There are some games which are totally based on a storyline and Operation Vietnam is one of them. The story starts as four men gets lost in a jungle and would have to get them out of the situation. The four men are loaded with some guns and grenades and some occasional air strikes. You will take guard of some stranded soldiers who are struck in the middle of the Vietnam War. You will have to make sure that they reach home in one piece.

You will have to fight against the enemy forces. The visuals of the game are not that good. The game is an action packed game and is provided in a top down perspective. The action is not very fast paced and you can play with a strategy. In the Operation Vietnam game you begin as a Sarge who is a lone soldier who is stranded with a rapid fire gun. You will have to find three companions and rescue them immediately. These three companions have actually crashed behind the very dangerous enemy lines in a Vietnamese jungle. One of those people is a doctor and he has the ability to heal a soldier. The game Operation Vietnam is about managing your multiple men in the best possible way.

The controls of the game are pretty difficult to understand and you will have to practice a lot to get a hang of things. The entire game is based on the strategy. The gameplay is the best part in this game.

The Viva Pinata - Pocket Paradise is one of the most engaging games available for the handheld Nintendo DS. The main motive of the game is to attract pinatas in your garden that is actually based on your level and the animals and plants that are currently present on your land. The most interesting part of the game is that you will never know that what will attract a pinata. Hence you will have to overhaul your land in order to attract a pinata. The controls are just fantastic and the developer has made immaculate use of the touch screen controls of the gaming console.

Sweeping around the garden is a very easy job and you will have to continuously clean the garden in order to attract pinatas. On the other hand, you can easily plant bushes as well. You can also buy some tools for your garden from the store. Using the tool you can easily mould the garden according to the preference. The controls in the Viva Pinata - Pocket Paradise game are better than most other Nintendo DS games. The game is pretty easy in the beginning but once you move to a higher level it becomes pretty difficult. In the higher levels of this game you will have to completely overhaul your garden quite frequently.

Each and every pinata has a different requirement and identifying the requirement is the most difficult job. The game is very addictive and is a good way to pass time. The graphics of this game are average but the gameplay is fantastic.

Tetris DS is a traditional game “founded” by Russian developer Pazhitnov, and that has been played in different formats for a long time but the newly introduced game in Nintendo DS format has taken the market by a storm. All the game lovers are going for this game, which has made it the most sought after game in the market. The strategy of Tetris remains the same in the game but it comes with added interactivity due to introduction of touch screen mode. The best part of Tetris DS is that a maximum of ten players can battle among themselves with just one Tetris DS card with WiFi connection. It comes with six modes including push mode, puzzle mode, mission mode, catch mode, touch mode and standard mode that will guarantee addiction to the users. Each of these modes is theme based and you can use stylus as well as dual screens to the maximum.

In the standard mode of Tetris Nintendo DS there are multiple modes and the pieces appear at the top of the stack automatically in the higher modes while in catch mode you would play as if you were playing vertical scrolling shooting game. In the mission mode you need to complete the challenging task in limited time while in puzzle mode the level becomes quite tougher and tougher as you progress. The touch mode in Tetris DS has tower mode as well as puzzle mode, which increases its complexity as well as your gaming pleasure while its push mode will have you versus the CPU. This will always keep you on your toes and would need your presence of mind to clear its various stages. All these modes as well as various other features will surely hook you to this DS game and prove to be the best buy for you.

Since the evolution of the gaming world, “Super Mario”, a legendary name, has been rocking the entire youth generation in the early decades. Every individual who owns a video game has stepped his or her foot in the gaming world with the Mario game. With time the game became very popular, but this passing phase has also lead to its disintegration as it became a child-play for gamers. This game also went through many renovations as time passed and finally the Super Mario 64 DS, a new and improvised game developed by the Nintendo DS was launched in the gaming market in 2004.

The story of this game begins when Princess Peach invites Mario to her castle but before he could reach Bowser invades the castle using the castle’s 120 Power Stars and imprisons the Princess. The paintings present in the castle are portals that lead to other worlds, where the stars are being guarded by Bowser’s minions. To recover the stars Mario enters the other worlds through the portals that have been thoroughly searched by him. Recovering more stars Mario gains access to more and more rooms, leading to three ferocious battles with Bowser, who finally releases the Princess Peach after he’s defeated in the final battle.

The all new Super Mario 64 DS has been rejuvenated with several features like dual screen, touch screen and capability for wireless multiplayer. Many new stages, puzzles and characters have been introduced in the new Super Mario 64 DS game. The newly introduced characters in the game have their own advantages and disadvantages which can be kept in mind while using them to collect the hidden 150 Power Stars in the castle as the game progresses. This newly introduced game is highly adventurous and is equipped with top screen display for primary action and the bottom screen for mini-challenges. The Super Mario 64 DS also features control functionality and a radar screen for battles. With the presence of the Wireless Versus mode the player can battle three friends in only one DS Game Card.

Let us recap on a few things about the Nintendo DS especially for any newbie reading this post. For that lost soul who is prowling the net for some interesting tidbits of info on the snazzy DS Lite, here are a few facts about the looks:

The Nintendo DS comes in Ice Blue, Enamel Navy, Polar White, Coral Pink, Onyx/Black, Crimson/Black, Cobalt/Black and in the limited addition Gold and Metallic Rose colors. Oh yes, a color for everyone my favorite is the Cobalt/Black one its perfect for work and play something you will be okay being seen with just about anyone.

Some of the limited edition ones of the Nintendo Ds Lite like the 1500 odd ones that released along with premier of blockbusters like the Pirates of the Caribbean one – a collectible! Other limited edition Nintendo DS include Final Fantasy III, Pokémon editions which are a few, even a Swarovski- crystal studded pink Paris Hilton edition and also a few Mario editions, to name a few.
Wi-Fi connectivity on the DS Lite headset allows users to chat, connect, and play anyone from around the planet. The Touch Screen interface with the stylish stylus for your real-time multi-player gaming is a breeze to use. You can use your fingers too – own the DS Lite with pride.

Finally, the best part about the DS Lite you can play all the games you love from Nintendo the Mario series, Zelda and loads of other games and several more upcoming ones that seem tantalizing all lined up for you. Need I say more?

Nintendo still rules as sales figures roll in from Japan. The creators of the super successful Zelda and Mario series have continually pipped competitors Sony PSP and Microsoft Xbox for the top spot since Wii was released. However, not all things Nintendo are retaining the top spot. Nintendo DS Lite was enjoying a clean run in the portable game console war except for a minor upset briefly in autumn last year.

Two years down the line now and the Nintendo DS Lite has had its latest brush with competition of the fiercest kind – The handheld PSP has overtaken sales in Japan for the first time in 2008. So what made this happen you may wonder? The Monster Hunter game and some high intense advertising from Sony on Japanese TV are reasons why!

The Nintendo DS scores high on design against the Sony PSP portable - the design is much better looking and you can play a wider variety of games on the DS than the PSP. Finally, it all boils down to personal choice and what makes you happy but its strike one for the Sony PSP portable for the time being and we can all expect some sure-fire retaliatory action from Nintendo to regain its top honours soon. Are you Nintendo guys salivating?

For now DS owners can send in their DS consoles to ColorWare to get then painted into any color of your choice garish or otherwise all for $99. Check out ColorWare for their palette of choices.

Normally in life we are told not cheat. Cheating is bad. Plus you sometimes have to try hard not to get caught. But cheating does have its advantages; like flying in Super Mario 64 DS, or having infinite lives. Thanks to Action Replay DS, cheating is both incredibly easy and enjoyable. The accompanying review by TweeterMan shows a step by step guide on how to get started with the Action Replay and where to get cheat codes. He also does a great job articulating some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Action Replay DS, in addition to showing it in action. Never lose to that boss again.

Insecticide for the DS Lite might have had the potential to be a fun game, with its wacky character models and amusing setting, but unfortunately it falls way short. Rather than being a game with a few glitches or annoyances that need to be ironed out, the game itself is poorly designed, with monotonous gameplay. The levels are more or less all the same, and the controls are incredibly slow. Aside from the promising idea of playing as a bug detective with a roach partner in an insect world, the game has little staying power. Scott does a good job articulating the game’s flaws in his video and proves that bugs are meant to be squashed.

This edition of Zelda for the DS lite is the sequel to the Gamecube’s Wind Waker and features the same big, cartoony graphics. The DS lite, however, does a fantastic job with the graphics here, and everything from enemy details to character expressions are noticeable. Even though Link has to travel from island to island like in the Wind Waker, a handy steam ship helps to make this much faster and less boring. The game functions much like any other Zelda series, with dungeons and puzzles making up the core of the game. The game makes full use of the DS Lite’s touch screen and much of the controlling is primarily accomplished using the stylus. The reviewer finds this control form to be a hassle, while I actually find it to be quite easy and intuitive. The video review from X-Play does a great job of showing what is another strong addition to the Zelda franchise and a must-have for any DS Lite owner.

Sega fans have long been starved for more material, and even more so for successful material. Now SEGA Superstars Tennis finally offers anyone with a SEGA obsession their own chance to play as beloved characters like Sonic or Tails, in Tennis on the Nintendo DS Lite. The game is literally dripping with SEGA nostalgia and is the closest thing available to a SEGA version of Super Smash Bros. How, however, is the gameplay? Despite an AI which chronically cheats, the gameplay is quite solid and very similar to Virtua Tennis, made by the same developers. The video review from X-PLay offers a great look at many long lost characters in action and exemplifies how the game is perfect for all SEGA fans. The DS lite version looks outstanding graphically and includes multiplayer with both single-card and multi-card play.