I have recently got a Nintendo DS (Lite) for my 40th Birthday.
I have to say this litle handheld is really very good.
I initially bought nintendo Mario Kart, mostly for my 6 year old son, but I DO like it really.
For me, I love playing RPGs, and even though I don't really like the Japanese RPGs that much, I have bought a game called "Lost MAgic", which is more like a european style RPG (with the Japanese cute graphics, but I can live with that.)
What makes it good is tha way spells are cast, you draw runes using the pointer and the touchscreen.
This really adds a level of realism to the game that other RPGs had to resort to various buttons and stuff.
It really adds to the immersion factor.
I've read that Bioware (the makers of Neverwinter nights) are working on their own version of an RPg for the DS, which I hope will also make good use of the pointer and touchscreen.
Another great game is "age of Empires", the classic resource management and wargame, which is really amazing for such a little conosole and again takes advantage of the touch screen.
The other great thing about the DS is you can play many off the games online and you can connect to your home Wifi, so "Lost magic" and Mario Kart have even greater depth to them.
All in all, it's a cheap handheld (about £100) and has a great battery life.
I just hope there will be more RPGs for my tastes out soon, it is great to play it while taking the train to work, although I have invested in headphones to save the other commuters from the repetitive music that plays and the sounds of combat etc etc.
Anyone else got a DS?
I have to say this litle handheld is really very good.
I initially bought nintendo Mario Kart, mostly for my 6 year old son, but I DO like it really.
For me, I love playing RPGs, and even though I don't really like the Japanese RPGs that much, I have bought a game called "Lost MAgic", which is more like a european style RPG (with the Japanese cute graphics, but I can live with that.)
What makes it good is tha way spells are cast, you draw runes using the pointer and the touchscreen.
This really adds a level of realism to the game that other RPGs had to resort to various buttons and stuff.
It really adds to the immersion factor.
I've read that Bioware (the makers of Neverwinter nights) are working on their own version of an RPg for the DS, which I hope will also make good use of the pointer and touchscreen.
Another great game is "age of Empires", the classic resource management and wargame, which is really amazing for such a little conosole and again takes advantage of the touch screen.
The other great thing about the DS is you can play many off the games online and you can connect to your home Wifi, so "Lost magic" and Mario Kart have even greater depth to them.
All in all, it's a cheap handheld (about £100) and has a great battery life.
I just hope there will be more RPGs for my tastes out soon, it is great to play it while taking the train to work, although I have invested in headphones to save the other commuters from the repetitive music that plays and the sounds of combat etc etc.
Anyone else got a DS?
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