DS Game Recommendations

[Dealin Rams]

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Anyone pick up either Contra 4 or Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga?

[Brandwin]

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Got my daughter one months back and I won't lie, Cooking Mama is a damn fun game.

[Cletus]

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Anyone pick up either Contra 4 or Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga?

I'm pretty sure Contra 4 got moved back to either the 20th or the 23rd of november. I just got Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, pretty fun game.

[Drag66]

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I'm pretty sure Contra 4 got moved back to either the 20th or the 23rd of november. I just got Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, pretty fun game.

I saw Contra at Circuit City yesterday. Didn't pick it up though - I have no time with Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, and next week, Uncharted comes out. I am interested to hear what people say about Contra though as I loved the old NES Contras.

[Cletus]

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I saw Contra at Circuit City yesterday. Didn't pick it up though - I have no time with Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, and next week, Uncharted comes out. I am interested to hear what people say about Contra though as I loved the old NES Contras.

Found it tonight at the mall that I work at. Thank goodness my dad is sending Christmas money early. The game is fun, but hard as crap. If you love Contra for the NES, you'll love this. Plus, the NES versions of Contra and Super C are available as rewards. I've spent like 3 hours playing the game and haven't gotten past level 2. The game uses both screens for gameplay, instead of one screen for gameplay and another for maps. I really love this game even though it's the most difficult Contra I've played. If you're a hardcore 2D side scrolling Contra lover, you'll love this game.

[HungryBologna]

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Anyone pickup Geometry Wars: Galaxies? Well I picked it up and while its damn fun and deeper than the 360 version by adding several 'missions', the controls are awkward as hell... at least at first. You move the ship with the d-pad and to shoot you use either the stylus, it has a laser that helps with the aim or you can use the abxy buttons in which each button corresponds to a different direction like.. x-up, a-right, b-down and y-left... pretty tough and you definitely need to take breaks because my hand has already cramped up.

I've only messed around on the 1st level which is pretty basic but supposedly there's a bunch more including unlockables and what not also.

[DJ]

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Is Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword worth a purchase or is it more of a rental?

Anyone play Final Fantasy IV? Would you recommend that over III?

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is super; I like it more than Dual Strike.

Zelda is a lot of fun and the stylus controls work really well. CrossworDS is a nice pick-up-and-play title.

[fishepa]

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I'm playing FFIV now, put about 23 hours into it. It's one of my favorite games of al time though.

[DJ]

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I'm playing FFIV now, put about 23 hours into it. It's one of my favorite games of al time though.

Wow. I've only played FF I and attempted II but didn't like the battle system. Would IV be OK for someone who's not totally familar with FF games to jump in and play?

I'm really looking to downsize my game collection and only buy/keep games that offer a lot of replay value. This sounds like a totally-engrossing game.

[fishepa]

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Wow. I've only played FF I and attempted II but didn't like the battle system. Would IV be OK for someone who's not totally familar with FF games to jump in and play?

I'm really looking to downsize my game collection and only buy/keep games that offer a lot of replay value. This sounds like a totally-engrossing game.

It is a totally engrossing game. The storyline is one of the best ever IMO, really draws you into the game and attaches you to the characters. Be forwarned, the game is hard, it doesn't hold your hand, you can't save anywhere you want, etc. It's an old school turn based fighter. If you don't like turn based fights with randomized fights then you probably won't like this game.

[DJ]

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Anyone know of any good, non turned-based RPGs? FF IV sounds really good, but I've never been a big fan of turned-based battles.

How is The World Ends With You?

I was hoping Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff would be out by now, but looks like we'll have to wait until Novemeber for that. I'm also very interested in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

[DJ]

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Going with a big bump on this thread, as I just got a DSi for Christmas. I sold my DS Lite a couple of years back, so looking for games in the past 2-3 years that I may have missed.

Games I have:
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Mario Kart
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga
999
Hotel Dusk Room 215
Last Window The Secret of Cape West
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Games I've played:
Trace Memory
Trauma Center
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
New Super Mario Bros.
Big Brain Academy
CrossworDS
Animal Crossing
Super Princess Peach

[redsrule]

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Haven't played a ton of DS games, but I liked Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced (DS & GBA version)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
All of the Pokemon games

[Flawless]

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective to round out your other Adventure games.

The World Ends With You is great, but hard to recommend with its steep learning curve.