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Chrono Trigger game
98.3
41.5

Chrono Trigger $14.99 $7.49

  • multipleending
  • timetravel
  • RolePlaying

Chrono Trigger is a Japanese Role Playing Game released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and then later released on multiple other devices. It's unique in that the game has several different endings which all rely on the time travel feature of the game.

Cave Story game
97.8
46.4

Cave Story

Arguably the most well-known indie game of all time, Cave Story features a completely original storyline wrapped with personality, mystery and hours of fast-paced fun. Cave Story is an action-adventure game from the critically acclaimed independent designer, Daisuke Amaya--or Pixel to his fans. Overflowing...

The World Ends With You game
92.3
42.3

The World Ends With You

  • japanese
  • anime
  • Action
  • RolePlaying
  • touch

The battle system utilizes many of the unique features of the Nintendo DS, including combat that takes place on both screens, and attacks performed by certain motions on the touchscreen or by shouting into the microphone. The few common complaints were related to the steep learning curve of the battle...

The Sims 2 game
91.9
41.9

The Sims 2

  • Simulation
  • life

[game]The SIMS 2[/game] is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Pleasantview is based 25 years after the town in the original [game]The SIMS[/game]. [game]The SIMS 2[/game] is offered on mobile platforms, with manufacturers such as Nokia offering...

Geometry Wars: Galaxies game
90.7
40.7

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

  • ShootEmUp

Geometry Wars: Galaxies is a multidirectional shooter video game created by Bizarre Creations and Kuju Entertainment, which was released on Nintendo's Wii and DS consoles in November 2007.Galaxies is a sequel to Geometry Wars, which was originally included as a bonus game within Project Gotham Racing...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape game
89.6
39.6

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

  • adventure
  • Platform

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubi Soft Montpellier and published by Ubi Soft in 1999. The game was critically acclaimed upon release. Ly the Fairy telepathically communicates with Rayman explaining the consequences of the damage, with the core's shattering...

Xenosaga game
89.7
39.7

Xenosaga

  • RolePlaying

The Xenosaga series serves as a spiritual successor to the game Xenogears, which was released in February 1998 for the PlayStation by Square. The first game in the trilogy, Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht was released in February 2002 in Japan, and in February 2003 in North America. However, the original...

Ghost Trick game
89.4
39.4

Ghost Trick

  • adventure
  • Puzzle

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an adventure game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo DS and iOS.Ghost Trick's story centers on the recently deceased protagonist Sissel, and his ghost's struggle to discover who he was when he was alive and who killed him. The player assumes the role of this ghost,...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney game
88.9
38.9

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

"Turnabout Trial 4"), is a visual novel adventure video game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. When finding inconsistencies in witness testimonies, the player is able to present pieces of evidence that contradict the witnesses' statements. Series creator Shu Takumi,...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 game
88.6
38.6

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is the second game in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series, and is loosely based on the events of the Civil War comic book story line. It brings with it a larger roster of heroes and villains to play as, as well as more ways to utilize your team in battle.

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes Of Lagaard game
87.1
37.1

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes Of Lagaard

  • adventure
  • RolePlaying

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard, released in Japan as Sekaiju no Meikyū II: Shoō no Seihai , is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game by Atlus for the Nintendo DS. In an effort to obtain the mythical "Grail of Kings" said to be kept in the floating palace, the Duke of High Lagaard...

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game
85.8
35.8

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare $19.99 $9.99

  • Shooter
  • Simulation
  • Shooter
  • Simulation

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare differs from previous installments of the Call of Duty series. Previous Call of Duty games have a distinct three country-specific campaign style, while Call of Duty 4 has a more film-like plot with interlaced story lines from the perspectives of Sgt. Paul Jackson of the...

Call Of Duty Black Ops game
83.6
33.6

Call Of Duty Black Ops $39.99 $19.99

  • FirstPerson
  • Military
  • Shooter

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a 2010 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the seventh title in the Call of Duty series and the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War. Set in the 1960s during the Cold War, the game's campaign follows CIA operative Alex Mason as...

Pokemon Diamond game
84.6
34.6

Pokemon Diamond

  • RolePlaying

Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version are 2006 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. The games added many new features,...

Elite Beat Agents game
84.5
34.5

Elite Beat Agents

  • music
  • Sports

Similar to Ouendan, the player taps and drags on indicated locations on the touch screen of the DS in time to the rhythm of the music to score points, while the upper screen shows comic-style scenes of the fictional "Elite Beat Agents" cheering on others in tough situations through their dance...

Shantae: Riskys Revenge game
84.3
34.3

Shantae: Riskys Revenge

  • Platform

The sequel to the critically acclaimed Shantae is here! Fans asked, and WayForward has answered with a powder keg of high-octane, hair-whipping, hip-shaking action available only on the Nintendo DSiWare service. Shantae: Risky's Revenge sets the bar even higher with thousands of frames of animation,...

Super Princess Peach game
78.4
28.4

Super Princess Peach

  • Platform

Super Princess Peach is a platform video game published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is the first game to feature Princess Peach as the main playable character. Despite being praised for its role reversal in the plot, the game was criticized for the nature of how Peach attacked,...

Final Fantasy IV game
78.2
28.2

Final Fantasy IV $17.99 $14.39

  • adventure
  • RolePlaying
  • adventure
  • RolePlaying

Final Fantasy IV introduced innovations that became staples of the Final Fantasy series and role-playing games in general. The game was re-titled Final Fantasy II during its initial release outside Japan as the original Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III had not been released outside Japan at the...

Syberia game
74.8
24.8

Syberia $12.99 $1.29

It follows Kate Walker, the protagonist, as she attempts to wrap up a sale on behalf of her law firm and travels across Europe and Russia. In addition to the main plot, the game contains a subplot conducted via calls received on Kate's cell phone. The game contains elements of art nouveau and steampunk...

Big Brain Academy game
72.2
22.2

Big Brain Academy

  • Puzzle

It has been compared to Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!.[citation needed] It is marketed under the Nintendo's Touch. The heavier the brain, the smarter the brain is or the better its reaction time. After the test, the player is given a letter grade. Each activity has three levels of difficulty,...

Tales Of Hearts R game
66.9
16.9

Tales Of Hearts R

  • RolePlaying

An updated remake of Tales of Hearts (originally released on Nintendo DS in 2008, exclusively in Japan)

Nintendogs game
66.8
16.8

Nintendogs

  • Simulation

It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe, and other regions. The microphone is used to call to the player's dog by speaking the name given to the dog in the beginning of the game as well as to teach the dog tricks such as "sit" or "roll...