evil spell. While she was away, a wicked witch trapped the castle residents inside mirrors, shattered the glass and scattered the pieces. With the help of a fairy, the princess must rescue her people and restore the place to finally marry Prince Adam.<br><br>Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse is a hidden object game with adventure elements. The main objective is to collect several key objects from the castle grounds, to solve puzzles and free the castle folk. The castle can be explored in a typical point-and-click manner, where each location is represented by an static image of the scenery, and the player moves from room to room by clicking on the exit hotspots, usually placed over obvious and logical areas like doors and entrances. Some portions of the building are locked, and can only be accessed after solving one of the puzzles.<br><br>The objects can be found laying around in the background, or in some separate close-up views of the scenery. These zoom windows show another angle of the scene, with a list of objects to be found and collected at the bottom. Some of the collected items are stored in the inventory slots, from where they can be dragged and dropped on puzzles and other portions of the screen to interact with the environment. Mirror shards have to be inserted in one of the empty frames at the grand hall, and reassembled as jigsaw puzzles to liberate one of the captive souls. The rescued character usually unlocks a castle passage as a reward.<br><br>Each room has several puzzles that have to be solved to lift the curse and move to the next place. Some of the puzzles are self-contained mechanisms that can be solved through direct manipulation. Others block access to other parts of the castle, and require the use of inventory objects. After solving all the pending puzzles, the room is restored to its pristine condition.<br><br>One unique feature is the fairy assistant. She is the hint button, flying towards one of the required items when selected, and can also perform a series of special actions. She gradually learns new abilities that can be used to reveal hidden objects and solve puzzles. With the rock ability, she can break small containers like bottles and vases. The flame ability can be used to light something on fire, or attack an enemy. The wind ability blows away dust and other deposits, often revealing some obscured item. The water ability can be used to nourish plants. The hint option take some time to recharge after use, and becomes a skip option when playing one of the puzzles.

[Princess Natasha: Student  Secret Agent  Princess]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Frame Studios Interactive
Released=Oct, 2006
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/princess-natasha-student-secret-agent-princess
Description=Based on the flash animation series for AOL kids which ran from 2004 to 2006, this game casts the player as Princess Natasha. She is a regular student, but also has to hide she is a princess and a secret agent. One day, her father King Carl tells her something strange has happened in the kingdom of Zoravia. All the citizens are walking around like zombies and Natasha is the only one who can help them, together with her friend Oleg.<br><br>The game starts on a city map where Oleg's super radar provides the coordinates on her booferberry of the robots turning the citizens into zombies. Next to the main missions, there are also bonus levels marked by a red spot. To complete a chapter, a set amount of citizens needs to be saved in the different levels. After choosing a location, Natasha needs to select a modification for her remote device. These gadgets will become more powerful during the game.<br><br>The game is played as a regular platformer. Natasha can be moved around, she can jump, crouch, climb ladders, kick and punch with different combos and use a gadget. The use of gadgets is limited through a charging bar. Citizens need to be saved before they turn into full zombies. Natasha uses a dezombifier to turn gray zombies back into citizens, but the green ones cannot be saved anymore.<br><br>The game contains an Extras menu with artwork and pictures. A third option, codes, allows the player to enter codes found on a website to change a few gameplay options.

[Prism: Light the Way]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=Morpheme Wireless Ltd.
Released=Oct 16, 2007
Systems=Browser|J2ME|Windows
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/prism-light-the-way
Description=Prism: Light the Way is a cutesy puzzle game set inside a black hole. It is based on the conceit that black holes are the natural habitat of quantum beings called Glowbos that feed on light. When the light is blocked by a space monster, the Glowbos risk starvation until a race of light-emitting creatures called Bulboids (effectively controlled by the player) arrive to save them.<br><br>The basic principle of the game is to bend rays of light (which always travel at right angles) so that they hit colour-coded targets at the edge of the playing area (an 8x8 grid). To achieve this the player can move any of the pieces (Bulboids, mirrors, coloured filters, prisms, etc.) on the grid. Pieces can be dragged to any free space on the board (so you don’t have to shuffle pieces about as you would with a sliding tile puzzle) but cannot be rotated.<br><br>The game features a “time attack” arcade mode (where the player must clear randomly-generated levels to earn extra time), a free play mode which removes the timer, a puzzle mode where the player must complete increasingly difficult handmade levels, and (in the PC version only) a fast-paced shooting gallery mode where targets and playing pieces are dropped onto the board intermittently, and the player must constantly rearrange the pieces to hit all the targets before they go critical.

[Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Extra Mile Studios Ltd
Released=Nov 14, 2008
Systems=iPhone|Wii|Windows
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/professor-heinz-wolffs-gravity
Description=Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity is a puzzle game similar to the Incredible Machine series. During the 100 levels the goal is always to press a button. To achieve this goal the player has a selection of items to his disposal - nothing fancier than boards or balls - to build a construction of chain reactions. When he starts the experiment, a ball (in seldom cases a vehicle) gets released to set the thing in motion. An innovation compared to similar games is that the physics simulation doesn't get disabled during the building phase. This means the player can destroy his constructions when being careless during placing another item. There is also a help functions which gives hints to the correct solution.<br><br>By beating levels the player unlocks so-called sandbox levels where he can freely experiment with the physics engine. Mini games, e.g. building a tower which has to withstand an earthquake, can be played against other players. There are a small differences between the versions: the PC version offers an editor to build own experiments and the DS version offers fewer sandbox levels and mini games.

[Professor Layton and the Curious Village]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Level-5 Inc.
Released=Feb 10, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Educational|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/professor-layton-and-the-curious-village
Description=After hearing about a strange inheritance dispute in the town of St. Mystere, Professor Layton and his young apprentice, Luke, travel there on behalf of Lady Dahlia, who has requested their presence to resolve the issue.  However, it quickly becomes apparent that St. Mystere is quite strange... all the townsfolk seem to be obsessed with puzzles, and Baron Reinhold's fortune isn't the only secret that the town has hidden...<br><br>Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a puzzle game which uses the works of Akira Tago, author of the Japanese series of Head Gymnastics books as its basis.  As both Layton and Luke, players explore the town of St. Mystere screen by screen.  Each screen contains puzzles, either hidden in the scenery or by talking to characters.  Upon finding a puzzle, the screen changes and the player is presented with the puzzle itself: the description of the puzzle on the top screen, and the puzzle (as well as the place to input the answer) on the bottom screen.  Some puzzles require simple calculation, some have a trick answer, while others are riddles.  The selection of puzzles is quite varied.  If the player gets stuck, they can purchase a hint with 'Hint Coins'.  However, these are limited - more can be found hidden in the game world, but there a set number of coins in the entire game.<br><br>Professor Layton has a visual style similar to that of a watercolor painting.  While most of the game does not have much animation, key story sequences are told in fully animated and voice acted scenes.  The game also used Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to connect to the Internet and download additional puzzles for players to solve.

[Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Level-5 Inc.
Released=Aug 24, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Educational|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/professor-layton-and-the-diabolical-box
Description=When Professor Layton and his assistant, Luke, receive a letter from the Professor's mentor, Dr. Andrew Schrader, Layton feels uneasy.  The letter mentions that Schrader has acquired an elusive artifact called the Elysian Box - legend has it that anyone who tries to open it dies.  The pair rush to Schrader's apartment, but it is too late - the box appears to have claimed another victim, and yet is missing.  The only clue is a ticket for the luxurious Molentary Express, found in the apartment.  Will Layton and Luke be able to solve this latest mystery?<br><br>Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is the sequel to Professor Layton and the Curious Village, taking place directly after the events of the first game.  Players take the role of the titular professor and his assistant Luke as they explore the Molentary Express for clues to the mystery of the Elysian Box.  By talking to people and examining the environment, players discover puzzles, which when solved progress the story further.<br><br>As with the first game, puzzle can range from logic problems, to riddles, to simple calculation.  If stuck, players can spend 'Hint Coins' that they can find throughout the game - but there are a finite amount available, so they should only be used when needed.

[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Level-5 Inc.
Released=Sep 12, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/professor-layton-and-the-unwound-future
Description=Professor Layton and his assistant Luke attend the unveiling of a new invention called a time machine.  The Prime Minister of London is volunteered as a test subject, but the machine explodes and there is no trace of him.  With the Prime Minister missing, London is in chaos!  Shortly after these events, the puzzle-solving pair receive a letter, which has apparently been sent by Luke's future self, stating that London is in serious trouble.  The Professor and Luke follow the directions in the letter, which leads them to their most exciting adventure yet...<br><br>Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is the third installment in the Professor Layton series. As with the previous games in the series, players explore game scenes by tapping on areas of interest with the stylus.  Doing so can cause Layton and Luke to examine objects, talk to characters, finding hint coins (which can be spent on hints for difficult puzzles) and most importantly, discover puzzles that can be solved.  Puzzles range from math, to logic, to riddles to sliding block puzzles, as well as many more different types.  There are also "secret" areas in scenes which, when tapped, may leave a puff of dust or a rustle of leaves.  Repeatedly tapping on these areas reveals a hidden secret, such as a bonus hint coin, or even a hidden, more difficult puzzle.<br><br>New to Unwound Future is the addition of the 'Super Hint'.  While as with the previous games, you can spend a hint coin to unlock up to three hints, there is also another option.  Once these three hints have been exhausted, for the price of two hint coins, you can unlock a more detailed 'Super Hint' as a last resort.  There are also three new minigames incorporated into the game.  In the Picture Book game, you must place the correct stickers in the right spots to make a story that makes sense.  In the Toy Car game, you must place tiles which navigate a toy car around the board, collect all the objects, and then reach the goal.  Finally, in the Parrot game, you must tie ropes onto pegs to help your parrot deliver parcels to people who have requested them.

[Puyo Pop Fever]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=May 03, 2005
Systems=Dreamcast|GameCube|Game Boy Advance|Macintosh|Palm OS|PlayStation 2|PSP|Windows|Xbox|Xbox 360
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.7
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puyo-pop-fever
Description=Accord, teacher of the local magic school, has lost her magic flying cane. There is word of an award so the students are busy searching high and low for it. Naturally our heros, Amitie and her school nemesis Raffine, make their way toward the distant dark castle. Challenging, and being challenged by, everyone you come across in a game of, Puyo Pop!  <br><br>A puzzle game of the falling-block variety the goal of which is to clear your blocks (Puyos) by is the combining four or more of the same color which will vanish. This will produce Nuisance Puyos. These colorless Puyos will fall onto you opponents screen, thus blocking chains and combos they could create. These pesky Puyos can only be exterminated by removing neighboring Puyos.<br><br>When an opponent send Nuisance Puyos to you screen you can try to "offset" by clearing your own Puyos and limiting the number that would fall on your screen. This will also increase your Fever Meter. When this meter fills you will be given a set of prearranged Puyos with which you can wrack up giant combos and send tons of Nuisance Puyos to you opponent. When any players field becomes so full they can no longer drop Puyos they lose the game.<br><br>Puyo Pop Fever features a Two Player Mode. Some versions allow for more people such as the DS version which allows up to eight players to compete in free-for-all or team modes.
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[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]
Publisher=SEGA Corporation
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=Dec 24, 2005
Systems=PlayStation 2|PSP
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Score=...
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puyo-puyo-fever-2
Description=A sequel to Puyo Puyo Fever, the next-gen re-imagining of the classic arcade puzzle game Puyo Puyo, in which you play against either an AI or player controlled opponent to see who can stack and arrange the falling blobs (or "puyos") in the correct color patterns that allow you to send "garbage" puyos to the opposing player and help flood him and lose.<br><br>The game includes a single-player arcade mode, as well as a story mode with 3 different characters and campaigns that take you across the game world battling different sets of enemies. The "fever" meter from the previous game returns (which increases the number and abilities of the garbage puyos you send depending on how many puyos you chain in succession) and a new ranking system has been implemented that awards you money you can use between stages to buy special items that modify the game rules in your favor.
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[Puzzle Chronicles]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Feb 02, 2010
Systems=PlayStation 3|PSP|Windows|Xbox 360
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzle-chronicles
Description=Puzzle Chronicles is a casual game that combines item-matching puzzling with RPG elements, including character progression and a fantasy story line in the vein of Infinity's earlier titles Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords and Puzzle Kingdoms.<br><br>The puzzle part is played on a board with vertical divider line in the middle. The goal is to push the divider line back to decrease the opponent's territory until no more moves are possible. This is done by matching groups of three gems into like colours along the divider line. These groups fall on the board horizontally. Pushing the divider line back is done by destroying rage gems. There are also special abilities and a sidekick known as a Warbeast that attacks the enemy when a sufficient amount of gems of certain colour has been cleared.<br><br>Removing gems also enables the player to collect mana, power spells and items that are then used to attack the opponent and reduce their board space. In addition to the main puzzle game, there are five other mini-games ranging from upgrading the Warbeast companion to crafting new items, while navigating a number of different maps and completing simple quests.

[Puzzle City]
Publisher=rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH
Developer=TechFront Studios
Released=Jan 06, 2009
Systems=Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzle-city
Description=Puzzle City contains elements of SimCity and Tetris. As the new Constructor Manager at Puzzle City, Inc., the player has to build cities by placing colored blocks (in shapes resembling those of Tetris), which arrive on a conveyor belt. Each color represents a kind of building (green for residential, yellow for industrial, blue for commercial, and so on), with different kinds of shapes. The player has to clear the tray, placing the blocks in the available locations on the city's map, or else it will become full and breaks. The blocks can be rotated (using the right mouse button) to better fit the map.<br><br>Each level has a collection of goals, usually filling a certain portion of the map (20% in the game's start) and constructing certain kinds of structures (like 2x2 residential blocks). Some maps have highlighted areas with specific colors to build on, and those must also be filled.<br><br>When 2x2 blocks of the same kind are built, the player earn power-ups. The main ones are the recycler, which changes the shape of a given set of blocks; the trash can, where the player can put unwanted pieces; and the bulldozer, which allows the player to destroy blocks already built. Those three, when earned, are added to specific counter. Other kinds of power-ups are accumulated below the conveyor belt, such as: the hammer, which breaks every set in the conveyor to one block sets; the spray can, which randomly recolors all sets in the conveyor belt; the dynamite, which makes all sets in the conveyor explode; the clock, which stops time for 3 seconds; the snail, which slows down the conveyor belt for a while, etc.<br><br>There are two play modes, Story and Untimed, and a total of 48 cityscapes.

[Puzzle Kingdoms]
Publisher=Zoo Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=May 05, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzle-kingdoms
Description=Puzzle Kingdoms is a RPG game using tile matching mini-games as the combat system of the battles, in a similar fashion to Puzzle Quest, another puzzle-based RPG with fantasy themes released in 2007 by the same developers. Instead of swapping adjacent tiles to create groups of three or more like in the earlier title, the main gameplay mechanic this time is to move columns and rows to match tiles.<br><br>The player controls a hero character, moving between waypoints in an isometric map similar to the ones found on the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The game is divided in campaigns, where the objective is to invade and defeat all the main cities from a kingdom to conquer it. The hero character levels up automatically after winning a number of battles, adding new abilities and fresh spells to the available arsenal.<br><br>The battle screen has a grid of tiles occupying most of the central space, with the troops of the two fighting armies lined up at the sides. Each row and column has buttons to move them, and the  combatants take turns trying to make matches of three or more of the same type to charge their troops and increase the damage against the enemy when attacking. When one of the troops is fully charged, an attack button lights up at the top of the screen to unleash an assault against the opposite forces. Attack tiles have a similar effect, starting the maneuver when three or more of them are lined up on the grid.<br><br>The troopers have attack and defense statistics that determine the outcome of the attacks, with the alignment with the board colors and terrain effects increasing or decreasing their points. The player can retreat, a useful strategy when the battle is practically lost, allowing the remaining troops to be saved. There are four slots below the troop lines for spells, that can be used to change the number of specific tiles on the grid, alter statistics and help in other ways. They are charged by making matches with tiles of their colors.<br><br>New troops can be recruited on the outposts, with money received after winning the battles. Shrines, taverns, dungeons and other special buildings have mini-games, with multiple goals like clearing the grid on a set number of turns, making a series of matches within a time limit and other similar challenges. Completing these bonus stages gives new items and upgrades.

[Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords]
Publisher=D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Developer=1st Playable Productions, LLC|Engine Software B.V.|Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Mar 20, 2007
Systems=Macintosh|PlayStation 2|PSP|Wii|Windows|Xbox 360
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzle-quest-challenge-of-the-warlords
Description=As a citizen of the kingdom of Bartonia, it's your job to discover why the Undead have begun swarming all over the world of Etheria. In this RPG hybrid you'll be following the story of your character as they rid Etheria of the Undead scourge and save Bartonia, complete sidequests for extra money, experience, items and companions, craft your own weapons and armor, capture monsters for use as mounts or to learn their spells, and even lay siege to neighboring kingdoms in order to add them to your own empire. However, Puzzle Quest is an RPG with a twist. Everything is done (as the name implies) with puzzles.<br><br>Everything in Puzzle Quest is done with puzzles. The puzzles themselves are similar to Bejeweled in execution, with a few slight variations used for things like item crafting and enemy capture.<br><br>When fighting an enemy (which can range from zombies to orcs and even castle strongholds, each with their own special spells and abilities), you both take turns using the same board. The goal is to reduce your opponents hitpoints to zero, which can be done directly by linking up skulls in rows of three or more, or by using spells which require mana. To build up mana, just link three or more runes of the same color together, just like the skulls. Every time you gain mana, it's stored in your reserves until you use it (or are hit with a mana draining attack). Gold and experience are built up in the same way, using gold coins or purple experience orbs that occupy the same board and can be linked just like runes and skulls.<br><br>The real strategy behind the game comes into play when you factor in elemental mastery (gaining extra mana when linking runes for a specific element), equipment (which can prevent damage, drain mana and more), spells (which can poison, drain mana, stun and so on) and linking up groups of four or more. The reason groups of four are important is that every time a row of four-of-a-kind is created, you get an extra turn. While it doesn't sound important, getting four runes in a row could possibly give you enough mana to cast an extremely powerful spell and give you the extra turn to cast it before your enemy can even move.<br><br>There is also a direct action mode in which players can hone their skills against various opponents independent from the story mode, as well as wireless multi-card play where two players can square off using their own characters from the campaign mode.

[Puzzle Quest: Galactrix]
Publisher=D3Publisher of Europe Ltd.
Developer=Infinite Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Mar 06, 2009
Systems=Windows|Xbox 360
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzle-quest-galactrix
Description=Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is, just like its predecessor, a mix of many different genres. At its core there is a Bejeweled-style match-3 puzzle game. In Galactrix, the gems the player has to match have been changed to hexagon shapes, making diagonal matches possible. Also, new gems are filled in from whatever side the player last removed a gem, making the gameplay even more complex.<br><br>The game's back story is this time set in the future, and the player has a large galaxy map to explore. In each star system, there are a number of planets, asteroids, leap gates and space stations. The player has to accept missions which further the background story, but they can also choose to do side quests like mining for raw materials that can be sold for varying prices in each solar system.<br><br>During the course of the game, the player can pick up several side characters which bring along with them mini games, like constructing devices for the player's ships or hacking leap gates to access new areas on the map. The core gameplay revolves around battling other space ships though. Successful battles will result in more intel (the equivalent of experience points), which in turn helps leveling up the player's hero, increasing their stats.

[Puzzler Collection]
Publisher=ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd
Developer=Four Door Lemon Ltd|Route 1 Games|Tuna Technologies Ltd.
Released=Nov, 2008
Systems=PSP|Wii
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/puzzler-collection
Description=Puzzler Collection is a collection of thousands of puzzles in four categories: Fitword, Crossword, Sudoku and Wordsearch. In Fitword, the words shown must be placed in a grid. In Crossword, clues are given and the player must input the word that matches the description. In Sudoku, numbers are placed in a grid in such a way that no duplicates occur horizontally and vertically. In Wordsearch, the words shown have to be crossed out in a grid of letters. <br><br>There are several game modes and difficulty levels to choose from. The Nintendo DS is held like a book during gameplay, and the player can either play lefthanded or righthanded (which determines on which side the player holds the Touch Screen).<br><br>The game has five game modes which include:<br><br>1.  Simply Puzzle, this lets the player pick any type of puzzle for a quick challenge without keeping score.<br>2.  Quick Blast, which offers a number of puzzles based on the amount of time the player has. This can be set to show up daily, for instance for a daily bus trip.<br>3.  Fast & Fun, which adds a timer to increase pressure on the player.<br>4.  Head to Head, a two-player challenge.<br>5.  Tournament, in which the player solves a series of puzzles increasing in difficulty from Easy to Pro.<br><br>In the European version, all puzzles are localized.

[QuickSpot]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Released=Mar 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/quickspot
Description=Spot the difference comes to the Nintendo DS! Players are given 2 pictures, one on each screen, and has to circle the differences on the touch screen.<br><br>It includes 3 single player modes:<br><br>1. Rapid Play involves finding a difference on 10 pictures in quick succession.<br><br>2. Focus Play gives you unlimited time to find 10 differences in an image.<br><br>3. Today's Fortune gives you daily fortunes for health, work, romance and money depending on which 1 of 2 differences you find in 5 successive images.<br><br>It also contains multiplayer modes. Time Bomb has players passing the DS between up to 8 players trying to find a difference before the bomb goes off. Scramble has up to 4 players spotting the 1 difference as quickly as possible over single & multicard play.

[Quiz Taxi]
Publisher=SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Jan 29, 2009
Systems=
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Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/quiz-taxi
Description=Quiz Taxi is based on the German TV show of the same name. In the show passengers entering a perfectly harmless-looking taxi cab suddenly find themselves in a quiz show. The cab is rigged with cameras and the driver acts as the quiz master. The candidates have time to answer questions and win money until they reach their destination. After three wrong answers, however, the ride ends prematurely and they have to look for another cab. To make things a little easier two jokers are available. The candidates can either make a phone call or ask the driver to stop and ask a random pedestrian for help.<br><br>The Nintendo DS game works almost exactly like the TV show. There are different cities and routes to choose from. Completing all routes in a city will unlock the next city. This does not really influence the game, however, as the taxi travelling to its destination simply acts as a time limit for the quiz game. The quiz itself is a simple multiple choice dialog with three possible answers for each question. Just like in the TV show the player can use jokers to get answers to more difficult questions - and just like in real life these answers are not always correct. At random points the taxi may have to stop at a red light and this gives the player the chance to win back a joker by winning a mini game like Memory, Hot Wire or a spelling game.<br><br>There are also two wireless multiplayer modes. In "Team Mode" up to three player vote on a team answer and win or lose together. In "Combat Mode" up to three players ride separate taxis and try to win the most money within the time limit.

[Rafa Nadal Tennis]
Publisher=Codemasters
Developer=Virtual Toys
Released=Jun 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rafa-nadal-tennis
Description=Rafa Nadal Tennis is a tennis game starring Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal. In the game you have the opportunity to play tennis using the Nintendo DS touch screen, through which you will execute all kinds of hits, although alternatively you can also play the traditional way by choosing it in the options menu.<br><br>In this game can start a career struggling for the highest position in the ranking, where you will compete in 20 tournaments localized in 17 international stadiums. Besides career mode, you can also play multi-player matches, with the possibility of up to 4 players playing a doubles match in wireless mode. If you need training, the "Tennis School" will allow you to practice all kind of shots, and of course, you can do a "Quick match" to play against whoever you want in your favorite surface.

[Rainbow Islands Revolution]
Publisher=Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
Developer=Dreams Co., Ltd.|Marvelous Interactive, Inc.
Released=Sep 29, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rainbow-islands-revolution
Description=Bubby and Bobby return in this Nintendo DS update to the popular arcade game, Rainbow Islands.  The game takes place several years after Bubble Bobble, and the brothers now have the ability to create rainbows to destroy their enemies.  However, they'll need this ability, as the residents of the seven Rainbow Islands have been imprisoned, and need to be rescued!<br><br>The DS version of Rainbow Islands functions differently from the original.  Your character is now floating inside a bubble on the touch screen, and the levels can be seen both on the top and touch screens.  You can drag your character around the screen by touching them with the stylus, or you can drag the stylus elsewhere on-screen to create a rainbow.  If you tap a drawn rainbow, it will fall down vertically, killing any enemies underneath.<br><br>Finally, there are two special rainbows that can be drawn if you hold the L or R buttons, each with their own special function.  Drawing a circle will create a large bubble which you can drag around the screen and hit other enemies with; while drawing a triangle will create a kind of black hole that will suck in enemies, allowing you to take them out in one go.  Lastly, there is a special rainbow that can only be drawn when your 'Star Gauge' is full: when it is, this gauge can be tapped, and the player is given a short time to draw a five-pointed star (similar to the 'Healing Touch' in Trauma Center).  If successful, all enemies on both screens will be destroyed.<br><br>In addition to this new style of play, there is also a 'Score Mode'.  In this mode, you only have one life, and must earn as many points as possible as a barrage of enemies continues to attack you.  The game also has two secret characters to unlock, as well as a Versus Mode where players compete to reach the top of the level first.  The special rainbows are not available in either of these modes.

[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubi Soft Divertissements Inc.
Released=Mar 24, 2005
Systems=Dreamcast|iPhone|Nintendo 64|PlayStation|PlayStation 2|Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rayman-2-the-great-escape
Description=A gang of pirates have invaded Rayman's world to seize its unique creatures and sell them to an intergalactic circus. Our mighty hero, Rayman, has been captured and stripped of his powers. He flees captivity and embarks on a dangerous mission to return to his conquered world where he must liberate all of his imprisoned friends from the pirates.<br><br>Just like Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, the game is rendered in full 3D and contains action, adventure and mind twisting puzzles!

[Rayman Raving Rabbids]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft SARL
Released=Mar 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rayman-raving-rabbids___
Description=Rayman's world has been invaded by an army of crazed Rabbids!  They've got their sights set on the world, and with Rayman the only one who could possibly stop them, he is quickly captured.  Now, Rayman is the Rabbids' toy, made to perform bizarre tasks for their amusement.  Escape the arena, and stop the Rabbids!<br><br>The DS version of Rayman Raving Rabbids is a hybrid of the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo Wii versions of the game.  As Rayman, you must make your way through different Arenas.  The Arenas give you three types of play modes.  The first is a standard side-scrolling platformer, where you must collect lums and defeat enemies to reach the exit.  You also gain special abilities and suits in these levels which help you access new areas and path branches in the levels.<br><br>The second is a stylus-controlled platformer.  Rayman is continuously running, and you must remove obstacles with different stylus commands.  Different suits have different commands, so later levels have you swapping between multiple suits as you make your way through the level.  The third is an assortment of mini-games.  These can range from making a jigsaw puzzle to matching pictures on a slot machine to a memory match game to feeding Rabbids pies, just to name a few.<br><br>Rayman's main goal is to earn trophies - these unlock new levels and other things.  Each level has a golden lum, which increases the amount of lums that Rayman can carry.  Most defeated enemies also drop stars - as you collect these, your level up meter will fill.  When it's full, Rayman's health will increase, and the level up meter will empty so that you can fill it again.

[Red Bull BC One]
Publisher=Playlogic International N.V.
Developer=Smack Down Productions
Released=Oct, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/red-bull-bc-one
Description=Red Bull BC One is a Nintendo DS game based on a break dancing competition with the same name. It's a mix of a rhythm action game and a puzzle game where players get to compete against different break dancers from around the world.<br><br>Before starting the game players gets to design their own dancer. This is done in the dressing room where the players can customize their characters in different categories. It's possible to choose different body styles, hairstyles and clothing. Playing the career mode will let players unlock more clothing that their character can use. <br><br>The actual gameplay consists of performing different dance moves. These moves are shown on the top screen and are done by playing a simple connect the dots puzzle game on the lower screen. Dots of different colour are shown across the screen and the player has to create shapes by connecting at least three dots of the same colour using the stylus. For each turn the player need to create as many shapes as possible before the time runs out. There is also special star shaped dots. If these are included in a shape the player will perform special moves and gain more points. It's also possible to create perfects, which is the largest possible shape of the turn. By creating multiple perfects the player will gain multipliers that will multiply the overall score. <br><br>There's a couple of game modes. The main one is the career mode where players get to battle against different b-boys with the goal to reach the final of the Red Bull BC One competition. There's also the free mode where players can improve their scores of a specific battle. The game also has a multiplayer mode where players can compete against friends in a one-on-one battle via multi card play.

[Resident Evil: Deadly Silence]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 07, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/resident-evil-deadly-silence
Description=Take the core story and gameplay of the original Resident Evil in all its blood soaked glory, and add a touch screen twist. That's Resident Evil: Deadly Silence, a new and updated version of the original horror title.<br><br>The story is much the same as the entire Resident Evil franchise. A deadly virus is unleashed on the world and you, as a key member of those sent in to destroy it, must evade the evil that has taken over the mansion and save the day. Unlike the last update released on Nintendo's GameCube, the DS edition of RE sticks very closely to the original, from a similar visual atmosphere to even the same opening FMV sequences. <br><br>The key difference is the use of the dual screen and touch sensitive formats, among many gameplay additions. A primary map is displayed on the second screen providing extra help in finding the important areas of the mansion. The lower touch screen can be used to open locks or, in a special 1st person perspective addition, fight off various versions of the evil dead. The microphone also comes into play in certain situations, such as blowing away poison from your character.<br><br>Up to four players can also play over wireless and explore the mansion together or compete against each other in various areas.

[Retro Atari Classics]
Publisher=Atari, Inc.
Developer=Taniko, LLC
Released=Mar 16, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Simulation
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=2.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/retro-atari-classics
Description=A collection of 10 old Atari games updated for the DS: Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede, Gravitar, Lunar Lander, Missile Command, Pong, Sprint, Tempest, and Warlords. The games have been updated for control with a touchscreen (though the D-pad is usually also available), optional new graphics, and networked play for Pong, Sprint, and Warlords.

[Retro Game Challenge]
Publisher=XSEED Games
Developer=indies zero
Released=Feb 10, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/retro-game-challenge
Description=Arino wants to be the greatest gamer in the world, but he's continually defeated by his friends at every new game that comes out. His obsession has spawned a digital version himself within his own Nintendo DS. This digital version of himself has come to be known as "Game Master Arino", who haunts gamers around the world with retro game challenges. You have been chosen by Game Master Arino, and are now trapped in the 1980s until you can defeat his game challenges.<br><br>Retro Game Challenge, based on the Japanese TV show Game Center CX, has you playing faithfully-recreated clones of popular NES-era games, attempting to complete challenges and freeing yourself from Game Master Arino. You are accompanied by Arino himself as a young lad, who will cheer you on as you're playing each game. You can also read the latest gaming mags for tips, cheats, and previews of upcoming titles.<br><br>There are eight games total, each modeled after 8-bit classics such as Galaga (Cosmic Gate), Dragon Warrior (Gaudia Quest), and Ninja Jajamaru-kun (Robot Ninja Haggle Man). Each game has multiple challenges from Arino to complete, such as clearing a certain stage or earning a set number of points, and can also be played in a free play mode once all challenges have been cleared.

[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure]
Publisher=NIS America, Inc.
Developer=Nippon Ichi Software Inc.
Released=Sep 23, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rhapsody-a-musical-adventure_
Description=This is a remake of the original PSone game.  While this version still sports the same storyline it features new additions and tweaks to the gameplay to suit the DS.<br><br>The player uses the D-pad or the stylus to move their character and using the "X" button to bring up menus while on the world maps, using the "A" button or the stylus pen to select their intended option, while talking is achieved through the "A" button when facing a character.  During the battle, the player uses the D-pad to select a certain option of the menu that is present on the screen and using the "A" button to select that option, whether it would be to defend or attack an enemy.<br><br>While the original sports a strategy-based style of battle this version instead has the player engage in battle in a 2-D turn-based system.  Kururu, the best friend puppet of the main protagonist, is now playable in this version and the soundtrack of the original game has been bundled with the U.S. release.
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[Rhythm Heaven]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|TNX
Released=Apr 05, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rhythm-heaven
Description=Get ready to feel the rhythm!  Rhythm Heaven is a game based entirely around musical rhythm and timing.  The game is a collection of games based around a song, where the player must perform actions in time to the music to successfully complete the game.  All games are based around the simple motions of tapping, sliding and flicking the stylus.<br><br>As each game varies from each other, at the start of each game, you're given a brief tutorial to get the hang of how the game you'll be playing works.  Tasks for games include (but are not limited to) flicking to construct machinery, releasing the stylus at the right time to belt out a loud note, sliding to rub a lizard's tail in time to a mating dance beat, tapping to gulp down dumplings, tapping and flicking to harvest vegetables and get rid of moles, and more.  After every four games, a special "remix" game appears, which combines the previous games into a hectic mix, where you never know what will be up next.

[Rhythm 'n Notes: Improve Your Music Skills]
Publisher=Agetec, Inc.
Developer=IE Institute Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
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Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rhythm-n-notes-improve-your-music-skills
Description=Rhythm 'n Notes presents a variety of lessons aimed at teaching or reinforcing several core music skills; namely recognizing notes and time signatures. The first focuses on an on screen piano that will play a note or a cord which the player must then replicate, the game demands perfection though, so it may take a while to pass. The other aspect of the training is played out by the player tapping a beat out on a percussion instrument, i.e. a soda can or a taiko.<br><br>Lessons are followed by identical tests to see what you managed to retain in your mind and ear.<br><br>The game is hosted by a bouncy animé, Tsunami, who will play along with you on the instruments and offer encouragement.

[Ridge Racer DS]
Publisher=Namco Hometek Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Software Technology Corporation
Released=Dec 10, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ridge-racer-ds
Description=Ridge Racer DS is a remake of Ridge Racer 64 with some changes and additions.  All the same levels are there, but there are plenty of new cars, including Namco- and Nintendo-themed vehicles.  There is also some new music that was not in the N64 version.<br><br>The Touch Screen on the Nintendo DS is put to use all throughout the game, including navigation through every menu and even a revolutionary new control where the player steers the steering wheel with the stylus or thumb ring.<br><br>Another addition to the game is the use of the Nintendo DS's Wi-Fi capabilities.  Using wireless communication, up to 6 players can race against each other.  In fact, up to 6 players can play with a Game Card in only one of the systems.  The other 5 players don't even need the game.  There will be more items, such as cars, available to play with if all of the systems have a Ridge Racer DS Game Card in though.  So there is an advantage to having multiple Game Cards.

[Riding Star 3]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Oct 12, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/riding-star-3-
Description=Riding Star 3 is the Nintendo DS version of the third installment of a series of games simulating equitation. The previous titles (Riding Star and Riding Star 2) were only available for PC.<br><br>In the game the player may choose a character and a name as well as a horse. The horse has stats like stamina, jumping power and trust. These can and must be raised through practising in special training stages. When the horse's stats reach a certain level, higher and more challenging tournaments are unlocked. <br><br>The tournaments consist of challenges in three modes: dressage, jumping and cross-country (a.k.a. military). These take place on various tournament grounds, both indoor and outdoor, including the world championship stadium in the German town of Aachen (home to the World Equestrian Games 2006).<br><br>In the stable area, the player may interact with his or her horse by using the stylus to groom and brush, feed the horse and clean its hooves. Spending time with the horse will increase its trust in the player character. <br><br>The game allows the player to choose from 5 different languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish). A PS2 and PC Version of Riding Star 3 were also published.

[River King: Mystic Valley]
Publisher=Natsume, Inc.
Developer=Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Released=Apr, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/river-king-mystic-valley
Description=One day, your sister plunges into a deep sleep and will not wake up.  A monster in the forest tells you that the only thing that will be able to cure her ailment is a scale of the legendary River King, a gigantic fish that has rarely been seen.  Can you find the River King and save your sister?<br><br>River King: Mystic Valley is an adventure game based around the sport of fishing.  Players search various rivers and ponds for fish, bait their rods with either bait or a lure, and then patiently wait for fish to bite.  By using the stylus, players cast their line, hook their fish, and even reel it in by using the touch screen to wind the reel and pull the rod.  There are a large variety of baits, rods and lures which can be purchased, and each one is best for catching a particular type of fish.<br><br>As you explore in your adventure, you'll meet monsters which can become your pets.  These monsters, after they are fed fish, transform and earn special powers, such as the ability to heal your stamina, or the ability to smash rocks and let you progress to new paths.  Each of the monsters you find can be levelled up three times, and help you find new areas, fishing spots, and fish.<br><br>The game also features local and online versus multiplayer, allowing players to compete in fishing tournaments against each other.

[Robots]
Publisher=Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Feb 22, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/robots
Description=Based on the Blue Sky film (distributed by Fox) of the same name,<br>Robots takes players on an adventure to save Robot city. When Rodney Copperbottom travels to Robot City to meet Big Weld, the famous inventor, he finds that something is wrong. Big Weld is missing and the evil Ratchet has taken over Big Weld Industries. With the help of his friends the Rusties, Rodney puts an end to Ratchet's villainous ways and restores order to the city.<br><br>Robots uses a unique perspective that combines 2D side-scrolling with 3D views. The game takes the player to locations from the movie like Robot City, Big Weld's Mansion, the Outmode, and Madame Gasket's Chop Shop. Using the invention mode, players build and upgrade Rodney's weapons including the wrench, scrap gun, electro zapper, and magno grenade. With a combination of navigation, jumping, and combat skills, players can make their way though the world of Robots and bring an end to Ratchet's tyranny.<br><br>In addition to the main story line, players will find robots in need all over the city. The parts these poor robots are missing can be found hidden in the numerous maps and returning the correct part rewards the player with power-ups and weapon upgrades. All of the maps are interconnected, so players can easily find their way back to a previous area to uncover additional secrets.The maps are connected with a transit ball mini-game, just like the transit system in the movie.<br><br>The DS version of the game features a map that can be annotated by the player, a unique 3D version of the transit ball game that utilizes the stylus for control, and 3D menus. In addition to the new features, the DS also includes high resolution maps that include more detail than the GBA version.
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[Rock Revolution]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.
Released=Oct 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rock-revolution
Description=Like the console versions, Rock Revolution for the DS simulates the various instruments of a band. Songs can be played using a guitar (strum on the touch screen), bass (pluck the right string at the right time), drums (tap the right drum at the right time), and vocals (sing into the DS's microphone). Each of the 20 tracks can be played with any instrument.<br><br>Included is a Rock School, which is a tutorial for the four instruments, a free play mode, a media player, a multiplayer mode, allowing either competitive or cooperative play, and a career mode. The career mode starts you with no money and a garage band. Earn money by playing in gigs, and spend it on better equipment. Some gigs have special rules, like concerts which play two songs in a row.

[Rondo of Swords]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Fun Unit Inc.|O-Two, Inc.
Released=Apr 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rondo-of-swords
Description=The city of Egvard, capital of Bretwalde, has been overrun during the funeral for the late king. Prince Serdic is killed in the resulting battle, but not before he gives his legendary sword to his body double. Now, "Prince Serdic" and his followers must retake the kingdom.<br><br>The battles in Rondo of Swords use the unusual Route Maneuver System. Instead of walking up to an enemy and attacking, instead you will run through enemies to attack. This adds tactical considerations; you can easily attack multiple enemies in a turn, you can run through allies to get bonuses to your attack, and you can attack from the sides or behind to get an advantage.

[Rooms: The Main Building]
Publisher=Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=HandMade Game
Released=Mar 23, 2010
Systems=Macintosh|Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rooms-the-main-building
Description=Rooms: The Main Building is the commercial version of an earlier 2006 Korean freeware title. It is a sliding-tiles puzzle game with adventure elements, where the objective is to help an animated character escape by connecting the rooms and creating a pathway to the exit gate.<br><br>The player can only move a room/tile when the character is inside it. This character can move from room to room, if there's no barrier between them. Like in most games, the levels get more complex as the player progresses through it. The first levels have only a few rooms, but as the game progresses, new elements are introduced: locked doors, walls that need to be destroyed with explosives, ladders, teleporters, flooded rooms that kill the character and spinning rooms. The sliding-tile levels take place in four mansions, presented as jigsaw maps.<br><br>The mansions have chests that contain inventory items. Those objects are used in the separate adventure portion, where inventory puzzles have to be solved to win the four gold puzzle pieces necessary to finish the game.<br><br>The latest version of the game has the option of turning off the time limit.

[The Rub Rabbits!]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=Feb 07, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rub-rabbits
Description=The sequel to DS launch title, Feel the Magic. As with the first title, your aim is to guide your lovestruck hero through a number of challenges and puzzles to gain the heart of his true love. However, on this occasion, not only do you have to win her heart, you have to keep a hold of it. Others will attempt to attract her attention, spawning the possibility of love triangles. <br><br>Only your stylus skills will protect your heart and love from the possibility of losing her forever across 35 episodes, where you'll rub, sing, shoot down and battle against the opposition. Once you've got the girl, you can also take on your friends in multiplayer modes that range from the straight forward high score mini games to the crazy, such as making babies!

[Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle]
Publisher=Focus Home Interactive
Developer=Péndulo Studios, S.L.
Released=Nov, 2007
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/runaway-2-the-dream-of-the-turtle
Description=At the end of Runaway: A Road Adventure, Brian and Gina finally had the time to be together on a tropical island called Mala, but the good times don't last long. One day they decide to go on a trip and fly over the island in a plane. Everything goes well until the engines suddenly catch fire and the plane makes his way down. Since there is only one parachute, Brian gives it to Gina and throws her out the plane. Brian survives the crash but he now has to find Gina once again. <br><br>His search in this 2D adventure takes him around the globe even to the icy regions of Alaska. Along the way the player will have to solve many riddles for which they will need to talk to people or find items scattered around in the environments. The player will also meet old friends from Runaway: A Road Adventure such as the hacker Sushi Douglas and many new characters are introduced as well.

[Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon]
Publisher=Natsume Co., Ltd.
Developer=Neverland Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rune-factory-2-a-fantasy-harvest-moon
Description=In Rune Factory 2 the player, Kyle by default, is an amnesiac who wanders into the town of Alvarna and is discovered by a girl named Mana. <br><br>Like in the first Rune Factory game, the gameplay is a mix of the farming found in the Harvest Moon series and battling. The player must grow and maintain crops and build up their home, and there are also dungeons to battle and befriend monsters in. The stamina of your character still depends on the meter of rune points, and once it is depleted it will start draining the meter of health points. <br><br>The player will marry a potential girl in the town and have child with her, the gender of the child will be of the player's choosing. Unlike the Harvest Moon games, the player will then continue playing as the child which is an integral part of the game's plot. At the point the goal of the game is to build a school, a goal left behind by Kyle one night when he left home.

[Rune Factory 3]
Publisher=Natsume, Inc.
Developer=Neverland Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 09, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rune-factory-3
Description=In Rune Factory 3 the player, Micah by default, is an amnesiac who wanders into the town of Sharance and is discovered by a girl named Shara. Micah is a half human, half monster who can shift between human and wooly forms. <br><br>Like in the other Rune Factory games, the gameplay is a mix of the farming found in the Harvest Moon series and battling. The player must grow and maintain crops and build up their home, and there are also dungeons to battle and befriend monsters in. The stamina of your character still depends on the meter of rune points, and once it is depleted it will start draining the meter of health points. <br><br>New features this time around include dynamic schedules for NPCs, the ability for NPC villagers to accompany players into dungeons and multiplayer with the ability to play dungeons with up to two other players.

[Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon]
Publisher=Natsume, Inc.
Developer=Neverland Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 14, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/rune-factory-a-fantasy-harvest-moon
Description=As a wanderer in a town called Kardia, you are discovered by a mysterious girl named "Mist". She, seeing potential in your skills, offers you a house to live in as long a you work and maintain the farmland.<br><br>As in other "Harvest Moon" titles, you grow and maintain crops, as well as improve your home with furniture and other items. Your stamina is limited, and every movement you make, whether it be digging, chopping or fighting with a sword depletes this.<br><br>A top-view game, Rune Factory incorporates farm-simulation with real-time battling. You can equip weapons and shields, as well as learn and wield magic. Unlike the games in this series previously, you do not care for regular farm animals. Instead, monsters that you capture from the various caverns become yours to use for either farming or fighting.<br><br>Again, staying true to the series' roots, it is possible to befriend and eventually marry potential girls in the town. Other features include the presence of variable weather conditions, a "yearly" calender with various set events and seasons, and many side-quests like fishing, and farming within the many caverns.

[Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure]
Publisher=The Adventure Company
Developer=Kheops Studio
Released=Dec, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/safecracker-the-ultimate-puzzle-adventure
Description=Very similar to Safecracker, this point-and-click puzzle game brings you more safes to crack in another wealthy man's mansion.<br><br>Family members hire you, a master in the art of safecracking, to locate the last will and testament of their deceased relative, oil tycoon and billionaire Duncan Adams, hidden somewhere within his luxurious 4-story mansion.<br><br>Exploration of the mansion is performed entirely by mouse in point-and-click fashion. As you dig for clues and puzzles to solve, you can view the environment in 360 degrees. An in-game mapping system records your progress by marking discovered puzzles with a red 'X', which turns green when solved.<br><br>There are a total of 35 different safes to open which will eventually lead you to the 36th "Master" safe. The puzzles are not only about turning dials and pushing buttons. There are sliders, some based on mathematics, pattern recognition puzzles, marble mazes, and some based on inventory objects, for instance. Unlike the previous game, there is no time limit so you can take your time and reason through the dilemma at hand.

[Sally's Salon]
Publisher=RealArcade
Developer=GamesCafe.com
Released=2008
Systems=BlackBerry|iPhone|Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sallys-salon
Description=Sally dreams of opening her own beauty salon and it's up to the player to help her. Sally begins with a small shop in the local mall and when that is successful, she branches out to open more franchises in other areas.<br><br>Sally's Salon is a time management game where customers file in through the door desiring a variety of beautification services. These include hair washing, coloring, cutting, styling, drying, and eyebrow styling. Customers indicate what service they want next with a pictorial balloon above their heads. The player must guide them to the appropriate station in the salon and service the customer. The customers must have their needs met in a timely manner or else their satisfaction meters (measured in hearts) will decrease along with prospective tips. Customers will eventually leave if they are dissatisfied enough.<br><br>Between days at the beauty shop, Sally can use her profits to purchase upgrades for the beauty shop such as more stations, faster equipment, and waiting area amenities for keeping the customers patient. Sally can also hire assistants to staff various stations, thereby lessening her own burden.

[Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena]
Publisher=rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH
Developer=MumboJumbo, LLC
Released=Jan 27, 2010
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/samantha-swift-and-the-hidden-roses-of-athena
Description=Samantha Swift is an archaeologist that travels around the globe uncovering lost artifacts. In one of her adventures, she finds the Shield of Athena, a magical object decorated with six roses. Samantha must retrieve the six flowers while avoiding two aggressive tomb raiders, Ravena Stryke and Markus Payne.<br><br>Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena is a hidden object game with adventure elements. The player has to collect objects from a list displayed at the bottom of the screen. Some of these objects are stored in a separate tools tab at the bottom, that acts like an inventory, where its objects can be picked up and used on certain parts of the scenery to solve puzzles. The name of an object is highlighted in blue when it only appears after a puzzle is solved .<br><br>When passing over an interactive portion of the screen, the cursor becomes a blue arrow with gears. When crossing over a part of the scenery with a close-up image, the cursor becomes a green arrow with a magnifying glass. Some locations have more than one screen, where the player must go back and forth retrieving the necessary objects to solve the puzzles.<br><br>Lightning bolts are hidden on the screen, and give extra hints when collected. When list items are clicked, the scanner at the bottom-left shows their silhouettes.

[SBK: Snowboard Kids]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=in-glove Co., ltd
Released=Nov 22, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sbk-snowboard-kids
Description=SBK: Snowboards Kids is a handheld remake of the console versions, where players can select any of eight different characters, racing down ski slopes, collecting power-ups along the way and attacking their opponents by completing tricks, building up their SBK meter, once full unleashing their unique attack on their opponents.<br><br>Players can also earn points by obtaining power-ups, being the fastest each lap, winning races and performing tricks.  Players can use these points to buy and unlock more snowboards and racing gear to add to their collection.  Four friends can also battle each other in multiplayer mode using single-card downloading.

[Schach Attacke]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Kritzelkratz 3000 GmbH
Released=Nov 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/schach-attacke
Description=Schach Attacke is an adaptation of the classic game of chess geared towards children. It is presented as a rivalry between two gangs at a school: the Weißen Westen and the Schwarzen Schafe. Players can choose to be one of the leaders of the two gangs.<br><br>The rules of chess are taught through mini-games featuring BMX, inline-skating and skateboarding, where a singular elements of chess is implemented, with cartoon-like characters. A diary is used to store all the past lessons until everything has been learned and full games of chess can be played against a human player or an AI opponent. There are ten difficulty levels and the pieces are controlled with the stylus.

[Scooby-Doo! First Frights]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=Torus Games Pty. Ltd.
Released=Sep 22, 2009
Systems=PlayStation 2|Wii
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scooby-doo-first-frights
Description=Scooby-Doo! First Frights is an action platform game that puts the player in the shoes of Mystery Inc. during some of their first mysteries. The gang explores spooky locales such as Rocky Bay, Keystone Castle, and others. The player has to collect clues, solve puzzles, and fend off creepy creatures. After collecting clues the player gets to choose who he or she thinks the villain behind each episode is. Correctly guessing grants an additional bonus item.<br><br>Co-op play allows players to drop-in or drop-out as they please. The game also features dozens of unlockables including trophies and character costumes with unique powers. Unlockables include over twenty costumes and villains to play as.<br><br>The game features four unique episodes to play through, each with a chase sequence and final boss battle. The comprise of over 20 different levels spanning a larger variety of environments, such as a spooky forest, crazy fun house, creepy castle, haunted high school, and others.<br><br>The game features two different game modes. "Story Mode" gives the player a specific characters to play through the core story of the game. Players can return to any level they've previously beaten in "Explore Mode" to collect additional hidden items with any unlocked character.

[Scooby-Doo! Unmasked]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Oct 18, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scooby-doo-unmasked_
Description=Fred and the Gang aim to visit Fred's cousin Jed at the Monstrous Fright and Magic (MFM) movie special effects company. Upon arrival they find Jed has disappeared and so has the formula for Mubber, the substance MFM use to create their special effect animatronic robots used in the movies.<br><br>Mystery Inc. needs to find Jed and the formula to unravel the mystery! In true traditional Scooby style you can explore a Haunted Mansion, Museum, Amusement Park, Circus, and some Sewers.<br><br>Scooby-Doo! Unmasked DS is played in 2.5 dimensions like Kim Possible: Kimmunicator (also by A2M). So although you move through a 3d environment, your motion is along a curve.<br><br>The gameplay is driven by collecting Scooby Snacks, and mubber. Snacks increase your health, but collect enough mubber and you can wear one of four costumes, each of which has a different move to extend the gameplay. <br><br>Most enemies you encounter are animatronic creations of MFM and you can collect their mubber for your own uses. Each environment has clues to be collected and a trap to be set, wear your costumes to collect the clues, then take them to Velma to use the touch screen to decipher them. Take trap peices to Fred to create a trap for the enemy. Once the clues are deciphered and the trap is set Shaggy and Scooby embark on a chase to capture the enemies. These chases take the place of traditional video game boss fights. They are funny and in keeping with the action style of the television show.

[Scotland Yard]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Released=Oct 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scotland-yard_
Description=Scotland Yard is hunting Mister X. He has been the thief of thieves for a long time stealing precious art and jewellery from the best-guarded places all around the globe. The player has to stop him before he starts out for his next coup. <br>You can decide if you play Mister X or together with your friends as a group of detectives within the multiplayer mode. If you have new information about Mister X's location, you can scribble it on the touch screen so the other detectives can see it and help. Be cautious, because Mister X (whether he's played by a player or by the AI) will try to escape by bus, train or taxi. It will take every team members skills of observation and tactical thinking to get a grip on him in the end. In single player mode you can also play the story campaign in five different cities. <br>In case you are lacking co-players you may just as well play for yourself in a team of in-game detectives or play Mister X against the computer.

[Scrabble Interactive 2007]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Wizarbox
Released=2007
Systems=Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scrabble-interactive-2007
Description=The Scrabble board game is one of the most popular board games. You need a mixture of good vocabulary knowledge, tactic and chance to be successful. This game aims at recreating this experience on PC and DS while giving the player the tools he would need to progress (exercises, famous game examples, hints on how to play and what are the best possible moves or adaptive AI level).<br><br>On PC the game can be played with up to 200 players on the net and on DS you can play with friends with only one cartridge.

[Scribblenauts]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=5TH Cell Media, LLC
Released=Sep 15, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scribblenauts
Description=Scribblenauts is a side-scrolling action game based on puzzles. The goal is to have the character Maxwell overcome obstacles by summoning objects based on a dictionary of more than 20.000 words, partly based on the concept of the real-life game Mad Libs. This is done by writing an object's name on the touchscreen, letter by letter. When the word is recognized, the object spawns in the world, where it can be manipulated or act on its own. This leads to an endless amount of possibilities to progress through the game. For instance, when an item needs to be retrieved from a tree, you could summon a ladder to get it out, a football to hit it, or just a helicopter or an albatross to fly over there. There are also more bizarre examples, such as summoning a time machine, going back in time to fetch a dinosaur egg, make it hatch and then use it in the future to defeat an army of robot zombies. The list also includes weapons, historical people, and even references to popular cultures and internet memes. Profanity and trademarked objects are not recognized. There is also a spelling checker included to offer suggestions.<br><br>This game is a logical sequel to the gameplay mechanics of Drawn to Life, an earlier title by 5TH Cell, relying on the same concept of emergent gameplay, where the actual game is more of a toolbox, shaped through the player's interaction and different in each session. During the game Maxwell needs to collect starites. To do this, two to four objects are often summoned at the same time. There are general, slow puzzle levels, but also faster action levels filled with enemies, platforms, switches and traps. Often, the summoned objects and characters need to interact with each other. Players can earn "merits" for not using weapons in a level for instance and finding a more creative approach. When a level is completed, a silver star is awarded and the Free Play mode for the level is unlocked. When the level is then completed three more times, using a different approach each time, a gold star is provided.<br><br>By solving puzzles, Ollars are awarded, the game's currency. It can be exchanged for different avatars or visual changes. The game includes a level editor and support for Wi-Fi to share the levels. The existing levels can also be edited and the way certain summoned objects interact with each other can also be modified.

[Scurge: Hive]
Publisher=SouthPeak Interactive, LLC
Developer=Orbital Media, Inc.
Released=Oct 24, 2006
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/scurge-hive
Description=When bounty hunter Jenosa Arma takes on a mission to investigate Planet Inos, a research center investigating an alien lifeform called Scurge, she gets more than she bargained for.  While in orbit around the planet, she is attacked and quickly infected with the Scurge herself.  Jenosa has no alternative but to land onto Inos, to investigate the Scurge and find a cure.<br><br>Scurge: Hive is an action game with some similarities in storyline to Nintendo's Metroid series.  However, the game itself is significantly different from Metroid. As Jenosa, players must blast their way through Planet Inos while trying to constantly contain their own infection.  While progressing through the game, Jenosa's 'infection meter' slowly increases (faster if she is standing on red patches of Scurge) - the meter can only be reduced back to 1% by using a Decontamination Platform, which also acts as a save point.  Failing to temporarily cure Jenosa of the Scurge results in rapid depletion of life as the virus takes over, so players must complete mission objectives quickly!<br><br>Jenosa can earn experience as she blasts infected life forms; this experience will upgrade her firepower and health.  Better weaponry can be found, as well as gadgets which help Jenosa access new areas.  Some weapons are twice as effective on particular opponents; inversely, they are ineffective against other enemy types.  It's up to you to figure out the best weapon for the right situation.
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[Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Atomic Planet Entertainment Limited
Released=Oct 26, 2007
Systems=PlayStation 2|Wii
Genre=Action|Educational
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sea-monsters-a-prehistoric-adventure
Description=Sea Monsters is based on the National Geographic CGI documentary of the same name, where earth's underwater world from millions of years ago is portrayed as a dangerous environment with different kinds of predators keeping the ecosystem intact.<br><br>Players take command of six different prehistoric marine reptiles, each with their own skills and weaknesses. A large part is spent on exploration. The creatures need to hunt prey, avoid or defeat foes, unlock hidden challenges and eventually find a way to escape the dangerous waters.<br><br>Creatures are controlled through the stylus to move them around. They can dodge with a quick tap (DS) or a swing (Wii) and go into combat mode to lock on targets and attack. Next to regular attacks, the creature can dodge an incoming attack and a bite icon appears. Quickly select it and the next attack will be much stronger. Some monsters have special abilities, activated by tapping the sonar icon in the bottom left corner when it becomes visible. This allows them to swim stealthily, dig, break rocks or jump.<br><br>The creature's status is tracked through three parameters: health (hunger), stamina and oxygen. Health and stamina can be replenished by eating small creatures, while oxygen requires a regular trip to the surface. Creatures cannot dive deeper than fifty feet underwater. The bottom screen shows a large sonar. Dangerous monsters are bright red spots, food is green, collectible fossils are yellow (used to unlock new monsters) and portals are blue. Some fossils can only be found by defeating monsters or by completing challenges. Through their abilities, new monsters get access to new areas in the open sea, which serves as a hub. There are also a few wildcard fossils to move on to unlock any monster.<br><br>The Wii and DS version are almost completely identical, but the Wii version also contains a multiplayer mode where players can race against friends in five different challenge zones.

[Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Keen Games GmbH
Released=May 07, 2009
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/secret-files-2-puritas-cordis
Description=Earth is being plagued with more and more of long list of catastrophes and at a UN plenum in New York scientists, experts and politicians try to find an explanation and a solution to the problems. Meanwhile Nina Kalenkow, the heroine of Secret Files: Tungaska, separated herself from Max Gruber and is on her way to a little cruise to get her mind off of Max instead of going with her father to the UN plenum. But before she enters the ship, a strange man runs into her and gets run over a few seconds later.<br><br>This man was William Patterson, a friend of the bishop in Cambridge who was murdered a few weeks earlier by special forces because he was in the possession of an old parchment. Found in the church of Ashton, the local priest send it the bishop shortly before he was also killed. The special forces unit couldn't find the parchment in the University of Cambridge and no one really knows where it is. But in a fate of destiny, the suitcase of Mr. Patterson turns up in Nina's room aboard the ship - and instead of taking a vacation, Nina now finds herself in the middle of an all new adventure.<br><br>As its predecessor, Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis is a classic point & click adventure. The 3D characters move around in front of hand drawn backgrounds, talk with other persons in multiple choice dialogues and collect many items in order to solve the many riddles that await them on their journey. Although the player mainly controls Nina during the course of the game, other characters will be playable (like the priest of Ashton) to get an more in depth look on the situation.<br><br>Looking at the surroundings, combining items and so on is all done by using the context sensitive mouse cursor. To help the player a little in finding everything, he can press the space bar and all hot spots in the current location will lighten up. The game also features a diary in which all the important events that have happened until now are explained, and an integrated riddle helper to provide tips.

[Secret Files: Tunguska]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Fusionsphere Systems Ltd.
Released=Apr 25, 2008
Systems=Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/secret-files-tunguska
Description=Nina Kalenkow, a beautiful woman living in Berlin, Germany, reaches her father's workplace at the Museum one night just to find out he has disappeared without a trace. After finding out the carelessness of the police department about the case, she then decides to search for him herself.<br><br>From that moment on, and with the help of one of her father's colleagues, the young Max Gruber, Nina is introduced to a conspiracy between governments and secret organizations, related to the vast and unexplained explosion that took place in 1908 in the Tunguska Region in Russia, which her father was investigating. The journey will take them all around the globe in the search for clues that will eventually reveal lots of secrets as they get closer to Nina's father. Nina is the protagonist, but Max can also be controlled during certain parts.<br><br>Secret Files: Tunguska is a classic third-person point-and-click adventure game clearly inspired by the old classics, presented against pre-rendered backgrounds with 3D models of the characters, and CGI animations for certain events. While playing, important clues are stored in a journal. The inventory is shown at the bottom of the screen, selecting an item and hovering it over other items or various locations will show if there is a use for the item or not. Additionally, if in-game "Help" is enabled, pressing a button in the bottom right corner reveals the location of all on-screen items Nina can investigate - removing the need for mindless pixel-hunting.

[Sega Casino]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sega-casino
Description=Sega Casino features 11 staple casino games that include Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat, and Texas Hold 'Em Poker, as well as 7 Card Stud, Video Poker, Keno, and Chuck a Luck as unlockable games. VIP Rooms for higher betting are also unlockable.<br><br>There are three modes - Free Mode, where you can play any of the unlocked games regardless of money, Casino Mode, where you play to win certain amounts of money to unlock games, and Wireless Mode, where up to five players can play single card download over local wi-fi. The controls are fully enabled for touch screen play with the stylus.

[Sega Superstars Tennis]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Sumo Digital Ltd.
Released=Mar 18, 2008
Systems=PlayStation 2|PlayStation 3|Wii|Xbox 360
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sega-superstars-tennis
Description=Sega's many franchises come together for a tennis tournament spanning the varied worlds created by them in the last twenty years. Sixteen characters over fifteen different Sega game series are represented, as are ten different courts based on those same franchises.<br><br>Exhibition and Tournament modes are included in the game. The first is a simple vs mode, whereas the tournament allows the player to unlock new characters and courts over a series of matches and other challenges, all related to tennis but also drawing heavily on the video game represented. Singles and doubles can be played by either humans or AI, with the player being able to choose his or her doubles partner.<br><br>Version differences are notable, as the Wii game misses out on online play in exchange for three different control modes utilising the Wii Remote (much like in Wii Sports tennis, the Wii Remote and nunchuck or the Classic Controller. Online play is included in the 360 and PS3 versions.<br><br>Each character has a special move to aid them with their tennis match, relating to the character. For example, Beat from Jet Set Radio has a power that allows the ball to grind against the net and shoot off at a random point, making it difficult to return. <br><br>Minigames are included as both one-offs and part of the tournament. These include a Target-hitting game, The House of the Dead zombie killing game (hit moving zombies around a court before the timer runs out), a Space Harrier game, a Puyo Puyo game, a Virtua Cop game and a Samba De Amigo-related game.

[The Settlers]
Publisher=Ubisoft Entertainment SA
Developer=Blue Byte Studio GmbH
Released=Jul, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/settlers
Description=The Settlers is a remake of The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici for the Nintendo DS.<br><br>The premise of the game is set to ancient Rome, with you taking control of the Romans in the main campaign, or additionally the Vikings, Nubian and Asian empires in Free Play mode.<br><br>The game works very differently from most general strategy games. Your goal is to reach the gateway at the end of each map, usually hidden amidst the enemy lines. You must build military buildings to expand your borders that you can reach the resources that are initially out of your reach. Eventually reaching the gateway to proceed onto the next level. Your city needs roads to optimize the trade routes and allow different buildings to get the resources they need for production.<br><br>The game is highly based on gathering resources and optimizing the roads to provide maximal resource gathering. In example, you need a woodcutter to provide a sawmill with logs in order for the builders to build new structures and harbors to build ships for your expeditions.<br><br>The game is almost a 1:1 recreation of the original Settlers II game, but it adds few new things to the game such as new music and new GUI to support the stylus.

[Shaun White Snowboarding]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
Released=Nov 13, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shaun-white-snowboarding_
Description=Shaun White Snowboarding is a snowboard racing game. To be able to win, you need to ride the way Shaun White does, meaning you have to score big tricks to gain speed boosts. You can choose up to 6 different characters and a variety of board with specifics statistics<br><br>The snowboarder is entirely controlled with the stylus. Move the stylus up to ride faster and precisely control the radius of your turns with the analog touch screen. Once in the air, perform trick by drawing patterns on the touch screen.<br><br>The choose your path system let you draw the path you want to ride down. Use it on four different mountains to complete races and challenges.<br><br>Pick up decals on the slopes and stick them on your board to finely tune your board.<br><br>Play with friends on different sets of events. You can also share and trade the decals you have collected with your friends.

[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.
Released=Jun 23, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shin-megami-tensei-devil-survivor
Description=The main character and his friends, Yuzu Tanikawa and Atsuro Kihara, get caught up in a mess when the main character's cousin sends them a portable device called a COMP and they start to notice demons around the city. Due to the demon outbreak a lockdown was invoked by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and now the main character and his friends are trapped in the Yamanote circle of Tokyo with demons they so desperately want to get away from. The leader of any group with COMPs can also see the number of days a person has left to live if they're going to die soon, and mysteriously everyone isolated has a maximum of 7. <br><br>Devil Survivor is a strategy role-playing game and is part of the Megaten universe from Atlus. During combat a command system similar to the main Shin Megami Tensei series is used. Devil Survivor also features the trademark demon contract and fusion system the Megaten games are known for and introduces the Demon Auction system to bid for demons in place of the Demon Compendium.

[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 23, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shin-megami-tensei-strange-journey
Description=In the beginning of 21st century, an atomic explosion in the South Pole caused a strange, unseen phenomenon: a black hole appeared and started spreading, threatening to swallow the Earth. It was named Schwarzwelt, or "black world". The United Nations send a team of four trained specialists from different countries to venture inside the Schwarzwelt. The protagonist is an unnamed North American (Japanese, in the original Japanese release) soldier. Upon arriving into the Schwarzwelt, the team finds out that demons have entered the Earth...<br><br>Strange Journey is in many ways "return to the roots" of  Megaten games, particularly to the  first Shin Megami Tensei. The gameplay system is very similar to that original template: it is a first-person dungeon crawler, which retains all the basic ingredients of a traditional Shin Megami Tensei title. The focus of the gameplay is on fighting, negotiating, and eventually and recruiting regular enemies (demons), summoning them afterwards as controllable characters within the player's party. As in classic Megaten games, it is possible to fuse demons to create more powerful ones. The game retains the Law-Neutral-Chaos axis, usage of guns during the turn-based combat, spell names, and other characteristic elements of the franchise. Unlike other games in the main  Shin Megami Tensei series, Strange Journey has automatic leveling up.

[Showtime Championship Boxing]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Nikitova LLC
Released=Oct 24, 2007
Systems=Wii
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/showtime-championship-boxing
Description=Named after the television boxing program airing on the US Showtime cable network, this game offers a mix of fourteen heavyweights and welterweights and four arenas to fight in (New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago). Basic moves include upper block, body block, dodging left and right, short punches and powered punches (hook, jab, uppercut, bodyshot). While playing, there are a few parameters to take into account. First there is a health meter that recharges when the boxer dodges hits for some time. Punches need to be thrown strategically, as an energy bar determines the effectiveness. Too many punches deplete the bar and the amount also determines if a boxer will be able to get up when knocked down. A round timer and knockdown lights are also shown. At certain times, a power-up indicator will become available. This allows a boxer to charge a heavy punch, but the opponent will have time to react. When the charging takes too long, the punch is lost.<br><br>The different game modes (different for heavyweight and welterweight) include:<br><br>1. Single Fights (Quick): fight for only one round until one of the boxers is knocked out.<br><br>2. Single Fights (Regular): play for 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 rounds and choose to decide it by a KO, TKO or by points.<br><br>3. Points System: after each round each boxer is awarded points based on performance. At the end of a fight, or after a KO or TKO, the player with the most points wins.<br><br>4. Belts: series of three (Amateur), four (Contender) or six (Showtime) fights. Each fight lasts four rounds or three minutes and the aim is to win one of the belts.<br><br>5. King of the Ring: one boxer takes on all other boxers in his weight division in one long round.<br><br>Additional fighters are unlocked by winning competitions. Most of the modes can also be played with two players through a wireless connection (DS).

[Shrek Smash N' Crash Racing]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Torus Games Pty. Ltd.
Released=Mar 13, 2007
Systems=GameCube|PlayStation 2|PSP
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shrek-smash-n-crash-racing
Description=Shrek Smash N' Crash Racing has you racing through 12 environments with gameplay similar to Mario Kart, but set in the Shrek universe. Play as one of 12 different characters each with its own unique mount, such as Shrek and a Swamp Beast, Gingy and a Cup Cake Horse and Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Battle your way around the tracks against 5 opponents with a range of different pick-ups such as pixie dust, ogre strength and swamp gas, both defensive and offensive, to help you fight your way to the lead. The tracks have many dynamic elements, large jumps and forks with multiple routes.
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[Shrek SuperSlam]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 25, 2005
Systems=GameCube|Game Boy Advance|PlayStation 2|Windows|Xbox
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shrek-superslam
Description=Shrek SuperSlam is an intense brawling game that challenges the wacky characters from the Shrek universe to beat each other up and slam them across a variety of arenas. All the regular Shrek crew is included, such as Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and Puss n' Boots, along with some newcomers such as Cap'n Hook, the Black Knight, and Quasimodo the Hunchback.<br><br>Each character has their own special moves that capture the humor of the franchise (such as Shrek's "Green Storm" gas bombs), and the environments are colorful, filled with odd weapons, and highly destructible.<br><br>Players have the option of following a story mode (where Donkey tells his half-breed Donkey kids a strange bedtime story), or just participating in straight-up brawls or minigame-like challenges. Multiplayer, of course, is a big focus on the game, and it allows up to 4 players to slam each other all day long.
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[Shrek the Third]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=May 08, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/shrek-the-third_
Description=Shrek the Third for Nintendo DS is the only Shrek 3 game that does not follow the movie plot. It makes heavy use of the microphone and touchpad to make a unique gaming experience. You can play as Puss in Boots, Prince Artie, and, of course, Shrek. Player controls are almost entirely touch screen based. Each character has his own special ability, so you need to figure out little puzzles and switch characters in order to continue. <br><br>The game features local multiplayer, allowing up to 3 players to play and each control a different character. Multiplayer gameplay is the same as single-player. The game features 3D graphics and lots of VO.
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[Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution]
Publisher=2K Games
Developer=Firaxis Games
Released=Jul 09, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution_
Description=Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution is a handheld version of the console ports, based on Civilization IV for the PC. As a turn-based strategy game it features all the key features of its related versions: exploration of a world map, development of one's own civilization and diplomatic encounters, trade and war with rivalling nation leaders. All playable parties are based on real-life nations past and present.<br><br>To make up for the Nintendo DS limited controls, smaller screen size and weaker processing capabilities some game features were condensed or cut; e. g. landscape tiles surrounding cities are not developed by worker units anymore, diplomatic options were slightly simplified, unit variety reduced and victory conditions altered.<br><br>The game makes use of the Nintendo DS unique features by offering stylus controls and using the top screen to relay important unit, tile and city information and combat animation.

[SimCity Creator]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Studios Japan|AKI Corporation
Released=Sep 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/simcity-creator_
Description=SimCity Creator for the DS is a continuation of the long-running SimCity series. Build up or destroy your city; you are the mayor, and whatever you say goes. This version features both the classic free-play mode, where there are no goals, and challenge mode, where you control your city from prehistoric times to the future. Each new era adds complexity, easing newcomers into the challenges of leadership, and changes the appearance of the buildings. By completing challenges, you'll unlock new time-periods and buildings for free-play.<br><br>Through the DS' wireless feature, you can send your friends pictures of your city, as well as sharing unlocked buildings.

[SimCity DS]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Studios Japan|AKI Corporation
Released=Jun 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/simcity-ds
Description=SimCity DS brings the classic series to the handheld consoles.<br><br>As the Mayor placed in charge of running their own city, players use the touchscreen to build up and run their town, providing commercial, residential and industrial zones, protection against crime and fire, entertainment areas and even airports, highways and railways for the SimCitizens to travel.<br><br>Players also have to contend with natural (and unnatural) disasters, the pressures of an ever-expanding city, and of course, public opinion, which can make a job very difficult if things get out of control.<br><br>New to this version is the inclusion of wireless communication with other Mayors via a Post Office.  Players can send letters to each other, giving a short summary of the state of their city. When players send letters to each other, they earn special monuments for their cities.  Additionally, when disaster strikes, the Mayor can take a more hands-on approach in directly rescuing their SimCitizens.

[The Simpsons Game]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 30, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/simpsons-game_
Description=When Bart finds a mysterious game manual, he realizes that he and his family have become the main characters of the newest hit video game -- The Simpsons Game!<br><br>Each of the Simpsons are playable in this sidescroller action game and feature their own wacky, special abilities. Homer can transform into a large blob and roll his way through levels. Bart can don a cowl and cape and become Bartman, using his slingshot and gliding ability to overcome the game's goons. Lisa can use an all-touchscreen Hand of Buddha to solve puzzles and remove obstacles from her path, and Marge can control mobs to overwhelm anyone who stands in her way.<br><br>Each of the game's twelve episodes parodies some bit of precious popular culture, including spoofs of such classic videogames as Frogger, Space Invaders, Pokémon, and Madden. The game is chock full of video and voice overs featuring the original cast and written by the show writers. The voices, story, and cutscenes means the game's irreverent humor include plenty of references for Simpsons fanatics who will catch all the inside jokes from old episodes.<br><br>Exclusive to the DS game is "Pet Homer," a sort of virtual pet game where the player collects various items to feed to Homer (and watch the crazy outcome), as well as several multiplayer minigames.

[The Sims 2: Apartment Pets]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=Aug 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sims-2-apartment-pets
Description=In The Sims 2: Apartment Pets, you're living in your Uncle Bill's apartment. He gave the permission to change any of his furniture, so, you're now spending your money to customize your new home. But you're not only doing that. From time to time, your neighbours are dropping one of their pets for you or the janitor is giving you an animal found in the dumpster. It's up to you to train them.<br><br>The game is featuring the Sims trademark gameplay. You have to satisfy your Sim's daily needs, here reduced to four: Hunger, Comfort, Social and Bladder. You can also create your own character and change the interior of the apartment by upgrading items. You can also work at the local pet spa.<br><br>You also have to take care of the pets entrusted to you. When you have an animal, you have to feed it, train it, bath it, dress it and when it's ready for a new life, it's taken away in order for you to get a new pet to care.

[The Sims 2: Castaway]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=Oct 23, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sims-2-castaway
Description=The game is about surviving on an uncharted island. You control a character that has been washed ashore and help them to survive by building shelter, finding food and creating useful objects. Over the course of the game you meet other castaways and form friendships with them.<br><br>The game includes many mini games such as bug finding, fire starting and spear fishing. The game lets you craft furniture, create unique clothes, paint pictures and look for treasure. Unravel the ancient mysteries of the island and find a way back to civilization.

[The Sims 2: Pets]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=Oct 31, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sims-2-pets__
Description=The Sims 2: Pets for DS puts you in the shoes of a veterinarian who has to care about dogs and cats and who is also the owner of a pet. You'll not only need to satisfy their needs but also your own aspirations and daily tasks (eating, showering, etc.). When you heal an animal, his owner will pay you.  With the money you earn, you'll improve your little hospital. In order to grab and manipulate tools, you have to touch the screen.

[The Sims 2]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 24, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sims-2_
Description=Welcome to Strangetown! In the Nintendo DS version of the Sims 2, players take on the role of the custodian of a broken down hotel in the middle of a strange, UFO-infested desert town.<br><br>The game is entirely real-time, meaning that as the clock advances in the real world, time will flow in the game. Guests check in and out after several (real) days, you'll see holidays come and go, and night and day will cycle depending when you choose to play the game.<br><br>In addition to the hotel management portion of the game, you'll be constantly improving your hotel, adding new rooms and decorating them. Each new room usually offers a different touchscreen activities, so you'll find yourself composing music in the lounges, painting art in the gallery, dissecting aliens in the secret laboratory, and playing a pirate-themed card game in the casino (Moogoo Monkey, the card game from the Urbz DS also makes an appearance here if you can find it!).<br><br>Finally, there's a simple story running through the game, as different VIP guests check themselves in and refuse to leave. First you'll have to deal with the local mob boss, then a strange Goth girl with a fascination for magic, and finally a megalomaniacal robot.<br><br>If you can balance your own Sim's wants and needs (and sanity) with all your guests' requirements, you'll find Strangetown a happy, healthy place to live.

[Six Flags Fun Park]
Publisher=Brash Entertainment, LLC.
Developer=7 Studios, Inc.
Released=Oct 28, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/six-flags-fun-park
Description=Six Flags Fun Park is an open-world game set in an amusement park. The player can discover the history of the park and unlock new areas by completing quests for NPCs, or the player can simply explore the park and play minigames. <br><br>The park adventure gameplay is from a top-down perspective, and the player navigates the character around the park by using the stylus. The minigames have varied themes and controls, frequently incorporating buttons or the touch-screen.<br><br>The minigames can also be played in multiplayer mode via local wireless networking.

[Slide Adventure: Mag Kid]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Agenda Co., Ltd.
Released=Aug 02, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/slide-adventure-mag-kid
Description=One dark and stormy night, a lightning storm struck a house.  This freak storm brought to life all sorts of strange creatures who began scurrying around the house causing trouble.  It also brought to life a household fridge magnet, called Mag Kid!  As Mag Kid, it's your job to stop these strange creatures and help the people living in the house.<br><br>Slide Adventure: Mag Kid is an action game for the Nintendo DS that comes bundled with a special peripheral.  The peripheral plugs into the bottom of the player's DS and acts like a stand, but it also contains a sensor similar to that of an optical mouse.  Players control Mag Kid by sliding their DS around along any flat surface.<br><br>Mag Kid can't actually move very far on his own - he's limited to sliding around flat surfaces such as tables.  Players need to guide him into other objects - such as books and pencil cases - to get him transported to other areas of the house.  Mag Kid can ram into enemies - when he does this, they connect onto him and he absorbs their powers such as spears and bubbles (which can be fired using the A Button).  Mag Kid can even connect up multiple enemies to himself - but as he does, the magnetic link gets weaker and it's more likely to break apart.

[Slingo Quest]
Publisher=MumboJumbo, LLC
Developer=funkitron, Inc.
Released=Dec 09, 2008
Systems=BlackBerry|Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/slingo-quest
Description=Slingo Quest is a progression of Slingo games; Slingo is a combination of slot machines and Bingo. The player is presented with a Bingo-style card (usually 5x5 squares) and is given a certain number of spins. Each spin triggers 5 wheels to spin, one corresponding to each column. The player then marks off squares on the card if they contain numbers from the spin. Jokers can also show up during spins which allow the player to mark off any square from the column.<br><br>Players can get extra points for various feats, such as clearing the entire card. Different cards have different Slingo patterns highlighted in red that are worth extra points if the player marks every square. Sometimes, slots can produce devils that take a percentage of the player's accumulated treasure (though the treasure might be safe if the player has demon protection). <br><br>Further, there are bonus rounds to be played against a pirate where a lot of treasure is at stake. The player and the pirate take turns spinning on the same board. Occasionally, a treasure chest pops up which may contain treasure or it may confiscate treasure. The player that discovers the chest has right of first refusal-- they can choose to open it or make the other player open it.<br><br>Other rounds present the player with a 7x7 game board, instead of a 5x5 board. Some rounds have 2, 3, or 4 5x5 boards that are played concurrently.

[SNK VS. CAPCOM Card Fighters DS]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd.
Developer=SNK Playmore Corp.
Released=2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/snk-vs-capcom-card-fighters-ds
Description=In this unique strategy card fighting game a tower made to hold card tournaments has been taken over by the computer controlling it and the people inside brainwashed so that now they all want nothing more than to duel any who dare appose this computer to a game of cards.<br><br>The player must try to ascend the tower and try to get to this computer. To do that they will have to beat all of the characters on each floor. Once a floor has been cleared the boss of this floor will then appear, defeating them will grant the player access to the next floor. Some defeated characters also offer services once beaten such as a chance to buy more cards or trade them so the player can attempt to try and collect some of the 300+ different cards featured in the game.

[Snood 2: On Vacation]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Gravity-i Ltd
Released=Nov, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/snood-2-on-vacation
Description=The sequel to Snood keeps the gameplay from the original game but takes it to locations around the world. In this puzzle game players need to line up groups of three or more adjacent Snoods to remove them, similar to the Bust-a-move series. They are launched from the Snood-o-matic cannon at the bottom of the screen. For every Snood launched, the danger level increases and causes the Snoods at the top to move downwards. When the bottom is reached, the game is lost.<br><br>There are five game modes available: World Tour, Classic, Puzzle, Journey and Armageddon. Four additional bonus games can be unlocked: Snood Ball, Snood Sideways, Snood Grab and Snood Stack, all with small twists on the classic gameplay. Multiplayer is available as well.
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[So Blonde: Back to the Island]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=Wizarbox
Released=Mar 12, 2010
Systems=Wii
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/so-blonde-back-to-the-island
Description=Blonde teenage girl Sunny from So Blonde is back. Back to the Island tells an alternate storyline proposing the spoiled brat was washed up at the dark side of pirate infested Forgotten Island instead of the friendly shore she started at in the original game. Though the plot around the mysterious curse persists and a lot of incidents are quite the same, the story develops in a different way and reveals new characters.<br><br>The classic adventure stays true to its predecessor featuring lots of inventory- or environment-based item puzzles and optional mini-games.

[Sokoban DS]
Publisher=RTL Playtainment
Developer=BrainGame Publishing, GmbH
Released=Sep 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sokoban-ds
Description=Sokoban DS is a modern take on the classic Soko-Ban, first launched in Japan in 1982. Known as a maze-based transport puzzle game, the player has to move a number of boxes to designated positions on the map. Because of the limited movement possibilities and various obstacles this job requires logic to achieve the goal.<br><br>The Sokoban DS version contains a total of 250 levels of varying difficulty and has full usage of DS 3D graphics, that allows free panning and zooming within levels. For begiiners the basic game mechanics are explained in an included tutorial. It also includes an undo/redo function, individual characters and replays.

[Solitr]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Apr 16, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/solitr
Description=Solitär features 12 variants of the famous card game like Klondike, Pyramid and Yukon as well as 6 variants of the same named board game. Create your individual player card and unlock new game variants piece by piece. Play with your friends through wireless DS communication or try to beat the high scores. Blowing into the microphone reshuffles the cards.<br><br>Solitär supports the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish

[Soma Bringer]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Monolith Software, Inc.
Released=Feb 28, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/soma-bringer
Description=In a world where a magic energy called Soma is a part of everyday life, seven characters part of a military division set out to reprimand the Visitors, who are disrupting the natural balance of Soma.<br><br>Soma Bringer is an action role-playing game in which a party of three member fight in real-time. Actions are set to one of the 4 face buttons by the player, this includes any attack, ability, or spell. Up to five sets of actions can be made and are toggled with the R button, a set of items can also be made and accessed with the L button. When a player gains a level, they receive ability points (AP) and character points (CP), ability points are used on skills and character points are used to boost character stats like HP or strength.<br><br>In Soma Bringer there is a break system where an enemy or player can be put into a "break" state if three exclamation marks (!!!) appear over them. In this state the enemy or player will receive more damage than usual, it is achieved when certain attacks or combos are performed.<br><br>Soma Bringer also features co-op in the form of local multiplayer, in which other players can play in place of the 2 AI controlled characters in the party.

[Sommer Pack: Bratz: Forever Diamondz + Zoo Tycoon DS]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Altron Corporation|Barking Lizards Technologies L.L.C.
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sommer-pack-bratz-forever-diamondz-zoo-tycoon-ds
Description=This bundle contains the following two DS games previously published separately by THQ:<br><br>1. Bratz: Forever Diamondz<br>2. Zoo Tycoon DS

[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=BioWare Corporation
Released=Sep 30, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sonic-chronicles-the-dark-brotherhood
Description=In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, a mysterious force has begun to tear apart the world and Sonic and his band of friends (11 of them playable) must come together to fight off the menace and bring peace back.<br><br>The gameplay is a mix of action and RPG where players explore a map, collecting items and rings, which can be used to buy new special attacks and solve puzzles that are unique to each of the characters in the players party.  To fight the player customizes their party of four from the eleven playable characters and uses the stylus to rhythmically tap and drag at a precise time to complete attacks and string together a group of deadly combos.<br><br>There are 20 different areas to explore, ranging from classic Sonic backdrops to new ones created for the game.  Another feature is the "Story So Far Feature", which does a quick recap of the players progress each time they start their game back up.<br><br>Players can also go wireless through Wi-Fi and trade Chao, a unique artificial life form, each with their own distinct power-ups and abilities that can be used in battles.

[Sonic Classic Collection]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=Mar 02, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sonic-classic-collection
Description=Sonic Classic Collection is a set of four games from the Sonic series on one cart.  The games included on the cart are:<br><br>1.  Sonic the Hedgehog<br>2.  Sonic the Hedgehog 2<br>3.  Sonic the Hedgehog 3<br>4.  Sonic and Knuckles<br><br>The compilation also includes Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which were originally accessed by connecting Sonic 2 or Sonic 3 into the Sonic and Knuckles cart.  All multiplayer modes in the games have been removed, making this a single player only game.<br><br>In addition to the main game, an art gallery can also be accessed.  This gallery features promotional art from Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic Spinball and Sonic Drift.

[Sonic Classic Collection (Limited Edition)]
Publisher=SEGA Europe Ltd.
Developer=Sonic Team
Released=Mar 11, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sonic-classic-collection-limited-edition
Description=This is a special edition of Sonic Classic Collection that also includes the following:<br><br> Limited Edition tin<br> 5cm Sonic figurine<br> 5 collectable art cards

[Sonic Rush]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Dimps Corporation|Sonic Team
Released=Nov 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sonic-rush
Description=Sonic's first outing on the Nintendo DS system features action in two screens with a story featuring Sonic getting involved in another one of Dr. Eggman's evil plots. A mysterious Emerald is left behind by Dr. Eggman, but an unfamiliar character makes off with it before Sonic can investigate! Sonic gives chase, and thus the adventure begins.<br><br>Playable characters in the game are Sonic the Hedgehog and new character Blaze the Cat. Appearances from other character include Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit, and Knuckles the Echidna. Each playable character has four moves as well as a variety of "Trick actions" which, when performed, will raise your Tension Gauge. Filling the gauge allows you to do a Boost which will propel Sonic or Blaze at a high speed across the ground or along the air to defeat enemies or move certain blocks.<br><br>There are 14 levels that play out over both the top and bottom DS screens, giving you a bigger view of your surroundings. You will race through the levels collecting rings, using "gimmicks" such as bungee ropes and giant waterwheels, performing tricks, collecting power-ups, and defeating enemies. When you beat each level, or "act", you will face a Boss Act which is played out over the top screen in 3D. In addition to these levels, there are Special Stages. These are played on the touch screen, and unlike the rest of the game, feature control with the stylus.<br><br>Upon completion of the game, Time Attack mode will be available. In it, you play levels/boss acts for the best time record. Battle Play is a multiplayer mode in which two players compete to finish a level first. It can be played over single-card download or multi-card wireless.
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[Sonic Rush Adventure]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Dimps Corporation|Sonic Team
Released=Sep 18, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sonic-rush-adventure
Description=While flying in their plane across the ocean, looking for a strange energy source, Sonic and Tails' plane is struck by lightning!  They plunge into the murky depths of the ocean...and awaken on a small island.  A local, a raccoon named Marine, informs them that they are on Southern Island.  With Marine and Tails' help, Sonic sets about to explore the nearby islands.<br><br>Sonic Rush Adventure is a side-scrolling adventure game, and the sequel to Sonic Rush.  Sonic's goal through these platform levels is to zip through as quickly as possible.  By pressing the B Button while in the air, Sonic can increase his Tension Gauge by performing aerial tricks. Pressing Y uses a Super Boost, which will allow him to plow through anything in his path at amazing speed, but drains the Tension Gauge.<br><br>When Sonic reaches the treasure chest at the end of each level, he will be given a material that can be used for construction of ships and other devices.  At first, Sonic is stranded on Southern Island, but after the construction of the waterbike, he can travel to other islands and explore them.  Similar to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the player must plot a path to the next island using the stylus, and then provide limited control over the ship as it travels.  However, Sonic has different ships, each of which are notably different from Link's steamboat.<br><br>Sonic Rush Adventure also features a Battle Mode, where players can either play locally with a friend, or across the world through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.  Players can take each other on in a one-on-one race through various levels as each player aims to get to the end first.

[Soul Bubbles]
Publisher=Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Developer=Mekensleep
Released=Jul 01, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/soul-bubbles
Description=Soul Bubbles is very similar to Bubble Ghost and requires the player to save lost Spirits by transporting them in bubbles to the exit of each level.<br><br>The player takes over the role of a Spirit Herder who is tasked with ferrying souls to the underworld. To move the Spirits and keep them relatively save, they need to be be enclosed in soup bubbles. The Spirit Herder then can blow those bubbles through the level, deflate them if they are too big and even cut them into two bubbles and rejoin them later when required. If a bubble bursts, the Spirit will slowly suffocate and eventually die if the player can't draw a new bubble around it fast enough.<br><br>But the way to the Gateway Cube isn't an easy one and it's not just as simple as blowing the bubbles from start to finish in the 40 levels. Besides the natural dangers in form of rocks, plants or hungry critters that all destroy the bubble, there are also environment puzzles waiting to be solved like activating a switch which requires a big bubble. There is also Star Dust and so-called Calabash waiting to be collected. While the Star Dust will increase the light emitted by the Spirits and can be collected by simply drawing a new bubble around it, the Calabashs are well hidden but once the player found them all, he will unlock the eighth World called Agartha, the Land of the Dead.<br><br>To help with the search, the Spirits will change their shape to heart if a Calabash is near or turn into yellow triangles if there is imminent danger.

[Space Bust-A-Move]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Jul 27, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/space-bust-a-move
Description=Bub and Bob (from the arcade game Bubble Bobble) once again take the lead role in Space Bust-A-Move. Like in previous  Bust-a-Move titles, the general goal of the game is to clear the screen of colored bubbles by making groups of three or more bubbles of the same color.<br>The game allows play in a variety of modes including Story, Versus, Endless, Challenge and Extra modes.<br><br>In Story Mode, Bub and Bob travel to various planets in search of the "Cosmo Bubbles". Each planet consists of three levels, of 5 stages each, and a boss fight stage. In each of the levels there is one Como Bubble to find and collect.<br><br>In Versus mode, the player must compete against various characters from the game. It ends either with "Game Over" or when all characters are defeated.<br><br>Endless and Challenge modes consist of bursting as many bubble as possible, either until "Game Over" in Endless Mode, or in a set amount of time in Challenge Mode.<br><br>The Extra Mode is made of many mini-games bought in the in-game shop.

[Space Invaders Extreme]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Jun 17, 2008
Systems=PSP|Xbox 360
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/space-invaders-extreme
Description=The pixelated aliens are back to celebrate their 30th anniversary!<br><br>Taking a cue from other recent arcade classic updates, Space Invaders Extreme takes the gameplay of the 1978 classic, and reinvents it, giving power-up blasters, boss aliens, and an electronic soundtrack that plays in sync with the onscreen action.<br><br>Basic gameplay remains the same: Players guide a ground based cannon either left or right, blasting an oncoming fleet of invaders before they reach the ground.  The main objective is to get as many points as possible before running out of lives.<br><br>Space Invaders Extreme introduces new elements, such as invader fleets that break pattern from their left to right descent, boss aliens that require several hits to destroy, power-ups that enhance the cannon, allowing the player to wipe out multiple invaders at once, while racking up combos.<br><br>Wi-Fi play is also possible, allowing player to team up cooperatively, or compete against the other.  The Nintendo DS version also has a feature for online ranking.

[Space Invaders Revolution]
Publisher=Mastiff, LLC
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Sep 20, 2005
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=2.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/space-invaders-revolution
Description=Space Invaders marks a return to the gaming scene with both old and new versions of the classic arcade experience.<br><br>Revolution includes the shoot 'em up as it was originally released to arcades and consoles worldwide, as well as an update collection of modes featuring new visual effects and backdrops and harder enemies to defeat. The touch screen of the DS comes in handy to select new special weapons which can be used in the heat of battle to turn the tide.

[Spectrobes]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Jupiter Corp.
Released=Mar 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spectrobes
Description=Junior Nanairo Interplanetary Patrol officers Rallen and Jeena are on a routine mission when they hear a strange distress call. They find the wreckage of an ancient escape pod. Its inhabitant is in cryogenic sleep and when revived tells them about a terrible new threat: the Krawl. The Krawl are an alien lifeform who consume whole planets, and they have already been spotted in this part of the galaxy. <br><br>Fortunately, there is a way to defeat them. This requires the help of an extinct lifeform called Spectrobes. Rallen and Jeena must visit planets to find fossils of these Spectrobes, excavate, awaken and train them. There are almost 500 different ones for the player to collect and trade. To excavate a Spectrobe, the player must first locate it using another Spectrobe. Using the stylus on the touch-screen, one can carefully remove layers of rock and soil to dig up the fossil, without damaging it. <br><br>The fossil must then be taken back to the space ship, put in a machine and awakened by using your voice or blowing in the microphone. The soil also contains various crystals and minerals, which can be used to feed and train the Spectrobes. They will evolve to stronger and more effective stages. <br><br>The Krawl are on the planets in the form of vortexes. Walking too close to them triggers a battle, in which two Spectrobes join Rallen against the enemy. With a combination of buttons and shoulderbuttons the Spectrobes can unleash special attack powers or combine their respective attacks in real time action.<br><br>Via WiFi and on a dedicated website players can battle against each other or exchange Spectrobes and items. Special collectibles can be downloaded. Items and Spectrobes can also be added to the game using game cards with holes through which the touch-screen must be touched in a specific order.

[Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Jupiter Corp.
Released=Oct 07, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spectrobes-beyond-the-portals
Description=Rallen and Jeena may have managed to stop the Krawl invasion of the Nanairo Star System and forced them to retreat... but a new evil power has emerged and is leading a new assault on the galaxy. Unfortunately, the enemy made sure to make it more difficult this time by destroying all of Rallen's fossils and Spectrobes. Once again, it's up to Rallen and Jeena to excavate and train Spectrobes in order to defeat the Krawl menace threatening the star system.<br><br>Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals plays much like its predecessor with exploration, excavating fossils and battling as the central theme. But the game has been equipped with a 3D camera this time, making exploring a 360 degree experience.<br><br>The gameplay mechanics have stayed more or less intact since the previous game. The player will excavate various minerals and fossils using the stylus and the microphone and a plethora of different digging tools. Battles play out in real time, either with Rallen on the field, or in a separate battle screen with the Spectrobes.<br><br>New to this game are "Badges", which act as a form of achievements. Fulfilling certain criteria in the game will unlock them, such as defeating a certain number of enemies or unlocking all of the hidden mini-games.<br><br>Via WiFi and on a dedicated website players can battle against each other or exchange Spectrobes and items. It is also possible to trade Spectrobes between this game and the original game. Items and Spectrobes can also be added to the game using game cards with holes through which the touch-screen must be touched in a specific order.

[Speed Racer: The Videogame]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=Game Source|Virtuos Ltd.
Released=May 06, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/speed-racer-the-videogame_
Description=Speed Racer is based on the Wachowski Brothers film of the same name, which is in turn based on a Japanese anime series from the 1960's. The main storyline is based around winning the World Racing League Cup. This video game adaptation focuses on the racing aspect of the film. More than 15 characters from the film are represented as playable drivers in the game and the vehicles from the film can be selected from the game's menu.<br><br>The race tracks feature loops, jumps, corkscrews, and many twists and turns. They all have a high-tech look with bright colors. Up to six players are supported via Wireless Connection. Drivers can engage in combat during races by employing "car-fu" manoeuvres such as "tail toss", "boost bash", "smack down", "round house", and "torpedo", among others.

[Spider-Man 2]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Nov 16, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spider-man-2_
Description=A pseudo 3D (game is played on a 2D plane, but the stages will rotate around Spider-Man at certain points) beat-em-up/adventure game. Vicarious Visions' first title on the Nintendo DS, the game puts the player into the role of Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) playing through various missions with varying objectives and pitting him against the likes of Mysterio, The Vulture, and the main villain, Doctor Octavius. The missions themselves vary from missions requiring you to find all hostages to bomb defusal missions and fast paced boss battles.
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[Spider-Man 3]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=May 04, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spider-man-3__
Description=Based off the 2007 movie of the same name, Spider-Man 3 puts players in charge of the titular hero as he tries to once again New York City safe from the combined menace of the New Goblin, the Sandman, and Venom.<br><br>This version of the game is a 2D side-scrolling platformer with 3D stylized elements.  The action is primarily controlled using the touch screen.  Players use the stylus for combat, webbing, and item interaction. The game also allows for players to adventure in storylines not explored in the third film, such as facing familiar Spider-Man villains from the comic book mythos.<br><br>One of the main focal points of the new game is the inclusion of Spider-Man's black symbiote costume. When Spider-Man's "Rage" meter builds up, the black suit automatically takes over, allowing Spider-Man to become faster, aggressive, and more powerful.

[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Oct 21, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spider-man-web-of-shadows
Description=Symbiotes have taken over New York, the city is in chaos, and only Spider-Man has a chance of stopping this mysterious new alien menace.<br><br>Spider-Man: Web of Shadows gives Spider-Man the powers of both the classic red suit and the newer black suit. As he progresses deeper into the game, players must decide which suit to rely on -- the agility and quickness of the red suit, or the sheer power of the black suit. As Spider-Man defeats enemies, he'll unlock new abilities, web moves, and suit upgrades, including the ability to call in other Marvel characters as allies, such as Nightcrawler and Green Goblin.<br><br>The game's sidescrolling action lets players explore the expansive, symbiote-corrupted New York at their own pace. Abilities unlocked in the game let players explore deeper into the city, allowing Spider-Man to traverse symbiotic sludge and blast through ichor-filled tunnels, as well as defeat the increasingly-dangerous infected denizens.

[The Spiderwick Chronicles]
Publisher=Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Backbone Entertainment
Released=Feb 05, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spiderwick-chronicles
Description=Play as Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace as they explore the fantastical world around them with the help of a secret field guide, written by Arthur Spiderwick. <br><br>Search for fairies by blowing into beams of light, shaking bushes and overturning rocks with your stylus. Collect them all to complete the field guide. Battle goblins and monsters in engaging turn-based combat by using the fairies you've collected, or items you've picked up along the way. Defeat the evil ogre, Mulgarath, before he takes over the world with the forbidden knowledge held inside the Spiderwick field guide.<br><br>There are 5 unique sprites in the world, and every game comes with 3. Players must trade with each other to find the other 2. There is always something new to discover, from a variety of different sprite attacks to special character abilities.

[SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Tantalus Interactive Pty. Ltd.
Released=Nov 07, 2005
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spongebob-squarepants-the-yellow-avenger
Description=SpongeBob's favourite superheroes, Mermaidman and Barnacleboy, are in some serious trouble!  After a bungled attempt by the Dirty Bubble to kidnap the heroes to show off for the Super Villain Reunion, Bikini Bottom becomes plagued by hundreds of fiendish Little Dirty Bubbles!  SpongeBob takes Mermaidman's utility belt, and becomes THE YELLOW AVENGER - ready to soak up crime!<br><br>Players get to use assorted powers of the belt, including Super Speed, Super Strength, Raging Whirlpool, Summon Sea Creatures, and Mermaidman's amazing Water Ball!  Rescue residents from Little Dirty Bubbles by navigating fixed perspective 3D outdoor areas!<br><br>Explore inside familiar locales such as SpongeBob's Pineapple, The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and more in full 3D, where you can examine, move and take items.  But beware, with the Super Villain Reunion in full swing, there's bound to be more villains lurking around...  Can SpongeBob put an end to this soapy menace?
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[Spore Creatures]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games|Maxis Software Inc.
Released=Sep 07, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spore-creatures
Description=Life begins as a simple Oogie, a primitive hatchling that falls into the ocean from a fallen spaceship. Soon, this helpless Oogie is thrust into a new world and must evolve to face its challenges.<br><br>In Spore Creatures, players must find new body parts and customize their creature to help survive the often-harsh environment. The game's Creature Creator offers a near-infinite number of possibilities with hundreds of options that can improve and alter your creature. Players can choose to create aggressive carnivores, cute and cuddly herbivores, or anything in between.<br><br>As the story unfolds, your creature will discover six new planets to explore, as well as dozens of bizarre species to befriend, intimidate, or eliminate. Spore Creatures is entirely touch screen based, with activities for dancing, cuddling, and fighting other species. Players can also collect 50 achievement badges to unlock new game modes, parts, and features.<br><br>Spore Creatures allows players to upload their favorite creatures to the internet using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Other players' species will "pollinate" the Nintendo DS game, appearing throughout the game's story.

[Sprung]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Guillemot Inc.
Released=Dec 08, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sprung
Description=Sprung is a dating game that takes place at an upscale ski resort.<br><br>Play as either Brett or Becky, two young and attractive adults, on vacation - each "looking for love". Each character has a separate story with entirely different escapades.<br><br>They'll interact with scantily clad babes and hunks in this "simulation" of the dating scene.  Their adventures take place all over town: at the ski lodge, in a gondola, at a popular nightclub, and, of course, in a hot tub.<br><br>The game features humorous dialogs and adult situations with upbeat music and 2D graphics.

[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]
Publisher=Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Oct 18, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/spyro-shadow-legacy
Description=The first Spyro game for the Nintendo DS brings rpg-lite features to the series.  Spyro's friends have been sucked into the Shadow Realm and their magic is slowly being drained.  Spyro must use his flame and ice breath, his magic, and his chi abilities in order to rescue them and defeat the Stranger who controls the Shadow Realm.  Spyro receives his training from the Dragon Elders, and receives various quests from his rescued friends.

[Star Fox Command]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Q-Games Ltd.
Released=Aug 29, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/star-fox-command
Description=Fox McCloud is back for more!<br><br>General Pepper has fallen ill, and requests that (the now elderly) Peppy Hare take his place. Meanwhile it is discovered that Venom has acid oceans, which are home to the dangerous Anglars. Now the team must save the Lylat system again!<br><br>The single player mode is split into thirty map-based combat and Battle combat missions. During map mode you control your Arwings with the stylus. During combat, you move your Arwing by sliding your stylus to the left/right. Bombs are controlled with the touch screen. You may fire the cannons with any button but Start/Select.<br><br>Star Fox Command's six-player Wi-Fi mode plays like the Shine Runner mode from Mario Kart DS and the Star Fox 64 multiplayer game. You shoot your friends down for stars.<br><br>Star Fox Command has new pilots (Octoman is one of the CPU pilots) and ships, multiple endings, and a new gibberish generator (make your own pilot noises). It also has support for the brand new DS rumble pak.

[Star Trek: Tactical Assault]
Publisher=Bethesda Softworks LLC
Developer=Quicksilver Software, Inc.
Released=Oct 26, 2006
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/star-trek-tactical-assault
Description=In Star Trek Tactical Assault, you play either a Starfleet or Klingon captain who must wade through a high volatile situation between the Klingons and Romulans. As captain, your decisions will change how other captains react, either as potential allies or enemies, with gameplay that resembles Star Trek: Starfleet Command<br><br>Play through two completely separate campaigns set in the Original Star Trek TV series time line. Use strategy and quick thinking to figure out the best solutions to problems. As you move through the game, you'll become involved with a branching storyline that changes depending on your actions. <br><br>Once you finish with the story, take ships you have unlocked from five different playable races and play against a friend in head to head wireless multiplayer in three different gameplay modes.

[Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
Released=May 05, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith_
Description=Decide which Jedi between Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi you would like to be; choose between 2 levels of difficulty and live the movie's storyline in single player mode.<br><br>The singleplayer mode is a side-scroller with a depth of field, which give a new dimension to explore while not in 3D. As you progress in the levels, the player can pick Mission Points that will help him to customize his character. It is actually the GBA version of the game but you can make the specials moves of the characters by pressing them on the touch screen. There is also 3 3D levels in each path that has been added to enhance the singleplayer experience.<br><br>In multiplayer, the player can pilot one of the 17 spacefighters in one of the 8 maps (2 in Coruscant, 4 in space, Hoth, Tatooine). The game is multi-card play and let you play against 3 other bots and/or players. In order to unlock all ships, the player will have to win in deathmatch against one of the movie's characters (Grievous, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Boba Fett, Han Solo).

[Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance]
Publisher=LucasArts
Developer=Lucasfilm Animation Singapore - Game Division
Released=Nov 11, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/star-wars-the-clone-wars-jedi-alliance
Description=Jedi Alliance is set between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and builds upon the story of the Clone Wars.<br><br>A cargo of light saber crystals has been stolen. You must find out who's responsible for this attack and what their purpose is.<br><br>You select a pair of Jedi and use teamwork to solve puzzles, defeat enemies and accomplish tasks. The relationship between the Jedi determines the abilities and effectiveness of the team, requiring the player to develop the relationship. The game is almost fully touch-screen controlled, only one additional button is required, to use the Force.

[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]
Publisher=LucasArts
Developer=n-Space, Inc.
Released=Sep 16, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/star-wars-the-force-unleashed___
Description=In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed players take the role of Darth Vader's secret Apprentice, hunting down hidden Jedi across the galaxy. The game closely follows the story of the console versions, but with various differences, such as different characters changes in vehicles and Wookiees becoming enemies instead of allies.<br><br>The game maps the different combat functions to the touchscreen, allowing players to drag the stylus across multiple moves in order to create more powerful combination attacks. The game also features two mini-games that occur during the story campaign. "Feel the Force" has players dragging orbs into a vortex, which then causes huge feats to happen on screen. "Saber Lock" has players battling to keep their lightsaber perpendicular to their opponent's in order to gain the upper hand in boss fights. The game also features two multiplayer modes that let players fight against each other in arena combat.

[Sudokuro]
Publisher=Crave Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=FRONTLINE Studios, Inc.
Released=May 16, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/sudokuro
Description=Sudokuro is a puzzle game featuring two different puzzles in the same game, which are Sudoku and Kakuro. Each kind of puzzle has different difficulty levels and all of them are automatically generated, with thousands of puzzles to choose from. You can enter the numbers to solve the puzzles using the buttons to add them or just write them with your stylus.<br><br>In Sudoku the player has to put numbers in a grid in a way that no number is twice in a single row or column. In Kakuro the numbers have to be placed so that lines and columns equal the number next to it when all values are added together.

[Suikoden Tierkreis]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/suikoden-tierkreis
Description=The 108 Stars of Destiny are back! In this game the player takes on the role of the young hero from Citro Village, and with Marica, Liu and Jale (and other more), the player will explore the world looking for the True Chronicles and stop the evil forces of The Order of the One True Way, lead by the One King!<br><br>Suikoden Tierkreis is a classical turn-based console Role Playing Game with some interesting Ideas, like mini-quest using specific (or not) character for complete it. The world is completely 3D and the game focuses on story elements. Movement is done with the directional pad or stylus.<br><br>Like most console RPGs the game has the player interacting with NPCs and fighting random encounters.<br><br>Items and characters can be exchanged with other players through Wi-Fi.

[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Artificial Mind & Movement
Released=Sep 19, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/suite-life-of-zack-cody-tipton-trouble
Description=The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Tipton Trouble is a 3d action platforming game featuring puzzles based on the popular Disney show. You control both twins separately, helping each other as you deal with aliens & ghosts inside the hotel. Cody shoots water balloons, bubble gum and cream pies from his vacuum. He can also hover over pools. Zack races through the corridors with his skateboard. You can also dress both characters in a variety of outfits. The game features unlockable mini games (skateboard & sail boat racing) & two-player wireless action.

[Summon Night: Twin Age]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Flight-Plan
Released=Jun 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/summon-night-twin-age
Description=In Summon Night: Twin Age, the player takes control of a female protagonist named Reiha along with a "summon beast" named Aldo.  As the story is told, Reiha was a powerful magician as a child, but an accident sent her and Aldo to a island called Jarazi with a race of half-monster, half-human's and communicate with the Nature Spirits of the Island.  One day the spirits start to act strange and begin attacking people so Reiha and Aldo start a quest to learn what has happened that will eventually take them back to Reiha's world.<br><br>The gameplay is typical-RPG style, moving around the map, talking to people and battling monsters.  The battles consist of tapping the monsters or drawing lines to conjure spells on the bottom screen with the stylus pen to launch attacks on them.  Destroy these monsters will earn the player experience points, letting them become more powerful as they have more people join their party.<br><br>The player can conjure monsters, collect weapons along with making their own and has multiple endings along with the option to play as either Reiha or Aldo.  Players can also trade items with other players using DS wireless.

[Super Collapse! 3]
Publisher=MumboJumbo, LLC
Developer=GameHouse, Inc.
Released=2007
Systems=Windows
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/super-collapse-3
Description=The third game in the Collapse! series has the same core gameplay as previous games but features several new modes including for the first time a quest mode. The following eight game modes are available: <br><br>1.  Classic<br><br>  Quest<br><br>  Relapse<br><br>  Strategy<br><br>  Puzzle<br><br>  Slider<br><br>  Continuous<br><br>  Countdown<br><br>Initially, only classic and quest modes are available. The rest can be unlocked by playing the quest mode. The classic mode works in the same way as in previous games. The player is presented with a grid that is partially filled with coloured blocks. More blocks are added to grid, one row at a time, from the bottom of the grid. The aim of the game is to remove these blocks before they reach the top of the screen. To remove blocks the player simply clicks a group of three or more like coloured blocks. Some special pieces exists such as bombs that blows up surrounding blocks.<br><br>In the quest mode the player enters a strange world where he progresses from level to level. For each level that is completed a new is made available. The quest mode features a store where the player can purchase different things for the money he earns for completing each level. For more money it's also play different casino mini games such as slot machines. All of the game modes are available in the quest mode and after a number of them have been completed they become unlocked for the player to play at any time. <br><br>The relapse mode works like classic but new blocks come in from both top and bottom. In the strategy mode new block will only come in when the player clicks. In the puzzle mode the player has to clear all blocks from the screen and no new appear. In the slider mode the rows of blocks will slide left and right so that the groups changes. The continuous mode is an endless variant of the classic mode and the player has to last as long as possible. In the countdown mode the player has to score as many points as possible in two minutes.

[Super Dodgeball Brawlers]
Publisher=Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Developer=Million Co., Ltd.
Released=May 27, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/super-dodgeball-brawlers
Description=Super Dodgeball Brawlers is a remake of the classic dodgeball sports NES title with characters that resembles those from River City Ransom and Double Dragon.<br><br>The original mode still exists, but now has new rules that allow punching, kicking and using weapons against the opposing team.  There is a create-a-character option as well.<br><br>There are also over a hundred special attacks that can be used against opponents such as Cactus Attack, Panda Shot and Spear to name a few. The new Super Gauge System, when filled, can be given to a player on the court to boosts stats or unleash an "Instant Kill" against an opponent.<br><br>Friends can go head-to-head against a friend or even join up against eight people using Wi-Fi.

[Superman Returns]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Tiburon|Santa Cruz Games
Released=Nov 20, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/superman-returns_
Description=Based on the movie of the same name, Superman Returns puts you behind the cape of the man of steel as he returns to the earth after his exile in outer space.<br><br>Your main objective is to protect Metropolis from the attacks of several enemies ripped right from Superman's comics.<br>The main campaign gives you a hexagonal map of Metropolis which pinpoints your location as well as your current enemy's location and any disaster areas he may have caused. Since Superman himself is invulnerable, Metropolis itself has a health bar that keeps track of just how much damage the city is enduring, and which measures your level of success/failure.Your objective thus is to move around the map each turn to try and take control of each disaster area which triggers a timed 3rd person perspective sequence in which you control Superman as he flies through the city and uses his powers to solve whatever task is at hand (blowing out fires with his super-breath, destroying mind-control beacons with his heat vision, saving people, etc. etc.) catching up with your enemies triggers a fight sequence in which you must input the correct button-presses on cue to defeat your opponents. In between these rounds story segments that follow the movie's plot play out, which involve a unique 3D action sequence that mimics the movie's counterpart.<br><br>Features a single-player campaign as well as two wireless multiplayer modes in which you can face-off against four other Supermen in unique disaster areas to see who gets to clear the objectives faster than the rest. Also includes a gallery of Superman comic covers that are unlocked by collecting Krypton crystals in the game.

[Super Mario 64 DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo EAD
Released=Nov 21, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/super-mario-64-ds
Description=Mario, Luigi, and Wario have all gone to the Mushroom Palace for some of Princess Peach's famous home made cake. However, when they don't return its up to the heroic dino Yoshi to find out what's wrong.<br><br>In this portable remake of the original Super Mario 64 You' are able to play as different characters from the Mario franchise. Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, and of course Mario. Each character has different abilities to be made use of during the games expanded quest. <br><br>The game now features 150 Stars to collect up from the previous 120, new stages with new bosses, changes to old stages and bosses, and a multiplayer in which player compete to get the most stars.<br><br>The game also includes over two dozen mini games that make use of both screens and the touch pad.<br><br>The DS touch screen can be used to mimic analog control.

[Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll]
Publisher=SEGA of America, Inc.
Developer=Amusement Vision, Ltd.
Released=Feb 21, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/super-monkey-ball-touch-roll
Description=Those cute little monkey's rolling around in their bubble like balls have returned for their latest adventure, this time taking advantage of the Nintendo DS touch screen/stylus combo to provide a new level of control over your Super Monkey Ball!<br><br>As with the previous titles in the series, your aim is to guide your monkey across a number of different obstacle courses, reaching the goal before the time limit expires. You control not the monkey, but the play field itself, tilting it back and forth to dodge barriers and collect bananas.<br><br>Along with challenge, practice and replay modes, Touch and Roll allows for four players to compete against each other. You'll also be able to play in a set of bonus games, such as Monkey Mini-Golf, Monkey Fight and Monkey Bowling. Two new game modes, exclusive to the DS rendition, are Monkey Wars (a 1st person style shoot 'em up) and Monkey Air Hockey which, as the name suggests, is a Super Monkey Ball take on the arcade Air Hockey table top game.

[Super Princess Peach]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|Tose Co., Ltd.
Released=Feb 27, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/super-princess-peach
Description=For once, Bowser has changed his tactics. Instead of grabbing the Princess every chance he gets, he's gone straight to the source of all his problems this time around. The two people who always get in his way and halt his chances of owning Mushroom Kingdom all himself. Mario and Luigi are suddenly whisked away, and only one person can save them...<br><br>Princess Peach, always the one in distress, will use all her unique abilities and items to travel the length of the Kingdom to save her heroes. Her main attack uses a parasol on enemies, which can also double as the perfect way to float down from the heights. <br><br>Princess Peachs' emotions will also come into play. Make her cry to drench enemies or help plants grow to reach higher ground, meanwhile her happy singing can distract many foes and open up further areas.

[Surf's Up]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Ubisoft Quebec City Studio
Released=May 30, 2007
Systems=PSP
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/surfs-up__
Description=Surf's Up is based on the 2007 animated film of the same name, featuring surfing penguins and wacky hijinks.<br><br>Surf's up for DS and PSP is a racing game that brings the player through an interesting adventure featuring all the characters from the CGI movie.  <br><br>The player can choose from a bunch of the movie characters and compete in races against other movie characters.  Each character has their own specific skills and their own surf boards.  The different levels/races contain jumps/ramps which enables the player to perform tricks using either the stylus to draw objects (DS) or repeating a button sequence (PSP).  Performing tricks will give you a speed boost which might just help you finish the race first and move on to the next round.<br><br>The levels also contain shortcuts and the race track is populated with different objects that can be used to gain a speed boost, distract or hit opponents and ultimately will help you finish the race first.<br><br>The game also offers a multi-player mode which enables you to play with friends who have the game and even friends who don't have the game (but have a console).

[Syberia]
Publisher=DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.
Developer=Microïds
Released=Dec 14, 2008
Systems=PlayStation 2|Windows|Windows Mobile|Xbox
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=1.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/syberia
Description=You are Kate Walker, a lawyer that has been entrusted by the Universal Toy Company to negotiate the takeover of an old luxury toy and automaton factory. <br> Over the centuries, the factory has been developing clockwork devices, specializing in perpetual mechanical movement. The factory's ambitions, however, are ill-suited to the contemporary economic climate, and the elderly Anna Voralberg, at the helm of the Valadilene factory for more than half a century, has decided to sell up. <br><br>It turns out that the takeover might not be as straightforward as expected. The day that Kate Walker arrives, Anna Voralberg is being buried. What is more is that she has left an heir – her brother Hans. But Hans had left the valley at the end of the thirties and never returned, and was actually believed to be dead. However, a letter written by Anna in the days leading up to her death reveals that Hans is well and truly alive and living somewhere in… Siberia! <br> Valadilene's elderly notary entrusted to take care of Anna's affairs suggests that Kate find Hans Voralberg as he is now the only person in a position to ratify the sale of the family business. You are on your way...

[Tabaluga: Grnland in Gefahr]
Publisher=Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Developer=RocketScience Games Development GmbH
Released=Feb 27, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tabaluga-grnland-in-gefahr
Description=The inhabitants of Greenland discover a dragon's egg within a cave beneath an uprooted tree. Soon after, a small green dragon hatches from it. The dragon's name is Tabaluga and his destiny is to protect his home - Greenland - from the evil snowman Arktos. Together with his friends, Tabaluga opposes Arktos' minions and their snow-driven machinery.<br><br>This Tabaluga game is a classic 2D Platform-Jump'n'Run adventure consisting of 26 levels and a variety of mini-games and comic-like cutscenes. It is a licensed title based on the popular German kids cartoon character (and musical) Tabaluga.<br><br>The game is released on two platforms, which are Nintendo DS and PC. Both versions are identical in gameplay and graphics, though the PC version does have additional decorative elements in order to fill the unused 4:3 screen space.

[Tamagotchi Connexion: Corner Shop]
Publisher=Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Developer=NanaOn-Sha Co., Ltd.
Released=Jan 31, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tamagotchi-connexion-corner-shop
Description=The three Tamagotchi - Mametchi, Kuchipatchi and Memetchi - are itching to get into business!  And you get to partner up with them!  Choose your favorite Tamagotchi, and start up your very own shop together - work hard to earn a good reputation with your customers, as well as Gotchi which you can spend to furnish your partner's home.  From time to time, special customers will arrive, and if you perform your tasks well, they'll pay you a large amount of Gotchi so that you can increase the size of your shop.  You might even receive a visit from Princess Tamako and get her royal seal of approval!<br><br>Tamagotchi Connexion: Corner Shop is a simulation game that stars the popular virtual pets.  While your partner handles all the customer service, you'll be in charge of the actual tasks required for the shopkeeping.  These include dentistry (where you implant teeth and drill for cavities), cooking (which consists of cake decorating and making Takoyakis), clothes washing and repair, spa maintenance (which requires you to look after various Tamagotchi as they take a spa), and music performance.  When you upgrade certain shops, new ones will appear, and sometimes combination shops will appear, like a Dental Accessory store (which lets you color teeth and attach accessories to them).<br><br>The required tasks are performed using the touch screen and stylus.  Usually, the customer will request something in particular (such as 'I want five takoyaki', 'I think I have a cavity' or 'I want a cake that looks like a traffic light'), and you must create or perform the task as specified.  You can select various actions and items from tabs on the side of the touch screen.  You'll get rated on the performance of your task, so you must be as close to their request as possible.  However, you can't take too long, otherwise the customer will get angry and leave.

[Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Corporation
Released=Mar 22, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/taos-adventure-curse-of-the-demon-seal
Description=In Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal, the player controls the young Air Speller by the name of Tao. When his village gets attacked by Ancient Monsters, he is sent by the council over to the town of Mondominio to seek the help of a friend of his father. Mondominio is famous for containing the Monster Tower which was sealed for many years until a lightning storm hit the tower and broke the seal.<br><br>The game plays quite similarly to Azure Dreams. Most of it is based around leveling up, learning new spells, and collecting monster eggs from the monster tower, and then selling them in town or hatching them as pets that will aid you in your quest. The player begins with the basic elemental spells which are cast using the DS stylus. The battles, movements, and almost any action taken in the monster tower is turn-based. The higher the player progresses up the tower levels, the stronger the enemies become. With every five levels of the tower, the player will encounter a boss.

[Tecktonik: World Tour]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Dancing Dots|Neko Entertainment
Released=Nov 21, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tecktonik-world-tour
Description=Following the increasing dance movement Tecktonik the Nintendo DS receives this tecktonik dance simulator. Much like rhythm-based games for the DS like Elite Beat Agents, the player have to interact with simple forms on screen with the stylus according to a given rhythm: pushing circles in a given moment, following paths at a given speed, etc. The goal is to become a world famous dancer with the guide of Treaxy, the real life popular dancer.<br><br>While visiting many cities like Barcelona, Paris, New York or Tokyo, and receiving good punctuations in each duel or warming-up is rewarded with different accessories typical from the tecktonik style like skinnies and mohawks. In addition, each of the beat duel choreographies can be seen at will with an in-game video editor. Beat opponents and scenarios can also be used to fight against other players in the multiplayer mode.

[Tecmo Bowl Kickoff]
Publisher=Tecmo, Inc.
Developer=Polygon Magic, Inc.
Released=Nov 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=4.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tecmo-bowl-kickoff
Description=Tecmo Bowl Kickoff is a remake of the classic NES titles of the early 90's and features a no-holds barred style of football. It also features cinematic animations for certain events during a game such as punts, field goals, interceptions, QB sacks, touchdowns, etc.  Though it does not feature any license of professional teams or logos, it does model itself after the NFL with two conferences, the Wildcats Tecmo Conference (WTC) and the Bulldogs Tecmo Conference (BTC), with four divisions a piece (North, South, East & West).<br><br>Players can also edit their teams including their name, uniforms, team colors, team logos, playbook and stats for their players.  They can also keep extensive stat track through five entire seasons of play of not only team stats but by individual player stats as well.<br><br>There are five different modes to choose from:<br><br>Quick Game automatically sets up a game using their favorite team selected through their profile and a randomly selected opponent using default game options.  These options can be changed for time (3, 5, 10 & 15 minutes) and whether the 2-minute warning will be on or off.<br><br>Season Mode lets the player compete in a 17 week season in an attempt to win the Tecmo Bowl Championship and unlock bonus items to edit their teams and players.  In season mode the player can edit their players and trade them to other teams and view standings, records and league leaders.  Players can also choose to watch games or simulate them and view the results.<br><br>Preseason is similar to the quick play, but allows the player to pick their opponents and choose the weather conditions of the game.<br><br>All-Star Bowl lets the player choose from various pre-set and customized players in an All-Star game consisting of the two main conferences (WTC and BTC) and lets the player choose their weather conditions for the game.<br><br>Multi-play lets friends compete head-to-head in a quick match using their favorite teams under conditions of the host or trade customized players or even customized teams.<br><br>The controls consist of both styles of D-Pad and the Stylus pen.  In offensive mode the player uses the D-Pad to move their player, the "A" button to snap the ball, choose different receiving targets, kickoffs and scuffles (where the player repeatedly presses the button to escape from opposing players trying to tackle them).  The "B" button is used to throw to receivers.  Likewise for the Stylus pen, the player taps and holds the screen to move their player and tapping and sliding the pen back and forth to scuffle.  To snap the ball, punt or kick a field goal the player taps the screen or tap receivers to change which they want to choose from and click the arrow button to pass the ball.<br><br>In defense, the player uses the "A" button to change players (can only be done before a play and can't be used during the play itself) or can be used to scuffle.  The "B" button is used to perform a diving tackle at a player in an attempt to stop quarterbacks, receivers, etc.  To use the Stylus pen, the player taps and holds the pen to move the player or tap other players to choose another.  To scuffle the player taps the screen and slides back and forth.<br><br>To select both offensive and defensive plays, the player can either use the Stylus pen to select from eight different plays (four for run plays and four for passing plays) or use the D-Pad in a combination with the "A" button for the run plays or the D-Pad and the "B" button for the passing plays.  Additionally, the player can use the "X" button to bring up punts and field goals options.<br><br>There are also "Super Skills" that can be obtained through the season mode depending upon how well they perform during the season.  When a player is falling behind late in a game, a selected player will have a ring of fire below them to indicate a certain "Super Skill" to even the playing field.  They consist of:<br><br>1. Rocket Pass<br>: faster passing with increased catching.<br><br>2. Hot Potato<br>: a quick pass to a player close by.<br><br>3. Sack Evasion<br>: avoids sacks easier.<br><br>4. In the Zone<br>: where the selected team skills and attributes are raised.<br><br>5. Vertical Boost<br>: receivers can jump higher<br><br>6. Divine Save<br>: receivers can catch balls easier.<br><br>7. DB Deception<br>: gives the player ability to elude defensive backs easier.<br><br>8. Tug Boat<br>: lets the player gain extra yards while being tackled.<br><br>9. Power Run<br>: throws off the first tackler while dragging the second for extra yardage.<br><br>10. Lightning Dodge<br>: ability to run into the break path.<br><br>11. Super Juke<br>: lets the player fake two defenders easily.<br><br>12. Double Cutback<br>: makes a quick move in two different directions to throw off tacklers.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Corporation
Released=Nov 01, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-3-mutant-nightmare_
Description=Different from its console cousins, this one is reminiscent of the old side-scrolling days of the arcade and NES versions, but with the same story.  There are 50 stages to play and not only includes fighting, but also utilizing the stylus and dual screen of the DS to use multiple turtles and their unique, individual skills to solve puzzles and avoid traps and obstacles as well.  Four players can also play at one time utilizing Wi-Fi.
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[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack]
Publisher=
Developer=
Released=Nov 26, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack
Description=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack is a modern take on the original Turtles arcade game. Just like TMNT: Smash Up on the Wii this game was also released to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary and likewise also uses the original black and white style comic panels to move the story forward.<br><br>Unlike Konami's Turtle beat 'em ups, Arcade Attack is in fact 3D while attempting to play as though it were 2D but with a slightly isometric camera angle. The game can be played alone with a CPU ally or with a friend wirelessly with a selection of the four turtles, each with their own varying stats. Also much like Smash Up, while the game tries to blend both the new and the old TMNT universe all into one it leans a lot more heavily toward the new with its visual style and enemy selection.

[Teenage Queen]
Publisher=FoxySofts
Developer=ERE Informatique
Released=Jul 19, 2005
Systems=Amiga|Amstrad CPC|Atari ST|DOS
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/teenage-queen
Description=In this interactive poker game you meet in a park the beautiful female roller-skater, who is very interested in strip playing. During the game you come to night club, where the female shows her real body...

[Teenage Zombies: "Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys"]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=InLight Entertainment Inc.
Released=Apr 15, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/teenage-zombies-invasion-of-the-alien-brain-thingys
Description=Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys is a puzzle/platformer in which the player controls three zombie teenagers.<br><br>Alien Brains have invaded the Earth and are forcing humans to do their will by the use of mind-control. The only ones not affected by the mind control are the brainless zombies, who have risen from the grave, disturbed by the invasion.<br><br>The three zombie teenagers, Lori "Lefty" Lopez, Finnigan "Fins" Magee and Zack "Half-Pipe" Boyd, set out once they find out that the alien brains are much better than human ones and are eager to find the mastermind behind the whole invasion, the Big Brain. <br><br>Each zombie teenager has different powers that the player will have to use to bypass the different puzzles in the game. Lefty, a former basketball player has a long reach with which high ledges can be reached. Half-Pipe is missing his lower body, but uses his skateboard for movement and he can crawl through tight spaces. Fins, as a former swimmer, has mutated as a zombie and has grown tentacles with which he can climb walls.

[Tenchu: Dark Secret]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Polygon Magic, Inc.
Released=Aug 21, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tenchu-dark-secret
Description=In Tenchu: Dark Secret, you play as Rikimaru or Ayame, two ninja who must protect a princess in feudal Japan.  They do this through a variety of missions where they must sneak through areas unseen by guards and assassinate targets, which frequently takes the form of boss fights along with other types of missions, such as defense.  Unlike the other games in the series, this is played from a top-down perspective.<br><br>The top screen serves as the main gameplay area where you see your character, environment, enemies, etc.  It also has your chi meter which tells you how close the nearest enemy is and whether they detect you.  The lower screen is used for the map, selecting items, and for stealth kill animations which are played when you strike an enemy that hasn't seen you.<br><br>Items including series staples like mines, throwing stars and rice balls and include a new trap combo bonus for doing things like using a mine to blow an enemy into another trap.

[Tengai Maky II: Manjimaru]
Publisher=Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Developer=Red Company Corporation
Released=Mar 09, 2006
Systems=TurboGrafx CD
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tengai-maky-ii-manjimaru
Description=Many years ago, the legendary warriors of the Fire Clan were expelled from the Garden of Eden, and built the wonderful land Jipang. Thousand years later, Jipang is entering its medieval era. You play as a young warrior named Manjimaru. It seems that the province Hida is suffering from a curse placed upon it by the evil Dark Orchids. To destroy the Orchids, Manjimaru has to fight the demons who protect them, and to prove he is worthy of his great legacy as the descendant of the Fire Clan.<br><br>The sequel to  Tengai Makyo: Ziria continues the semi-humorous tradition of the first game and contains many jokes that mostly refer to the feudal culture of medieval Japan. You navigate your party on the world map, visiting towns and dungeons, and fighting random monsters in turn-based combat viewed from first person perspective.

[Tetris DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 20, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tetris-ds
Description=At its base, Tetris DS is the same Tetris gameplay that's been around for years: rotate and arrange Tetriminos to create full lines and make them disappear.  However, it also has a style very different from earlier Tetris games, new play modes, and online play.<br><br>Graphically and aurally, Tetris DS is based on classic NES games.  A portion of the graphics are sprites directly ripped from Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Donkey Kong, Balloon Fight, Metroid, Yoshi's Cookie, and The Legend of Zelda.  Remixes of music from these games are also used.<br><br>Standard mode includes the standard endless play option, the standard "get 25 lines to win" option, and the standard versus mode where clearing multiple lines at once adds lines to the bottom of your opponents' well.<br><br>Push mode is a versus game with a twist.  The player's moves and pieces are shown on the top screen, while the opponent's are on the bottom screen, both with gravity moving towards the center.  Instead of multiple line clears adding extra lines to the bottom of your opponent's well, though, the center is pushed towards their end, giving them a smaller play area.  Push back and forth until one side loses.<br><br>Touch mode presents you with a tall uneven stack of large Tetriminos.  The goal is to nudge or rotate them by dragging or tapping on the touch screen to create full lines and eventually clear the stack.<br><br>Puzzle mode offers 200 Tetris scenarios and presents you with a number of pieces.  You choose the order and rotation of the pieces to try and empty the well.<br><br>Mission mode gives you specific goals like "Use a square block to clear a line" or "Clear 3 lines with an L piece".  Finish the mission and you'll be given another.  Don't finish the mission and several rows of random blocks will be added to the bottom of the well before being given another mission.<br><br>Catch mode has the Tetriminos falling without direct player control.  Instead, the player controls a moving core of blocks which can rotate as a whole, as well as latch on to the falling Tetriminos.  The goal is to create a square of at least 4x4, causing an explosion which keeps the size of your core small.  Lose by allowing your core to get too large, or by losing enough energy; which occurs when you allow a Tetrimino to scroll past the bottom of the screen, your rotating core smacks into and destroys a Tetrimino, or you hit a falling enemy.<br><br>Multiplayer Standard, Mission, and Push modes can be played locally using one copy of Tetris DS.  Mission allows for up to 10 players competing for a high score.  Standard allows for up to 10 players, and has an option for Mario Kart-like items to aid you or harm your enemies.  Push mode remains a one-on-one experience.  With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can play a two-player Standard game without items, a four-player Standard game with items, or a two-player Push mode game.

[That's So Raven: Psychic on the Scene]
Publisher=Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Developer=Handheld Games
Released=Nov 02, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/thats-so-raven-psychic-on-the-scene
Description=This game is a 3rd person adventure mystery game involving Raven and her friends Chelsea and Eddie. Raven receives a vision that her favorite theater is closing down and she enlists Chelsea and Eddie to get to the bottom of it. The game has an assortment of puzzles and mini-games which the 3 characters use to help get them closer to solving the mystery of the theatre.<br><br>Some features include a driving mini-minigame, fashion matching, sewing minigame, cooking minigame, and an order match minigame.

[Theme Park]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Studios Japan
Released=Mar 20, 2007
Systems=3DO|Amiga|Amiga CD32|DOS|Genesis|Jaguar|Macintosh|PC-98|PlayStation|PlayStation 3|PSP|SEGA CD|SEGA Saturn|SNES
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/theme-park
Description=Dominating the exciting world of Theme Park ownership is your goal in this strategy game from Bullfrog. The first task is to set up your rides within the available land, structuring convenient paths and queues and ideally leaving some space for bigger rides once they become available, and include some lakes and trees to increase the park's allure. Rides range from Teacups and Haunted Houses to the biggest most elaborate roller-coaster you can design, and water rides that loop around other rides.<br><br>Shops must also be included, so that the visitors can buy food, drinks and souvenirs - the cunning player will combine salt, sugar and caffeine settings to maximize consumer interest. Staff must be hired to keep everything running smoothly, and they will only work for what they consider a fair rate of pay.<br><br>You are competing against other Theme Parks, so don't let them get an advantage over you - monitor your success in attracting customers and financial viability closely using the supplied statistics pages. More important, ensure that research is adequately funded to produce new rides.<br><br>It can be played in three modes - Sandbox level lets you concentrate on the park design elements, while Sim and Full add more strategic features.

[theresia..]
Publisher=Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
Developer=WorkJam Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/theresia
Description=theresia is a horror adventure game. The game incorporates two distinct types of gameplay: three dimensional first person segments and two dimensional point & click adventure segments. The player has to find and combine items and avoid traps to survive.<br><br>The game has two parts; The first puts you in the role of Emile, a young girl who wakes up in a dark, abandoned prison with no memory how she got here. You must guide Emile through the prison while uncovering items that help her regain her lost memory and eventually to escape the prison. The second part puts you in control of Martel, who must escape an orphanage where a brilliant doctor had developed a treatment to a fever ravaging the orphanage which turned out to become a bigger threat than the fever itself.

[Theta]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Vitei
Released=Sep 06, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/theta
Description=Theta is a puzzle solving videogame released only in Japan that features two puzzles called "Kaiten Puzzle" and "Aquarium Puzzle". In the first one the player spin the theta-shaped wheels to move the colored spheres to the right place of the same color. In the second one the player move the colored spheres inside the right vortex to make them disappear according to the image on the upper screen, trying not to be interrupted by other spheres of different colors attracted by the vortex.

[Think Kids]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Engine Software B.V.
Released=Oct 02, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/think-kids
Description=Think Kids for is a logical thinking trainer developed for kids. It<br>helps to playfully increase skills in language comprehension,<br>maths, memory, logical in a way that is suitable for kids aged eight years or up. The kids are guided through the different levels by a character who will comment on the their results and give good advice. The character can be selected when the game is started (boy or girl).<br>In the multiplayer mode (with support for a single cart) the kids get the chance to match with friends and family members. There are eighteen games divided over six categories.

[Think: Logik Trainer]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Nov 02, 2007
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/think-logik-trainer
Description=Think: Logik Trainer is a Nintendo DS port of a popular German board game. It is a kind of mental training game which trains different abilities like language, math, spatial awareness, memory, imaginative and reasoning power. There is also a multiplayer option. The game design is similar to the Nintendo Brain Game series.<br><br>For example one exercise is mental math. You have to write down the results with your touch pen correctly and as fast as possible to gain a higher IQ score, which Logik Trainer calls "Think Ratio" here, which can be saved on the cartridge for later to improve your training results. Another exercise is to learn terms, pictures or numbers by heart, look at them for two minutes and then write down as many of the numbers or words as you have memorized. All in all there are over 18 different disciplines to train. <br><br>The multiplayer mode works on the same DS; every participant plays after one another. there are two events, marathon (every exercise is trained) or sprint (random exercises are trained), to be solved as fast as possible.

[Think Logik Trainer: Think Again]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Oct 24, 2008
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
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Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/think-logik-trainer-think-again
Description=Think Again for the NDS is the second part of the Logic Trainer series that contains the disciplines language, comprehension, maths, memory, logical, three-dimensional reasoning and audiovisual.<br><br>Based on the famous and successful German board game licence of Ravensburger, Think Again offers different puzzles, riddles and brainteasers that enhances the ability to use both sides of the brain. The player will be guided through the different levels by a<br>character who will comment on the player's results and give advice on how to improve in the various challenges. Furthermore, the player has a constant documentation of his learning progress which is edited graphically and saved for later reviews. In the multiplayer mode the player gets the chance to compete against friends and family members to figure out who is the biggest brainiac!<br><br>Features includes the option to adjust the game for right-handed or left-handed player, multiplayer (multicard and hotseat) where players can compete in seven tasks and 21 new mini games in seven different disciplines.

[Think: Sinnes Trainer]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Raylight S.r.l.
Released=Mar, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/think-sinnes-trainer-
Description=Think: Sinnes Trainer offers the player to train the visual and aural senses. When the game is started for the first time, an individual quotient is determined and from there the training is built up, tracking the player's performance, through 22 exercises. These tests include steering a car past cones on a road, recognizing musical instruments, playing drums, moving through a labyrinth based on sound, and more common exercises such as recognizing numbers in the Ishihara colour test.<br><br>At the end of a workout, a number of relaxing exercises are offered. Players can also choose between a male or female trainer, with different training modes.

[Tiger Woods PGA Tour]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Canada|Sensory Sweep Studios
Released=Dec 14, 2004
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tiger-woods-pga-tour_
Description=Tiger Woods PGA Tour is the first game in the long running golf series to appear on the Nintendo DS. The game features a Quick Play mode and a Legends Tour mode. In the Quick Play mode the player gets to play single matches either alone or against three opponents. Five authentic courses and one fantasy course are available in the game and the player can choose to play stroke play, match play or skins. The Legends Tour allows the player to take on the best players from around the world. The player starts out on the Rookie Tour but by earning Tour Cards the Pro and Legend Tours are unlocked. By completing events on the tours the player earns cash that can be used to upgrade the golfer's attributes. <br><br>The game features an analog control method using the touch screen of the DS. Before taking the shot the player is presented with a top down overview of the course that allows the player to adjust his aim. Once that is done two meters appear on the touch screen. One is u-shaped and controls the swing. The power of the shot is determined by how the player draws the stylus on the right side of the meter while the left side determines how straight the shot gets. There is also a boost meter that has to be rubbed repeatedly to add some distance to the shot. Once the ball is in the air the player can influence its rotation by dragging the stylus in the right direction. <br><br>Multiplayer exists for up to four players through wireless communication. All players can play the game simultaneously so no-one has to wait for their turn.

[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Tiburon|Exient Entertainment
Released=Aug 31, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tiger-woods-pga-tour-08_
Description=Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 is the second game in the series to appear on the Nintendo DS. The game features touch swing controls where the player drags the stylus downwards to backswing and then back upwards again to shoot. A smooth motion leads to a more accurate shot, while the power of the shot is determined by  how long the backswing is and the speed of the motion. At the same time the accuracy of the shot is determined by the angle of the swing. By sliding the stylus right or left, the ball may draw or fade although too much will lead to a hook or a slice. Once the ball is in the air, a close-up image of it appears on the bottom screen. By sliding the stylus repeatedly across the ball, the player is able to make it rotate. <br><br>A more traditional tap control is also available. With it the player swings by pressing a button to begin a backswing. The swing meter bar will then increase until the player presses the button again to decide the power of the shot. After that the player has to press the button a third time to decide the alignment of the shot. <br><br>The game feature a number of game modes. The play now mode allows the player to play a quick match. The player can customize the game by choosing rules (for example stroke play, match play or skins), course and number of holes. The courses are eight in total and include for instance Pebble Beach and St. Andrews. Up to four players can compete in the play now mode and team play is also an option.<br><br>The practice mode allows the player to try out the game in his own pace without any opponents or other distractions. In the Tiger Challenge mode the player gets to compete against the best player in the world for a chance to take on Tiger Woods himself. By winning challenges, more are unlocked as progress is made through the game. The player earns money by winning matches and these can be used to upgrade skills. Last, there is the PGA Tour mode where the player goes through a full season of golf with the goal of reaching number one on the ranking.<br><br>Multiplayer exist too for up to four players, both locally on one DS, through single or multi card wireless play or online through wi-fi connection.

[Time Ace]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Trainwreck Studios
Released=Jun 12, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=2.9
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/time-ace
Description=In Time Ace, the player takes control of an eccentric inventor, Dr. Hugo Clock, in the year 1914 who invents a time machine and travels three years into the future, straight into the first World War.  Upset by witnessing devastation that the first World War will cause, he is determined to stop it at all costs, however, his backstabbing assistant Dr. Klaus Scythe takes the time machine and plans to acquire weapons from the future to rule the world for himself and it is up to Dr. Clock to stop him.<br><br>The main idea of the game is to fly in 3-D modeled planes, ranging from World War II fighter planes, to modern day jet fighters and up to space fighters of the future.  There are 19 levels to explore, picking up various power-ups scattered throughout the level to upgrade armor, firepower and speed.<br><br>There is also multiplayer ability using Wi-Fi where players can dogfight head-to-head in the plane of their choice or four players can play in a variety of minigames like racing.

[Time Hollow]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 23, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/time-hollow
Description=Time Hollow is an interactive novel in the vein of games like Phoenix Wright where the player talks to characters and examine areas to find clues and items to help them in their quest.<br><br>The story takes place with the player taking control of a young man by the name of Ethan Kairos, who discovers that his family has mysteriously disappeared and sets off to find them.  He then comes across a strange looking hollow pen and acquires it where he learns its unique and magical property: the ability to open portals to the past.  Using this pen, the player will take Ethan to the past in search of clues for his family and hopefully prevent the awful tragedy.<br><br>The gameplay mostly consists of exploring areas, searching for clues and items and encountering a plethora of different characters that can be talked to.  Using these items and conversations with the various characters, the player must solve puzzles throughout the stages while using the stylus pen to draw portals to link the past and present and travel between the time rift.<br><br>Junko Kawano (most notably responsible for the script of some of the Suikoden games, lends his talents for the character scripts for the game.

[Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]
Publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Apr, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tingles-balloon-fight-ds
Description=Tingle's Balloon Fight DS is a special Nintendo DS version of the NES game, Balloon Fight, only available through the Japanese points program, Club Nintendo.  It features the fairy-obsessed thirty year old man, Tingle, first seen in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, in the title role.<br><br>The game features three different modes of play:<br><br>1 Player Game: This mode takes place on two static screens.  The goal is to defeat all of the enemies flying around on balloons without being killed yourself (either by the enemies or by drowning in the water below).<br><br>2-4 Players Game: This mode is a multiplayer version of the 1 Player Game.  Up to four players can take part, using the download play feature of the Nintendo DS.<br><br>Balloon Trip: This mode takes place on two scrolling screens.  In this mode, you must guide Tingle through the sky, dodging electric sparks and making sure that you don't fall into the water.  Rupees are hanging from balloons in the air, and it's your job to collect as many as you can while you make your way through the level.<br><br>The game also features a gallery of pictures starring Tingle, which can be unlocked as you achieve secret goals throughout the game.

[TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line]
Publisher=SouthPeak Games
Developer=DoubleTap LLC
Released=Jun 29, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tna-impact-cross-the-line
Description=Built from the ground up there are some noticeable changes to this version of TNA iMPACT! when compared to the console versions released a few years ago.<br><br>The roster size has fallen to 18 and is now missing some key wrestlers like Kevin Nash & Team 3D. However there are some new faces also here this time around such as Hulk Hogan and Mick Foley. Wrestlers also have a more updated appearance along with their proper signature moves and finishers in this outing.<br><br>Aside from some gameplay changes there are also three game modes to participate in, Exhibition, Bound for Glory, and Victory Road. Exhibition is a single match mode where you participate in a match of your choosing, a straight up one on one match, a tag team match, Ultimate X, a free for all match with four wrestlers or a steel cage match. Bound for Glory is the main centrepiece of the game and has you participate in the game's story mode that will differ depending on your selected wrestler. Finally there is Victory Road which is a tournament mode that allows you to compete for the World Heavyweight Title, Ultimate X Title, or Tag Team Titles.<br><br>The game also features a bookkeeping feature under Achievements that keeps track of what belts a wrestler has won as well as their wins and losses.

[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]
Publisher=Ubisoft, Inc.
Developer=Gameloft S.A.
Released=Jun 28, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-chaos-theory_
Description=Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is the handheld version of the third entry of the Splinter Cell series. The basic storyline is still the same: The player takes the role of Sam Fisher who needs to save the world once again. This time the evil scheme is about information warfare and tries to drive America, South Korea and China into a war...<br><br>Even if the basic premise of every level is similar the actual design is different and more linear than in the console/PC version. Also one of the seven levels is completely new. Another big change are the controls: walking, fighting and performing acrobatic tricks use the control pad and buttons. But for moving the camera the player has to use the touch screen - which practically means he can't do both at the same time. He also activates his gadgets, e.g. night vision, there. The lockpicking mini game uses the stylus.<br><br>The game also features two multiplayer modes: in Versus (seven maps) the players choose between spy and soldier - the former have to hack computers, the others have to prevent that. In Cooperation two players solve five co-op levels in which one plays a soldier and the other a hacker.

[Tony Hawk's American Sk8land]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Oct 15, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tony-hawks-american-sk8land
Description=The portable addition of Tony Hawk's latest skating craze (American Wasteland) provide an altogether different experience, especially in terms of the visual presentation.<br><br>Pushing aside realism, Sk8land goes with a cel-shaded atmosphere, where the same gameplay mechanics of skaing around each park completing objectives and challenges are as addictive as always.<br><br>Nintendo DS players will also take Sk8land online through the wi-fi mode, along with touch screen controls. GBA players aren't left behind either, with an updated create-a-park and skater modes and multiplayer to boot.
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[Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Oct 24, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tony-hawks-downhill-jam_
Description=In Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam, Tony travels to 6 far away locations to challenge each venue’s top downhill racer in a quest to add them to the team. The goal is to make it to the bottom of the hill with the best time! You will also be asked to complete other challenges as well.<br><br>The player can trick and combo like any other Tony hawk game while racing down the high at high speeds, all wrapped in detailed cell shaded graphics. The player can also use the touch screen to perform special moves and to see a map of the course.<br><br>The user has a vast array of options to create their own male or female skater. Users can also create their own board logos, graffiti tags and record their voice to play back during the game.<br><br>The DS version supports up to 4-player Wi-Fi internet and local wireless play. There are over 20 online game modes to choose from. The game also supports voice chat with people on your friends list. This game also has a community website (ds.downhill-jam.com) where users can upload their high scores, bests runs and chat with other skaters.

[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Oct 16, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tony-hawks-proving-ground__
Description=The Nintendo DS version of THPG has the similar storyline to it's console cousins, but utilizes the stylus pen as well as the D-pad to skate and perform tricks on just about every surface in the game.  The player can also create their own skater or skate park in the story mode or can play classic and perform tricks to complete achievements given by famous skaters. <br><br>It also features Wi-Fi capability, allowing players to skate head-to-head in up to 10 different types including the standard endurance races and challenge matches along with some new ones including red light/green light in which tricks are given points only if they are performed when a green light is present.

[Toon-Doku]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Dragon's Den Unlimited
Released=Apr 16, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/toon-doku
Description=Toon-Doku is a sudoku game for Nintendo DS which attempts to substitute the numbers used in the original game for colorful images.<br>The game features 99 custom sudoku puzzles widely ranging in difficulty, 9 different avatars, and 246 different images to substitute the numbers with. The game is fully customizable, allowing the player to choose not only his or her own avatar, but the background skin, music tracks, as well as all 9 of the symbols used to play the game (the game doesn't force the player to use images, one can choose to use numbers). Furthermore, the player is given a choice to draw his/her own unique set of symbols.

[Touch Darts]
Publisher=SEGA Europe Ltd.
Developer=Full Fat Productions Ltd.
Released=Jun 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/touch-darts
Description=Touch Darts is a straight forward simulation of various styles of darts games played by stroking the DS touch screen to "throw" the darts.<br><br>Tournament mode builds the players skill by presenting increasingly skilled opponents, while the challenge mode has several challenge games with various rules. These include Pairs, Round the clock and Card 21, where the player has to turn over playing cards by hitting them with the darts. The winner is the closest to 21 with two cards turned.

[Touch Detective]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=BeeWorks Co., Ltd.|Success Corp.
Released=Oct 24, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/touch-detective
Description=After young Mackenzie's father died suddenly, she inherited the family detective agency.  Now, with the aid of her robotic butler Cromwell and her short but helpful assistant Funghi, she sets out to earn her reputation as the Touch Detective.  She'll chase down a stolen dream, search for a missing person, and more, as she attempts to become well known for her detecting skills.<br><br>Touch Detective is an adventure game in the style of later Sierra adventure games such as Space Quest 6.  Players navigate Mackenzie through various screens by touching the area where they want her to move.  Mackenzie can interact with certain on-screen objects with another tap of the stylus - depending on the object, she may look at it, pick it up, talk to it (if it can strike up a conversation), or even touch it to see what it feels like.  Mackenzie likes to feel objects to understand them, which is why she's the 'Touch' Detective.  Mackenzie can also check and combine objects in her inventory.<br><br>The top screen of the DS always has a close-up of Mackenzie herself.  As she talks to other characters, observes objects and so forth, the top screen will display Mackenzie's thoughts - so while she may say one thing to a person ("Sure, I get it..."), she'll be thinking another ("What was that?  I wasn't listening!").  It can be interesting (and sometimes insightful) to see the contrast between what Mackenzie says and what she thinks.<br><br>Touch Detective features four different 'cases' for Mackenzie to tackle.  After the first case is completed, players can also choose to take on the Bonus Case.  In this case, there is no main story, but Mackenzie can choose to take on small requests from characters, as well as increase her Touch List, which records the feeling of particular objects in the game world.

[Touch Detective 2 1/2]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=BeeWorks Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 09, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/touch-detective-2-12
Description=Mackenzie and the gang return from Touch Detective to solve more mysteries. Although she is now a fully-accredited detective in the Great Detective Society, people still don't take her seriously. A string of thefts will pull her into a puzzling plot in which she'll have to use all her skills to unravel the mystery.<br><br>Players control Mackenzie in this traditional point-and-click adventure. New to this title is an overarching story linking the five main cases, with an extra bonus case containing 30 side quests, making it a much longer game than the original.

[Touch the Dead]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=DreamOn Studio
Released=May 15, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/touch-the-dead
Description=Touch the Dead is a rail-shooter that uses the Nintendo DS touchscreen and stylus in substitution for a light gun.  The player takes on the role of Rob Steiner, a prisoner in the Ashdown Hole State Penitentiary, who wakes one night to find his cell open and a pistol conveniently nearby.  He shortly discovers that the prison is now overrun with zombies and his only way out is to shoot his way out.<br><br>To shoot an enemy, the player taps the stylus on the screen and it is possible to target different body parts. Reloading is done through a clip in the bottom right hand corner, and the D-pad and face buttons are used to switch weapons. Ammo and health is gathered by shooting crates and the levels feature certain forks with different level paths. The available weapons are a handgun, shotgun, submachine gun and crowbar.

[Toy Shop]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=GameInvest, S.A.|Seed Studios, Lda.
Released=Apr 29, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/toy-shop__
Description=Toy Shop is a simulation game in which you take the role of two siblings, Mel and Mark, who have inherited their grandfather's toy shop. You have 3 years to make it profitable or the shop will be donated to the city.<br><br>Mel and Mark are in charge of all aspects of the shop, from building the toys to managing the shop's finances. You can customize your shop by organizing the shelf space or adding seasonal decorations.<br><br>The city is available for you to explore it, where you can meet interesting characters who may give you special quests. Through these quests you'll learn how to build new toys which are key for you to expand your toy empire.

[Trace Memory]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=CING, Inc.
Released=Sep 26, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/trace-memory
Description=A pure adventure game for the Nintendo DS platform. You play as teen Ashley. Raised by her aunt Jessica, Ashley believed both of her parents were dead; on the eve of her 14th birthday, she receives a strange letter and a device called a DTS from her father. She and her aunt are summoned to Blood Edward Island, which is where the game begins.<br><br>Near the beginning of the game, you meet the ghost of a boy who can't remember his past. Over the course of the game, you will uncover the truth of both your own past and this mysterious boy's.<br><br>Much use is made of the unique features of the DS. You will use the stylus, the microphone, and even the &quot;sleep&quot; feature in addition to more traditional puzzle solutions. Your character cannot die; there are no action or arcade sequences.

[TrackMania DS]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Firebrand Games Ltd|Nadeo
Released=Mar 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/trackmania-ds
Description=The TrackMania series is now going portable with this Nintendo DS release.<br><br>Race with over 100 tracks by yourself or with your friends. The new modes exclusive to the game are 'Platform', in which you must navigate through complex levels without using too many retries, and 'Puzzle', in which you must create your own map with checkpoints and a limited number of building blocks to connect the pieces, and race to the finish, while the 'Race' mode is left intact. The game includes three environments to race: Desert (the environment used in TrackMania Original), Rally and Stadium (the environment used in TrackMania Nations).<br><br>Instead of complex racing simulators where you have to measure a correct speed to turn through narrow roads, this is an arcade-style racing game with high speeds (over 400 km/h!) and simple controls. All you have is accelerate, brake, horn and that's it! Of course, like it's PC counterparts, you can freely reset the track if you fall of the track, or if you want a better medal. There are three types of medals: bronze, silver and gold. You can either race with AI opponents or race by yourself. The main objective is to get to the finish line as fast as possible. The target time is given to you at the beginning of every track, depending on for which medal you are racing.<br><br>The game also includes a built-in map editor, which allows you to create a custom map with your stylus.

[Transformers: Autobots]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Jun 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/transformers-autobots
Description=Transformers: Autobots is the first game of the double movie tie-in for the 2008 movie. In the Autobots version players take command of the good guys. The game start outs in the big city where the players learns how to control the custom Transformer. Tapping the touchscreen has the transformer change from a quick-moving vehicle into a huge robot. The robot form can climb buildings, smash cars or other world objects, fight Decepticons, and learn the basics of the mission on earth. <br><br>From there the player completes missions in the city and travels to other locations. By scanning the large number of vehicles in the environment it becomes possible to transform into them. Some are just for fun, like the ice cream truck, but there are also helicopters and planes.<br><br>Players can compete against your friends, including those who bought Transformers: Decepticons, in several game modes in local 4-player multiplayer. Through Nintendo Wi-Fi players complete daily missions to earn points for the Autobots side in the battle for the Allspark. Player profiles can be uploaded and looked up on the game's official website where other profiles or scores can be checked out or compared.<br><br>Aside from the gameplay mechanics and visual style, the Aubots version is quite different from the Decepticons version, with its own characters, missions, focus on situations in the movie and a different conclusion. Unlike the console versions the Transformers are initially restricted in their abilities and need to level up to a role-playing-like upgrade system. The game's focus is largely on attacking as there are little to no means of defence (including blocking), instead there are plenty of health icons.

[Transformers: Decepticons]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Released=Jun 19, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/transformers-decepticons
Description=Transformers: Decepticons is the second game of the double movie tie-in for the 2008 movie. In the Decepticons version players take command of the bad guys. The game start outs in the big city where the players learns how to control the custom Transformer. Tapping the touchscreen has the transformer change from a quick-moving vehicle into a huge robot. The robot form can climb buildings, smash cars or other world objects, fight Autobots, and learn the basics of the mission on earth. <br><br>From there the player completes missions in the city and travels to other locations. By scanning the large number of vehicles in the environment it becomes possible to transform into them. Some are just for fun, like the ice cream truck, but there are also helicopters and planes.<br><br>Players can compete against your friends, including those who bought Autobots, in several game modes in local 4-player multiplayer. Through Nintendo Wi-Fi players complete daily missions to earn points for the Decepticons side in the battle for the Allspark. Player profiles can be uploaded and looked up on the game's official website where other profiles or scores can be checked out or compared.<br><br>Aside from the gameplay mechanics and visual style, the Decepticons version is quite different from the Autobots version, with its own characters, missions, focus on situations in the movie and a different conclusion. Unlike the console versions the Transformers are initially restricted in their abilities and need to level up to a role-playing-like upgrade system. The game's focus is largely on attacking as there are little to no means of defence (including blocking), instead there are plenty of health icons.

[Trauma Center: Under the Knife]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.
Released=Oct 04, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/trauma-center-under-the-knife
Description=Take on the role of a doctor on this unique title for the Nintendo DS.  You play as Dr. Derek Stiles, a young doctor who has just started at Hope Hospital.  Things start off rather normally for the doctor, but he soon discovers that he has a special talent called the 'healing touch'.  This talent allows him to slow down time to perform surgical procedures much faster than normal.  However, a new epidemic begins to appear, and Dr. Stiles will need to be lightning-fast as well as accurate to save his patients' lives!<br><br>Trauma Center is almost entirely played with the stylus.  All of Dr. Stiles' tools are used with the stylus, whether it be the suture, the scalpel, the drain, or the syringe.  Quick and accurate response to the medical procedures will keep your patients healthy, but you'll also need to be prepared for unexpected events that can turn an almost finished operation on its head.  The game is surprisingly difficult, and seems to hail back to challenge of the Super NES era.

[Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2]
Publisher=Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Developer=Atlus Co., Ltd.|Vanguard Works
Released=Jul 01, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/trauma-center-under-the-knife-2
Description=Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2 is a medical simulator and the sequel to Trauma Center: Under The Knife. Players once more assume the role of Dr. Stiles, a young surgeon with the gift of the "healing touch", an ability that lets him slow down time.The story picks up three years after the events of the first game, dealing with the aftermath of the GUILT virus. The gameplay is yet again centered around the stylus, challenging players in their speed and accuracy in performing various tasks, such as cutting, extracting tumors, sewing, and more.

[Tropix!]
Publisher=RealArcade
Developer=Robot Super Brain, LLC
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=Windows
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/tropix
Description=Tropix! is a unique blend of eleven different games, all set within a sunny island paradise. The game combines  many classic gameplay ideas in one title, delivering a large amount of variety and keeps the game experience fresh.<br><br>The eleven games are all linked to a central theme - collecting sand dollars to enable you to travel to new islands, buy toys and food for your Tamagotchi-style monkey, and unlock even more games to play.<br><br>Each mini game offers the player a different gameplay experience. These are some of them: <br><br>Puffer Popper<br>With help from Crab the player must defend the sand castle by destroying bubbles as they snake towards the beach. <br><br>A classic and instantly playable concept, Puffer Popper requires the player to connect three bubbles of the same colour to win. Use the left and right joystick or directional pad to aim the beam, and press the action button to fire a bubble. <br><br>The game can be increased in difficulty through the addition of multiple Puffer fish and by potentially removing the players aiming beam. <br><br>Jungle Jump<br>Jungle jump is a game of timing and skill. Use the left and right buttons on the joystick or directional pad to guide the Monkey through increasingly difficult jungle levels. <br><br>Shell Game<br>The shell game is both a game of skill and observation coupled with a way to win more Sand Dollars. Conceptually the Shell Game is extremely simple: three shells that swap, the user must pick the shell that hides the pearl.<br><br>Due to the high expense of certain shop items and the cost of purchasing new islands, the user can use the Shell Game to win the Sand Dollars required to make these large purchases. <br><br>Sandoku<br>The classic favorite Sudoku makes the transition to Tropix effectively, with intuitive play.<br><br>Cascade<br>Cascade is a casual concept. The game is a variation on the classic objective of connecting three of a kind. This type of game can be controlled exclusively via the joystick or directional pad with the addition of the action button to make selections. <br><br>The overall design is about linking these mini-games into a "world" where you buy things, look after a creature, travel around and explore. For casual gamers, Tropix is simple to play, and can be played in short bites or in long sessions.

[True Swing Golf]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=T&E&nbsp;Soft,&nbsp;Inc.
Released=Jan 23, 2006
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/true-swing-golf
Description=Nintendo takes to the greens in True Swing Golf, utilizing the touch screen in providing a unique take on the sport. <br><br>Select and customize your character, then take them down the 15 available courses. Each course bases itself on the real life sport, providing all the weather conditions, traps and long fairways you'd normally expect. The stylus will control your characters' swing, whether it be driving, putting or hacking your way out of a sandtrap or the dreaded 'dead zones'.

[Turn It Around]
Publisher=Majesco Entertainment Company
Developer=Taito Corporation
Released=Aug 27, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/turn-it-around
Description=Turn It Around is a compilation game of 24 mini-games, each with their own set of goals.  To complete them, the player must use the stylus on the touch screen to turn a wheel, each will test the players speed, power and technique for each.  The games are:<br><br>1. Arkanoid - The classic block and paddle game based on Breakout.<br>2. Elevator Action - Turn the wheel left or right to get people to their floor.<br>3. Birdman - Turn the wheel in order to make a bird fly..<br>4. Robo Crush - Turn the wheel to drop a compact crusher onto a robot.<br>5. Golf - Use the touch screen wheel to get the ball onto the green.<br>6. Money Grab - Catch money from the sky while avoiding falling bombs.<br>7. Fishing - Turn the wheel in order to reel in a big fish.<br>8. Skateboard - Try and perform big tricks for a high score.<br>9. Sushi - Turn a conveyor belt to serve customers.<br>10. Bub Bob - Shoot bubbles at monsters.<br>11. Ice Dessert - Make ten snow cones within an allotted time limit.<br>12. Pottery - Keep a bar within an allotted range to make three vases.<br>13. Takoyaki - Turn the wheel to fry food for customers.<br>14. Safe Cracker - A memory game of combinations.<br>15. Cameltry - A take on an arcade classic where you turn a map to get your ball to a certain point while avoiding obstacles.<br>16. Station Guide - Guide a drunk guy to a train station in an allotted time.<br>17. Packed Train - Maintain a balance without getting sick on a train.<br>18. Dragonfly Hunt - Turn the wheel to hypnotize dragonflies in order to catch them.<br>19. Swan Runner - A side scrolling game where you race and avoid obstacles.<br>20. Duck Boat - A racing game where you must be first to make it to the finish line.<br>21. Turning Puzzle - Turn the wheel to fit pieces of a puzzle together.<br>22. Hammer Throw - Try the throw a hammer the farthest.<br>23. Pitch Hitter - Try to hit a home run.<br>24. Umbrella Man - A side scroller where you use the wheel to float above obstacles while avoiding a giant.<br><br>There is a multiplayer mode as well, letting friends go at it head-to-head. In addition to this, there is a challenge mode and a free play mode where the player can play the games at their own pace.

[Ultimate Band]
Publisher=Disney Interactive Studios
Developer=Fall Line Studios|Gamestar (China) Ltd.
Released=Nov 25, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ultimate-band
Description=You are a star, a big name on everyone's lips. People all over the country love you and now it's time to take the next step in stardom. To become an international superstar you have to travel to Rockopolis, the world capital of Rock'n'Roll and win the hearts of the fans across the city.<br><br>Ultimate Band is a game somewhat similar to music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. To win over the fans the player has to travel to several venues across Rockopolis and play gigs. At each venue the player can talk to the fans to see what their preference is, and then play songs accordingly. The main game mechanic is divided into four different instruments, all with their own style of play; Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums. Notes fall down from the top screen towards the bottom screen, much like in any other music game. If the instrument is a guitar or bass, the player has to pick the right chords with either the D-pad or the face buttons (depending on lefty/righty settings) and then strum with the stylus when the notes hit the strum bar. If the instrument picked is the drum set, the player has to tap the right drum as the notes fall down the screen.<br><br>The more &quot;buzz&quot; the player earns with the fans, the more venues, songs, instruments and samples are unlocked.<br><br>There is also a recording studio where the player can record a song free-hand, and another recording studio for up to four players to simultaneously record a song together via Wi-Fi. The game can hold up to 12 saved custom songs and 12 jam sessions.<br><br>The songs featured in the game are all covers of more or less famous songs such as &quot;Rock Lobster&quot; by The B-52's, &quot;Take Over, the Break is Over&quot; by Fall Out Boy, &quot;Whip It&quot; by Devo and several others.

[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]
Publisher=Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Midway Games, Inc.
Released=Nov 12, 2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance|Genesis|SEGA Saturn|SNES|Xbox 360
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Mature
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/ultimate-mortal-kombat-3
Description=Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 combines the best of all the Mortal Kombats into a single cartridge. 23 playable characters are immediately available, such as Reptile, Cyrax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Katana, Sonya, and more. There are two bosses that are unlockable, as well as additional characters.<br><br>There is a variety of new levels, some of which are interactive. Characters can uppercut someone, causing them to hit the ground hard and crash through to the bottom floor, or they can knocked someone off a bridge, landing in a pit of spikes.<br><br>Players can go against the computer one-on-one, two-on-two, or take part in the 8-fighter tournament.<br><br>The DS version has a wireless one-one-one multiplayer mode and includes the Puzzle Kombat mini-game from Mortal Kombat: Deception.
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[Undercover: Dual Motives]
Publisher=ANACONDA
Developer=Sproing Interactive Media GmbH
Released=Aug 31, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=3.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/undercover-dual-motives
Description=In the prequel to Undercover: Operation Wintersun the events are set in 1938. The smell of World War II is strong and espionage is frequent in Europe. Scientist John Russell is working in a British secret research laboratory, but suddenly he is accused of providing the Germans with secret research materials. With a merry and faithful Audrey, secretary of the research institute's director, he only has 24 hours to find the actual spy and to prove his innocence before it is too late! <br><br>There are two playable characters, Russell and Audrey. Players can select and switch between them on both screens of the DS at any time, directing them in 3rd-person view via the touchscreen and stylus. The 1st-person view is used to solve the logical puzzles and compete in 10 mini-games including darts, boxing, and more. It can also be applied to make use of the individual abilities of the characters to perform an investigation.

[Uno 52]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=2007
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/uno-52
Description=The classic game of Uno comes to the DS with different game modes. Players can customize the entire game setup based on the number of players, individual customization, game type, number of cards, alternate cards and house rules. The predefined game types include:<br><br>1. Endless: no win conditions and endless rounds. Between each round chips, pot wins, first-out wins and poker hand wins are shown.<br>2. Chips: earn 50 to 500 to win. Players start with 25 chips and can go into debt.<br>3. Uno Wins: win 1 to 10 rounds by going out first.<br>4. Poker Wins: win 1 to 10 rounds with a poker hand.<br>5. Pot Wins: win the pot in 1 to 10 rounds.<br>6. Survival: extra ante based on the number of players still at the table. Players who lose all their chips are eliminated.<br><br>There are also four special modes available:<br><br>1. Challenge Mode: play five unique or randomly-generated levels with different win conditions.<br>7. Endurance Mode: maximize the score without running out of chips.<br>8. Timed Mode: earn as much as possible before time runs out.<br>9. Solitaire Mode: play all cards in a twist on the classic Solitaire card game.<br><br>All the classic cards are available as well as the alternate poker rules for cards. Wireless multiplayer is supported for up to four players for the DS version, which is generally a port of the GBA release with stretched screens and ported sound. The number 52 in the title refers to the included game variation.
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[Uno / Skip-Bo / Uno Freefall]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Black Lantern Studios, Inc.
Released=2007
Systems=
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/uno-skip-bo-uno-freefall
Description=This cartridge contains three games, a compilation of two GBA ports: Uno / Skip-Bo and Uno Freefall. The Uno and Skip-Bo card games come with different styles of play:<br><br>1. Endless: no win conditions. After each round the amount of points and number of rounds won is shown.<br>2. Points: play until a specific amount of points has been met.<br>3. Rounds: win a specific number of rounds.<br>4. Survival: all players start with a set number of points. At the end of each round points are deducted from the losing players. When all points are gone, the player is eliminated.<br><br>There are also three special modes:<br><br>1. Challenge Mode: play five levels with different win conditions.<br>5. Endurance Mode: maximize the score by winning as many times as possible.<br>6. Timed Mode: keep scoring until time runs out.<br><br>The third game, Uno Freefall is a falling-block puzzle game with the Uno cards, similar to Tetris. Players need to make matches based on colors or numbers. Three like cards, three skips or a combination of two like cards and two skips must be matched to make them disappear (horizontally, vertically of L-shaped). More extensive matches lead to combos. The action cards have new functions. They freeze the row timer for a second, add one second back, uncover two random facedown cards, or change a card to any of the four colors.<br><br>Before each game players can choose a background and music track. Next to the classic mode, two groups of other playing styles are available. The special modes are:<br><br>1. Flippy Mode: when a match is made, all adjacent cards are flipped.<br>7. Perfect Match Mode: each card needs to be placed in the corresponding spot to match them all.<br>8. Timed Mode: reach a target score with a time limit.<br><br>The Vs. AI modes are:<br><br>1. Classic Mode: stay in the game longer than the opponents.<br>9. High Score Mode: be the first to reach a set amount of points.<br>10. Timed Mode: have the highest score when time runs out.<br><br>Both hot seat and wireless multiplayer games for up to four players are supported.

[Unsolved Crimes]
Publisher=Empire Interactive Entertainment
Developer=Now Production Co., Ltd.
Released=Sep 30, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Racing / Driving
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/unsolved-crimes
Description=In Unsolved Crimes, the player assumes the role of a rookie detective at the Homicide Division of the New York Police Department in 1976. As the sister of your colleague has been kidnapped, you need to solve both that case and a number of others. In between the cases there are shooting and racing mini-games.<br><br>Solving a case is a matter of finding clues at the crime scene, which can be viewed in 3D. By moving the camera up and down, you can look under tables or on top of tall closets. Finding certain objects unlocks questions in the question list. These questions are a multiple choice quiz. Choosing the wrong answer results in a penalty, choosing the right answer will lead to a higher rank. This game is a combination of adventure, action and puzzle.

[The Urbz: Sims in the City]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 17, 2004
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/urbz-sims-in-the-city
Description=In this quasi-sequel to The Sims: Bustin' Out, the player finds themselves in the big city of Miniopolis. Starting out as a humble window washer, the player is quickly embroiled in a devious plot by the greedy tycoon Daddy Bigbucks to take over the city.<br><br>The story is much stronger this time around, with the player exploring three colorful city environments, including the New Orleans-influenced SimQuarter, the shiny Glasstown district, the gritty Urbania, and even a haunted bayou inhabited by two creepy Cajun brothers.<br><br>In addition to the traditional Sims gameplay of satisfying motives, making friends, and decorating an apartment, the player can experience eight job minigames, a "xizzle" system that lets players learn special abilities, and several new vehicles, including a motorcycle, hoverboard, and fanboat. Combine all that with a wacky sense of humor, and you get The Urbz: Sims in the City.

[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=tri-Ace Inc.
Released=Mar 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/valkyrie-profile-covenant-of-the-plume
Description=In Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume the player takes on the role of Wylfred, a young warrior whose father died in battle when he was still a child, while he was protecting a friend. He and his family suffered a lot because of the father's death and his sister died as well of hunger. Wylfred now seeks revenge against the gods to bring such a bad fate to his family, even tough his father did an honorable gesture.<br><br>The battle system is a crossover between tactical RPGs and the previous Valkyrie Profile games. The battle takes place on a grid with isometric 3D graphics, but when an unit attacks another the combat moves to a closer view where the player has to do button mashing combos to defeat the enemy. Any unit who is nearby the attacker and in the same clan takes place in combat too, so there is a huge advantage in surrounding opponents. Another unique feature of this game is that the player can use a cursed plume to make a character ultra-powerful, but he dies after the battle. The way the player acts during battles can affect the story as well.

[Vegas Casino]
Publisher=Bold Games
Developer=Ed Magnin and Associates
Released=Jun 10, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/vegas-casino
Description=Vegas Casino consists of five games: Blackjack, Slots, Roulette, Big-6 Money Wheel, and Texas Hold 'Em.  The player navigates around a casino map, and selects which game on the floor they would like to play.  Gameplay is rendered in 3D, and the player can choose an avatar to represent them.  Once the player wins a certain amount of money, they are let into the High Stakes Lounge.  Made for the Nintendo DS, the game supports Button, Microphone, and Stylus control methods.

[Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!]
Publisher=Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Clover Studio Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 18, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/viewtiful-joe-double-trouble
Description=After Joe accidentally steps in the set of Captain Blue's latest movie and ruins Jasmine's big break, he spots a group of thugs running away with Captain Blue's film canister. Join Viewtiful Joe and his friends as they try to get Captain Blue's film back!<br><br>Double Trouble is a standard side-scrolling beat-em-up in the vein of earlier entries in the Viewtiful Joe series. As with earlier entries in the series, Double Trouble sets itself apart from other games in the genre with the inclusion of VFX powers. The VFX powers in this game include:<br><br>1. Slow - Joe's signature VFX move, this allows him to slow down time to effectively dodge and counter enemy attacks.<br>2. Scratch - Shake things up and drop items on enemies, or just shake them until they're dizzy.<br>3. Split - Alter your environment by cutting a new path yourself.<br>4. Slide - Get a closeup view of the action and add a little extra power to Joe's hits.

[Virtual Villagers: Erschaffe dein Paradies!]
Publisher=dtp entertainment AG
Developer=Keen Games GmbH
Released=Aug 21, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=Isometric
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/virtual-villagers-erschaffe-dein-paradies
Description=Virtual Villagers: Erschaffe dein Paradies! is a single player village management simulator. It is a DS adaptation of the Virtual Villagers series and it was made by Keen Games, a German development studio, based on a license from Big Fish Games.<br><br>The game starts with a few survivors of a tribe who are stranded on an island, in a lagoon. During the course of the game they will expand to two more locations, a smaller island of volcanic origin, and the jungle behind the lagoon. The player has to teach the people the basics of survival, train them in different skills and help them develop their technologies. In order to do so, there are many mini-games to play to gain more skills. When the mini-games are ignored, the skill grows at normal pace.<br><br>During the game, the player gains the ability to customize the villagers, color their clothes and dye their hair if he likes. He can name them and personalize them further by adorning their clothes or hair with flowers or feathers he finds. There are ancient ruins to be discovered and mysteries (called puzzles) and these are solved using the skill and technologies from the villagers.<br><br>Many events happen, where the player has to influence the course of the island life. For example: is the stranded whale to be rescued or to be eaten? Should the villagers chase away the monkeys? <br>Virtual Villagers is about watching and guiding the villagers on their island in their daily struggle to survive.

[Viva Piata: Pocket Paradise]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Rare, Ltd.
Released=Sep 09, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/viva-piata-pocket-paradise
Description=Grab your shovel and tend a virtual garden with <br>Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise!  Dig, plant, water and landscape in an effort to attract many different species of Piñata in the hope of becoming a master gardener.<br><br>Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is essentially a handheld version of Viva Piñata with some tweaks and improvements.  The game features a more streamlined tutorial mode, as well as more tie-ins to the TV show.  Video clips from the show are given as rewards for completing certain parts of the game.  There are also 'Episodes' - mini missions where the player must complete a certain task to succeed.<br><br>Of course, there is also the standard mode of play - casually attract Piñata as you see fit, by using different plants and other Piñata as incentives.  Earn awards for growing plants well, attracting Piñata, and encouraging them to romance with others.  You can even trade Piñata with friends by using the Wireless connection.

[VokabelStar Englisch fr Einsteiger]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Apr 17, 2009
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=4.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/vokabelstar-englisch-fr-einsteiger
Description=Vokabelstar is a game to improve your English vocable skills. English words are presented within a mini game framework. Based on content provided by the famous German dictionary publisher Langenscheidt (known as Berlitz, mostly everywhere else) the game shows an easy way to learn English vocabulary. The game offers more than 10.000 different mini games. Within the game the player is accompanied by two friendly avatars who explain if explanation is needed and also give all the feedback the player may need. A elaborate achievement system and a bonus game (8 variations of the game retro classic Pong) are also included in the game.

[VokabelStar Englisch fr Fortgeschrittene]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Radon Labs GmbH
Released=Sep 18, 2009
Systems=
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=4.1
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/vokabelstar-englisch-fr-fortgeschrittene
Description=VokabelStar Englisch für Fortgeschrittene is the successor of Vokabelstar Englisch für Einsteiger. The game aims to improve the English speaking skill on the levels A2 and B1. The German version also includes Business English. The game starts with the selection of an avatar (there are two types available) who guides the player through the game.<br><br>It contains 1980 words in 10 different themes and each of them has an own test to validate your learning progress. To ease the language learning 12 different mini-games are included. New in this version is "Own vocabulary", where players can set up three word blocks of 50 words. All words are editable and deletable to set new ones. Own vocabulary has its own theme test and is integrated in the game mode.<br><br>A bonus game with 8 variations and 75 achievements stimulates the player to use it on a daily basis.

[Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=RedLynx Ltd
Released=Dec 17, 2007
Systems=PSP
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/warhammer-40000-squad-command
Description=Squad Command is a turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.  Players take control of six squad members who fight the forces of Chaos over fifteen levels.  Players spend action points in the game to move their units, fire on enemy locations, or improve their accuracy.  Players have the option to outfit their squad members before each mission, eventually drawing on over twenty ranged and melee weapons. In addition to the single-player game, Squad Command also has three options for multiplayer gaming.

[Wario: Master of Disguise]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=SUZAK Inc.
Released=Mar 05, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.7
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wario-master-of-disguise
Description=Wario is thinking of new ways to get rich. A TV-show about a thief inspires him to drop in on the show and steal the thief's magic wand, which allows him to disguise himself. Each disguise has special advantages that help Wario through the levels. Changing disguises is done by drawing a symbol on the touch-screen, for example drawing a semi-circle around Wario's head (a "helmet") changes him into Cosmic Wario and gives him the power to blast laser beams. Drawing a canvas grants Artsy Wario the power to draw blocks that can be used to reach ledges. <br><br>Each level contains treasure chests. Opening these triggers one of eight different mini-games. Winning a mini-game unlocks new disguises, maps or collectible treasures. There are also plenty of enemies to beat and moneybags to collect. A defeated enemy leaves coloured gems behind, collecting these increases the associated power. Each of the ten episodes of the TV-show ends with a level boss that has to be defeated by using the disguises.

[WarioWare D.I.Y.]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 28, 2010
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/warioware-diy
Description=Dr. Crygor, the mad scientist, has done it again!  This time he's created the all-purpose machine, the MakerMatic 21.  Games, music, comics - the MakerMatic 21 can do it all!  Wario soon finds out about the latest invention, and immediately thinks that it'll lead him to big, big bucks!<br><br>WarioWare D.I.Y. is a game similar to WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.  As with that game, players play through sets of short microgames where they must work out what to do before the time limit is up.  However, unlike the original WarioWare, in this game, you're able to construct your own microgames from start to finish.  By adding graphics, music and scripting, you'll have your own game ready to ship!<br><br>The game features comprehensive tutorials on how to script, create graphics and compose music using the game's user-friendly interface.  However, if you're not good at drawing or composing (or just don't want to), you're able to import graphics and music from any of the 70+ preloaded games.  You can also examine them to see how the scripting works for use in your own games.<br><br>A major feature of WarioWare D.I.Y. is the social aspect of sending and receiving games.  The game encourages game sharing, both locally and through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection with the use of friend codes.  Up to two games, records and comics can be stored in each user's Warehouse for download by other users.

[WarioWare Touched!]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.|Nintendo R&D1
Released=Feb 14, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action|Racing / Driving|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/warioware-touched
Description=Wario's teeth may be rotten, he may have a bit of cold, but that hasn't stopped him from stealing a shiny new Nintendo DS from an old man. With this new technology Wario assembles his "diverse" game designers to make use of the new system.<br><br>Like other installments in the WarioWare/Made in Wario series, this is a collection of microgames each of which take seconds to complete. All games are operated either by the touch screen or by blowing into the microphone, or in some cases both. <br><br>These microgames are fired at you rapidly in various modes of play. The goal being either to clear a certain amount or to continue for an indefinite period as the game increases in speed.<br><br>A good helping of retro Nintendo games make an appearance as microgames.<br><br>A toy room is available where unlockable items and longer minigames are kept. These items include such things as a pudding one can poke and pull at, a yo-yo wind chimes that you can set a ringing with a breath across the microphone etc.

[WAS IST WAS: Versunkene Schtze - Das Abenteuerspiel]
Publisher=Tessloff Verlag
Developer=Kritzelkratz 3000 GmbH|Wortspielmacher
Released=Nov, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Educational
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/was-ist-was-versunkene-schtze-das-abenteuerspiel
Description=A young kid arrives for a visit at his grandpa's castle, anticipating one of those grandparent visits that every kid loves to hate once reaching a certain age, especially if grandpa babbled something about a treasure hunt before and a cute present he's got ready for his grandchild. But this time it's different. Grandpa disappeared while treasure-hunting and left his grandchild with hints where and how to find him, so let the adventure begin.<br><br>WAS IST WAS: Lost Treasures is the first in a series of educational video games by German publishing house Tessloff, aimed at reading children of seven years of age or above. The player starts the game by creating a boy or girl character, customizing its looks and naming it, and selecting the location of grandpa's castle on a map of Europe. After arriving in the castle one can freely roam the many rooms there, discovering in the process that he/she shall find his/her grandpa by travelling to 15 more or less famous locations all over the world, and solving the <br>numerous riddles there.<br><br>Not all of the playable locations are accessible right from the start, in fact the only one is the temple of Angkor Wat in the beginning. Before travelling there, however, the player has to earn a key card to gain access to a flying device which is done by successfully answering questions about the world region where the next target is located. Questions are not easy, so a visit to the castle's library may prove handy before trying to pass the knowledge test. <br><br>Travelling itself is designed as a little 3D action game where the player guides his flying device (a plane in the beginning) through an obstacle course, collecting fuel and money while doing so. Once having mastered the flight, the locations are designed as big isometric dungeons full of puzzles of all kinds waiting to be solved. At the end of each dungeon a master question is asked which, if answered correctly, will reveal the dungeon's trophy that can be collected and put in the home castle's treasure room. Every kind of dungeon puzzle solved can be trained in the castle later on, there's also a computer standing around there which gives access to a clothing shop holding new and fancier outfits for the player's character to buy and wear, or even new assets for improving the castle's look. <br><br>Besides the adventure mode described above, the game also offers its questionnaire gameplay stand-alone for one or two players.

[The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep]
Publisher=Blast Entertainment Ltd.
Developer=Atomic Planet Entertainment Limited
Released=Apr 25, 2008
Systems=PlayStation 2|Windows
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/water-horse-legend-of-the-deep
Description=The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is based on the movie by the same which in turn is based on a children novel by Dick King-Smith. It's a tale about a young boy, Angus MacMorrow, who on the shores of Loch Ness finds an egg which hatches into a water horse. The game starts shortly after that when Angus needs to get food to the newborn little creature. The story of the game is told between missions with clips from the movie.<br><br>The player gets to control both Angus and Crusoe (the water horse). As mentioned before the game starts with Angus having to collect food for Angus. Angus is controlled from a top down perspective and has to sneak around the farm without being spotted by his mother or any of the soldiers that are patrolling the area. Each level has to be completed within a set time limit. Angus can use different objects to help him progress. Stones can be thrown to distract guards, four-leap can be used to avoid guards and wood planks and boxes can be used to cross streams and climb fences. <br><br>The player also gets to control Crusoe during different stages of growth. Depending on which stage he is in the gameplay will also differ. In the baby stage he needs to eat to grow. The player controls Crusoe in a barrel full of water and needs to catch apples that are dropped into the barrel before they sink. There's both good and rotten apples and it's important to only eat the good ones. In the toddler stage Crusoe needs to learn how to swim in a bath tub. This is done with a quick time event where the player has to press the right keys at the right time as they appear on the screen. In the teenager stage Crusoe needs to swim around a pond to find fish that he can eat. The more fish he eats the faster he swims, while the reeds and lily pads in the pond makes him slow down. In the adult stage the player controls a full grown Crusoe in the loch. Here Crusoe has to navigate through the loch while avoiding the different dangers of the loch such as mines, Victoria gun shells and photographer boats. At the same time Crusoe must find food and surface now and then to catch his breath.<br><br>Throughout the levels of the game the player will come across mosaic pieces that can be collected. In total there is 100 pieces and they can used to unlock clips from the movie. In addition to the story mode the player can also play through individual levels at any time, as long as these are unlocked in the story mode.

[Whac-A-Mole]
Publisher=Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
Developer=DC Studios, Inc.
Released=Sep 28, 2005
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/whac-a-mole
Description=This is an adaption of the arcade game Whac-A-Mole, for Nintendo's handheld devices. At the screen you have a 5x4 grid of holes (3x3 in the GBA version). As the game begins, moles will randomly pop up their heads in the holes. Now you have to hit them before they disappear again. DS users will use the stylus and tap the moles, while GBA users will have to use the directional pad to move a marker around the screen.<br><br>The game comes with three different game modes. The first is the arcade mode, were you for each level has to reach a certain amount of points before the time goes out. Different types of mole will show up. In addition to the standard mole, there's the golden mole which gives four times as much points as the standard one, and the plush one which gives minus points. Later in the game, you will also meet moles that attack your score, for example ninja and bazooka moles. Various power ups are also available. We have the multipliers, which  once active will give you double points for each mole, clocks that slows the time and bombs that do the opposite. Seven worlds are available, each with it's own graphical theme.<br><br>The second mode is the puzzle mode, which isn't the same on both platforms. In the DS version you have to recreate a shape that is shown on the upper screen. This is done by tapping moles of different colors. The GBA version has two puzzle games. One is a Tic Tac Toe where you have to hit three moles in a row before your opponent does so. The other is the Peg Puzzle where you have to empty the field from all moles. For each mole you remove, more moles will appear on the screen. The moles will have arrows around them, indicating where the new moles will pop up. However, there won't come any new moles if there already is a mole in that location.<br><br>The third mode is a simple quick play mode where you just specify how many levels you want to play and with what difficulty and then try to be successful. The DS version also supports a multiplayer mode.
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[What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver]
Publisher=Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Developer=Keen Games GmbH
Released=Oct 29, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Educational|Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=5.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/whats-cooking-jamie-oliver
Description=What's Cooking? Jamie Oliver is a cooking game, and consists of two parts, a Cookbook part and a Cooking Game part.<br><br>The Cookbook part contains 100 step-by-step recipes by Jamie Oliver, a voice recognition function to go through the steps, tips by Jamie Oliver and a cooking timer to tell the player when to take the roast out of the oven, for example. Shopping lists for the recipes can be created and own entries can be added via virtual keyboard or handwriting recognition. Several filters for the recipes are available, so the player can filter for vegetarian recipes, or recipes containing eggs, or recipes with a cooking time of less than 30 minutes, for example.<br><br>The Cooking game consists of different Tutorials for different aspects of cooking, the Test Kitchen, where Jamie's recipes can be cooked in a virtual kitchen, a cook against the clock mode (Cooking Challenge) where ingredients have to be prepared really fast and a third mode, the creative cooking mode, where the player can combine all the unlocked ingredients to a dish of his/her own choice. The recipe can be named, categorized and saved later. These recipes can also be shared with friends via DS Wireless Communications, and they are stored in the Cookbook.

[Where the Wild Things Are]
Publisher=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Developer=WayForward Technologies
Released=Oct 13, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/where-the-wild-things-are
Description=Based on the 2009 feature film, in turn loosely based on a classic children's picture book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are on Nintendo DS is an action platformer game where the player controls a boy in wolf pajamas named Max as he explores the island inhabited by fantastic monsters. In his adventures he will be assisted by half a dozen friendly creatures - The Wild Things - Carol, K.W., Bull, Ira, Judith and Douglas.<br><br>The game plays mostly like a standard sidescrolling platformer where the player can run, jump, and pick up enemies and inanimate objects to use as weapons. Inside each level Max will locate up to three of the six Wild Things, who will follow him around. Each creature has a single special ability executed by touching its portrait on the touch-screen. The abilities range from creating an impromptu platform to help Max get to higher places, to hurling boulders at out-of-reach targets.<br><br>The gameplay of Where the Wild Things Are is mostly limited to a flat plane, but at certain key points the player can hop between up to 4 parallel scrolling layers. Throughout the early portion of the adventure Max is attacked by various fantasy creatures such as furballs and giant birds. Later levels, however are populated by ominously glowing dark ash monsters.<br>The game features a variety of locales connected via a central hub. The locations include a beach, a temperate forest, desert ruins, cliffs, caves and lava fields.<br><br>In addition to the main gameplay mode the game features 6 challenge minigames themed around each of the Wild Things abilities.<br><br>The game also allows the player to record his own custom roar to be used in the game.

[Wickie und die Starken Mnner]
Publisher=INTENIUM GmbH
Developer=Denaris Entertainment Software|SnapDragon Games GmbH
Released=Sep 18, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Platform
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wickie-und-die-starken-mnner
Description=Wickie und die Starken Männer (Vicky the Viking) is based on a German / Japanese cartoon TV series of the same name. The show premiered in Germany in 1974, a live action adaptation by German director and comedian Micheal "Bully" Herbig followed in 2009. The DS game was released in the wake of the new movie remake, but is nevertheless based on the original animated series.<br><br>Wickie is a young Viking boy of about 10 years of age. He is more clever and sharp-witted than anyone else in his home village of Flake and thus often saves the day. In this game the men of Flake have been captured while on a mission; once again it is up to Wickie to come up with a rescue plan.<br>The game is a classic platform game. Wickie carries a slingshot, but that is not enough to defeat the more powerful enemies. Instead, he must rely on tricks and traps such as pushing boulders towards enemy patrols. There are five different game worlds that lead Wickie into different corners of Europe. Short cut scenes with the characters from the animated series tell the story in-between the levels. There are also some very simple mini games such as lock picking or connect the numbers.

[Wiffle Ball]
Publisher=Destination Software, Inc.
Developer=Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Released=Mar, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wiffle-ball
Description=Wiffleball is a variation of baseball played in smaller or confined areas, generally played with a plastic ball and a plastic bat on a triangular field. In the game adaptation players can choose a character and locations such as a backyard, a school, a street or a sand lot. Next to single games, the game can also played in a season mode on all locations. Similar to baseball, the game consists of batters, pitchers and fielders. The pitcher's throw is based on speed and stamina meters, while batting is done through the stylus. The game also supports wireless multiplayer games.

[Winning Eleven DS]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH
Developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.
Released=Nov 01, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=Isometric
Score=1.6
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/winning-eleven-ds
Description=Winning Eleven DS is the Nintendo DS version of Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007. This game features online play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and official licenses. The game also features a new World Tour mode, which adds a spin on Master League from previous games. <br>Here, you play as a generic team traveling across the globe playing every nation included in the game until you are victorious. Along the way, you are awarded silver and gold medals which can be used to purchase international footballers from a touch-screen-manipulated gumball machine.

[Winter Sports 2009: The Next Challenge]
Publisher=RTL Games GmbH
Developer=49Games GmbH
Released=Nov, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/winter-sports-2009-the-next-challenge_
Description=Winter Sports 2009 is the follow-up part of Winter Sport 2008, which is a popular winter sports games series developed by 49games. There are two new disciplines: snowboard half-pipe and biathlon. Others include curling, skeleton, bobsleigh, alpine skiing and more. <br><br>There is a local multiplayer mode featuring either hot-seat or split screen. Also the game features different weather conditions throughout the disciplines and a quite realistic physics engine which adds more realism and a more action approach compared to previous installments of the game.<br><br>The difference between the DS version and the next generation versions is that on the DS, you have less disciplines (9 instead of 18). The DS version doesn't feature an online mode or a complex career mode like in the other versions of the game (where you play all disciplines in a championship) but features a fast mode where you just play the single disciplines and train your skills and a campaign mode where you play against the computer in different disciplines.<br><br>You control the game with the stylus and the touchscreen of the DS. For example in the skiing discipline you move the silhouette of the athlete from left to right to move your player which requires a lot of practice and exercise to master the controls.

[Winx Club: Quest for the Codex]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Powerhead Games
Released=Nov, 2006
Systems=Game Boy Advance
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/winx-club-quest-for-the-codex
Description=Winx Club: Quest for the Codex is a scrolling shooter game based on the Italian television cartoon series Winx Club. <br><br>In the game the player controls of the Winx fairies in order to save the pixie friends of their new-found friend Layla. The story is told through cutscenes and game play consists mainly of shooting enemies in typical side scrolling fashion. The game is broken up by six different mini-games. These include variants of Dance Dance Revolution and Pipe Dream and destroying bugs that are invading a garden.

[The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road]
Publisher=XSEED Games
Developer=Media.Vision Entertainment Inc.
Released=Sep 29, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wizard-of-oz-beyond-the-yellow-brick-road
Description=A young girl in Kansas, Dorothy lives alone in a country house.  Her parents died many years ago.  One day, a gigantic cyclone sweeps up her house and sends her to the faraway magical land of Oz.  She follows a yellow brick road which leads to the Emerald City.  Along the way, she meets a Scarecrow, a Cowardly Lion, and a Tin Man, and together they meet the all-powerful Wizard of Oz, who promises to grant their wishes as long as they defeat the four witches of Oz, who are attempting to overthrow his kingdom.<br><br>The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is a turn-based RPG that follows the general story of the book, but takes some liberties with the original source material.  Players move Dorothy via a trackball on the touch screen, which is rolled to control her direction and speed.  When she bumps into an enemy on the yellow brick road, a battle begins.  Initially Dorothy is on her own, but she quickly gains the companionship of the Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man.  There are four "slots" per turn - while Dorothy and the Scarecrow only take up one slot per turn, the Lion takes up two, and the Tin Man, due to his strength, takes three.  It's up to the player to decide which characters to use for each turn.

[Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion]
Publisher=THQ Benelux
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=Nov 06, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/womens-murder-club-games-of-passion
Description=Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion is based on the best-selling novel series by James Patterson. It features hidden object gameplay combined with adventure game elements and mini-games. The Nintendo DS is held like a book during most of the game, while during a mahjong mini-game it is held the normal way.<br><br>A string of seemingly unrelated deaths takes place in San Francisco. Some look like suicide or robbery, but something doesn't add up. Players become part of the Women's Murder Club as they play Lindsay, Cindy or Claire using their respective skills for the task needed. Lindsay, the police officer, investigates the murder scene, first removing any 'clutter' and then looking for clues as listed, for instance objects that may have belonged to the victim or possible murder weapons. Claire, the coroner, finds out the cause of death and anything else that can be deduced from the body. There are no penalties for choosing the wrong object and there is no time limit.<br><br>If played on the DSi, an extra option is available from the main menu: Photo Mysteries. This allows you to play some additional mystery stories with the photo's you have made of family members, household items or pets.

[The Woodleys Summer Sports]
Publisher=dtp young entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Developer=Independent Arts Software GmbH
Released=Jul 18, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/woodleys-summer-sports
Description=The Woodleys is a summer sports game with wooden characters called The Woodleys. You have to train yourself in eight different disciplines, ranging from hurdle race, discus throw, turtle gymnastics.<br><br>First off you have to create your own woodley, draw a t-shirt, choose colours, hair style etc. Then choose whether you want to train dome disciplines or enter a competition. <br><br>During the racing discipline, you have to tip your touch pen onto two footprints on the touch screen alternately and as fast as you can to make your woodley run faster.  In turtle gymnastics, you have to draw different symbols accurately to make your character doing gymnastic trainings on the back of a turtle.<br><br>Main goal of the game is to win in all disciplines to get the golden ash leaf award.

[WordJong]
Publisher=Destineer
Developer=Gameblend Studios, LLC|Magellan Interactive
Released=Nov 16, 2007
Systems=J2ME|Windows
Genre=Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wordjong
Description=In WordJong, the objective is to use letters in the game to create words in a board layout that is based on Mahjong.  There are three different single player modes, one of which is to pick a date on a calender and try to beat the computers high score, another is to play against seven opponents based on the Chinese zodiac in tournament play or play in the Temple Challenge mode and collect rank medals for each level you pass.<br><br>There is also a multiplayer mode where the player can connect using local wireless or using Wi-Fi.  They can also download a puzzle and give it to someone without a game so they can play it as well.  It features a 100,000+ word dictionary.

[The World Ends With You]
Publisher=Square Enix, Inc.
Developer=Jupiter Corp.
Released=Apr 22, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Action|Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.4
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/world-ends-with-you
Description=The World Ends With You is an action-RPG that puts players in the role of Neku Sakuraba, a sullen, loner of a teenager who wakes up to find himself in modern day Shibuya, Japan, with no memory of how he got there and a ticking clock in his hand that tells him to complete the mission... or face erasure.<br><br>Neku and his partner Shiki Misaki find themselves as "Players" in a game that lasts seven days.  Each day, players are given various missions to perform by the "Reapers" within a certain time limit, or be erased from existence.<br><br>Players use collectible pins to amplify their combat powers against "The Noise", animal-like creatures which can corrupt the people and environment around them.  Each pin is activated in a different manner, from tapping the touchscreen, making sweeping motions with the stylus, or even blowing into the DS microphone.  Neku fights on the lower screen of the DS, while his partner fights on the upper screen.  Their combat styles are different, but can be combined to form more powerful attacks.  <br><br>Players can purchase clothing to increase the effectiveness of their attacks, and gain PP points to enhance their pin abilities.  PP is usally gained through combat, but can also be gained by coming into wi-fi contact with another person's DS.<br><br>There is also a wi-fi mini-game called "Ten Pin Slammer", where players can use one pin at a time to knock the other players' pins off the gameboard.

[World Snooker Championship: Season 2007-08]
Publisher=Deep Silver
Developer=Blade Interactive Studios Ltd.
Released=Oct 26, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/world-snooker-championship-season-2007-08
Description=World Snooker Championship: Season 2007-08 brings snooker to the Nintendo DS. In a Championship mode you can play 9 different tournaments against 96 professional players such as Davis, Higgins and Mark Selby. Challenge mode allows you to play challenges that you can unlock in the Championship mode and Quick Match allows you to play a single game against a random opponent. Finally Friendly mode allows a single game against an opponent of your choice.<br><br>Multiplayer mode is provided in hot-seat, but not through wireless play.

[Worms: Open Warfare]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Gamesauce|Team17 Software Limited
Released=Mar 22, 2006
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=2.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/worms-open-warfare
Description=Worms: Open Warfare isn't a follow-up to the Worms series, but rather a new version made specifically for the new handheld consoles. Instead of keeping on with the 3D style of Worms 3D and Worms 4: Mayhem, the game goes back to its roots, featuring the classical 2D gameplay and smaller weapon set from the first Worms games.<br><br>Each player has a team of worms that has to battle it out against opponent teams in a destructible terrain, with several wacky weapons at your disposal, similar to artillery games. You can either play in singleplayer, in custom matches or set challenges against computer teams; or play against human opponents in hotswap or multiplayer modes. The DS version features single cartridge multiplayer and the PSP version features wireless Ad-Hoc functionality.

[Worms: Open Warfare 2]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Team17 Software Limited|Two Tribes B.V.
Released=Sep 04, 2007
Systems=PSP
Genre=Action|Strategy
Perspective=Side-Scrolling
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/worms-open-warfare-2
Description=The sequel to Worms: Open Warfare improves everything its predecessor had, boasting more maps, weapons, game modes and options. Once again, each player controls a team of cute little worms equipped with crazy yet powerful weaponry to destroy the opposing teams across fully destructible maps.<br><br>You can play solo in Campaign mode, playing through various missions connected by a storyline with animated FMVs, or take on various challenges in Puzzle mode; or take on friends and enemies in multiplayer with up to 4 teams, with support for offline, wireless and new online play, with various schemes and new game modes like Forts and Race.<br><br>You can also keep your teams distinguished by customizing everything from worm names and soundbank to victory dances and the team flag, as well as make your own with the flag editor. Or personalize the battlefield with the new map types - Pirates, WW-I, WW-II, Cold War, Gulf War and Future War - as well as a map editor. There's also more weapons and utilities to choose from, like the new Electromagnet, Boomerang, Bunker Buster, Sentry Gun, or just the return of classics like the Holy Hand Grenade, Concrete Donkey, Super Sheep, and so on.<br><br>In addition, the PSP version features an online lobby with ranking and clans, Time Attack mode, zoomable map, downloadable content and hats, while the DS version features a Laboratory mode (minigames that use the touchscreen / microphone), stylus-based interface and a scrollable minimap.

[WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=Nov 13, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2008_
Description=The DS version of WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 is quite similar to the main console versions and contains many of the other version's features. This edition contains a roster of over 20 WWE superstars. Also the game takes full advantage of the touch screen, using it to control your superstar during jumps, grapples and more.<br><br>There are many different arenas such as SummerSlam, Wresltemania, and the superstars from Smackdown, Raw and ECW, including the Sandman, Jeff Hardy and exclusive to the DS version, Hardcore Holly. There is a full season mode and selection of mini-games to train the fighters.

[WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Yuke's Co. Ltd.
Released=Nov 09, 2008
Systems=PlayStation 2|PlayStation 3|PSP|Wii|Xbox 360
Genre=Sports
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Teen
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/wwe-smackdown-vs-raw-2009
Description=The Smackdown vs Raw series continues with the 2009 edition. This game features vast improvements on the tag team action, including all new Hot-Tag, tag team finishers and new actions to help in the match.<br><br>As with the previous game the roster includes over 60 superstars from Smackdown, Raw and ECW. To keep the roster up-to-date, the game includes a roster editor allowing players to change the rosters superstars are on and change their alignment between face and heel. However, this is the first game in the Smackdown series since "Here Comes the Pain" not to feature any legends.<br><br>Another new feature is Create-a-Finisher, which allows players to create their own unique finishing move out of over 500 different animations. These can also be shared online during online matches.<br><br>This game includes two different story modes, i.e. Road to Wrestlemania and Career mode. Road to Wrestlemania mode allows you to play 6 unique stories involving Triple H, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, John Cena and a co-op storyline featuring Batista and Rey Mysterio. Career mode is the replacement of GM Mode from previous games. This allows you to make a career for superstars and upgrade your created wrestlers.<br><br>Other features include the Highlight Reel, letting you create videos from your matches, the brand new Inferno Match, new positions in the backstage brawl and the new gauntlet match.

[Xenosaga I+II]
Publisher=Namco Limited
Developer=Monolith Software, Inc.
Released=Mar 30, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/xenosaga-iii
Description=The first two episodes of  Xenosaga,  Der Wille zur Macht and  Jenseits von Gut und Böse, are released as a single game adapted for a handheld platform.<br><br>Story-wise, the game is almost the same as the console versions. You start as the young Shion, testing your newly developed android KOS-MOS, and go through the complex futuristic story up to where Episode II ended. Several cut-scenes that were left out of the console release are present in this installment. Those cut-scenes give a deeper insight into the personalities of the game's heroes.<br><br>In the graphics department, the game replaces the original 3D world with 2D graphics and an isometric perspective for battles. The cut scenes are presented as animé-style character portraits with the dialogues displayed in text boxes. The battle system retains most of the defining features of the first episode, including boost system, AGWS (giant robots) combat, etc.

[Xiaolin Showdown]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Razorback Developments Ltd
Released=Nov 28, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=Isometric
Score=1.0
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/xiaolin-showdown_
Description=Based on the Cartoon Network series, Xiaolin Showdown for the Nintendo DS is an isometric beat 'em up that takes you around the world, from the Xiaolin Temple and the streets of Tokyo to Jack Spicer's secret laboratory and the inside of a dragon's stomach.<br><br>Playing as any of the four trainee monks from the TV show (Omi, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo), it's up to you to recover the mystical Shen Gong Wu by defeating the likes of Jack Spicer, Panda Bubba and Chase Young in wacky Xiaolin Showdown mini-games. But to reach the villains, first you'll need to battle your way through their henchmen, from robot cheerleaders and zombie construction workers to tigers and tuxedo-wearing gangsters.<br><br>Adding to the replayability, each of the four monks has his or her own unique moves and special elemental attacks, which you can unlock as you play through the game. You can also use the weird and wonderful powers of the Shen Gong Wu that you collect to aid you in your quest, including the Two Ton Tunic, the Third Arm Sash and the Star Hanabi.
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[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Griptonite Games
Released=May 01, 2009
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/x-men-origins-wolverine
Description=X-Men Origins: Wolverine is based on the film of the same name and star the eternally-popular Canadian mutant. Like the movie, it covers James Howlett's escape from the Weapon X program that gave him his unbreakable adamantium skeleton and his early history. The story is presented as comic-style stills with text dialogue.  It is based on the engine made for Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.<br><br>The game is divided into six acts. Wolverine must walk through 3D levels and defeat enemies. Attacks build a rage meter. Once it is full, you can active a feral mode. Then, you can attack any enemy on-screen using the stylus. He also can search for hidden scents, which he can follow to find new unlockable combos. As in the comics, Wolverine has a mutant healing factor, so all you need to do to heal is avoid being damaged for a time. There are also a number of hidden costumes to unlock, including some that aren't in the console versions.

[X-Men: The Official Game]
Publisher=Activision Publishing, Inc.
Developer=Amaze Entertainment, Inc.
Released=May 16, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/x-men-the-official-game_
Description=X-Men: The Official Game is a bridge story set between the second and third X-Men movies.  It is a top-down action game with 3D characters consisting of forty levels.  In some you switch between Wolverine, Iceman and Magneto on the fly, in others, you play as Nightcrawler with no switching.  Character movement is done via the Control Pad.  All other character actions are performed using the touch screen.  Gameplay takes places on the lower screen with character status on the upper.<br><br>Nightcrawler teleports, Wolverine attacks ground-based enemies, Iceman shoots ice attacks and Magneto picks up metallic objects and throws them as well as breaking metal doors.  Enemies are vulnerable to some attacks but immune to others, so you must frequently swap characters to defeat them.  In addition to the cannon-fodder enemies, many levels have boss characters.
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[Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Slapdash Games
Released=Jun, 2010
Systems=iPhone|Macintosh|Wii|Windows
Genre=Adventure
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/yard-sale-hidden-treasures-sunnyville
Description=Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville is a hidden object game with a home improvement theme. Each stage starts in one of eight rooms of a house in need of interior decoration. The player has to find a list of objects on yard sales of the surrounding neighborhood. Some of the things found are repaired and added later to the room.<br><br>The yards have unique themes related to their owners. The scientist sells books and laboratory equipment, the vampire sells spiders and other ghoulish items, the clown yard has circus props, etc. The mini-games at the end of each stage are also synchronized to the neighbors personality. For example, the sailor asks the player to reassemble his treasure map.<br><br>Some of the items need repair before being placed in the room. This happens on a separate interactive screen, where the player needs to cut, clean, paint and assemble several objects with the mouse cursor. <br><br>Each room/stage starts with three hints, and extra ones can be collected by clicking on stars hidden on the screen.

[Yoshi's Island DS]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Artoon Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 13, 2006
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=4.2
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/yoshis-island-ds
Description=After failing to kidnap the Mario Bros. in the original Yoshi's Island, Kamek the Magikoopa has decided to set his sights higher.  Instead of just kidnapping the famous brothers, he's sent an army of his toadies out to kidnap children across the world!  Luckily, Mario avoids escape, and again lands in the hands of the Yoshis.  It's up to the Yoshis to carry Mario across Yoshi's Island and rescue Luigi and the other babies.<br><br>Yoshi's Island DS is a sequel to the SNES game, Yoshi's Island.  In it, players control Yoshi as he travels to Kamek's castle to rescue Luigi.  Yoshi can carry Baby Mario, Peach, DK, Wario or Bowser on his back - depending on the baby carried, Yoshi will gain a special ability; for example, Mario lets Yoshi dash, Peach allows Yoshi to float for a longer period of time, and Wario whips out a gigantic magnet to attract coins and other metallic objects.  If Yoshi is hit by an enemy, a counter appears, and begins to slowly count down to zero.  If it reaches zero, the baby is kidnapped, and Yoshi loses a life.  Yoshi can increase his counter by collecting stars that are rewards for some puzzles and defeating certain enemies.<br><br>Another feature of Yoshi's Island DS is the ability to hurl eggs to defeat foes.  Yoshi can eat nearly every enemy - if you press down on the control pad when Yoshi is holding an enemy in his mouth, he will turn it into an egg.  Yoshi can hurl his eggs at enemies and objects such as certain walls to destroy them.  You can even pick up coins and other collectibles by throwing an egg at them.  Finally, Yoshi can ricochet eggs off walls to hit things that he would otherwise be unable to reach.<br><br>While the object of each level is to simply reach the end, avid gamers will aim to get 100% for each level.  To do this, they must reach the end of each level with thirty stars, find the twenty red coins hidden amongst the regular ones, and collect the five flowers in each level.  One special  &quot;Character Coin&quot; is also hidden in each level - these have a picture of a particular baby on them, and can only be collected when Yoshi has that baby on his back.

[Yoshi Touch & Go]
Publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.
Developer=Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 14, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Action
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=3.3
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/yoshi-touch-go
Description=Yoshi Touch & Go is based on a tech demo that Nintendo showed at trade shows to demonstrate the technical abilities of the DS. Like in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi is carrying Baby Mario on his back and is walking through the countryside. There are enemies, pits in the ground, and other obstacles you must circumnavigate. You do not control Yoshi; you must use the stylus to draw alternate paths (made of small clouds), kill enemies, and throw eggs for him. There is only one level, but it can be played as a Marathon game, Time Attack, Score Attack, and a couple other modes. You can also play against a friend in Versus mode.

[Yosumin!]
Publisher=Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Developer=Aim at Entertainment, Inc.|Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Released=Nov 08, 2007
Systems=Browser|Windows|Xbox 360
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/yosumin
Description=Yosumin is a tile matching puzzle game, where the player creates squares or rectangles with four identical tiles on the vertices. The main game screen shows a grid with several different shapes on each cell. The player has to click on a pair, by either selecting each tile or clicking and dragging from one to the other, to create a quadrilateral selection and make them disappear. All the tiles within the perimeter of the selected field become of the same type of the vertices tiles. Since the grid itself is a square, it is possible to remove all the tiles when every corner has an identical tile, in a move called "Yosumin!" by the game.<br><br>The main objective of most levels is to collect a number of specific tiles, shown on tabs at the left side of the screen, within a time limit. In the final levels of each stage, the goal is to collect a glass shard by creating a square/rectangle around it. Creating a set of twelve or more tiles gives a time boost, while making a sequence of squares with the same tile type removes it from the board.<br><br>Special tiles appear randomly on the board and give power-ups when collected. The Goldmin is a smiling gold square that can be used as a vertices tile for any combination, and gives extra time when collected. The Badmin is a black and spiky shape with an evil smile that shuffles all the other tiles. The Bigmin is a giant blue squiggly shape with a worried expression, taking the space of nine tiles. The Wingmin is an angry and red star-shaped tile with wings, that can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the grid. The Plusmin is a smiling and cross-shaped yellow tile, that can remove a cross of tiles. The Bossmin is similar to the Badmin, a big and black mustached tile that takes the place of nine tiles and shuffles the whole grid.<br><br>The Windows version has two modes. In the Adventure Mode, a story is told between levels by cutscenes, describing a quest to recover the broken pieces of a stained glass shrine. There's no plot in the Endless Mode, only a succession of levels of increasing difficulty.<br><br>The Xbox 360 version also includes a Battle Mode which can be played online or locally, along with the Endless Mode. Adventure Mode is available as an additional download.

[Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007]
Publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer=Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Released=Mar 20, 2007
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-2007
Description=Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 is based on the anime <br>Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX but there is no real plot in this game. It is a simulated environment to play the Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible card game. Play vs. the AI in regular, limited, and themed battle, or challenge the various puzzles where you must win in one turn with the cards given to you. In addition to playing against the game AI, you can challenge other players online through the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. The game allows you to change the appearance of your avatar through various hair, shirt, and VR disc styles. Earn points by winning battles; the points act as currency and allow you to purchase small booster packs increasing the size of your card library.<br><br>Yu-Gi-Oh! is a collectible card game where two players battle by using monster, trap, and spell cards.  The rules have changed over time, but in this game both players start with 8,000 life points.  There are many ways to win, the most common through damage, which brings your opponent's life points to 0.  If you're not able to draw a card you lose. Also, there are certain cards that give you special win conditions. The field is restricted though to only allow 5 trap and/or spell cards and 5 monster cards.  Deck size is a minimum of 40 cards.<br> <br>Each player takes turns that are broken down into phases (draw, standby, main, battle, main 2, and end phase). The main actions take place during the two main phases and the battle phase. To begin, the players draw 5 cards. Each player draws a card during their own draw phase. Some cards have special effects that occur during the standby phase; otherwise, nothing happens during this phase, although some cards can be activated during this time as well. The main phases allow the current player to make any number of special summons, set any number of trap cards, play or set any number of spell cards and make one tribute, normal, or set summon.<br><br>During the battle phase each player can attack with any of their face up attack position monsters on the field, but this phase is skipped for the player that goes first. The end phase is a clean up phase and a time for any last minute actions. If the current player has more than six cards in hand, then they must discard down to six cards.

[Zendoku]
Publisher=Secret Stash Games
Developer=Zoonami Ltd
Released=Jun 14, 2007
Systems=PSP
Genre=Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=Top-Down
Score=3.8
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zendoku
Description=Zendoku takes the concept of the puzzle game Sudoku and adds role playing elements to it.<br><br>The game replaces the numbers 1 to 9 with nine Martial Arts symbols like a panda or a dragon but the original rules remain in place. This means the player still needs to complete a column, row or 3x3 box were every symbol is only used once. The player can test his skills either in Classic Sudoku or in Zen-Mode where he needs to solve Sudoku puzzles under the pressure of time, but the core of the game is the Quest-Mode. <br><br>At the beginning of the quest the player chooses from eight available characters. Four fight with weapons, four freehand but each one has a different quest, uses different fighting styles and has a different lucky symbol. Kingkage is for example a typical ninja. He uses the Ninjutsu-style, wants to be a legendary fighter and has the panda as his lucky symbol. Once a decision has been made. the player follows the story line of the chosen character on a 2D world map and when a fight occurs, the opponents play a round of Sudoku.<br><br>Every time one of the fighters completes a column, row or 3x3 box an attack is launched and obstacles appear on the opponents board while an attack icon travels along a rail towards the attacked. If he now correctly places his lucky symbol on the board, the attack will be reversed back his opponent. Placing a symbol incorrectly will make the player lose health and causes several cells on the opponent's grid to automatically fill in.<br><br>The game also features a multiplayer mode for two player in which they can either try to solve a puzzle together or play against each other in a battle.
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[Zoo Keeper]
Publisher=Ignition Entertainment Ltd. USA
Developer=Buddiez, Inc.
Released=Jan 17, 2005
Systems=Browser|Game Boy Advance|PlayStation 2
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=3.5
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zoo-keeper
Description=The zoo animals have revolted against the zoo keeper.  It is your job to restore order and "capture" all of the animals.<br><br>In this colorful and fast-paced match-up game, players select animals of the same type using either the touch-screen or a standard controller. Line like animals up in rows by swapping them from spot to spot in the time allowed. <br><br>There are 5 varied game play modes: Normal, Tokoton, Quest, Time Attack and 2P.  Normal mode has you clearing a set amount of animals each level before progressing to the next.  Tokoton is similar to Normal, but has all the animal amounts set to 100 before you'll level up.  Quest has you playing ten set stages with specific goals (such as only capturing animals of a certain type) that you must attempt to achieve.  Time Attack has you aiming to get the highest score possible in the time limit.  2P has two players battling it out against each other.
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[Zoo Quest: Puzzle Fun]
Publisher=DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.
Developer=Wired Developments Pty. Ltd.
Released=Feb, 2009
Systems=iPhone|Windows
Genre=
Perspective=
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zoo-quest-puzzle-fun
Description=Australia Zoo: Zoo Quest - Puzzle Fun is a Bejeweled-style game where you have to line up different icons in order to score points. The game has multiple game modes and levels of difficulty. For each level that you complete you "save" a new animal of which you get a picture and some information. Highscores from the iPhone version can also be uploaded to the Online Ranking System.

[Zoo Tycoon DS]
Publisher=THQ Inc.
Developer=Altron Corporation
Released=Oct 10, 2005
Systems=
Genre=Simulation|Strategy
Perspective=Isometric
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zoo-tycoon-ds
Description=This handheld version is similar to its computer cousins.  Players build their own dream zoo with a variety of animals like lions, tiger, giraffes, polar bears and a variety of many more.  Players can also place gift shops, soda stands and food stands to satisfy their customers and make money.  Players can also unlock hidden animals and environments by completing certain achievements throughout the game.<br><br>While the game is much like the others with the obvious differences such as graphics and the ability to utilize the Dual Screen technology of the Nintendo DS, it also has 50 animal cards that gives players information of animals around the world.

[Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals]
Publisher=Legacy Interactive Inc.
Developer=FRONTLINE Studios, Inc.
Released=Nov 04, 2008
Systems=Macintosh|Windows
Genre=Simulation
Perspective=1st-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zoo-vet-endangered-animals
Description=As a member of the Earth Rescue Team (ERT), your mission is to save the wildlife on a beautiful island that has been threatened by pollution. There are penguins and pandas. Elephants and eagles. Lions, tigers and bears, and even a crocodile for good measure. Zoo Vet casts you as a new animal doctor recruited to practice veterinary medicine in a diverse nature preserve filled with exotic endangered creatures, with no normal household dogs or cats in sight. Every time you treat an animal, you'll be in store for an experience more similar to something you'd see on the Discovery Channel than anything you'd find in your local pet store.

[Zubo]
Publisher=Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer=EA Bright Light
Released=Oct 03, 2008
Systems=
Genre=Adventure|Role-Playing (RPG)|Strategy
Perspective=3rd-Person Perspective
Score=...
Controls=
Players=
Rating=Everyone 10+
Url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/zubo
Description=Zubo is a 3D rhythm action game set in the vibrant and melodic universe of Zubalon. Players enter Zubalon to help the zany inhabitants, the Zubos, defeat a malicious mastermind and his army of dastardly Zombos. <br><br>There are 55 Zubos to befriend and recruit to your squad on your travels. Players can nurture them, help them gain skills, and assist them by strategically battling to the beats against the enemy.<br><br>Zubo has 10 worlds to explore, including Fairytale, Horror, Pop and High Seas. Along the way there are battles to fight and mini games to play. Battles are turn based with over 100 fully animated moves and custom music to tap your stylus to. Ad Hoc multiplayer allows you to challenge your friends by putting your favourite Zubos to the test.

