Category: Nintendo DS
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Review: Glory of Heracles (Nintendo DS)
Glory of Heracles Publisher: Nintendo of America Developer: Paon /Studio Saizensen Genre: Turn-Based RPG Release Date: 01/19/2010 Everyone loves Hercules. Whether it’s the classical Greek and Roman myths themselves, the “sword and sandals” movies starring Steve Reeves, the TV show starring Kevin Sorbo, the 1997 Disney movie and following cartoon series, or the Marvel Comics…
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Review: Sands of Destruction (Nintendo DS)
Sands of Destruction Publisher: Sega Developer: Image Epoch Genre: Turn Based RPG Release Date: 01/13/2010 Sands of Destruction is the first handheld RPG of 2010. You would think this would be a big deal, but oddly enough its publisher, Sega, who is a large company in its own right has been decidedly mum on the…
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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Action Adventure Release Date: 12/07/2009 I didn’t grow up with The Legend of Zelda like many other lucky gamers. In fact, the only game I played before Ocarina of Time was Link’s Adventure, and that hardly counts because it is so different from the…
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Review: Puzzler World (Nintendo DS)
Puzzler World Publisher: Atari Developer: Team 3 Genre: Puzzle/Collection Release Date: 12/8/2009
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Review: Wedding Dash (DS)
Wedding Dash Genre: Time Management Developer: PlayFirst Publisher: Zoo Games Release Date: 11/13/09
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Review: CSI: Deadly Intent – The Hidden Files (Nintendo DS)
CSI: Deadly Intent – The Hidden Files Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Other Ocean Interactive Genre: Adventure Release Date: 10/27/2009
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Review: Foto Frenzy (Nintendo DS)
Foto Frenzy Publisher: Storm City Games Developer: Storm City Games Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 11/24/2009 I’m going to start out by saying that by no means am I a casual gamer. Quite the opposite actually. However, what I am is someone that does go to the bars. And one thing I notice in bars is…
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Review: Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo DS)
Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Genre: Turn Based RPG Developer: Alpha Dream Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 09/14/2009 The best version of Nintendo’s famous plumbers over the last few years hasn’t involved Galaxies, Paper, or new versions of the old games. It isn’t Kart racing, sports playing, or anything else that Nintendo has managed to…
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Review: Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (Nintendo DS)
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans Publisher: Bandai Developer: Monolith Soft Genre: RPG Release Date: 11/10/2009
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Review: Press Your Luck 2010 Edition (Nintendo DS)
Press Your Luck 2010 Edition Developer: Ludia Inc. Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Trivia/Game Show Release Date: 10/27/09 I’ll kick off this review with an admission: I’ve never seen the original show, due to the fact that I wasn’t even alive for much of its run (and would you look at that, I just dated myself). In…
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Review: Hands On! Tangrams (Nintendo DS)
Hands On! Tangrams Developer: Storm City Games Publisher: Island Officials Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 10/06/09
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Review: System Flaw (DSI)
System Flaw Genre: Shooter Developer: Visual Impact Publisher: Storm City Release Date: 10/27/09
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Review: Phantasy Star Zero (Nintendo DS)
Phantasy Star Zero Publisher: Sega Developer: Sonic Team Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 11/10/2009 Phantasy Star Zero is both a misleading and a very fitting title. Misleading in the sense that it allows you to believe that this may in fact be a prequel to the original Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System. Or…
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Review: Jewel Master Egypt (Nintendo DS)
Jewel Master Egypt Developer: Storm City Games Publisher: Storm City Games Genre: Puzzle Release Date: 11/03/09
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Review: Diner Dash: Flo on the Go (Nintendo DS)
Diner Dash: Flo on the Go Publisher: ZOO Games Developer: ZOO Games Genre: Casual/Simulation Release Date: 11/03/2009
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Review: C.O.P. The Recruit (Nintendo DS)
C.O.P The Recruit Developer: VD-Dev Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Action Release Date: 11/03/09
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Review: Sideswiped (Nintendo DS)
Sideswiped Developer: Recom Publisher: Majesco Genre: Racing Release Date: 10/20/09
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Review: Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (Nintendo DS)
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island Developer: Gust Publisher: NIS America Genre: SRPG/Simulation Release Date: 10/27/09 Just about everyone’s familiar with the typical RPG plot: you’re put in the shoes of a chosen one who get swept up in some grand scheme involving the end of the world. So off he (or she, depending on…
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Review: Space Invaders Extreme 2 (Nintendo DS)
Space Invaders Extreme 2 Developer: Project Just Publisher: Taito/Square Enix Genre: Arcade Shooter Release Date: 03/26/09 (JP)/ 10/20/09 (US) I won’t lie: I freaking loved Space Invaders Extreme, as did fellow colleague Mark B. It was my nominee for DS game of the Year for 2008, and shocked the hell out of me considering the…