Nintendo DS

A list of my DS games, and are they right for you? (looks at Monika) =P
-in an almost alphabetical order-

Advance Wars, Dual Strike - Tactical , Strategy, Turn Based, High Replay
If you've ever played the previous installments of the game, you're about to be treated to whole new levels of amazing. More units, more game modes, more more more! Advance Wars is a turn based tactical war game, where you control a Commanding Officer who issues orders to the troops on the field. You control the bases, deploy units, and attempt to destroy or conquer the enemy (plus, other objectives depending on the mission). It's a lot of fun, the learning curve is a bit steep, but once you get over it, you'll be drowing in Tactical Strategy, mmm. Hotseat with your freinds, or play wirelessly, you can have up to 4 players per game, and can be teams or agaisnt each other. Customized maps, character colors (and alternate outfits), dozens of COs, a Hard campaign after the regular Campaign, War Room, Real Time, and more, this game has a lot of replay. *heart*


Animal Crossing, Monika Gone Wild - Social, Sim, High Replay if you have freinds *tear*
Ever play the Gamecube version? Same thing, but more of it. More items to buy, more designs to create, more people to meet, more festivals, more holiday treats, more more more. Animal Crossing is a virtal world, akin to playing a Sims type game, but much more fun. You don't spend your day washing your hands or going to the bathroom, (shakes angry fist at sims) but spend it socializing with the NPCs of the town, other animals who each have a distinct personality. You build up freindships, give/sell/trade items with them, celebrate the hollidays, make snowmen, have fishing contests, catch bugs, find fossils, and tons more. The DS version allows you to visit your freind's in their town, or vice versa. Grab a couple friends and have them visit your town, and have lots of fun as you bury pitfall seeds and have them fall into them *chuckles*.

Battles of Prince of Persia - Tactical, Strategy, Card Based, Good Replay
Not much to say, because I never really got into it, it's a great game, but I've not the time to learn all the cards, and make decks. The mechanics are fun, and if you're really into Tactical war games, this'll do you justice, but don't expect pick up and play like Advance Wars. Sure there's a steep learning curve there too, but this one is monsterous. Prepare to sit down and really really set time aside to learn the game. I've learned enough to like it, to love it, but not enough to want to play it for that long. Strange huh?

Bust a Move DS - Puzzle (Also known as Puzzle Bobble DS)
What's there to say? A lot more than you think. Bust a move, where you guide the gun (gun?) at the bottom to shoot colorful bubbles towards the top, and try to get 3+ to touch each other, and they go pop! What's new? Touch Screen goodness, and new balls (hehe, balls). You use the touch screen to aim (more accurate than I thought it would be), and new special balls to attack with. The Bowling Ball (I think), which just goes through everything it touches (shoot at a very very shallow angle and it'll clear the whole screen), and the Shiny ball? It clears everything of one color, the one you hit. It's fun, and can have up to 7 other players with DS' but without the cartridge to play. Fun :D

Castlevania, Dawn of Sorrow - Side Scrolling, Action, RPG
Ever play Castlevania, Symphony of the Night for the PSX? Ever play Castlevania, Aria of Sorrow? Well here's the successor to them both, though nothing beats Symphony of the Night, this and Aria come close. Similar playing style, a typical Side Scrolling Castlevania game, but with RPG elements. You find weapons, armor, equipment, potions, and all sorts of traditional RPG items. You get new abilities (megamanesque) and follow a nice story, as you meet new enemies, new allies, and explore new locals. It's great fun, and offers pretty good replay, and if you're really into it, there's a limited dungeon editor, where you can place monsters and have speed trails, and share with your freinds, compete, trade, etc. Tons of secrets, and quite a few unlockables.

Mario Kart DS - Racing, Combat?
Yes, Mario Kart, who hasn't heard of it? This time, they added a lot. Normally, you have 4 races in each cup, Mushroom, Flower, Star, and Special, right? Well, they have twice as many courses now, having a retro-line of tracks, from the Super Nintendo, Game Cube, and Game Boy Advance versions of the game. Yes, a seperate Mushroom and friends cup line is avalable to play (after unlocking them? I cannot recall), and they are fun, like you remember them, but not the same, because we're on a DS now.

Tetris DS - Puzzle, Communism, Crack, Delicious Crack of a Game
Many many new play modes, and some are a welcome addition to the crack that is Tetris. Most Notable is Push Mode. Thats right, push. Think of it this way. If the bottom of your screen, was the bottom of another player's screen, and you were sitting across from each other, and your pieces was falling towards him and vice verca, what would it play like? CRACK. Everytime you clear 2+ lines, it pushes him towards the top, and everytime he clears 2+ lines, you get pushed back too. You are interacting on the same board, so your pieces (if there's nothing to land on) can actually fall through to his side and do nothing, or get in his way. It's crack, omg the player intraction is addicting. The other play modes are Puzzle (you have only these piecces, clear the screen, Touch Mode (move pieces with the stilus), Mission Mode, where you're givien a task (Use the long piece to clear 4 lines at once/Use only the L piece to clear 4 lines total/Speed up! Clear 5 lines!/Clear a line, no rotation!, etc), Classic mode (yes, classic <3), style="font-weight: bold;">Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorny - ???
Borrowed from a friend, haven't played it yet, omg Tetris =(