GamesRadar - DS Shooter Games

Call of Duty Modern Warfare: Mobilized

Nov 10, 2009

Sometimes taking advantage of the DS and others times not, Mobilized is a hit or miss experience. Taking down enemies is as fun as ever, but sluggish performance and a physically tiring control scheme is not fun. Mobilized tries hard to be like its next-generation brother, but instead it should have tried not to be.

Dementium II

A sequel to Renegade Kid's Dementium: The Ward, the next chapter in this horrific story promises to take players even closer to the precipice of madness than its predecessor.

Space Invaders Extreme 2

Oct 20, 2009

Unashamedly – no, joyously – retro, Space Invaders Extreme 2 revels in its heritage but manages to feel fresh at the same time. It’s also one of those rare games that constantly evolves as you play. Proof that classics never die, they just get better.

Elite Forces: Unit 77

Apr 28, 2009

Tactical DS shooter with some quirks (stylus-only control) but good for a quick blast.

Call of Duty: World at War

Nov 11, 2008

Certainly a big production for a DS game, but like nearly all FPSes for the system, unnatural controls hold it back.

Matchman

Matchman is a side scrolling shooter involving line drawn graphics, and fancy manipulation and creative features. We hope it also involves matches.

Big Bang Mini

Jan 20, 2009

This cute little shooter mixes the fun of shooting enemies with the beauty of fireworks to great results.

Space Invaders Extreme [import]

You may have played it before, but that doesn't make it un-awesome. Pro-tip: remember to shoot where they are going to be, not where they are.

Bangai-O Spirits

Aug 12, 2008

Hundreds of puzzles, a peerless level editor and some of the most frantic, challenging and rewarding 2D shooting action ever await you in this DS title from cult favorite developer Treasure. Brilliant, wacky, and totally one-of-a-kind, Bangai-O Spirits might not be for everyone, but the people who "get" it will adore it.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare DS

Nov 5, 2007

The DS incarnation looks awfully nice, but ultimately doesn't hold up well between lame enemies and jerky movement. Hit up its console siblings instead.

Dementium: The Ward

Oct 31, 2007

In a land of tap-and-drag minigames, Dementium: The Ward sticks out like a blood-thirsty gremlin in a Smurf village. And we mean that as a compliment.

C.O.R.E.

Aug 11, 2009

An OK shooter for the DS riddled with a crappy save system and frustrating level design. At least it has decent mulitplayer options?

Contra 4

Nov 13, 2007

Finally, a retrospective done right - one-hit kills and game over screens galore. A must-have for DS owners.

Operation Vietnam

Aug 14, 2007

A surprisingly solid team-based military shooter - like a basic Rainbow Six set in a jungle and viewed from above.

Touch the Dead

Wipe out wave after wave of zombies by tapping them with the DS's plastic pen. Touch the Dead has the potential to be frantic fun in short bursts.

Star Wars Battlefront III

A new version of the Star Wars frag fest may be on its way. We hope Free Radical can create Ewok versus Gungan deathmatches to satisfy our bloodlust for both races.

Scurge: Hive

Space-faring bounty hunter tracks down a parasitic organism while finding suit-enhancing power-ups. Shh, don't tell Nintendo.

Raid Over the River DS

The plot may be pretentious for an old-school shooter, but we're big enough fans to give Nibris' space war our full attention.

Metroid Prime Hunters

Mar 20, 2006

The first handheld shooter that delivers everything the big, bad console boys offer - and it's all free on the Wi-Fi Connection.

Nanostray

Jul 19, 2005

Nothing new, but if you dig explosive, old fashioned space blasting is what you want, you'll find yourself aching for more.