Gaming It Printed Money! In 3D! The Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS/N3DS/Mobile Discussion

IIRC, the fourth and fifth cases were about the same length as the third one, maybe a tad bit longer. They are also the best two in the series thus far, in my opinion -- four for it's compelling story, and five for it's special use of DS exclusive functions.

 

Has anyone played "Asphalt Urban GT 2"? I'm thinking of getting as I haven't got any racing games but I'd like to know what it's like before I do.

 

They always say that. And then the games always sell amazingly.

 

I got Diddy Kong racing a few weeks back, but ive not even touched it as ive been so busy. Having said that I still bought Hotel Dusk & Pokemon Diamond on impulse yesterday, even though I probably wont get round to playing them forever...atleast I'll have something to do at Xmas.
I was actually out shopping for a DS for my cousin & ended up getting those for myself^
Got him a black DS Lite with a Simpsons travel set (case, extra pens, chargers, etc) & Sonic, Mario Bros & some Shrek game. Never heard of the Shrek game, but the kids love the film, so theyll enjoy it even if its crap

I did give Hotel Dusk 10 mins, seems interesting, although the control system needs getting used to. The characters are funny.
Pokemon was as expected

 

darth_boy: there's a DS codes thread and a pokemon thread if you want to swap you Pokemon code.

 

Bioware has announced a Sonic RPG for the DS!

http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/2007_06_21_Sonic_DS/]Press Announcement

http://ds.ign.com/articles/799/799672p1.html]Bioware Interview

This has the potential to be seriously cool. And with the new handheld division at Bioware's fingertips, could we a hand-held KOTOR-era game? Time will tell.

_Max

 

Aren't BioWare supposed to be really good at making RPGs?

 

I cant get my wireless to work for DS, yet it works fine for Wii

 

Yeah. They've done KOTOR and Jade Empire, and are working on Mass Effect. I'm really looking forward to their first handheld game.

_Max

 

I made this post on the 12th of April, all I was getting was 'order delayed' emails, which was sucky. I just checked my email and it was dispatched today!

Only one problem though, I had it sent to my Uni address and I don't live there, nor will I be living there until October.

 

Alot of pretty intriguing games have been coming out lately..

Right now i'm playing "Heroes of Mana", the first real successful attempt i've seen to bring Real-time strategy in the vein of "Starcraft" and "Command and Conquer" to the DS. For the most part it works really well. My only complaint is that the pathfinding is kinda wonky, sometimes. It's a bit awkward at first, but once you adjust the game is extremely playable. I've been having alot of fun with it.

After this one, i've got "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon" and "Luminous Arc" (a strategy RPG that's reportedly in the same vein as "Final Fantasy Tactics") waiting in the wings. I also picked up "Madden 08" simply because it's the first sports title to FINALLY have Wifi support. I can't wait to try it out.

And tomorrow we have "Worms 2: Open Warfare" on it's way (also reportedly with Wifi support!)

And THEN we have "Legend of Zelda" in a month. Gosh the DS continues to rein as my favourite console in this current generation.

 

I really wanna get the new Worms game.

 

I'm very disconcerted by the fact that I want to play 'I did it, mum!' which appears to be a game for very young children.

 

...well i beat "Heroes of Mana". I know it hasn't been getting great reviews, but i really enjoyed it.

Now i'm playing "Worms 2: Open Warfare". It's pretty fun. I'd never played a Worms game before. Half the challenge is figuring out how to properly employ the gazillion weapons you have at your disposal.

The online is fun when it works, but i find there's ALOT of disconneting going on. I get into a battle, and either I get an error message that dc's me or my opponent dc's (i'm starting to realize that it's not on purpose.) Think they have to sort some issues out with their servers. Still, when it does work, it's a blast.

 

Pretty.

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Right now it only comes in a bundle with Brain Age 2, but it'll be released by itself later (possibly around the same time that the new Zelda comes out).

 

The red is a nice, almost metallic color IIRC.


I'll have to disagree with you on the issue of Lite vs. Orig.

 

I have a Lite but the original is actually better suited for me, in terms of its size, because of my big hands.

 

^ AKA Broke

I havnt got the new one, I had the first on DS, worth an upgrade?

 

It's gotten pretty good reviews.

 

Interesting Quest... almost the same reasoning, but I prefer the Lite.

While the original design was interesting looking, the Lite just seems to have a classy feel. Kind of like the future worlds where everything is white and soft and utopic.

I like the mic in the middle because I don't have to shift the console to speak into it. It's more natural to talk exactly where you are looking. I do understand the not wantint to blow (possibly spit) on the screens though.

As for the power button, I cannot tell you how many times I was playing a game and I wanted to pause and I accidentally thumbed the power button instead of Start. The toggle switch is designed to not only require being pulled againsta spring, but held there for a short but definable time before the system powers down.

As for control, I prefer the bigger stylus of the Lite and the face buttons having a more tactile feel than the mini dots of the Phat. However, I do think the cross pad is a tad flighty on the Lite; power sliding on Mario Kart DS took a hit. I was never able to snake fully though I had it semi-decent on the phat; Lits I can't snake at all and end up in the dirt off track. Ergonomics... well, I nearly cramped my index finger playing Metroid Hunters on the Phat, but conversely I have cramped my hands holding the lite as well.

In any case, I traded my phat in because the shoulder button cracked and wouldn't correctly register everything. Lite hasn't done it yet though... Maybe I should go pick up an old phat, you know, to have both?