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Here is the complete list of DS games on Nintendo Life. It is possible to reorder the list below by clicking on the headings such as release date.
| Title | Rating « | System | Publisher | Players | Genre | EU Date | Price | |
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story aka Mario & Luigi RPG 3 |
10/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 09 Oct 09 | - |
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Advance Wars: Days of Ruin aka Advance Wars: Dark Conflict, Famicom Wars DS 2 |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Strategy | 25 Jan 08 | - |
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Bleach: Blade of Fate | 9/10 | DS | SEGA | 4 | Fighting | 29 Feb 08 | - |
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow aka Castlevania DS (Working Title) |
9/10 | DS | Konami | 1 | Platformer | 29 Sep 05 | - |
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Chrono Trigger | 9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | Action | 06 Feb 09 | - |
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Disgaea DS | 9/10 | DS | Koei | 1 | RPG | 03 Apr 09 | - |
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies aka Doragon Kuesuto Nain: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Japan) |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | RPG | 23 Jul 10 | - |
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 aka DQM2: Dragon Quest Monsters Joker |
9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 8 | RPG | 07 Oct 11 | - |
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Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation aka Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (European title) |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 20 May 11 | - |
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Elite Beat Agents | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Action | 13 Jul 07 | - |
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Essential Sudoku | 9/10 | DS | D3Publisher | 1 | Puzzle | 26 Oct 06 | - |
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Final Fantasy IV | 9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | Adventure | 05 Sep 08 | - |
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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light | 9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | RPG | 08 Oct 10 | - |
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | 9/10 | DS | Capcom | 1 | Adventure | 14 Jan 11 | - |
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Giana Sisters DS | 9/10 | DS | DTP Entertainment | 1 | Platformer | 03 Apr 09 | - |
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | 9/10 | DS | Take Two | 1 | Action | 20 Mar 09 | - |
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Ivy the Kiwi? | 9/10 | DS | XSEED Games | 1 | Action | 29 Oct 10 | - |
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Kirby Mass Attack aka Atsumete! Kirby (JP) |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Platformer | 28 Oct 11 | - |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Action | 18 Sep 09 | - |
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Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 10 Feb 06 | - |
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Mario Kart DS | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | Driving | 05 Nov 05 | - |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 04 Feb 11 | - |
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Metroid Prime: Hunters aka Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Action | 05 May 06 | - |
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Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes aka Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes |
9/10 | DS | Ubisoft | 2 | Puzzle | 26 Feb 10 | - |
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New Super Mario Bros. | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Adventure | 30 Jun 06 | - |
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Okamiden | 9/10 | DS | Capcom | 1 | Action | 18 Mar 11 | - |
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Pic Pic | 9/10 | DS | 505 Games | 1 | Puzzle | 08 Feb 08 | - |
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Picross DS | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 11 May 07 | - |
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Pokémon Black and White aka Pokemon Black and Pokemon White |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Adventure | 04 Mar 11 | - |
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Pokémon Black and White 2 aka Pokemon Black and White 2 |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | - | RPG | 12 Oct 12 | - |
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Pokémon Diamond & Pearl aka Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | RPG | 27 Jul 07 | - |
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Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver aka Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Adventure | 26 Mar 10 | - |
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Pokémon Platinum | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | RPG | 22 May 09 | - |
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Professor Layton and Pandora's Box aka Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 25 Sep 09 | - |
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Professor Layton and the Curious Village | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Adventure | 07 Nov 08 | - |
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Professor Layton and the Last Specter aka Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call (EU) |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 25 Nov 11 | - |
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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future aka Professor Layton and the Lost Future |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 22 Oct 10 | - |
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Puzzle Bobble Galaxy aka Space Puzzle Bobble (JPN title), Space Bust-a-Move (NA title) |
9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 4 | Puzzle | 28 Aug 09 | - |
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Rhythm Heaven aka Rhythm Paradise |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 01 May 09 | - |
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Solatorobo: Red the Hunter | 9/10 | DS | Namco Bandai | 4 | RPG | 01 Jul 11 | - |
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Sonic Rush | 9/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Action | 18 Nov 05 | - |
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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Action | 19 Oct 07 | - |
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Action | 11 Dec 09 | - |
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The Rub Rabbits! | 9/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Puzzle | 10 Feb 06 | - |
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The World Ends With You | 9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | RPG | 18 Apr 08 | - |
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Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume | 9/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | RPG | 03 Apr 09 | - |
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WarioWare Touched! | 9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Action | 11 Mar 05 | - |
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WarioWare: D.I.Y. aka Made in Ore (Japan) |
9/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 30 Apr 10 | - |
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Worms: Open Warfare 2 | 9/10 | DS | THQ | 4 | Action | 31 Aug 07 | - |
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100 Classic Book Collection | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 26 Dec 08 | - |
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42 All-Time Classics aka Club House Games |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | Puzzle | 28 Sep 06 | - |
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | 8/10 | DS | Capcom | 1 | Adventure | 19 Feb 10 | - |
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Aliens: Infestation | 8/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Action | 30 Sep 11 | - |
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Animal Crossing: Wild World | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Simulation | 31 Mar 06 | - |
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold aka Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame |
8/10 | DS | Warner Bros | 2 | Action | 24 Sep 10 | - |
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Blood Stone 007 | 8/10 | DS | Activision | 4 | Action | 05 Nov 10 | - |
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Blue Dragon Plus | 8/10 | DS | Ignition Entertai... | - | - | 10 Apr 09 | - |
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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director’s Cut aka Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars |
8/10 | DS | Ubisoft | 1 | Action | 27 Mar 09 | 30 points |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops | 8/10 | DS | Activision | 6 | Action | 09 Nov 10 | - |
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Custom Robo Arena | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 2 | RPG | 25 May 07 | - |
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Dead 'N' Furious aka Touch The Dead (USA) |
8/10 | DS | Virgin PLAY | 1 | Action | 04 Oct 07 | - |
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DK: Jungle Climber aka Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Full Title) |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Adventure | 12 Oct 07 | - |
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time | 8/10 | DS | Square Enix | - | RPG | 27 Mar 09 | - |
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Final Fantasy III | 8/10 | DS | Square Enix | - | RPG | 04 May 07 | - |
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | - | RPG | 05 Dec 08 | - |
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Geometry Wars Galaxies | 8/10 | DS | Sierra | 2 | Action | 18 Jan 08 | - |
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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 10 Dec 10 | - |
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Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar | 8/10 | DS | Natsume | 4 | RPG | 30 Sep 11 | - |
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Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure | 8/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | 1 | Adventure | 20 Mar 09 | - |
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Hotel Dusk: Room 215 | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 13 Apr 07 | - |
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Inazuma Eleven aka Lightning Eleven (Japan) |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 2 | Adventure | 26 Aug 11 | - |
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Inazuma Eleven 2 Firestorm | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 16 Mar 12 | - |
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Infinite Space | 8/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | RPG | 26 Mar 10 | - |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse aka Kirby: Power Paintbrush |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 25 Nov 05 | - |
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Last Window: The Secret of Cape West aka Last Window: Midnight Promise (JP) |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Adventure | 17 Sep 10 | - |
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LEGO Rock Band | 8/10 | DS | Warner Bros | 4 | Creative | 27 Nov 09 | - |
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Littlest Pet Shop: Winter | 8/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | 1 | Creative | 17 Oct 08 | - |
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Luminous Arc 2 | 8/10 | DS | Atlus | 1 | RPG | 16 Oct 09 | - |
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Magnetica aka Actionloop |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 06 Jan 07 | - |
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Mahjong Quest Expeditions | 8/10 | DS | Avanquest Software | 1 | Board Game | 19 Sep 08 | - |
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 8/10 | DS | SEGA | - | Sports | 16 Oct 09 | - |
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Metal Slug 7 | 8/10 | DS | Ignition Entertai... | 2 | Action | 27 Feb 09 | - |
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Meteos: Disney Magic | 8/10 | DS | Disney Interactiv... | 1 | Puzzle | 01 Jun 07 | - |
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Moon | 8/10 | DS | Gamebridge | 1 | Action | 03 Jul 09 | - |
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Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword | 8/10 | DS | Ubisoft | 1 | Action | 27 Jun 08 | - |
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Ninjatown | 8/10 | DS | SouthPeak Games | 2 | Creative | 28 Nov 08 | - |
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Pang: Magical Michael | 8/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 1 | Action | 17 Sep 10 | - |
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | 8/10 | DS | Capcom | 1 | Strategy | 31 Mar 06 | - |
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Pipe Mania aka Pipe Dream (name of LucasFilm Games ports in arcade and other platforms) |
8/10 | DS | Empire Interactive | 1 | Puzzle | 26 Sep 08 | - |
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Pokémon Conquest aka Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (JP) |
8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Strategy | 27 Jul 12 | - |
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Project Rub aka Feel The Magic xy xx |
8/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Simulation | 11 Mar 05 | - |
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Puzzle Quest | 8/10 | DS | D3Publisher | 2 | Puzzle | 08 Feb 08 | - |
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Puzzler World 2011 aka Puzzler World 2 (USA) |
8/10 | DS | Ubisoft | - | Puzzle | 15 Oct 10 | - |
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Runaway: A Twist of Fate | 8/10 | DS | 1 | Adventure | 29 Apr 10 | - | |
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Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 8/10 | DS | Natsume | 3 | Adventure | 30 Sep 11 | - |
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Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon aka Rune Factory: Shin Bokujou Monogatari (JPN) |
8/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 1 | Adventure | 13 Feb 09 | - |
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SimCity DS | 8/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | 1 | Simulation | 22 Jun 07 | - |
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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing | 8/10 | DS | SEGA | 4 | Action | 26 Feb 10 | - |
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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | 8/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Adventure | 26 Sep 08 | - |
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Sonic Colours aka Sonic Colors |
8/10 | DS | SEGA | 2 | Action | 12 Nov 10 | - |
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Star Fox Command | 8/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | Action | 26 Jan 07 | - |
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Super Scribblenauts aka Scribblenauts 2 |
8/10 | DS | Warner Bros | 1 | Creative | 29 Oct 10 | - |
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The Simpsons Game | 8/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | 1 | Action | 02 Nov 07 | - |
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Trauma Center: Under The Knife aka Trauma Centre Under The Knife |
8/10 | DS | Atlus | 1 | Simulation | 28 Apr 06 | - |
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Trioncube | 8/10 | DS | Atari | 2 | Puzzle | 08 Jun 07 | - |
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Art Academy | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 06 Aug 10 | - |
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Bomberman Story DS | 7/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 8 | Action | 23 Nov 07 | - |
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Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? aka Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Full Title), Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (USA) |
7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Creative | 09 Jun 06 | - |
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C.O.P. The Recruit aka COP The Recruit |
7/10 | DS | Ubisoft | 1 | Adventure | 13 Nov 09 | - |
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin | 7/10 | DS | Konami | 1 | Adventure | 09 Mar 07 | - |
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Chronicles of Mystery: The Secret Tree of Life | 7/10 | DS | City Interactive | 1 | Puzzle | 13 May 11 | - |
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Colour Cross | 7/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 1 | Puzzle | 28 Nov 08 | - |
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Crime Lab: Body of Evidence | 7/10 | DS | City Interactive | 1 | Adventure | 01 Oct 10 | - |
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Crossword Collection aka Nintendo presents Crossword Collection |
7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 18 Dec 09 | - |
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Dementium II | 7/10 | DS | SouthPeak Games | 1 | Adventure | 25 Jun 10 | - |
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Dementium: The Ward | 7/10 | DS | SouthPeak Games | - | Shooter | 17 Apr 09 | - |
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Diddy Kong Racing | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | Racing | 20 Apr 07 | - |
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Dinosaur King | 7/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Action | 05 Sep 08 | - |
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DJ Star | 7/10 | DS | Deep Silver | - | Music | 17 Sep 09 | - |
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Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero aka Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero |
7/10 | DS | Konami | 4 | Creative | 20 Feb 09 | - |
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Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland aka Mogitate Tingle Bara Iro Rupee Land (Japan) |
7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | RPG | 14 Sep 07 | - |
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GoldenEye 007 | 7/10 | DS | Activision | 6 | Action | 05 Nov 10 | - |
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Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands | 7/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 1 | Adventure | 26 Nov 10 | - |
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Hasbro Family Game Night | 7/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | - | Board Game | 27 Oct 09 | - |
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Jewels of the Tropical Lost Island | 7/10 | DS | City Interactive | 1 | Puzzle | 01 Oct 10 | - |
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | 7/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | RPG | 09 Oct 09 | - |
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Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | 7/10 | DS | Square Enix | 1 | RPG | 14 Jan 11 | - |
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Kirby Squeak Squad aka Kirby DS |
7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Platformer | 22 Jun 07 | - |
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Learn With Pokémon: Typing Adventure | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | - | - | 21 Sep 12 | - |
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LEGO Battles | 7/10 | DS | Warner Bros | - | - | 26 Jun 09 | - |
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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | 7/10 | DS | Warner Bros | 1 | Adventure | 25 Jun 10 | - |
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Lux-Pain | 7/10 | DS | Rising Star Games | 1 | Adventure | 27 Mar 09 | - |
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 7/10 | DS | SEGA | 4 | Action | 08 Feb 08 | - |
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Metroid Prime Pinball | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 8 | Action | 22 Jun 07 | - |
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Monster House | 7/10 | DS | THQ | 1 | Action | 04 Aug 06 | - |
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Moto Racer DS | 7/10 | DS | Ascaron Entertain... | 4 | Racing | 03 Apr 09 | - |
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Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | 7/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | RPG | 20 Apr 08 | - |
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Nanostray | 7/10 | DS | Majesco | 2 | Action | 10 Feb 06 | - |
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Naruto: Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 4 | 7/10 | DS | Tomy | 4 | Fighting | 05 Oct 07 | - |
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Nintendogs | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Simulation | 07 Oct 05 | - |
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Orcs & Elves | 7/10 | DS | Electronic Arts | 1 | RPG | 16 Nov 07 | - |
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Pac N Roll | 7/10 | DS | Namco | 1 | Adventure | 28 Oct 05 | - |
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Pac-Pix aka Pac Pix |
7/10 | DS | Namco | 1 | Puzzle | 20 May 05 | - |
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Pass Your Driving Theory Test | 7/10 | DS | Avanquest Software | 1 | Education | 13 Mar 09 | - |
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Personal Trainer: Walking aka Walk with Me! (Europe) |
7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Creative | 06 Jun 09 | - |
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Phantasy Star Ø aka Phantasy Star Zero |
7/10 | DS | SEGA | 1 | Adventure | 12 Feb 09 | - |
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Picross 3D | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Puzzle | 05 Mar 10 | - |
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 4 | Action | 05 Nov 10 | - |
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | 7/10 | DS | Nintendo | 1 | Adventure | 21 Nov 08 | - |
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Power Rangers Samurai | 7/10 | DS | Namco Bandai | 1 | Action | 02 Dec 11 | - |
