The Rayman Raving Rabbids is a game that is meant for those who enjoy playing juvenile cartoons. The platformer franchise has been emphatically turned into a party game that has cool animation and impressive gaming moves.

The game be played in the single player mode and it would become more enjoyable if the gamer does not opt for a more traditional version of the Rayman. There must be around 70 mini games that comprise the complete game which are taxing and equally adventurous. Humour is another element that is taken care of in the Rayman Raving Rabbids DS game. The story is centered around the main protagonist Rayman Rabbid who is on a picnic with his mates. All hell breaks loose as other rabbids crash the party and proclaiming their intentions of ruling the world. Each mini game has something new to offer and is very tantalizing. The motion sensing technology is put to good use by the game in extracting the best performance.

Some mini games include the rabbids sitting inside the stalls placed in the bathroom while others include usage of nun chucks for closing the doors which break open. There is a mini game where the rabbids indulge in dance revolution and one where drum sticks are used to play. Gaming while playing the Rayman Raving Rabbids will be different altogether because of the fact that there is a certain innocence about the game which you will find to be highly endearing. All in all, it is a very entertaining Nintendo DS game where you can make maximum use of the opportunities available.

Echoes of Time play well on both the Nintendo Wii and on the DS. Both versions come with four player options. In this wonderful role playing game from Square Enix, you as a player start by creating your own characters and naming them. There are four different tribes you choose from namely the Lilty, Selkie, Clavat and Yuke. You can also choose from the two gender variations. Yuke here is a humanoid who is winged as well as masked and the other three are adorable warrior children with cherub like features.

Characters themselves come with various special attributes. Yuke comes equipped with amazing magic skills and Lilties are extremely good wielders of spear. Theme of the story is similar in line to the usual Final Fantasy series specialty, coming-of-age. As you turn 16, you are considered to be old enough to be sent on your first quest. Here you get a taste of the real life combat system of the game. User friendly controls add to the fun as you just use four primary buttons namely pick up objects, jump, attack and cast spells.

When you return successfully after your first quest, you find one of your villagers’ ill attacked by crystal sickness, a mysterious disease. A freshly returned hero, you venture finding a cure for this disease taking you from your small little village to a bigger and busier town. In Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time you heroically go around offering various services and collecting a crew of adventurers. With the help of a researcher in the local library, you are again sent on a quest to find a solution to the disease and there is a lot of excitement and fun along the way.

The Overlord series is back, and this time, it’s thrice as thrilling. That’s right folks. There are three new Overlord games in the works and almost set for release. First of the three games is, that’s right, Overlord II. This game is an immediate sequel to the Overlord I expansion, Raising Hell. In Overlord II, a new, bigger, bad overlord tries to take over the Glorious Empire with better, smarter minions. He has a lot more spells at his disposal, and isn’t as robotic as his predecessor.

A new ‘Corruption System’ has been introduced into the game, where you can choose Domination and make the villagers obey your every command, or you can choose Destruction and just blow up everything in your path. The game is, however, completely about how your minions go about doing things. You still control the Brown, Red, Green and Blue minions, as in Overlord I. This time, however, your Minions are a little brainier, and can ride any magical creature they find, and can bring them into battle as well. The next game in development is Overlord - Dark Legend, which isn’t a port, but a completely new game for the Wii, built with the Wii controls in mind. It is a prequel to Overlord I, and it introduces a new system where you can blow up your minions in the face of the enemies.

Overlord: Minions will be out for the Nintendo DS soon, which will be a puzzle- action game exclusive to the DS. Instead of a horde, you control a minion squad, with one of each type of minion. The game will be entirely touch screen- stylus controlled.

This game was originally made for the Wii by Konami. It is rebuilt for the DS in a more satisfying, fun and significant manner. The Konami game comes with a design that is kid-friendly though bordering a little on the silly and bubbly nature.

Zero, at the onset of the game charges into a bus invented by Kai’s dad accidentally and sends it to the other universe. Bus has to be powered with special items such as Omega elebits by Kai in order to be brought back. Excitement is added to the game in the form of other universes where they find themselves in with each leap into time and space.

Each area visited by Zero and Kai are self sufficient with their own puzzles and maps. The unique adventure offered in each universe keeps the interest going and players can enjoy hours of solid gameplay. The game includes many puzzles, but they are much different and more engaging than brainteaser puzzles found in games like Big Brain Academy. The core of the game consists of Elebits, which are tiny beings that resemble rodents. In every world, you collect these creatures which are full of bubbling energy. As you go around tapping objects such as rocks and trees, these creatures fall on the ground and all you have to do is to tap them to gain their energy. Try to catch more number of elebits in a single scoop for maximum energy.

With this energy collected, you can now activate elevators and doors. You can also use abilities of the Omega elebits which include breathing fire, shattering boulders, shooting ice, uncovering holes that are hidden, attract metal spheres that are huge with the help of the magnets, etc. With quite an easy adventure setting, this game is especially exciting and entertaining for children on their favourite DS. And though originally intended for Wii consoles, the Nintendo DS adaptation has been a complete success.

The DS version of the sports genre game, Skate It is on its way to rock the DS screen. If you have tried your hands on the Wii version, then you will definitely enjoy the differences more than a newbie to the series. Published by the Electronic Arts, Skate It for your DS is developed by Exient Entertainment.

You will be overwhelmed with the kind of response you get with the touch screen, as it works amazingly well in this game. As a single player, you will have great fun in managing your skater in a complete 3D scenario. While you will be thrilled to see the stunts of your skater on the top screen, you will also love to see a skateboard deck on the bottom. A tap on the touch screen will be enough to push him in the desired direction. Although you may find the moves to be a little complicated in the beginning of the Skate it Nintendo DS version, you will thoroughly enjoy them later. It is actually a matter of understanding the tactics to succeed in the skill of skating on the screen.

Although all the modes are extremely engrossing, the career mode will interest all those who have ever dreamt to be a professional skater. The game has actually managed all the attractive points of a real-life skating, which will often act as its main attraction.

To be released on November 19, Skate It is supposed to be a real hit among the gamers who have a taste for sports and especially skateboarding. So locate your skates as you may feel like skating on board after playing the game!