Shop for ds games

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.5 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Abysmal controls and frustrating gameplay await you in the depths of Firetop Mountain. Read review

Specs: Teen, Big Blue Bubble Inc., Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.9 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS is an often entertaining game, which makes its shoddy production and localization especially disappointing. Read review

Specs: Teen, SNK Playmore, Card Battle, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: A lousy conversion of the anime's story, as well as some equally poor beat-'em-up action, keeps the golden shine out of Fullmetal Alchemist on the DS. Read review

Specs: Teen, Natsume, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Moon is a well-crafted shooter that blasts off but fails to reach orbit. Read review

Specs: Teen, Renegade Kid, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Black Ops has everything you could want in a portable Call of Duty game. Read review

Specs: Teen, n-Space, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Teen, Natsume, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Superb handwriting recognition and other cool features make a strong argument for ditching paper crosswords in favor of ones on handhelds like the Nintendo DS. Read review

Specs: Teen, BudCat, Puzzle, Miscellaneous - puzzle, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: With Brothers In Arms DS, Ubisoft has proven that it's technically possible to bring the series to the DS--but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gameloft, Action, Action - first person shooter, Historical, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Bleach: The Blade of Fate is a great fighting game that will appeal to fans of the show and general fans of the fighting genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Treasure, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Eragon is short and the touch-screen controls don't work very well, but it's still a fairly decent action adventure game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Amaze Entertainment, Role-Playing, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Portrait of Ruin is a great game because it stays true to the familiar Castlevania design and delivers a fun, lengthy adventure. Read review

Specs: Teen, Konami, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance is a competent though flawed handheld shooter. Read review

Specs: Teen, n-Space, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.8 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Kong's DS adventure is unambitious, boring, ugly, and buggy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Casablanca, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This flashy fighter is all style and no substance. Read review

Specs: Teen, Takara Tomy, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Teen, Ludia Inc., Trivia / Game Show

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It's mean, it's intense, it's difficult, and it's a raucous good time. In a nutshell, it's Contra. Read review

Specs: Teen, WayForward, Action, Action - scrolling shooter, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: A mostly successful operation with a couple of unsightly scars. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Puzzle, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Hotel Dusk weaves an absorbing noir-style mystery with traditional adventure game elements and stylish presentation and does it all with a deft touch. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cing, Adventure, Adventure - first person adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Whether you're familiar with the series or not, you can't go wrong with Dawn of Sorrow. Read review

Specs: Teen, Konami, Action, Action - adventure, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Though brief, The Simpsons Game on the DS satisfies from start to finish. Read review

Specs: Teen, Griptonite Games, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Teen, Point of View, Action, Sports - wrestling

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This portable wrasslin' game is basically fun, even if there aren't a whole lot of play modes. Read review

Specs: Teen, Amaze Entertainment, Action, Sports - wrestling, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Luminous Arc 2 is formulaic but charming, a solid strategy RPG that hooks you in with warriors of might and magic. Read review

Specs: Teen, Image Epoch, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Superior animation, an engaging story, and clever puzzles make Broken Sword well worth investigating. Read review

Specs: Teen, Revolution Software, Adventure, Miscellaneous - puzzle

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It's Groundhog Day meets Philip K. Dick in this entertaining but muddled mystery adventure. Read review

Specs: Teen, h.a.n.d. Inc., Adventure