DS Daily: Surprised by license

by David Hinkle on Nov 5th 2008 9:00AM

JC wrote up a most excellent review for Dragon Ball Origins yesterday. If you haven't read it, you certainly should. Go on. We'll wait.

Back? Good. See, his review talks about a licensed game surprising him, in terms of production values and overall quality. A fun, licensed game? Shocking, we know.

There are a few out there, though. What licensed games have you found to be above the rest? They don't have to be on the DS necessarily, so feel free to shout out any. We just want to know!

Tags: atari, dragon-ball, dragon-ball-origins, funimation, license, licensed-game

Reader Comments (17)

Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Duck Tales (NES)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (SNES)
Micro Machines (SNES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (SNES)

agreed, 100%

Man I remember Turtles in time! My friend and I played it through in one sitting when it came out.

Spider-man: Web of Shadows (DS) was a gem, in my opinion. Don't know about the console versions, but the DS game was a great action-adventure romp, with awesome combat, surprisingly good A.I. and it was a game that invites you back for multiple playthroughs.

Also, the latest Avatar DS game is shaping up to be something pretty special. As opposed to the last couple of 2D games, this latest one plays more like Phantom Hourglass, and it's surprisingly enjoyable thus far.

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Very nice Hack & Slash)
Harvey Birdman (Short but Very funny)

Spider-Man 2 is still the most fun I've had in an open world game.

Shame about Spider-Man 3.

Goldeneye and TMNJ: TiT, definitely.

Agreed with Goldeneye 007 and the TMNT games (don't forget TMNT2: The Arcade Game for the NES). I'd say that the Transformers: Prelude to Energon game for the PS2 was actually quite good, especially for being a licensed game. I also enjoyed Robotech: Battlecry for the PS2, but I do think it could have been better.

I played Star Wars Episode I: Racer more than any other game (with the exception of Pokemon Stadium) when I had an N64 as a kid. I still have a soft spot for it to this day, and even tracked down the Dreamcast version to compare as well as Racer Revenge for the PS2.

does marvel vs capcom count?

I'd Jump! Ultimate Stars is extremely good for a licensed game. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is pretty good. and of the DBZ Budokai games are worth a mention too.