GamesRadar - DS Action Games

Monsters vs Aliens

Based on an upcoming DreamWorks animated movie, Monsters vs Aliens allows you to play as various characters, including The Missing Link, the macho half-ape, half-fish; the gelatinous, indestructible and always hungry B.O.B.; Ginormica, the 49-foot-11-inch tall woman and Insectosaurus, the 350-foot tall grub.

The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity

Transformers Animated: The Game

Oct 23, 2008

Of all the game types we figured a new Transformers game would be, a side-scrolling platforming puzzler with driving interludes wasn’t one of them. But that’s what this is, and it’s not all bad.

Boing! Docomodake

Based on a Japanese mobile phone company mascot, Docomodake is a great but short platformer (fitting for its budget price) that stars a mushroom named Papa Docomodake.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

In a world of arcade style, console flight games, one game challenges them all by being a super accurate sim. Does it have what it takes? Coming 2009.

Hue Pixel Painter

Use motion-based controls (courtesy of a packed-in peripheral) to help Hue connect pools of paint and restore color to a drab world in this action-puzzler. The game features more than ten levels and is packaged with skate/snowboarding title Tony Hawk's Motion.

Bomberman 2

Perhaps taking a hint from Mega Man 9, Bomberman's next DS adventure is simply numbered "2," ignoring the thousands of games in the franchise between this one and the first one on the NES.

Commando: Steel Disaster

Aug 19, 2008

This game is very challenging, perhaps too hard for all but the masochistic.

Tak and the Guardians of Gross

Creae your own spells and share them with friends in the DS version of this Nickelodeon game.

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Sep 22, 2008

Kirby faces a number of adventures where he must run, float, copy enemies and use Helpers to fight the likes of King Dedede and Meta Knight. It may become same-y after a while but it’s tons of reliable fun for the money.

Ben 10 Alien Force

Ben 10 follows the adventures of a boy who discovers a wristwatch that enables him to transform into different aliens all while retaining his 10-year-old personality. This means he's still a little wussy boy even after he turns into some big alien.

Quantum of Solace DS

Quantum of Solace DS is kinda like Brain Age, in that you hold your DS sideways like a book to play it. Except, you know, instead of playing Sudoku you kill evil henchmen. Dr. Kawashima would not approve.

The Legend of Kage 2

Oct 7, 2008

After more than 2 decades since the first game graced arcades, this cult favorite at last has a second chapter. Slice with your sword, toss ninja stars and super-jump literally hundreds of feet into trees and onto rooftops. Kage offers a satisfying ninja-fix, if you can handle the difficulty.

CID the Dummy

CID makes his debut in this side-scrolling 3D platformer where it's as much fun dishing out the pain as it is making this crash test dummy take it.

Metal Slug 7

Nov 18, 2008

Not much innovation on the old Metal Slug formula, plus it lacks multiplayer.

Tornado

Oct 21, 2008

A confused Katamari-wannabe in which you play a space cat who commands tornados to rebuild cities by sucking them up. Don’t ask us. We only really understood the sucking part.

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance

Nov 11, 2008

A cute enough experiment in creating a stylus-only action game. But like most of the Clone Wars franchise, it’s best left to fans too young to know what they’re missing.

Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ

Nov 4, 2008

This vertically scrolling shooter mixes in old-school arcade values with some real zombie splatter. But strange controls and some cheap moves as you get deeper in spoil the happy ending.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Oct 21, 2008

An addictive new power-up system, gorgeous outdoor environments and tons of unlockable goodies make Order of Ecclesia another winner in the pantheon of handheld Castlevanias.

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

Oct 21, 2008

In the culmination of the trilogy, players find Spyro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission yet.