DS Daily: Best bang for your buck

by David Hinkle on Oct 22nd 2008 9:00AM

We were thinking about how many awesome games there on the DS. We then passed out from the exertion because, let's face it, there's so many great games available for the handheld. So, we decided to tackle something a bit less strenuous. We started thinking about how many of those awesome games are worth playing more than just once.

Do you have any favorites with an incredibly high replay value? Which DS games have you found to be the most filled with great gaming content?

Which games reign in replayability?

Tags: replay-value, replayability

Reader Comments (37)

Pokemon.

Seconded.

Well, at the moment I'd have to say Civilisation Revolution and Bangai - the level editor seems really cool. There's also Tetris. And if we were to include GBA games, then I'd add Warioware Twisted.

For me?
New Super Mario Bros!

I just started playing through Sonic Rush again. Something about those Hideki Naganuma beats...

Probably say Meteos, Brain Age, Jump Ultimate Stars, and Mario Cart.

Those were some of the first DS games I purchased and I can still whip 'em out nowadays and play either against other people, or just by myself.

just recently me and my brother started to play megaman zx again it a really good game

Zoo Keeper. In Tokoton Mode. Best time-waster ever.

another vote for zookeeper

While I haven't restarted Pokemon Diamond and played through it a second time, I have over 300 hours logged on the cart and going strong! I think that is an incredible value.

Also I replay PW all the time. I think it's nice how after you beat it you can go back to any particular case you want, like a favorite book.

The game I've played the most on DS is Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. For some reason I just can never get enough of either the single player or multiplayer. Those tank battles are just ridiculously addicting.

Sonic Rush. Most places sell it new for like $20 tops. And it is an amazing value for that. My cousin and I have both played that game to death, memorizing nearly every nook and cranny, twist and turn, enemy and ramp in the game. All for that coveted S rating. I don't even know how many hours I've put in the game, but it is way beyond that of any other game to touch my DS.

Although, before long, Disgaea DS will pass it. I am determined to finish that game. And I mean finish. Which is going to take some serious time.

Puzzle Quest.

Metroid Prime Hunters
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Puzzle Quest! If it had an online component it would get two exclaimation points. I played that thing for endless hours, and then when I beat it, I could try it again with a new character class and new spell combos.

Sonic Rush... nice to know I'm not the only one still playing it :)

Ouendan 2... has practically not left my DS for several months since I bought it

Bleach DS 2nd... BAN...KAI!

I want that Placebo game...

Wordjong. I literally have not removed the game from my DS after buying it a month ago. The only other title that even comes close to that is Yu-Gi-Oh: WCE 2008.

I find Rune Factory and Elite Beat Agents to have good replay value.

I still randomly replay the GBA Fire Emblem games. Once the DS game comes out, it will not be leaving my system for a long time.

Any Advanced Wars. Every time is different.

Picross. I've finished all the puzzles, but there are always news ones on wifi. I pull out professor layton every week. And of course, there's Ouendan. :)

I'm not a replay-er; there just isn't enough time. I wish there were decent point and click adventures on the DS that have more than 3 hours in them, then I'd probably start replaying.

I find that most DS game (all games) are filled with almost TOO MUCH content. Seeing as though most of it is random filler and not full at all, I really wish the creators could maybe hold back a little. Make games that are condensed, fun, and have enough replay value alone on the fact that they are good games, and I'll buy.

Though, as far as having way too much stuff, Advance Wars: Dual Strike was too much for me to handle.

What games are "just right"? Super Princess Peach, Contact, Trace Memory, Meteos, any Kirby game, Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (though not the best game, but what I'm looking for in terms of length) and maybe Etrian Odyssey to a degree, but most of that game was unfun grinding (even though it's fantastic...) Zelda: Phantom Hourglass minus the ship part collecting.

Puzzle Quest. I could have bought any number of versions of it, but the DS version won me over with the touch screen. Months and months of fun, with hours and hours killed waiting at airports.

Mario Kart and Metroid. I have beaten both but still play tons on WIFI.

Then there are the games that you can put hundreds of extra hours in like FFTA2. I like to spend time getting all my clan members up to level 99 and then owning any clan that engages me in battle. I have 430ish hours on the Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) version.

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 is probably my favorite game on the console.

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2 is probably my favorite game on the console.

I love dungeon crawlers.

I loved the plot and the characters. I also love how they make certain aspects of the game symbolic, like how Grovyle says that "Whenever I came to this world, and I saw the sunset, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen." The moral behind that quote will probably be drilled in my memory forever.

The game lasted me a good 2 weeks, too.

My favorite DS game by far. It makes me wish that they make another lackluster addition to the Pokemon series just so they can make another Mystery Dungeon game.

Pokemans games.Specially when tryng to beat it as quick as possible.

Games like Hotel Dusk and Dementium are high on my replay list. Sure, you might know where everything is, but the atmosphere of the games is well-worth revisiting.

FFTA2 and Pokemon. There will always be a different way you could've fought the battle, different pokemon/characters, different moves.....

Picross! Picross! A thousand times Picross!

I've been playing it every day since it was released and I'm still not finished with all the puzzles. Nintendo just threw some more up for download a few months ago.

Games totally worth the money:

Pokemon
Castlevania
Kirby (to an extent)
Zelda
Mario (Platform games only)

Had the most fun with these games and go back to them randomly when I get bored of my current game. Worth

Clubhouse Games is the one cartridge I'd want on a desert island. The backgammon game alone is excellent, and there are several games that I keep meaning to learn. (Shake the Bottle, otoh, is a total waste of ROM.) I also like rogue-likes, so Shiren would probably be my second choice.

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns

Phoenix Wright is always good to replay, then make the wrong decisions (not taking Maya's case, making White and Grossberg out to be lovers etc.) getting funny reactions or even getting them guilty, or maybe just to relive moments after a while (some cases just get to me sometimes)

TWEWY, has some replayability factor to it too, if you're in to the whole perfecting the whole game sort of thing (i.e. collecting the secret reports)

Ouendan. DUH. I replayed the game so many times just to get them female cheerleaders.

New Super Mario Bros. My little sisters also think it has a high replay value. They've beaten the game 5 times xD

i played through NSMB 3 times, so that's the biggest one for me. also, tetris is great. i kept it in my ds for a month straight and probably played it every day. oh, and FFTA2 and FFXIIRW are looking like they'll both last me over 50 hours, which is great.

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