NintendoDS

            PicrossDS is the latest arrival in Nintendo’s Touch Generations! series for the NintendoDS. Accompanying the likes of Actionloop, Sudoku Master and TetrisDS as part of the NintendoDS’s AAA Puzzle game line-up, PicrossDS will be familiar to those brought-up with videogames throughout the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, with one fine difference – the added benefit of the NintendoDS’s unique Touch Screen.

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                 Over The Hedge is the game of the movie from DreamWorks. This 3D Platform title tells the story of some woodland animals whose habitat is about to be destroyed by a sinister lady named Gladys,  so she can have a swimming pool in her back garden. The animals decide if they can get some endangered species to live in the forest then the construction workers wouldn’t be able to knock down all the trees, and so, the adventure begins. Read More…

            Monster Trucks DS has arrived in the UK almost with its tail in-between its legs. Several months after its original proposed released release date and with a budget-price, Majesco’s sister-title to ATV: Quad Frenzy sets the pace as being the only big-rig release on the NintendoDS since the disappearance of the promise Big Mutha Truckers title. A mixed-bag before the Game Card even enters the NintendoDS console, certainly, but with full 3D Scaling, twenty-five Tracks and four-player Multi-Card play, Monster Trucks DS follows Majesco and THQ’s more recent work-ethic; going for that niche jugular.

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Driving Quad Bikes through mud is definitely going to be fun; however it’s also not going to be that safe. Thankfully the invention of the videogame means that we can experience the fun of driving really fast on a two-stroke death-trap without fear of mud, crashes and a messy operation. The MX Vs. ATV series is undoubtedly the king of off-road racing but it is not Rainbow Studios that brings ATV action to the NintendoDS, but rather Skyworks Technologies, with ATV: Quad Frenzy. Read More…

            Super Mario Bros. is a series that really needs little introduction. Having single-handedly created the 2D Platform genre and being heralded as having been partly responsible for the salvation of the videogames industry in the early eighties as part of the NES entourage and, arguably, helping to create the industry that we know today, it’s very little surprise that his continued success is kept a keen eye-on by not only Nintendo, but the industry as a whole.

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          Nintendogs was the series of releases that made the NintendoDS a console for everyone. Anybody who played it couldn’t help but smile when their Nintendog sat down or rolled over for the first time, regardless of age or gender. It was also a fine demonstration of what the NintendoDS could do and inspiration for many of the unique Touch! Generations games. With six million sales worldwide, not to mention the NintendoDS’ domination of the handheld arena, Nintendogs has become arguably the biggest franchise to come out of Nintendo since Pokemon. Coming one week before the launch of the NintendoDS redesign, the sleek and lightweight NintendoDS Lite, is the fourth variation of the Nintendogs brand; Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends. Just another Nintendogs? Or a new challenge for fans of the originals? Read More…

Appearing as a NintendoDS launch title, WarioWare Touched! offers a very innovative appearance for the portly blunder-boy. This is the sort of game that clearly has to have a Touch Screen in order to be effectively played. That’s why the NintendoDS delivered quite successfully in this department. With plenty of microgames to check out, you will spend many hours enjoying this wonderful DS title to its fullest. Read More…

The unique user interface of the NintendoDS has opened-up the way for totally original and distinctive development. Titles such as Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble and Resident Evil:  Deadly Silence are new takes on classic game styles, whereas the brilliant Trauma Center: Under The Knife and Nintendogs have virtually created their own genres. Perhaps it’s the pioneering nature of the Touch! Generations titles, Nintendo’s reputation for excellent handheld systems, or the sheer cuteness of the Nintendogs that has helped the NintendoDS and it’s successor, the NintendoDS Lite, to sell over sixteen million units, but whatever it is, sales show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The latest craze to sweep Japan, which, given the popularity of the NintendoDS in all regions, should be read as “the next craze to sweep the world”, is Brain Training. Yes, games that are actually good for your brain.

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