Catan On DS

The German based boardgame, Settlers of Catan, always been a favourite for me since the first time I played it. Ever since I played it, I'll find an excuse to get away from work just to be with my buds having coffee and enjoying few games of Catan.

Good news for DS owners though, rumoured said there will be Catan for our dual screen portable. Sources said it will be a port from the mobile version of Catan for, obviously, mobile phones that was launched earlier this year called Catan: The First Island. Check out the video of it.



Yes, I found that crappy IF it will be a direct port from the mobile game itself. Please don't be. The DS can handle better. Still, it's a good thing that boardgames will be finding it's way to the DS. Let's hope for Betrayal at House on the Hill, Arkham Horror and few other boardgame favourites end up to the DS.


Source wired.

Nintendo DSi. Region Locked.

The news of the new Nintendo handheld called the DSi shook the world. Nintendo tried so hard to keep this a secret till they revealed it early this month.

A follow up news came up and really tore the heart of Nintendo fans out there.

"DSi software (software that is only compatible with DSi) is region locked, eg: European DSi software can only be played on European DSi consoles."

So it's confirmed. DSi exclusive games and DSi downloadable software will be region locked. Now I have to scratch my head for Japan release only DSi games. What if Japan comes out Ouendan DSi and never be released in other regions? OH THE DRAMA!

Looks like I have to rethink when getting the DSi.

Source computerandvideogames.com.

Behold! Nintendo DSi!

Typical of Nintendo for not revealing the next generation of their portable gaming device. For some of us fans, we expected there will be an upgrade, just when is the question.



Oct 2nd 2008, Satoru Iwata announced the new Nintendo DSi during Nintendo's Media Summit. The new handheld console now jam packed with newly added stuff like 2 cameras, music playback capabilities, SD Card slot, DS download service and bigger screens.



The overall size of the console reduced 12%, which somewhat should be fair since they decide to ditch the GBA slot. There will be an external camera and another camera on the hinge, that makes 2 camera on the console alone. Music playback capability are one of the most wanted by DS owners, which finally Nintendo listens to their fans and upgrades their sound chip (rumoured).

The screen size of the DSi are 3.25 inches, just .25 inch smaller than the Ipod Touch. It has an onboard memory and an SD slot if any case you need the extra memory. It also ships in with an internal Nintendo DS browser.



The cherry topping will be, MATTE COLOUR! Matte White and Matte Black currently. No more fingerprints on your DS!



Rumoured selling price will be USD$179 or around RM600.

Source Nintendo.

When DS puts the DS in DSLR.

This is a cool hack for photography enthusiast and a DS lover, somewhat like me. This is one of the best mod I've seen so far. Since the DS was so portable, not to mention you can just pop out any game in between, why not make the DS more than playing games? Like setting up your Canon EOS 5D?



Steve thinks of nearly everything on when developing the mod for the DS, from taking bulb-mode to HDR interface. Amazing what some people can do.

Read more in his blog.


Source engadget.

Games to look at on September 2008.

Looks like I'm a bit late posting this, my apologies. I want to list out games that I might look at for the month of August 2008. It's more like my choice of what I'm might play.

Like July, theres not that much titles to look at but there are few worth to get out there while waiting for October.

List are from GameFAQs:-

09/15
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
- DQ is a must play according to JRPG fanatics.

09/16
Line Rider 2: Unbound
- This was brought foward to September, it's suppose to be out on August.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- This might be good.

09/23
Disgaea DS
- I've been waiting for this for quite awhile.

Lego Batman
- It's Lego, nuff said.

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
- I played the one on the Playstation. I wonder if it's as good.

Time Hollow
- I got recommendations from a friend who played the Japanese version of the game.

09/30
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune
- Another cult classic for the DS.

It's been awhile

This one will sound a bit personal rather than the usual DS gaming and accessories topic I've used to post about.

The reason for my hiatus was testing games. Since I'm doing this on my own, I have no time for myself to sit and play loads of games.

Then, I've decided just to review about the games I played briefly and give a verdict IF it's worth playing till u finish the game or not. The reason is there are alot of game review sites and I'm not a full time game critic anyways.

So yeah, soon there are few post to let you guys know if a game is worth to finish or not. Regardless of cheating or not!

Stay tune people!

Ragnarok Online DS for Japan, Winter 2008.

Thanks to one of my friend who told me about this.




During my MMORPG days, Ragnarok Online was one of the online games I played with my pals. Good to know that GungHo brings this thing to the Nintendo DS! I missed this game so much.

As we all know, RODS was never meant to be ONLINE but it supports multiplayer up to 3 people to conquer dungeons.

Here's a summary from what my friend told me.

- Gameplay closely related to the online game on PC.
- Main focus on the offline story.
- Protagonist will be Ares, mild-mannered kid who wants to start his own guild and be an adventurer like his father.
- Takes place in the realm of Rune Midgard.

What you do is:-
- Recruit party members.
- Build up characters to gain new jobs and skills.
- Build up characters to gain new jobs, skills.
- Two brand-new jobs (Dark Knight can do special moves that drain HP, Shaman has various magic skills).

Gameplay will be:-
- Mostly stylus based control.
- Tap to pick up items, attack enemies.
- Draw circles and more for spells.
- Online play: three people team up to take on the Tower of Mirages, a 50 floor random dungeon.

Release:-
- December 18th 2008 in Japan.
- No US plans yet.

Lolita Style DS Accessories

Since Gothic Lolita or Lolita fashion is kinda hot right now, in order to match on what you wear, dressing up your DS would be tiresome. Not to mention gluing laces around it will ruin your DS long time. Them crazy Japanese people (whom we love so much) have a solution. Lolita styled DS accessories!

The makers of these things are Keys Factory and they made a special site just for these things but I'll just give it to you guys straight.






Fortunately, these things are ready to be ordered in Play-Asia, look below. So you Victorian Age lovers can match your outfits!



Click on the pictures to order directly from Play-Asia.

Games to look at on August 2008.

I want to list out games that I might look at for the month of August 2008. It's more like my choice of what I'm might play.

Like July, theres not that much titles to look at but there are few worth to get out there while waiting for September.

List are from GameFAQs:-

08/05
GRID
- Since the PC demo shows such potential for the PC version, why not expect the same in DS as well?

Puzzler Collection
- This was actually meant for July. It seems that it got postponed. Puzzle maniacs might love this.

08/12
Bangai-O Spirits
- Everyone wants to check out this game! Looks cool.

Line Rider 2: Unbound
- The pictures looks cool. I wonder if the game looks cool as well?

N+
- Addictive game. Somewhat Ninja Gaiden meets Lode Runner. Check out the flash demo.

08/26
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness
- Harvest Moon title. 'nuff said.

More GrooveStep Goodness

I'm keeping eye on this awesome music homebrew and it seems that the team doing this are aiming for it to be retail. Which I find to be fair enough. But being a homebrewed and going retail sounds tough.

Anyways, just enjoy the vid and the potential of Groovestep.

Laid My Hands on Guitar Hero: On Tour.

I finally laid my hands on Guitar Hero: On Tour (GHOT) 2 nights ago thanks to a friend of mine who works in a gaming shop. It was actually just for display but then they manager was kind enough to let me try it out.


picture courtesy of Philip of Mars Games & Toys Station @ City Mall, Kota Kinabalu

I played a few tunes and I liked it.

The only problem is the Guitar Grip itself. Vicarious Visions did great on it but its a problem to those who has medium hands and medium length fingers or bigger. I had a hard time putting it in place. I think the best way to put it on is Guitar Grip first, get comfortable with the placing, strap on then attach your DS afterwards.

I might get this for myself soon after my priorities are done.

Determine if your R4DS is genuine or not.

Important point:

1. After 15 September, Team R4 will do something for the fake card, original program(firmware) with Fake R4 may damage your DS machine (brick), original R4 will have no problem with this program.

2. Make sure you have buy a original R4 (see photo below), if you brick your DS with fake R4, please go ask the selling shop and Team R4 will not admitted this liability.

If this is the genuine R4 package then looks like you guys are somewhat safe.



According to my research the fake R4 using internal memory instead of using a Micro SD card on the genuine but we will know this when someone will end up bricking their DS.

To know more about the fake R4DS, read it in MyDS News.

R4DS fighting R4DS fakes.

R4DS now battling counterfeits of their own product by bricking your DS when using fake R4 with their new firmware. It will be released on September 15 in order to eliminate competition of the same product under R4's badge, which we know there are some fakes lurking around.

Rumoured said it will damage the DS permanently and trying to restore your bricked DS will be futile. For that Team R4 won't be held responsible and all you can do is seek the people who sold you the R4 cart.

Harsh move by R4, why don't they just make a warning sign or limited gameplay in order to show people that they bought fakes instead of killing of DS? This will make other homebrewers run for other carts. Do you think this is a good move Team R4?


Source from GBATemp.

I need the KORG DS-10 now!

It's finally out, quite unfortunate for the Japan market. I'd really want to try out this thing since the first time I laid eyes on it. Not to mention it being previewed live on one of the club in Japan.

Now that it's officially out, I hope I can grab this thing as soon as possible.

Hey, what about you guys grab it first and tell me how good it is? You can grab the KORG DS-10 via Play-Asia.



Play-Asia.com - Your One-Stop-Shop for Asian Entertainment


Forget about it being an Amazon Japan exclusive.

Going Under The Knife for the Second Time.

I gave this game a spin a while earlier and I must say, I'm impressed. Since I'm at work currently, I need to leave this alone for awhile. I'm sure you guys seen the screenshot posted a while back.

The first operation you'll be facing will be a guy with multiple fractures. On that stage too, you'll be introduced to a doctor called Adel. The girl looking character is actually a guy with a deep voice! DAMN!

I'll wait till after I get back home to continue the story.


Now I'm hoping it's not as hard as the prequel.

Games to look at on July 2008.

I want to list out games that I might look at for the month of July 2008. It's more like my choice of what I'm might play.

Not that much titles around July to look at but there are few worth to get out there while waiting for August.

List are from GameFAQs:-

07/01
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
- the sequel of the previous series, the art totally revamped while the challenge heard to be more merciful than the previous game. (I HATE TRITI!)

07/08
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
- what can I say about Sid Meier's Civilization?

07/15
Puchi Puchi Virus
- Puzzle freaks will love this.

07/22
Final Fantasy IV
- Long awaited remake of a great classic.

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns
- the sequel of one of the most talked about game.

New International Track & Field
- this is a great multiplayer game.

More Hinge Problem

Defects on the Nintendo DS Lite finally struck one of my friends, this is not the first time I posted about the DS Lite's defects and seems like there's a distinct pattern on which DS Lite that has that problem.



The DS Lite looks very innocent indeed when its not opened, do take notice on the colour too.



Unfortunately it could be deceiving unless you opened it.

Looks like a change of casing will be a great option. With all the funky colours out, why don't we just change?

KORG DS-10 Making an Appearence in LINEAR, Shibuya, Japan.

Who said the DS is pure crap? Here's a video of a club in Shibuya called LINEAR where the Nintendo DS amazed the crowd with the KORG DS-10.

The start is a bit bad though but I'm sure with a bit of practice, this thing will hit the club scene like crazy! (A bit exaggerated!!) Imagine being a DJ without the heavy equipment and just the DS. Check out the vids!

Kung Fu Panda DS Review

I never liked movie based games or at least it was out because of the movie. I tried Ironman and few others. I hated it. Kung Fu Panda DS was an exception. This game is somewhat similar to Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword where you control Po, the Panda.

The game has less stylus movement than Ninja Gaiden or The World Ends With You, which actually spares your touch screen from the torture. The fun thing are the combos. In every level you progress, you acquired Kung Fu skills from the characters you save (because of them being Masters, they have the right of being captured and let Po save them) which enables you to do cool combos and rip the villains apart.



Bosses in the game are very easy to defeat. It's only the levels and stages that you need to cross over took most of the time.

The game somewhat died when Po got the highest of all Kung Fu in the game. Which I found it being boring afterwards.



My verdict. Good time waster, somewhat a good game but never meant to be bought.

Super Dodgeball Brawlers Review

What can I say? This is a great game. Yes, I'm being biased since I love this game since it was out in the NES. So, to be fair, I have some of complaints on this one.

Equipments - So far this thing don't do much for me, of course. I could actually finish the game by skill instead of equips.

Objects - The random objects falling to aid the opponent or you are just not good. This is Dodgeball not River City Ransom. Luckily you can turn this off.

Punch/Kick - Same goes as above. Not bad while playing Brawl though.

Did I say the difficulty was too easy even though you set it on hard? It was too easy for me. Maybe this will be fun if playing multiplayer. I still love this game alot though. These things are minor for me.

My verdict. Get it if you love the Kunio-kun series or their edition for Dodgeball for the NES. Don't get it if you're not a Dodgeball fan from the NES.

Games to look at on June 2008.

I want to list out games that I might look at for the month of June 2008. It's more like my choice of what I'm might play.

June looks like a good month for games with nearly every week the titles rolls out. Some games worth to look at after checking out the trailers and screenshots.

List are from GameFAQs:-

06/03

• Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
  - Lego series is worth to look into. To be honest, I don't play Lego series that much but this is worth for those who are a fan of both Indiana Jones and Lego.

• Summon Night: Twin Age
  - The game I've been waiting for, the screenshot themselves tell you how good the game is.

06/17

• Arkanoid DS
  - Being a retro gamer, Arkaniod is a must get for people like me.

• Space Invaders Extreme
  - A worth time-waster. I played the Japanese version of this and I was hooked on the funky sounds and cool simple addictive gameplay.

• Wacky Races: Crash & Dash
  - This sounds like a good multiplayer game. But gameplay says otherwise.

06/22

• Guitar Hero: On Tour
  - I can't really say much on the Guitar Hero franchise, worth to grab! Unfortunately I can't get this on June due I have other commitments.

06/24

• Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
  - This franchise is a MUST GET for SRPG fans.

06/26

• Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
  - ANOTHER TRAUMA!! Even how hard the first one, I'm still getting this. Hopefully they toned down a bit on the difficulty.
  - seems like it might be delayed till 1st July 2008.

New Colour for DS in Europe.

If I were to own one of those, I'm so into the red one. Our friends in Europe will be happy to get them. It's a sight not to be missed! How cool is that! Soon we'll see Europeans holding some funky colour DS around. Will it hit the Asian market as well?




Source Engadget.
Pic Jeuxvideo.

Protein[DS] worth trying and keep an eye on.

Thanks to my friend Jack for introducing me to this.

Protein[DS] is an audio manipulating software for the DS, taking advantage on the touchscreen on the DS. I tested this thing myself and I'm amazed the potential this homebrew can do.



Check out the vids.






We need more creative homebrews as this. You can test out this as well in Protein[DS] website.

HUDSON cracks up. DS Lite style.

Numero Uno problem of the DS are the hinges. I heard lots of stories about it but yet to encounter my DS buddies having such a problem. Then it struck Takahashi Meijin. He blogs:-

Well, well, the other day my DS Lite got a hinge crack.

Didn't the white DS Lite go on sale in Fall 2006? I've used this for the past two years, and then like that, a mysterious crack.

Since he's from Hudson, I think Nintendo don't mind replacing with a limited edition DS. Read Master Higgin's/Takahashi Meijin's Blog if you can read Japanese.


Source Kotaku.

Windy x Windham - Original 2D Fighting Game for the DS

Well, that's what's stated when I translated Famitsu.com from Japanese to English. I can't understand anything from what's been translated. Being a typical 2D fighting game, the storyline runs the usual storyline of "fighting tournament-participants join for personal reasons" thing.



For those who has been playing DS games should know Izuna from Izuna, Legend of the Unemployed Ninja. She's featured as well.



I have doubts on these but I'll give it a try when it's out.



Source Famitsu

Rhapsody: Another PS Game Ported to the DS.

I remember this game very well on the PS. Since I have loads of games to focus on, I totally forgot to continue the game from my last save. It did not matter anyways since I just played around 1 hour of it.



Now I have the chance to get back into the game. Expect this in English on September or October since our brothers and sisters in Japan can grab hold of it on August.


Source siliconera

Amped on ported MMPOG on DS.

The news of Massive Multiplayer Online Games (MMPOG) ported for the DS really excites me. It doesn't have to be ONLINE per se, the essence of it and the enjoyment of playing with DS users wirelessly will be just as great.

After Ragnarok Online announce their port to DS despite the fact that it wont be online. CyberStep tags along by "porting-to-DS" one of their online games GetAmped.

Hey, since Super Smash Brothers not even announced yet for the DS, I think this is a good alternative to look into.



Source GAME Watch.

Sneak Peek of Guitar Hero: On Tour Buttons.

Yes, some German gaming site get hands on the Guitar Hero: On Tour buttons. Envious? Me? Yes. But pictures of it will be sufficient for now.








Source videogameszone.de.

Japan announced Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel.

I'm sure the previous Layton series caught the attention of lots of puzzle fans out there. The success of the Layton series comes from the stunning animation, great storyline and challenging puzzles to solve. Level 5 has announce the next installment of the Layton series in Japan around Fall. Which is around September to November.

To be honest, I've yet to finish Curious Village yet.


Source Go Nintendo.

The World Ends With You - The Music

The World Ends With You game amazes me. The soundtrack to. So I've decided to surf around Play-Asia to check out the soundtrack. THEY HAVE IT! I am so gonna get this. I'm gonna get this after I grab some things on my next paycheck. You guys can have it too, just order it through Play-Asia. 34 tracks and might have a bonus track. It's worth to buy if you love the game.



Get Subarashiki Kono Sekai: It's a Wonderful World (The World Ends With You) Original Soundtrack from Play-Asia.




Did I mention it comes with a cool steel casing?

The World Ends With You - My Verdict

After weeks of hiatus, I'm back. The reason. I was busy with my own things and trying to finish the new Square Enix game, The World Ends With You (TWEWY). The game is AWESOME! I felt rewarded finishing the game.

Why do I like TWEWY?

First of all, the gameplay. They made full use of both screens, kudos for this. Utilizing the touch screen and the D-pad was innovative. Both screens are used for battling, the HP are shared. It's different from other games I've played. Making it difficult for a person to keep track of both screens. That is part of the challenge. You don't need to button mash the whole thing as it only need either 1 direction of the D-pad.

Next, is the placing of the game. Instead of making another new world, they take an existing place and made it an alternate world. And to make the as close to reality in terms of this and that. The story, you have to play it yourself.

The arts in the game are awesome. The characters are awesome. What can I say? Square Enix really made a benchmark for other games to beat.

I recommend to get this game. The story is awesome. The game is fun. The music is great.

Guitar Hero for DS buttons are Add-ons?

Here's a news that I got from getting information for the upcoming game Guitar Hero: On Tour. Vicarious Visions, the developer for the said game for the DS has mentioned they tackled lots of challenges before coming up with the game.

Obvious reasons is the DS itself. Too keep to the DS being compact, they rejected the fact of making the peripheral look like a guitar fretboard. That means, no guitar sized thingy.

The most interesting thing I found was about Vicarious Visions asking for permission to add buttons instead of mapping together with the buttons available on the DS. That means the buttons that is shipped with Guitar Hero are additional buttons for the DS.

Very interesting sales strategy.

DS going Retro. Gameboy and NES Controller is BACK!

I told everyone already that retro gaming is here to stay. I always like stuff that comes out from the retro days of Nintendo. This is no exception! I like this thing alot! Some cool people made something very cool for the Nintendo DS. Retro Nintendo Pouch!



It's somewhat pricey from where I came from though but it's worth the purchase. USD$13 for either one of 'em or USD$21 for both. Interested? You can get these through this person.

Care to buy me one?

Via Technabob.

LOL. Seriously it's LOL.

Now this is a game that you might just say "You're paying for Pictochat?!" or some case just "LOL".

Why do I say this? Well, first of all this game is a MULTIPLAYER GAME only game. Which means you need to bring your DS buddies to have some fun with this thing. Heh, I can see instant fail unless they do last minute changes.



You can read more in GameSpot.

Smallest Nintendo DS Lite Ever!

I was surfing for Nintendo DS news when I stumbled into this.


COOLEST. THING. EVER.

Check out his other stuffs in FXDesigns.

Guitar Hero : On Tour Making Deal

Should I grab it? Maybe I just leave this? The Guitar Hero franchise reached the DS and making a deal to their fans. Especially those who already owned a DS. I'm sure some of you want this thing on your hands on the day of the release, then this is your chance to get one!


Click Here To Get from Play-Asia

Can't Get Korg DS-10? There's GROOVESTEP!

I mentioned about the upcoming coolness of the KORG DS-10 few post back. You know, the new portable synthesizer where you can make music where ever you go? Some of us might think that this thing will be one hell of a purchase. Look no further as homebrewers will save the day! (and your money. Actually I know you all like free stuff.)

April 7, 2008 - GrooveStep Digital Music Studio is a revolutionary ultra portable music making application for the Nintendo DS. GrooveStep features an easy to use step sequencer for pattern based music making. You can make beats, melodies and full songs with GrooveStep.

That's right. A rival that gives you free. Not as fancy looking but from the looks of it, it nearly resembles the KORG DS-10 functionality. Whatever it is, I'm surely want to try this when it's out.

Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Review by The DS Lite

I finally finished the game a few days ago. All was worth it. The trouble, the arm cramping. EVERYTHING. Team Ninja delivered a great game for the Nintendo DS and set a standard for other games.

For a game that fully rely on stylus, it was fun. The game was action packed. Being Ryu Hayabusa is not easy. The last boss was annoying. All in all, you feel great once you finished the game. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is a must get for the DS.

Korg DS-10 - Music Making Goes Portable

Forget other music making thingy for the DS. Jam Sessions is gone. Electroplankton can be burn down. Behold the next new thing! The Korg DS-10! Now you can make music as you go. Just look at that video and how amazing that thing is!


Sources say it will be a worldwide release. Now to know when.

More on the Trauma Center Sequel for the DS

Looks like the game looks totally different from the first. Characters looks more mature and serious. We know from the first Trauma Center that patient comes in and "surgery happens", perform surgery because they need to be.

Now it has a proper storyline. At least it say so.



This time Dr. Derek Stiles and Angie Thompson now stuck in an African country called Costiga. Basically its where civil war and disease outbreak leads to more patients and less doctors. You know how that goes.

Here some screenshots taken from famitsu.com

Dokapon - Dungeon Crawlers + Pokemon-style Combat.

Dokapon Journey! Nakayoku Kenkashite (Make Friends and Fight!) is a weird game but a cool concept.



You earn money by defeating monsters around town but thats not all! Players has to compete against each other to earn more money. What's crazy about this game is that they can also fight each other to steal their loot. It's hilariously labeled as the "friendship-destroying game" and I can't wait how destructive this game be.

Addition on the DS will have extra minigames to earn money.

Summon Night to the DS!

Summon Night was a Sony Playstation (PS) title is next in line to be in the DS. I've played some games that was from the PS ported to the DS like Front Mission which it make use the power of the touchscreen.



Looking at the trailer, it looks like a game worth to grab. The game mostly rely on the DS touchscreen to do most of the task.



Summon Night stands out as those nice-looking ARPG despite being just in 2D. Looking at the screenshot, it's nicely done. Total eye candy! Hey, you don't need great graphics, you just need a good looking game!





I can't wait for it to release and try it out.

Dr. Stiles will be back for the DS! Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2.

There's a rumour that Trauma Center will have a sequel for the DS. It's good news for the fans of this game. Judging from my experience with the game, I hope it won't be as annoying to finish.

Dr. Derek Stiles will be back together with Nurse Angie Thompson to tackle new sickness and more answers for the GUILT virus. Atlus announce that they will improve the instruments and tackle the difficulty as most complained.

I'm pissed on the Triti as well. Too HARD!

Nintendo forces R4 off the shelves

We know the wonders of R4. We know the potential what R4 can do. But some of us will take advantage of this. Homebrews to ROMs online.



In Akihabara (or Akiba, as the locals called it) in Japan, Nintendo has been pressuring shops to stop selling R4 carts, or at least remove it from their premises. If they don't, Nintendo will stop providing products to them. I think Nintendo should start changing strategies.

I'm on neutral on this one. I'm not an honest person anyways to bang this kind of topic anyways. This will not be an easy task for Nintendo. Hey, people will eventually pirate stuffs anyways in the end.

Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Uber Stylus Action

The Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (NGDS) just released their English version of the game on the 26th March 2008 for the DS. NGDS, like other Ninja Gaiden games, features Ryu Hayabusa. The protagonist of the game.

Released by Tecmo, who holds the Ninja Gaiden franchise since the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) gave Team Ninja a challenge to release Ninja Gaiden for the DS. And the result was this:-



Who are Team Ninja? They are the one who are responsible for one of the best vixen fighting game for the Dreamcast and Xbox. The Dead or Alive series.


I know some of you like them too.


"WRONG GAME, RYU!"
Ryu Hayabusa featured in the Dead or Alive series



How does the game work?

Make use of the awesome power of the touch screen! Somewhat how you play Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.


This is how you play NGDS. Pure screen wrecker! Make sure to stock up lots of them screen protectors.

The story continues 6 months from the plot of the last Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox.

Screenshot off the game.

In this game, Ryu's quest is to save Momiji, a shrine maiden and also a kunoichi, that was kidnapped.

I'm currently playing the game so I'll give a review later.




This is what you get bundled with the game. A strap and a Dark Dragon Sword stylus.

At this point of time, I'm nearly close to finish the game. It's less challenging at the moment and I hope the Hard mode gives better arm exercise.