March 2006 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo DS

Whac-A-Mole - release date for Nintendo DS

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Puzzle

March 1, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Whac-A-Mole is a first-person arcade game with action and puzzle elements from DC Studios, Inc.. The game's main publisher is Activision. But Whac-A-Mole has not...

Magnetica

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 2, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 68/100

This action-puzzle game challenges players to stop a chain of marbles rolling down a winding track. Marbles are launched with the stylus, and matching three or more...

Pokémon Trozei!

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 6, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 31, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 74/100

Pokémon Trozei! — This game is extremely similar in gameplay to the well-known “Tetris”. You have to move blocks in the shape of different Pokemon across the...

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2006)

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

March 9, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Tengai Makyō 2: Manjimaru (2006) is a first-person role-playing game with anime/manga and fantasy game elements from developers Red Company Corporation. The...

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

March 9, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 73/100

This side-scrolling action platformer follows action-movie hero Joe as he tries to reclaim a show stolen by a sinister group during the filming of Captain Blue’s...

Kim Possible: Kimmunicator

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 10, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 61/100

An action adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows Kim Possible as she takes on criminals. Dr. Drakken kidnaps Wade and forces him to develop another...

Children of Mana

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

March 11, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 65/100

This fantasy action RPG is set in a world recovering from an age of chaos and sorrow. Followers of the Mana Tree return to the island of Illusia, home to the Mana...

Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 17, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 23, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 10/10

Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and puzzles from the developers of Altron Corporation. The game is...

Worms: Open Warfare

Strategy, Turn-based

March 17, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 22, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 24, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 71/100

Worms: Open Warfare — the heroes of the game are earthworms fighting each other. The game has several modes: for example, the player can control one group of...

Metroid Prime: Hunters

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk

March 20, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 85/100

A first-person science-fiction shooter in the Metroid series, Metroid Prime: Hunters pits Samus Aran against six other bounty hunters competing for the title of the...

Tetris DS

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 20, 2006 → Nintendo DS; March 22, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 84/100

A falling-block puzzle game in which players arrange Tetriminos into lines to clear the board. Tetris DS offers six modes themed around classic Nintendo games...

Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

March 21, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 50/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a fantasy world and follows Tao, a young magic student whose family and the people of Bente Island have been turned to...

Cooking Mama

Simulation, First-person view

March 23, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 67/100

Cooking Mama is a cooking simulator about learning recipes and experimenting with ingredient combinations. The player prepares food and cooks it on the stove, using...

Deep Labyrinth

Role-playing game, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

March 23, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 57/100

This first-person fantasy RPG follows the exploration of a world filled with magical creatures and monstrous foes, hidden in the depths of a dark labyrinth. The...

Pokémon Ranger

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric

March 23, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 69/100

This role-playing game with a third-person perspective and isometric view follows a Pokémon Ranger protecting nature and Pokémon in the Fiore region. Rather than...

Cocoto Kart Racer

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

March 23, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Cocoto Kart Racer is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and racing elements from the studio Haruneko Entertainment. The game's main publishers are Big...

Pokémon Ranger

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

March 26, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Pokémon Ranger is an action, adventure, anime/manga and fantasy role-playing game from Creatures, Inc., HAL Laboratory and Inc.. The game is published by...

Top Spin 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Tennis

March 29, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Top Spin 2 is a perfect game for both those who have never been closely acquainted with this type of sport and its ardent fans. This part continues all the...

Asphalt: Urban GT

Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 60/100

An arcade racing game with simulation elements, Asphalt: Urban GT features licensed high-performance cars and tracks from around the world. Victories earn prize...

Contact (2006)

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic role-playing game follows the Professor after his spaceship crash-lands on a mysterious planet. The ship’s power sources, known as Cells, are...

Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

In the survival horror game Resident Evil: Deadly Silence, Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine try to survive in a mansion filled with zombies and other creatures...

Super Princess Peach

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 75/100

This adventure platformer follows Peach as she sets out to rescue Mario and Luigi after Bowser and his koopa horde capture the Mushroom Kingdom’s defenders. The...

Xenosaga I+II

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 5.5/10

Xenosaga I+II is an isometric role-playing game with elements of an anime/manga game and robot simulator from the masters of Monolith Software, Inc.. The game is...

Contact

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Point & Click

March 30, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Steam: 61/100

Contact is a Point and Click RPG with action, adventure and anime/manga elements from Grasshopper Manufacture. The main publisher of the game is Atlus. Contact may...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

March 31, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — In the first case of the game, Phoenix Wright, under the watchful eye of Mia Fey, successfully defends his first client and...

Animal Crossing: Wild World

Simulation, Third-person view

March 31, 2006 → Nintendo DS

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A life simulation set in a village, where the player tends to a home, chats with local characters and takes part in everyday activities. In Animal Crossing: Wild...