Mazes of Fate DS can, with all due respect, be described as a somewhat mediocre 3D version of the more popular and well animated Game Boy Advance game of the same name. The story is also more or less the same. It is just that now there are four more additional characters to choose from instead of the original three. The game, which is basically a dungeon crawler, starts with the story of gods and humans. The gods are unhappy that the humans have started neglecting them and plan on replacing them with a more submissive species. (more…)

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a musical role-playing game, based on the theme of love and friendship. The cute game has been brought to the Nintendo DS by NIS America, which is a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi. The game casts the player as a young girl named Cornet, who is in love with a prince. Cornet is a peasant girl and she is extremely infatuated with this prince, whom she has never actually seen but met in her dreams. Now, the “adventure factor” in this love tale is added as Cornet possesses special powers, which help her to rescue her prince charming from a wicked witch. (more…)

Time Hollow, A new game by Konami, is an entertaining adventure game based on the point-and-click style of the DS Lite. The game centres around a schoolboy named Ethan Kairos, who has lost his family. The player plays as Ethan, who is desperately looking for his parents who suddenly vanished on his 17th birthday. (more…)

Revived by Taito, “Kage Densetsu: The Legend of Kage 2” is a ninja action game on the DS screen. So what makes Taito rejuvenate a game that dates back to 1985? It is of course the action and thrill factor inherent in the game, which will be adored by this new generation of gamers just as much as the last generation. If you are amongst the ones who love adventure both in real life and in the games you play, then Kage Densetsu is meant for you (not to be confused with Dragonball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu). In this game you will control the ninja called Kage, who can perform various action hero moves. (more…)

Dragon Ball: Origins for the Nintendo DS, developed by Namco Bandai Games, aims to portray the childhood of Goku, the hero of the Dragon Ball games. This role-playing game allows the player to control the little Goku and move him in the desired direction. The action adventure theme of the game makes it quite different from other Dragon Ball Z games, which should be of great interest for all Dragon Ball fans looking for a change. Along with offering many action moves, Dragon Ball: Origins also allows you to explore new things while using your brains in solving interesting puzzles. (more…)

Line Rider 2: Unbound is a 2D racing slash puzzle game, where your primary task is to guide an adventurous little boy through a series of progressively intricate courses. It truly is a captivating game, in spite of its 2D format, and your main goal is to solve the puzzle of missing tracks, in order to eventually enable your onscreen character to cross the finish line. It is interesting to note however that, unlike in most racing games such as Diddy Kong Racing, you don’t have any direct control over the character. (more…)

In this game called N+ you play as the guide for a bell-bottom clad ninja, as he passes challenging obstacles in a bid to get to the all important exit. In the process he has to activate a swath of switches and face multiple encounters. He has a rich repertoire of moves at his disposal to confront his foes, including a wall jump, a wall slide, and the ability to sprint up and down inclines. However, he isn’t your typical sword swinging ninja like in Naruto: Ninja Council, because he completely lacks a sword, and can’t double jump either. You are faced with the difficult task of guiding the ninja through a continuous maze of cunningly laid mines and electrified blue orbs in each level. There will also be missiles and projectiles aimed at your character with pin point precision. (more…)

Ignition Entertainment brings you a game called ‘Red Bull BC One’ with an apparent motive of also making you dance in tune with it. In this somewhat bizarre and puzzling game, digital b-boys, who are scantily clad in dresses reminiscent of the early 90’s, bust moves on the top of the screen of your Nintendo DS. What strikes us here is that instead of break dancing, you have to concentrate more on connecting dots, which in some manner is connected to your onscreen characters performance. (more…)

Here is something that is sure to test your patience and that might even drive you insane. We are talking about a game called ‘Commando: Steel Disaster’, which, despite the name similarity, bears no acquaintance to Capcom’s long-running series of Commando games. (more…)

Nowadays it’s almost become mandatory to release a game after releasing a movie, and this tactic has often produced less than quality games. Often games based on movies are rushed into development in order to come out in time for the movie, are based on weak stories, and have little in the way of entertaining gameplay. However, this doesn’t entirely seem to be the case with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for the Nintendo DS. (more…)