September 2008 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo DS

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Puzzle

September 2, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 61/100

This multiplayer drawing quiz challenges teams to identify images as they are drawn; the first team to guess correctly wins. Matches support up to eight players...

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2008)

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

September 3, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2008) — The core gameplay of Lego Batman is similar to that of previous Lego video games such as Lego Indiana Jones: The Original...

Final Fantasy IV

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

September 4, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 5, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...

City Life DS

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

September 4, 2008 → Nintendo DS

City Life DS is an isometric simulator with a dash of business simulator from Wizarbox SARL. The game is published by Monte Cristo Multimedia. The PC version of...

Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

September 4, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 9, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 82/100

A garden-management simulation with strategy and puzzle elements, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise follows the effort to turn a neglected plot on Piñata Island into a...

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Turn-based

September 5, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 11, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 83/100

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution — 16 world civilizations with their respective leaders. Simplified development line for quick play. Full support for...

Rain Drops

Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

September 5, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Rain Drops is an action game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy games from the masters from the studio UFO Interactive Games, Inc.. The game is published by UFO...

Spore Creatures

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Strategy

September 7, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This sandbox simulation centers on creating and evolving life while shaping a personal universe. Players customize creatures, vehicles, buildings, and UFOs...

Mazes of Fate

Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Dungeons

September 8, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 65/100

Lock's Quest

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Indie

September 8, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 26, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Lock's Quest is a real-time strategy adventure game with an isometric camera view. You will take on the role of a young boy, Lok, who defends his village from the...

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir

Adventure, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

September 8, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 65/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle follows a detective investigating who should inherit a million-dollar fortune. Players search painted scenes for cleverly...

Air Traffic Chaos

September 9, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 66/100

This air traffic control simulation puts the player in charge of coordinating aircraft takeoffs and landings. Managing multiple planes and their passengers at once...

Hell's Kitchen: The Game

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view

September 9, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Hell's Kitchen: The Game is a first-person action game with strategy and business simulator elements from developers from the Ludia, Inc. studio. The main...

Dragon Quest 4: Chapters of the Chosen

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

September 11, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 16, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 80/100

Dragon Quest 4: Chapters of the Chosen is a fantasy role-playing game about a group of heroes destined to fulfill a prophecy as the legend of Erdrick fades into the...

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Strategy, Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 11, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 85/100

A point-and-click adventure built around solving a variety of puzzles. Players use reasoning, knowledge, and creativity to work out the...

theresia..

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

September 11, 2008 → Nintendo DS

theresia.. is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror and puzzle from the developers of WorkJam Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Arc System Works Co...

Bangai-O Spirits

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

September 12, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 83/100

A futuristic shooter featuring combat robots, Bangai-O Spirits builds its battles around dodging attacks and unleashing powerful special moves. Players fight...

Pokémon Platinum Version

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Turn-based

September 13, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 83/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in the Sinnoh region and introduces the mysterious Distortion World, a place unlike other locations in the series. As the...

Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based, Adventure

September 14, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 51/100

This role-playing adventure with action and puzzle elements is based on the fourth season of Code Lyoko. William is being held captive somewhere on Lyoko by the...

Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

September 15, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 68/100

This action-platformer with puzzles is set in the world of SpongeBob SquarePants, where players progress through levels and face DoodleBob. Players can draw an...

Line Rider 2: Unbound

Simulation, Sports game, Sandbox, Puzzle

September 16, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 61/100

This puzzle game with simulation and sandbox elements follows Bosh as he tries to stop Chaz, who has stolen the sled, and save Bailey. In Line Rider 2: Unbound...

Red Bull BC One

Action, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 16, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 48/100

This music-based puzzle game takes place at the international Red Bull BC One breakdancing tournament. Players control a breakdancer and solve puzzles against the...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

September 16, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person action game is set in the Star Wars universe between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows Darth Vader’s Secret...

My Secret World by Imagine

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Sandbox

September 16, 2008 → Nintendo DS; September 19, 2008 → Nintendo DS

My Secret World by Imagine is a top-down arcade game with a touch of action and sandbox from developers from the studios Ubisoft Romania and Visual Impact. The game...

SimCity Creator (2008)

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

September 22, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 68/100

A city-building simulation in which the player takes the role of a mayor, zoning land and constructing homes, businesses, factories and skyscrapers. The transport...

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection

September 22, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 76/100

This arcade platformer follows Kirby as he battles King Dedede and Meta Knight by running, floating, copying enemy abilities, and calling on Helpers to fight...

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's Party

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

September 22, 2008 → Nintendo DS

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's Party is an adventure with a touch of fantasy game from the masters from the studio Webfoot Technologies, Inc.. The game is published...

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 82/100

A turn-based role-playing strategy set in the Netherworld, a realm where demons vie for power. Prince Laharl awakens from a long sleep to learn that his father...

LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2009)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer set in the world of LEGO and Batman follows the escape of Arkham Asylum’s villains and the effort to save Gotham City. In LEGO...

Dinosaur King

Role-playing game

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 61/100

This adventure follows a team of dinosaur hunters searching the world for fossils and confronting a criminal group that plans to take over using prehistoric...

Animal Paradise

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 49/100

A pet-care simulation in which the player feeds and cleans up after animals, takes them for walks and plays with them. The pets include dogs, cats, hamsters and...

Disgaea DS

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Makai Senki Disgaea: Makai no Ouji to Akai Tsuki is an alternate title for Disgaea DS. Perhaps Disgaea DS is also being developed for PC, but this version has not...

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (2008)

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 67/100

A fantasy role-playing adventure that combines music and action. Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a remake of the original game, featuring 2D sprite graphics and...

Time Hollow

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

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 64/100

This adventure puzzle with visual novel elements follows Ethan Kairos as he searches for his missing family. During his investigation, he finds a mysterious pen...

My SAT Coach

Educational game (Education)

September 23, 2008 → Nintendo DS

My SAT Coach is an educational game from developers from the Ubisoft Montreal studio. The game is published by Ubisoft. The PC version of My SAT Coach...

Knights in the Nightmare

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 76/100

This tactical RPG combines real-time strategy and shooter elements in a kingdom destroyed by denizens of the netherworld. A memoryless wisp, freed from an abandoned...

Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Brian and Gina on a journey to far-flung parts of the world. Pirates, spies, surfers, soldiers, and aliens all feature in a...

Sokoban DS

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Sokoban DS is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at BrainGame Publishing, GmbH. The game is published by RTL Playtainment. Sokoban...

Princess Maker 4

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Players: 10/10

Princess Maker 4 is a simulator with an admixture of anime or manga and fantasy games from the masters from the studios GeneX, Westone Co. and Ltd.. The game is...

Prey the Stars

Arcade, Action, Puzzle

September 25, 2008 → Nintendo DS

Metacritic: 66/100

An arcade action game with puzzle elements, Prey the Stars challenges players to eat as many objects as possible on colorful stages before time runs out. Eating...