Atlus' unnervingly hardcore first-person dungeon crawler is slated to return to the DS this Autumn, and it's throwing a new subaquatic setting, underwater exploration, and wireless two-player play into the masochistic mix.
No doubt the most talked about thing at E3 is Nintendo's new 3D handheld. It's one of those things that you really have to see first hand to truly appreciate, but here's what you need to know about it.
Capcom had a large presence at E3 with Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Dead Rising 2, but their most intriguing game might be Ghost Trick, a spooky mystery story with a ton charm. GamePro reviews editor Tae K. Kim sat down with director Shu Takumi (of Ace Attorney fame) to find out a little more about this fascinating DS title.
It's Final Fantasy, you know the drill. Oh, you don't? Well, don't sweat it -- by now Square Enix is so by-the-book about these turn-based role-playing games, they've actually started making fun of themselves as a basis for an entire game.
With a mixture of old-school RPG visuals and combat with modern multiplayer flourishes, Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of Starry Skies looks like it can cater to all crowds. It also marks the first time the Dragon Quest series has appeared exclusively on the Nintendo DS.
Ghost Trick is an adventure game unlike anything else on the DS at the moment. It hearkens back to the golden era of adventure games, when story was king and rotoscoped character animations were commonplace, while at the same time introduces a plethora of DS-specific mechanics that feel both fresh and familiar.
One of the PS2's most highly acclaimed and commercially unsuccessful games finally gets the sequel fans have been asking for in the form of the Nintendo DS exclusive Okamiden.
In the gaming world, it's disappointing just how often appearances really aren't that deceiving when you actually dig into the meat of a game, so it's always nice when some of the best surprises come in the most unassuming of packages.
When it comes to the longevity of the franchise, Pokemon has plenty of buried history. During the shift from various handheld platforms, longtime fans of the series have had to abandon their old Pokemon collections to start new adventures with newer games. Even more frustrating, players that eventually moved on to the Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum titles wound up still tethered to their GBA cartridges, having to import their old data with a lengthy and complicated feature unavailable to users of the Nintendo DSi.
