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Posted: May 29th 2007 9:42AM (Unverified) said

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Online world war shooter (ok BIA, but thats the only one)

Games like Monster Hunter or Zelda the Ocarina of time

AND Games like the incredible Machine.

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:01AM Covarr said

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For the most part, the puzzle games we have ARE trash. I promise that this will change, as Planet Puzzle League will easily be the best puzzle game on the DS, slightly surpassing Tetris DS, in much the same way that that Puzzle League on GBA (the one that came in a 2-pack with Dr. Mario) was better than Tetris Worlds on GBA, in much the same way Pokemon Puzzle League was better than any N64 incarnation of Tetris, and in much the same way Tetris Attack was better than the SNES Tetris & Dr. Mario.

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:02AM (Unverified) said

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I, like many others, think that the DS platform is awesome but (with a few notable exceptions) the games so far have been underwhelming at best. Some much needed games:

A good bowling sim (sorry Clubhouse Games but yours doesn't cut it)

A Magic the Gathering card game

A Diablo-like action RPG

How about a proper Street-Fighter port?

A sim game (looks like Sim-City may solve this)...

A Bridgebuilder port PUHLEeeeeeeZE!!

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:07AM Covarr said

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Also, there's only 206 DS games released in North America region. 205 if you think that Elf Bowling is too terrible a game to count.

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:20AM (Unverified) said

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Another Elite Beat Agents wouldn't go amiss!

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:32AM (Unverified) said

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I'm a big fan of puzzle games and platformers.

Puzzle wise I feel Tetris DS and Meteos are SOLID games. I also liked Magnetica although it feels a bit weak and unpolished to me.

Platformer wise, I got my DS for the New Super Mario Bros. game. It was very good but I felt it was on the shorter side. However Yoshi's Island DS is AMAZING and probably the best use of both screens I've ever seen. I'm also working on the first Castlevanina game for the DS and I'm loving it.

I would love a REAL Meteos sequel or another Yoshi's Island game. The fact that you can keep playing both games is awesome.

More online games would be nice though. I love playing Tetris DS online.

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:42AM jayb said

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I feel like the DS in general doesn't have enough games that appeal to adults. Yes, there are still a lot great games that anyone would love (i.e., NSMB, Mario Kart, Tetris, Brain Age, Clubhouse Games, etc.). But when I walk into a store and 85% of the games are Hanna Montana, Nintendogs, Pokemon (sorry Pokefanboys), Cooking Mama, and Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses, those just don't appeal to a man who is nearing 30.

Where are the Mortal Kombats, GTAs, and God of War type of games!? Not on the DS. Maybe I'll have to hombrew to get more blood and guts on my DS.

Posted: May 29th 2007 10:50AM (Unverified) said

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Sorry but I completely disagreed w/ your opinions of the puzzle genre being flooded with trash. If anything that's the current strength of the DS. Even the lesser known releases have been solid little games from my experience. So far I have:
Polarium
Meteos Disney
Gunpey
Puzzle Quest
Zoo Keeper
Tetris
Magnetica

And I plan on picking up at least a few more of the recent ones. I'm actually thinking Quickspot, Trioncube or Pogo Island may be next - but probably once Pogo drops to $20. Puzzlers have always fit handheld systems well, and the DS is doing great in the genre.

Posted: May 29th 2007 1:34PM (Unverified) said

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Theres currently a little over 1100 DS games released world wide, but only a small fraction of thoes are US/PAL, and the majority being Japanese.
I love puzzle and strategy games, but basically I like all DS games, even the crappy ones like Feel the Magic.
Also even though Jump Super Stars hasn't been officially localized does not mean you can play an unofficially localized version of the game with this patch: http://www.translationrl.it/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Posted: May 29th 2007 5:29PM (Unverified) said

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Most lacking is definitely good, solid RPGs that aren't just remakes. I've been keeping myself busy with GBA games when I need my RPG fix, but it'll be nice to get some new ones soon. Most of the RPGs available are either remakes are just crap.

As for puzzle and racing games... We have Tetris DS, and quite a few other good games like Meteos. And Mariokart DS being low-polish trash? Hardly. There's not much variety in those genres, but there are a few really awesome titles.

Posted: May 29th 2007 6:37PM (Unverified) said

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@imtraum

You realize there was like no good RPGs for the GBA for the like first 3 years of its life except for Golden Sun 1 right? Give it time.

Posted: May 30th 2007 12:16AM (Unverified) said

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I thought Bleach DS was a better fighting game than Jump Superstars.

Posted: May 30th 2007 4:53AM (Unverified) said

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I feel that DS lacks good sport games. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 wasn't so good and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 was horrible.

Oh, and where is the new Advance Wars with online play? Or the Pokémon MMORPG?

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