Shop for ds games

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 13 reviews

The Bottom Line: Super Mario 64 DS is a great update of a classic game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Action, Action - platformer, Action - adventure, 1-4 Players

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  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Monster Games Inc., Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Two Tribes, Action, 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: Spider-Man 3 is a slick beat-'em-up that uses the touch screen in ways that actually enhance the experience of playing the game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Vicarious Visions, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• 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:
  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:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 16 reviews

The Bottom Line: Features the classic 2D Mario gameplay style using 3D graphics Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Action, Action - platformer, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• 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: Monster Tale is a whimsical, colorful 2D adventure that's sure to please with its engaging combination of exploration, pet raising, and action. Read review

Specs: Everyone, DreamRift, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, Glyphic Entertainment, Action, Miscellaneous - puzzle

• 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: A great portable Sonic game, with classic side-scrolling action, nifty new abilities, and a fun Versus mode. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Dimps Corporation, Action, Action - adventure

• 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: Aliens: Infestation is an unforgiving and exciting retro romp. Read review

Specs: Teen, WayForward, Action, Action - scrolling shooter, Science-fiction

• 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: If you came in looking for a throwback to the arcade days of Dig Dug, you should probably look elsewhere. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Bullets, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.6 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: One of the games included with Bubble Bobble Revolution is a genuine classic. The other is so plagued with glitches that it can't even be finished. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Taito Corporation, Action, 1-4 Players

• 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: Flushed Away for the Nintendo DS is a decent 3D side-scroller, but there isn't much more than a couple of hours of play built into it. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Art, Action, 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: There's plenty to do, and controlling the enemy is a neat twist, but the adventure is over too soon. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Amaze Entertainment, Action, 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: Cookie & Cream simultaneously blends 3D exploration with 2D minigames in a refreshing way, but the level layouts are bland and repetitive. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Hi Corp, Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Though Kirby Squeak Squad rarely finds a way to challenge you, it's a clever and cute enough platformer to recommend to most DS owners. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Hal, Action, Action - adventure, 1-4 Players

• 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: Pigs and puns are the highlights of this otherwise routine take on an old formula. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Sanuk Software Co., Ltd., Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a puzzler/platformer that will suffice for killing a few minutes at a time, you can do a lot worse than this game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Action, Miscellaneous - arcade, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Helixe, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Canvas Curse couldn't really be done on any other platform, yet it doesn't sacrifice its gameplay for the sake of short-lived gimmicks. Read review

Specs: Everyone, HAL Labs, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Mega Man ZX Advent walks a thin line between challenging and infuriatingly difficult, while bringing along a number of new tricks and improvements for the journey. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Inti, Action, Action - platformer, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Colorful graphics can't make up for this game's shocking brevity. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Black Lantern Studios, Action, 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: Another great round of Mario-themed mini-puzzler fun awaits. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Action, Action - platformer