Latest nds games 2009

Hotel Dusk feels a lot like Heavy Rain and other detective titles. Players control a retired New York cop called Kyle Hyde. Kyle must talk with guests to learn their pasts, interrogating NPCs while trying to maintain an air of secrecy about his presence.

Solve puzzles that Link would have a hard time sorting out, search every nook and cranny, and marvel at the artistic graphics that look like a cross between Okami and Comix Zone. It also provides fans of the series with a new adventure that steps away from the original storyline. In Order of Ecclesia, the Belmont Clan have gone into hiding, and an order to monks are taking charge.

Players control a woman called Shanoa, one of the monks who boasts the best magical skill to thwart the undead minions sent forth by Dracula. The witch drops a magic paintbrush, which unfortunately becomes a little plastic pencil in our real-life human hands. Make tracks and paths for Kirby to roll along as he bounces through each stage….

Porting the game from the PS2 to a dual-screen handheld was always going to be tough. So much so, in fact, that many fans were worried it would flop terribly. The reality is that this is a spectacular title that plays superbly, bringing all the charm of the original game with you wherever you go!

It concentrates more on NPC interaction rather than the main character completing a specific quest. Still, the individual character stories are all intriguing and immersive, creating an RPG that is truly like no other while being a bonafide D. Q game at the same time…. The touchscreen can be used for certain actions and comes into play for solving puzzles on some levels. Another cool feature is the fact that levels move with Spidey, tilting and turning to show new angles as he runs and swings along.

Camera angles also alter on occasion to give first person views while battling all of the best bad-guys from the film. Rayman DS is another launch title that drew people into buying the DS in the early days. Ever played Rayman 2: The Great Escape? Well, Rayman DS is a direct port of the N64 version of that very game, albeit with updated sprites and touch-screen controls. Like Mega Man, Rayman is a bit of a hero and a name that appears on many consoles. This game appeared on the PS2, Dreamcast, Windows, and a host of other devices.

But, while the Dreamcast version boasts mini games to play through, the DS version poses a simplified adventure with fewer bells and whistles. This game has few different names depending on your region , though the gameplay is exactly the same.

It uses the DS held in the vertical position ala Brain Training and requires players to get into the groove. Gameplay revolves around using the stylus, tapping, flicking, and sliding along the touchscreen panel to control players in WarioWare-style mini games.

Well, in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, gamers solve a series of puzzles of increasing difficulty in order to uncover a mystery. Collect Puzzle coins to receive hints on different problems or save them up for really tough mind-ticklers. Have a go and find out! Super Scribblenauts is one of those games where literally anything is possible. I had never played a game like this before and was amazed at the possibilities of the weird stuff I could come up with.

This title is the sequel to the hugely popular Scribblenauts, expanding on the exciting game mechanic introduced in the first game. The aim of the game is to solve puzzles by typing in any object you can think of.

A mini tractor, a super-fast dinosaur, a ginormous hammer; the possibilities are endless, and the game becomes more fun the more creative you get. I loved Scribblenauts so much I grabbed it for the iPhone too! With Sudoku puzzles, Stroop puzzles, and mathematical problems to solve, Brain Training provided a fun and addictive way to learn. Instead of holding the DS in the usual fashion, users turned it sideways as though holding a book.

Questions appeared on the left hand side, and answers could be written in using the touchscreen on the right. There are multiple training exercises that can be completed as much or as little as you like, but the daily brain age test is the bit that keeps gamers continuously striving to improve.

Draw pictures from memory, recall things you did a month ago, and complete fun puzzles. Over million people bought this game, so it certainly deserves a place in our list!

The Celestial Brush from the original title returns once more, as does the need to bring life back to a colour-parched world. Now, some of you might be thinking that the picture above looks a little Zelda-like, what with the cell-shaded graphics and the Midna-Wolf vibe going on. The Zelda series played a big role in influencing the developers of both the original game and the DS sequel, which can only ever be a good thing!

Gamers can click the shoulder buttons to access the Celestial Brush, a mystical brush used to alter the world. By selecting this item, the main screen shifts to the bottom touchscreen, allowing players to get creative. Like Procreate on the iPad, bold movements with the stylus create bold strokes, while light movements make delicate lines.

Enemies can also be killed using brush strokes. Chibiterasu can also team up with human partners to access otherwise unreachable areas and attack foes. Next up on our list of the best Nintendo DS games is a character that everyone should know very well.

Kirby Mass Attack is a fast-paced, colourful adventure that fans of Pikmin or Lemmings will love from start to finish. Rather than moving your Kirbys around using the D-Pad, the player uses the DS stylus to direct the pink army through each level.

Multiple Kirbys are required to complete some tasks, while some levels can only be tackled with three or more Kirbys in your team. Collect fruit to grow your team, and keep an eye on their colour as they lose health and slowly drift away!

I love Wario games, and this next entry on our list of the best Nintendo DS games is one of my favourites in the series! Not content with stealing from people in the real world, Wazza has made a helmet that allows him to infiltrate a TV Programme. He steals a magical wand that allows the user to use multiple disguises… and then steals loads of stuff.

The main characters you meet are called Cannoli, Carpaccia, and Tiramisu, for crying out loud! As the second sequel to the critically acclaimed Advance Wars , one of our best Gameboy Advance games of all time, this title was always destined for greatness.

Advance Wars: Dual Strike is a turn-based military strategy game between battling armies. Think Strategeo or Risk, but just on the DS instead. Set in Omega land, players control the Allied Nations who must fight the forces of Black Hole in a bid to stop them from draining energy from the land.

Using land, sea, and aerial assaults, gamers must capture the enemies HQ or defeat all of their troops in each battle to proceed. While simple in set-up, this is a brain-teasing puzzle that will leave you itching for more. War has never looked so bright and colourful! The game is set in Shibuya, one of the most famous shopping districts in Tokyo and takes great influence from the youth culture of the area.

The title has hints of The Hunger Games and The Running Man about it, in which chosen souls are transcended to another realm and must compete to make it back to the real world. There you go; you can impress your mates with that one! Everything from the setting to the graphics inspired gamers and critics alike. You can even watch the Anime series or read the Manga comics based on the game once you complete it! Players control a ghost that must possess nearby objects to solve a crime.

He can travel back in time before a murder in order to prevent it from happening…. The premise of this game is incredible. As players move through the levels, they must save NPCs while also trying to find out how they died.

Chrono Trigger is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best RPG games ever made. It might get overshadowed somewhat by Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy titles, but Square and their all-star developer cast have ensured its place in gaming history, giving it the tools to hold its own against the big players. Chrono Trigger utilised the talents of the creator of the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and a famous Manga artist best known for his creations on a certain programmed named DragonBall-Z.

The plot is as epic and long-winded as you might have guessed from having these three legendary creators on board, and Chrono Trigger has won countless awards for both the best game and the best RPG ever made. If RPG battles, item collecting, immersive quests, and multiple endings float your boat, then grab a copy for your DS and get gaming! The DS certainly had a lot of brain-tickling puzzlers, and the next entry in our list of the best Nintendo DS games formed part of the best series on the console.

Fusing the gameplay of Carmen Sandiego and MYST with tricky brain teasers and a thrilling storyline, the Unwound Tower provides fun for gamers of any ability. The games are a mixture of full motion video and still images, like the picture above. Bustin' makes me feel good. I ain't afraid of no ghost.

Who you gonna call? Pick whichever catchphrase you like, because they're all coming back into style this June with the release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game , the long-awaited interactive follow-up to the classic supernatural comedy films from the '80s. This new Ghostbusters picks up where the movies left off, and throws you into the mix with Egon, Winston, Slimer and the rest of the gang doing what the 'Busters do best. The DS version of the Ghostbusters game is set to follow the same storyline as the editions heading to home consoles, but Nintendo portable owners will of course be enjoying a different style of gameplay on the two small screens.

We can't wait to cross the streams with the stylus, or actually deploy a ghost trap on the ground to grab a ghoulie. But we will have to wait, sadly, a little bit longer. Ghostbusters will debut at the tail-end of the Spring season, on June Publisher Atlus is quickly solidified itself as a force to be reckoned with on the DS, as after establishing a firm foundation of excellent, sometimes-quirky titles like Trauma Center and Contact in the system's early years, the company is just hitting DS owners with an all-out blitz today.

Seriously, we could have populated this list with just Atlus-published games and almost hit the total of 20 featured titles for just this Spring season alone.

It's insane. But the one upcoming Atlus release we've picked to highlight is a strategy offering, Knights in the Nightmare. But rather than dive any deeper here, please accept our referral to Mark Bozon's coverage of the game so far.

He recognized that the intimidation factor can often be high for games like this, as the uninitiated think it would just be too tough for them to get into. Mark hopes to prove those worries to be unfounded, so he kicked off the video series below.

Please take a look! One last hurrah for the DS Lite. By the time June of this year rolls around, Nintendo's DSi will have already been on the market for two months -- and Activision's On Tour spin-offs of the Guitar Hero brand can't be played on the DSi. So Modern Hits may well be the last major release that demands play on the original DS Phat or Lite models, equipped as they are with the cartridge slots that facilitate the plugging-in of the Guitar Grip adapter.

Keep it in mind when you're deciding whether or not to trade in your current system. As for the game, it's what you've come to expect from portable Guitar Hero -- a four-button take on the fully-fledged console editions, played by flicking across the screen with a stylus pick to strum a set of virtual guitar strings.

The setlist in this edition is all modern tracks, though -- no vintage rock from the '70s, '80s or even '90s for that matter. Everything included in this one is current, with no tracks more than a handful of years old.

Could be interesting to see how a Guitar Hero game with no support from rock 'n roll's legacy handles. But we expect it'll do all right. Vicarious Visions is a portable powerhouse, the developer behind some of the most innovative and addictive experiences to be found on Nintendo's handhelds in recent years. Like the one seen above.

Like the Wolverine game earlier in this list, we don't know a ton about the movie tie-in title for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen yet. But we do the developer in charge has done a solid job on the system before, and that's enough to allow us some hopeful thoughts for this project.

We're also guaranteed to have a greater variety of Autobots and Decepticons to tangle with than before, too, in two different editions -- just like Pokemon, there will be a separate Autobot version and Decepticon version of this one shipped to stores.

So why not get a little hyped? We'll be ready to transform and roll out again this June. You might want to be, too. Note again: Also like the Wolverine game earlier, there have yet to be any DS version screenshots of this product put out for public consumption.

So please enjoy this image of Bumblebee about to kick some bot's butt. Finally, the DS's Spring season will wind itself down and look forward to the Summer with the help of a man who made a lot of headlines last Spring -- Indiana Jones. But our favorite whip-cracking archaeologist won't be going after alien skulls this time around. We hope. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings is an all-new adventure starring Dr. Jones, and promises to finally give DS owners the sensation of what it's like to crack the whip through a series of action stages.

Castlevania comparisons don't count on the handheld. It remains to be seen, though, if this DS edition will really be the way to go among the many different versions -- because the Wii build's got a pretty sweet bit of bonus content. That's almost worth the price of admission by itself. But if somehow the DS edition get that same extra, or something equally as cool, you'll hear it here first. Note: You know the deal by now. Nobody likes to put out promotional screenshots for licensed, movie tie-in DS games anymore.

What's this world coming to? Here's a Wii shot to whet your appetite instead. Well that's it for this list, Nintendo fans. Hopefully you've now gotten a good idea of what games you're most interested in for the next three months. Count your pennies and pick up an extra shift down at Burger King, because you'll want to be ready to invest in all of the hot new games hitting shelves throughout the Spring. And, of course, you can stay tuned to IGN DS for continued coverage of each of these games as their release dates grow nearer, as well as for full reviews once it's time for them to appear in stores.

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