Hands-on with DS Browser

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Sluggish but functional, we put Opera's 'net surfer to the online test

www.bbc.co.uk

One of the net's best sites, the BBC page looks great, loads quickly and is only missing its multimedia features. Perhaps the best page to use when showing off your new DS Browser to your friends. If they live in England or just really like watching BBC, anyway.

Speed: 4/5
Ease of use: 5/5
Display: 5/5
Functionality: 3/5

www.streetmap.com

This works extremely well. Punch in the postcode or address line of the place you want to see, then you can use a zoomed-out view to pick an area you want magnified on the top screen. Superb.

Speed: 3/5
Ease of use: 5/5
Display: 5/5
Functionality: 5/5

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.