It’s been quite some time since the Nintendo DS took the world by storm, selling more than sixty million units in just a few months. Since then, there have been lots of other consoles released on the market, and none has come close to the sales numbers achieved by Nintendo’s little DS. However, the very fact that the DS is so popular means that it has an awful lot of competition when it comes to selling new games. This article will take a look at some of the best games for the Nintendo DS, and how Nintendo ensures that its handheld is always fresh and up to date with the latest releases.
Monster Hunter Portable is arguably one of the best DS games on the market. The main reason for this is that it follows the same formulaic design as the previous Monster Hunter Portable games, but in HD. You start off with the usual weapons like a hammer, a wand and blades, and you must travel around looking for monster cells to extract and weaken them for easy access to food. Each region of the world has a different kind of monster cell, and you’ll need to find all of them in order to progress, but do this in an efficient manner and you should be able to clear the game in a reasonable amount of time.
This is one of the best games on the system, and the makers of the game have done a fantastic job of recreating the feel and style of the Super Mario world. As always, you start off by selecting a character, and from there you can customise them with clothing, give them weapons, and even carry out a few tricks or abilities. From there, you must venture into the wild to take on bosses, which are set in their own environments using pre-made maps. It’s a great way to build up your skills, as well as collecting items and cash that helps you progress through the game.
One of the best games on the 3DS is undoubtedly New Super Mario Bros. This is the follow up to the successful Super Mario World, and sees the franchise moving into 3D with some stunning graphics and audio effects. Playing it gives you the sense that you are part of the game instead of just playing it, and you’ll enjoy collecting all the secrets and rewards from every level – including the new mega mushroom.
If you want something more pure than the aforementioned two games, then you might want to consider this release date. Monster Hunter Stories is a hidden object game where you play as the main character, and explore a large number of beautiful settings, fight monsters, and collect items to level up. It is very different from the other games on the system, in that the gameplay is very action-oriented, and often revolves around a central quest. You also get to take on side quests, which generally revolve around finding or tracking a specific item within a certain time period. As you go through the game, you will be challenged to find and kill monsters, as well as completing several different challenges set by the game’s characters.
Each of these games have had significant increases in performance since their initial releases, and the Nintendo DS is capable of supporting many of them. With the release date for New Super Mario Bros., there is sure to be an increase in the number of games available at release, and many more on a continual basis. The most important thing to remember when playing these games, however, is that you need to save your progress after each session in order to continue where you started. This means that you can’t leave town until you have collected the item that you need, or completed the challenge that you are trying to do.
