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Top Ten DS Games

28 Saturday Apr 2012

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Chrono Trigger, DS, Fire Emblem - Shadow Dragon, Mario and Luigi - Bowser's Inside Story, Mario Kart DS, Nintendo, Professor Layton and Pandora's Box, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Professor Layton and the Lost Future, The Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass, The Legend of Zelda - Spirit Tracks, Yoshi's Island DS

Every game system has an identity, a defining characteristic or style of game that comes to mind whenever the platform is mentioned. The DS is something of a jack-of-all-trades, a handheld that pioneered new ways to play opening up bold new areas of design and gameplay that boasted exciting opportunities for developers of all types of games. The intuitive touch-screen interface paved the way for a slew of accessible casual games from Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training to endless Imagine games whilst also paving the way for more challenging concepts like Elite Beat Agents. In this sense the identity of the DS is fairly loose, neither entirely casual or hardcore and there’s something for gamers of all tastes and skill levels to choose. The console is an all-rounder, one that has seen more than its fair share of shovelware clogging up its back catalogue but a system is not usually judged according to its worst output but its best. The following are, in my opinion, the ten best experiences available for the Nintendo DS. Continue reading →

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