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.
Using the DS stylus, players can click on characters to garner clues or take part in puzzles. They can also tap objects to see if there are any hint coins hidden inside. If you can remember Marth appearing on Super Smash Bros.
Set in Archanea, Shadow Dragon tells the tale of Prince Marth and his exile at the hands of en evil wizard and a devious dragon. Like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem is known for its epic storylines, turn based battles, and character development as players progress through the game. Both DS screens come into play in this game, with the lower touchscreen showing gamers a map of Archanea and all of the story-action and battling happening up top.
If you enjoyed the Famicom game or love a bit of Dungeons and Dragons, then Shadow Dragon should be on your wish list. Sonic and Mario might have once been competitors, but these days, Sega and Nintendo have buried the hatchet, so to speak. Sonic Rush Adventure is a cracking sonic title that cleverly uses both DS screens for a unique gameplay experience. Blaze is a mobian cat princess who guards Sol emeralds, and our dynamic Duo need her help to find both Chaos and Sol emeralds, as well as fighting back robotic pirates.
The gameplay is, as you might expect, pretty much like every other Sonic side-scroller. It is, however, one of the best portable Sonic games and feels as though it could have jumped straight from the Mega Drive. In a nice twist, the characters move from top to bottom screens depending on how the path moves, and some mini-levels can also be controlled by using the stylus too.
We love Castlevania games here at Retro Dodo, and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow has to be one of our favourites in the canon. Dawn of Sorrow marked the first Castlevania adventure on the DS and a move away from the continuous battle of the Belmonts vs Dracula. Although Simon Belmont or Reinhardt Schneider do not feature in this game, the same Castlevania elements that we know and love remain. Dawn of Sorrow is designed perfectly, maintaining that gothic feel that Konami always delivers so well in these games with levels and enemies that will send a chill down your spine.
Readers that spend a lot of time setting up camp in Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield will love it too! Use the touchscreen to pet, groom, or throw toys for your dog. Speak its name into the microphone to call it, and take your pooch on walks to the park, all without leaving the sofa.
Various versions gave been released covering a wide variety of breeds. There is also a Nintendogs and Cats game for the 3DS too for anyone who loves felines more than canines. The Mario Bros. The DS certainly had a whole host of epic pocket monster adventures available, especially updated remakes of classic titles released on the GBC and GBA. Dual Pokemon battles are a feature in Platinum, and players can compete in minigames in the new WiFi Plaza.
Record battles with opponents or trade anonymously over the Global Trade System to complete outstanding Pokedex entries. Many critics consider Pokemon Platinum to be the ultimate remake of the ultimate Pokemon games. Back in mini-game mode, Wario is ready to party and has some incredibly bizarre and addictive challenges up his sleeve.
This game uses the DS touchscreen to maximum effect, with mini-games requiring stylus-wielding action as well as shouting commands into the microphone. Each of the micro mini-games only lasts around seconds, meaning that gamers must be quick witted and on the ball if they have any hope of succeeding. Connect batteries, pick noses, shoot targets, and much more in over crazy mini-games. Players encounter a boss every 15 micro-games, which is usually a trickier mini-game designed to trip you up and send you packing!
Whether on the bus or on the loo we know you do it, so why hide it! Fans of Sherlock and Poirot will love this adventure in the weird and wonderful Curious Village. The inhabitants of St. Mystere will only cooperate with your investigation once you have solved their brain-ticklingly hard quizzes. Gamers must point and click their way around various static levels, interacting with characters and searching for clues as to the whereabouts of the Golden Apple.
By interacting with objects such as pipes, animals, and trees etc, players can find cheat coins that help to tackle tough problems. Up next in our list of the best Nintendo DS games is a series that many Nintendo Switch fans should be well acquainted with.
Animal Crossing has taken the world by storm recently, and Animal Crossing: Wild World was the first portable adventure in the series. Like Animal Crossing New Horizons , it revolves around conversing with talking animals and thriving in a remote village. Night and day play a big part in Wild World too, with the passing of time synced to the internal clock inside your DS and affecting certain actions such as the growing of crops or when characters are available to converse with. Animal Crossing: Wild World is a game with dozens of possibilities and customisable options available to players.
There is no right or wrong way to play; play your way and live by your rules. Fans of the Sims or Harvest Moon will love Wild World; it provides a much-needed escape from the stresses of day to day life without providing taxing challenges or intense gameplay.
Released in , these two games were the first DS titles to reach 5-million sales and feature over new Pokemon to catch! The game dynamic is the same as the other Pokemon titles, but the graphics and storyline set Black and White apart from other Poke-ventures.
Triple battles and Rotation battles play a big part in the games mechanics, and the touchscreen can be used for WiFi connection settings. Unova is one of my favourite Pokemon cities as it feels very different to Johto, Kanto, and Sinnoh. Gamers encounter different Pokemon in the Dream World that are not available to catch in the main world. They can also grow berries and train Pokemon in a Dream House too. Now, some of you might think that Metroid Prime: Hunters should have been way further back up this list or not here at all, but I liked it!
This first-person shooter takes place between Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime: Echoes and received tonnes of awards when it first came out. As well as the single player mode, Hunters had a multiplayer mode with four bounty hunters jumping into battle.
If you had time to chat between dodging bombs and plasma blasts, then the in-built microphone could be used to catch up with mates at the same time! Remember I said that there was another Mario Bros. Well, here it is! Each character has special abilities that gamers will need in order to save Princess Peach as they travel through time.
Yes, unable to stay safe for more than three seconds, Princess Peach has been caught yet again. Partners in Time and Superstar Saga share many similarities, including the turn-based battle system. The new game feels a lot more sinister than the first title, however, despite its vibrant levels and cutesy characters, of course.
Gameplay moves between the two screens, with some levels utilising the baby duo up top and the plumbers themselves down below. Learn new moves, work in unison, and save Princess Peach from an alien abduction.
Regular readers know all too well about my love for The Legend of Zelda, and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was a fun Hyrule outing that felt very different to all of the other titles in the series. Check out Hyrule Historia if you want to know any more on the subject!
Anyway, back to the game! Zelda plays a bigger role in this game, providing the player with the ability to summon phantom guardians in Dungeons. Use the stylus to select weapons, draw tracks, and consult maps as you travel across New Hyrule by train or on foot through the various levels.
Solatorobo takes the 5th spot in this list of the best Nintendo DS games of all time! Players control Red and his Robot as they island hop around the beautiful scenery of the Shepard Republic in an attempt to thwart the Kurvaz gang. How could Nintendo possibly make Super Mario 64 even better? How about by giving players the option to play as Wario, Luigi, or Yoshi instead of Mario? Along with the original hats from the previous games, each character has a special ability.
Players can grow bigger with a Mushroom, and a feather makes characters fly in multiplayer mode and Mario soar in the main story! These new additions help to spice up a classic story that many readers will have no doubt played to death since our Super Mario 3D All-Stars review dropped. Plus playing as Wario is always a treat! Touchscreen functions are reserved for the game map and camera angles. All in all, this is a must have game for every Mario fan out there.
Phantom Hourglass takes place after the events in the Wind Waker. Link must save Tetra, who we now know as Zelda, from an evil enemy named Bellum. Coincidentally, Bellum is the Latin name for War, so Link will probably have a great fight on his hands! Along with Captain Linebeck and the S.
S Linebeck, Link tales to the seas once again in a mission to rescue Tetra from the clutches of evil. Gameplay takes place in a topdown format used in Links Awakening on the Switch, though cutscenes are usually displayed in 3D.
As with every other Zelda game ever, Phantom Hourglass won tonnes of awards. Grab a copy and complete your adult timeline collection! Well, players have access to new karts, with more becoming available as they progress through the game.
There are new characters to unlock, and the touchscreen shows either a top-down progress view or the entire course map. Mario Kart DS features all the same item-throwing, banana-dodging action as the other titles with some of the best courses in the series, in my opinion.
This is a port of an arcade game that was released in the s and is a fun way for players to experience a retro Mortal Kombat game on a handheld console. The fact that this game got an M rating should be no surprise. The Mortal Kombat series has always been known for pushing the boundaries of violence and gore in video games and the fact that it was released on this console may be a surprise, but the rating it got shouldn't be.
Dementium: The Ward was released in on the Nintendo DS and is a survival horror game that was originally planned as a Silent Hill game , but was eventually rejected by Konami before being published as its very own game. The game follows a man named William who wakes up in a hospital with no idea of where he is or how he got there. The player guides William through the hospital, solving a variety of puzzles and defeating monsters, in order to try to escape.
This game, like its predecessor, is a survival horror game that is set in a truly terrifying hospital. The game, like the first Dementium: The Ward , was rated M because of the violence, the terrifying monsters, and the generally scary situations. Although the Nintendo DS doesn't exactly seem like the most likely console for a survival horror game in the style of Silent Hill , this game proves that handheld games can be scary.
Theresia is a horror visual novel that was released in This adventure game is definitely a terrifying one and is similar to other adventure visual novels and puzzle games. The game follows Leanne, a teenage girl who woke up with amnesia and no memory of who she is or where she is. The player is tasked with guiding her through the large labyrinth, avoiding traps and trying to figure out who she is and how she got there.
This game's disturbing storyline and scary content definitely explains how it got its M rating. The game follows nine people who were taken hostage and placed aboard a sinking ship and forced to play the "Nonary Game.
It's a combination of a puzzle game and a visual novel and is definitely an engaging experience that's still worth picking up a DS or 3DS to play. In , an enhanced port of the game was released on the Nintendo 3DS, but the original DS games are still compatible with the 3DS consoles.
The game follows a group of people that are sent to Antarctica to investigate some strange events and get other-worldly demons and creatures to help your fight. Touch the Dead is a zombie-based rail shooter that has the player use the Nintendo DS' lower touch screen and their stylus to take out the zombies that approach them.
This game doesn't exactly have the best graphics by today's standards, but those zombies were scary enough to get this horror game an M rating when it was released. The game has a variety of different weapons that can be used to take out these zombies, but the actual act of aiming and shooting or hitting them always involves using the touch screen.
This game's use of the Nintendo DS' touch screen was definitely unique at the time of its release.
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