Another ten on my list to play this year going in order on the Metacritic all-time best list for DS.
11. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (#25 MC)
I like the zoomed in perspective when a unit fires. That seems new to the series. I've had this game for a long time but have barely touched it. I'll be happy to dig in deeper this time around.
12. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (#32)
All four DS games shown in this trailer. I might have started with the third game, Unwound Future, and then played the rest of the series.
13. Final Fantasy IV (#35)
I still have this, thankfully. I got stuck in the metal dungeon way back, but I loved the game. I can't wait to replay it.
14. Space Invaders Extreme (#37)
The Pac-Man C.E. treatment for Space Invaders. It plays fast and has loads of new gameplay elements.
15. Peggle Dual Shot (#38)
More Peggle! I can't wait. This property should've kept going. What happened?
16. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (#41)
See trailer above covering all four Prof. Layton games on DS. This was the second one which I don't have any memories of, but I still own it.
17. Dark Void Zero (#42)
A Metroid style spinoff of the 2010 Dark Void console game. It was on the DSiWare and 3DS eShop and I owned it on one of those, but I'm not sure I have access to it anymore. I've had trouble getting my 3DS creditials back online.
18. Dragon Quest V (#44)
We got 1-3 and 7 reimagined recently. How about the Erdrick trilogy, 4-6. I hope they do it because this DS remake is expensive.
19. Professor Layton and the Last Specter (#54)
See the above trailer for all 4 Prof. Layton DS games. I don't have any specific memories of this the fourth game in the series.
20. Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (#56)
Even though this game will likely frustrate me with its stylus controls, I've always been wowed by its graphics. I think it's the best looking game on the DS.
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daftman
05/11/2026 at 01:33 PM
The Professor Layton games are such a huge blindspot for me. I think I would like them but I just never got around to playing them. The only one I have is the crossover with Phoenix Wright and I haven't played that either.
I don't know if your aging reflexes will cause you any trouble with Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, but I did not think the stylus controls were a hindrance to the gameplay at all. It was a great play experience. Of course, I was a teenager when I played it, so take that all with a grain of salt lol
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