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Jan 31, 2008

Final Fantasy IV (DS)

DS Review

DS - Final Fantasy IV (DS) - Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy IV (known as Final Fantasy II on the SNES) is the one where you play a dark knight called Cecil, roaming the kingdom of Baron in search of love, crystals and the truth. Like FFIII, the main thing that sets it apart from previous retellings of the story is the graphical treatment it has received on DS, although there are enough minor tweaks and changes to make it worth playing again if the previous versions have faded in your memory. ...
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Jan 29, 2008

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

DS Review

You hear the roar of the crowd, the announcer is barking his countdown, and you see four richly detailed 3D characters from the Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises crouched at the starting line. When the announcer cries "GO!", you madly scribble the stylus across the touch screen and watch as Mario, Sonic, Bowser, and Shadow gracefully haul ass down the track in a beautifully rendered stadium. Sexy 3D graphics, inspirational anthems, and tired wrists (in the satisfying sense)... ...
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Jan 25, 2008

Miami Nights: Singles in the City

DS Review

Kelly Clarkson was a cocktail waitress. Sean "P.Diddy" Combs fetched coffee. Bill Cosby once worked in a grocery store. Many celebrities had to do odd jobs and schmooze a lot of people before they hit the big time. It's that sort of pre-celebrity lifestyle that Miami Nights: Singles in the City, Ubisoft's interesting mash-up of The Sims and "American Idol," strives to simulate. You wake up in a crummy apartment only to learn that you don't have any friends or a job. No big deal. Step outside ...
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Jan 25, 2008

Brain Challenge

DS Review

Years of cheap knock-offs and overdone concepts have made gamers an especially skeptical lot. Who could be blamed for approaching Brain Challenge with a bit of cynicism over its obvious, ahem, inspiration from Nintendo's uber-successful Brain Age? Indeed, when the game talks about "training your brain" within seconds of turning it on, most gamers will be rolling their eyes. But those who are able to get past their rip-off gag reflex will discover a shockingly fun experience with Brain ...
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Jan 24, 2008

Arkanoid DS

DS Review

[Editor's note: This was originally a review of the Japanese import version of Arkanoid DS, but we find it applies to the recently released domestic version equally well, with one exception: That paddle controller the review praises? It's not in our version. Luckily, the stylus works well. It's just not as cool.] ...
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Jan 24, 2008

Jackass

DS Review

Nobody cares what happens to poo, until its stinking up the shelves of your local games store. Because the DS doesnt have the power to simulate the comic genius of the real Jackass crew, this game is all about flinging badly animated fat men and dwarves into solid objects, then counting how many bones they break. Which might sound like fun, but isnt. The cheapness factor is off the scale. Your bloke screams every time he brushes against anything, but will often smack head-on into a wall ...
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Jan 22, 2008

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

DS Review

This is a complete reboot for the Advance Wars series. Forget all those cheery day-glo tanks, female officers in skirts no bigger than dental floss and the pantomime COs; theyre all gone, buried under several feet of dust and asphalt. All that remains is a barren wasteland, shorn of structure, rules and regulations, the survivors cowering in makeshift communities as impromptu gangs loot and pillage the land. This isnt the Advance Wars you know and love - Intelligent Systems baby is all grown ...
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Jan 22, 2008

Elements of Destruction

DS Review

Have you ever built up a city in SimCity, only to have more fun trashing it with natural disasters? If so, you may want to check out Elements of Destruction for the Nintendo DS. In this budget-priced mayhem simulator, you use the touch screen to unleash tornadoes, storms, and other calamities on pre-fabricated cities and try to dish out as much destruction as you can before the clock runs ...
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Jan 18, 2008

Panzer Tactics DS

DS Review

The ravages of portable war have been largely limited to cartoon battles between fictional forces until now, but Panzer Tactics DS lets you twist your noodle on 30 missions pulled from World War II. Panzer Tactics DS isn't for tactical newbies, with a ramping difficulty that makes each of three 10-mission turn-based campaigns progressively more complex without becoming too brutally frustrating. Tutorials teach the basics, but there's no substitute for getting a few losses under your belt for ...
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Jan 11, 2008

MX vs ATV Untamed

DS Review

Jan 11, 2008 On the DS, MX vs ATV Untamed continues its bizarre trend of being a near-completely different game from other versions. The PSP version decided on inexplicably burying the content under mounds locked doors and added a superfluous free roaming environment. The DS version, for no reason we could see, takes the fun of blasting around through farmlands and desert canyons… and sticks the whole game inside stadiums. Sure, we understand that its unfeasible to expect the same ...
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