As I said in my first post I've played NSMB. Mario 64 DS dosen't really intrest me as i played that on N64. I'm after a 2D platformer. But thanks anyway. Has no one else played Great Giana Sisters? I don't even know if that was released in the UK though I'm not averse to importing it if its worth it.

Sonic Rush is good, so is Rush Adventure. Kirby is OK, but not as good as Yoshi. Starfy ive never played but I gaurantee you its good. Yoshi is great. Great Gianna Sisters, ive never heard of. N+ is fun, endless replay value due to level creation and downloading, but is really hard at times. Castlevania is more action based platformer, but is really good. To sum it up: Get Yoshi if you are looking for a twist to something familial. If you want Starfy, it is a good choice. Sonic if you feel for sometthing mildly challenging and really fast pace. N+ if you feel like something really different and challenging. Get castlevania if you want a more action-based game. Hope I helped either change your mind or reinforce your choice!

Yeah thanks man. I'm gonna try and track down a copy of Starfy but I ain't paying £34.99 for it. And I'll probably get Yoshis at some point.Not a big fan of sonic TBH.I'll look into N+ as well cause I've never heard of it.
If someone at NL is reading this any chance of a review of Great Gianna Sisters DS.Seems a lot of people don't know about this game ,me included.

N+ is the sequel to the freeware game, N. Google it and download it. N has basically the exact same gameplay as N+, and if you want more of the same, get N+. Both are very good games (I have the 360 version of N+, but I imagine it's almost identical to the DS version).

OK thanx ,I'll try that in a bit.

I've been playing Kirby Superstar Ultra and it's really fantastic. If you're the creative type, I'd check out Drawn to Life. The platforming itself is a little generic, but the ability to draw your own character, items, and other gameplay elements made it worth the purchase for me.

Oh and Yoshi is okay, but it goes from painfully easy, to painfully difficult, and I was often more frustrated with it than not. It's a good game, but I'd check out Kirby or Starfy. Haven't played Starfy, but I really want to, and I've heard good things.

I'll throw in a vote for the original Sonic Rush if you like some speed in your platforming. It's been my favorite Sonic title in a long time. It just hits all the right notes. It's beautiful, crazy-fast platforming with a rocking soundtrack and Blaze the Cat, a Sonic character who doesn't completely suck.

According to GameFAQs, it's only been released in the generically listed "EU." Which explains why I've never heard of it before.

Ditto, and it's much better than Sonic Rush Adventure

The Castlevania series. Excellent sidescrollers in Metroid style and with RPG elements.

While I appreciated Nintendo throwing some new stuff in there, I got rid of the game fairly quickly. I just couldn't stand the controls: too inaccurate or too flighty.

it actually plays better on a DSi, its d-pad feels a bit better to control Mario with

Right, I downloaded N. The gameplay seems intriguing but the game seemed to keep pausing for a second when I was playing it(my PC's not that old so don't know if it's a setting I need to change) plus I don't like playing games on PC with arrow keys etc, I can never really get into it!! If I see it cheap I might get it though ,so thanks for the tip off.

Right thanks. I'm gonna see if I can track down a copy of this. I can only find a couple of reviews on t'internet but they are both really positive. It looks really good. If I do get a copy I'll do a brief review for you guys if you like. Don't know if it will come out in the US though.

Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is a fun game don't know if its a platformer

Cool, they have Ninja Gaiden for $10 at Hastings, I might have to check it out.

pick the game up its awesome ^^

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You should get Starfy, it's like the best platformer EVER!