Nintendo DS Top 5 Games

There are so many good games on the Nintendo DS. From Role-Playing Games to Mario, to Racing and to Puzzle games, the DS has it all. To pick just 5 is very hard indeed. Therefore, this list is really demonstrating the best of the genres on the Nintendo DS.
Advance Wars Dark Conflict – Strategy Gaming At It’s Finest
If Mario Kart is the King of Racing, then this has to be the King of Turn-Based games, period. Hours and hours will go by as players try to resist the simple but unreal addiction Advance Wars Dark Conflict will bring them. Many players start to adopt the “Just one more go” policy, it doesn’t help. Outdo opponents by using clever strategies and manoeuvre units around the battlefield in the correct way. Simply, It’s one of those games that if it became stuck in the DS, it could only be a good thing.
Mario Kart DS – Best Multiplayer Ever
Mario Kart is a classic series and the DS outing doesn’t disappoint. The game has obviously been scaled down for the DS, but it arguable makes it one of the best Mario Karts in the series. Everything just feels perfectly balanced. There is the usual selection of Nintendo characters and a wide array of karts to choose from, each one affecting your game accordingly; heavy karts being the fastest but poor on steering and vice versa for light karts. People familiar with Mario Kart will know that the multiplayer is the key component of it all, The DS version is no different. Swearing and blinding assured, this is the best multiplayer DS game.
New Super Mario Bros – Stellar 2.5D Platforming
New Super Mario Bros is a great platforming experience. A total of 80 levels are available over eight worlds; with the levels being shown in the DS’s bottom touchscreen. It’s has the usual Nintendo charm to it and the presentation is fantastic, being crisp and clear. It won’t take too long for Mario Veterans to plough through the game, but it’s a great experience while it lasts. With 3 golden coins hidden on each level it’ll take a while do find them all. Want the best platformer on the DS? Look no further.
Chrono Trigger DS – An Old Favourite Revamped
Chrono Trigger needs no introduction, considered not only one of the finest RPG’s of all time, but also one of the finest games ever and now it’s portable on the DS, what’s not to like? It features standard console role-playing gameplay, with several innovations. The player controls the protagonist and his companions in the game’s two-dimensional fictional world, consisting of various forests, cities, and dungeons. Everything about the game reeks of brilliance. With an extra dungeon and gallery mode ported from the PS1 version of the game to boot, including an all new dungeon made specifically for DS, this game really deserves to be played.
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow – Dracula’s Back Again!
Castlevania, the 2D instalments, are really quite good. Dawn of Sorrow is no exception; the game does what the Castlevania series does best. It continues the storyline found in Aria of Sorrow, in which Dracula has been completely defeated, and his powers assumed by his reincarnation, Soma Cruz. There are weapons of all nature in this game and combining souls with the Soul Steal ability just adds more to the chaos. Not to mention the exploration is top notch, the music is fab and the bosses are epic. It’s portable Castlevania at it’s best.
Dream Machine
Who would have thought since its beginning that the Nintendo DS would come this far? Pitted against the PSP, which many titled the ‘Game boy Killer’, the future looked grim. Yet here we are. 5 games really doesn’t show everything this dream machine can do, but hey, it’s a start.
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