What Are your top 5 DS games? :]

I am sure that there are alot of topics about this but I really enjoy seeing what other people Pick as their top 5. Might even give me something new to play :]

5.Maple Story DS - While I do not speak Korean, I found myself giddy when I learned that it was actually coming out. So I ordered it straight from Korea with haste when it finally launched. At first the thought of a Maplestory for a handheld made me cringe. When I picked the game up and started my first character, I was somewhat disappointed. The graphics were somewhat lacking and well...I had no idea what was going on. As I progressed on, leveling up, getting new skills, battling new monsters, I actually fell for the game. It's a decent re-imagining of the MMORPG. I loved seeing my character change change equipment as I leveled up and it brought back all of my "Maple Memories" in a light-hearted, warm way.

4.Animal Crossing: Wild World - Oh where do I start? It was by far the most revolutionary handheld game to date. Being able to create your own town, customize your character, furnish your house from the ground up, and then invite friends to your town to show it all off...It was so amazing and EXTREMELY time consuming, but I loved every moment of it. It was one of the few games I could actually convince my girlfriend to pick up also. It's a great game and shame on anyone who hasn't played it before.

3.Dragon Quest 9: Sentinals of the Starry Sky - I just picked it up today, so I'm definately no expert on it, but so far it is thrilling. An amazing Storyline, great character customization, and an amazing cast of characters. On many games, I find grinding such a pain. [The only games I haven't had a bad time grinding away my character on are FF3 and Phantasy Star Online.] Dragon Quest 9 found a way to make grinding enjoyable and not stressing. None of the battles so far have been immensly difficult and it's got decent pick-up and play value, but the more you sit there and start to play and get into it, the better the game is. When it finally does drop in Europe I suggest everyone go pick it up. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING game.

2.Pokemon Platinum -I am a die hard Pokemon fan. I picked up Pokemon Red Version the first day it dropped in America. I think I played through maybe 20 times to this very day. No Pokemon game so far has compared to the majesty of Red and Blue. Diamond and Pearl definately brought something new to the table. A new Graphic system, interesting new pokemon and towns, and a playable storyline. When I heard they were releasing Platinum as the bonus my first thought was..."Well, I can pass on this one, I've done everything there was to be done in Pearl and more," Something ended up convincing me to pick up platinum and I started playing. It was the subtle changes that really made me enjoy the game. The distortion world was very cool. The new Battle Frontier gave me several hours of fun. I really ended up enjoying the game. It was a great time killer and I still play it to this day and have clocked over 120 hours. [Don't judge me...] A must buy for the DS.

1.Final Fantasy 3 -My top game is Final Fantasy 3. Definately not the top pick for alot of people. Most people would choose 4 because of it's dynamic storyline. Final Fantasy 3 has the generic storyline about 4 orphans banning together to fight evil. We've all heard it before right? That's not where the majesty of FF3 is though. It's all in the battle, the characters, and the amazing job system. The game was nearly endless if you planned on maxing out every character in every ****like I did. I never got bored. It offered up a great challenge at times but you felt so accomplished when you beat one of the bosses. I remember the time that I spent battling the Kraken over and over and having to go back and grind to come back and beat him. It never bored me, but instead it challanged me. I love the character is FF4. Cecil was a breath of fresh air compared to your run-of-the-mill action rpg hero. He had a dark side and I know everyone's mind was blown when to beat your dirk side you had to put your sword down and accept being a Paladin. Luneth, the main character from FF3 was in ways flat but he had his moments and those times where you just think and say to yourself "Way to go Luneth". It was truley the jobs that made the game. I find myself coming back to FF3 every few months just to play around. The nod to the original game was also very cool. I really liked being able to choose the Onion Knight as ajob [No matter how much it felt like I was cheating using him!]

Let me know what you guys think and pardon me if it seems like I'm just blabbering on or if there are any typos. It is 5:30 in the morning after all :P

5. Yoshi's Island DS

4. Mario and Luigi: BIS

3. Elite Beat Agents

2.Phantom Hourglass

1. New Super Mario Bros.

WARNING: This message contains A LOT of emotions. It reminds me of Christmas for some reason... :P
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5. Pokemon Diamond- The game that started my addiction to Pokemon. :P I hated pokemon when I was younger, I'm not sure why. When I got my hands on Diamond (April 2007), I couldn't stop playing. To be honest, I was a total noob when playing the game. :lol: I didn't know you could catch legendaires so I killed Dialga TWICE. I also killed off Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf for some EXP. Points for Empoleon. :oops: Then my friends told me what I did wrong and felt like a idiot. :P

I did get to catch Dialga when I brought the event Darkrai to Spear Pillar. I was also able to catch Giratina using a masterball, even though I didn't know it was a legendary until Platinum. xD
I did start a new file a few days back. I'm about to face the last gym. :)

4. Zelda Phantom Hourglass- My first Zelda game, and the reason why I love the series. :D It made me play Wind Waker and now Toon Link is my favorite version of Link. I haven't beaten it 100%. All I need is the heart container from the Arrow Ghost minigame. I still can't beat it. :x

3. Pokemon HeartGold- Don't get me wrong, its a fantastic game, BUT some stuff were a bit disappointing. I can understand that the VS. Seeker was not invented during the original games, but WAITING for a random call for a battle can be annoying. Being able to rematch all 16 gym leaders was a nice touch, but calling them depending on the day and time can also be annoying. I did find out that you can battle all of them at the same time, but it takes a while to turn off your DS, change time and date, turn it on, call them, save, turn off DS, and repeat 16 times. Another thing that disappointed me was the lack of slots in the Game Corners. Voltorb Flip seems like a fun game, but you are forced to play if you want some TMs. I can't buy the coins like in previous games and this limits my pokemon move sets. To most people, HeartGold and SoulSilver are the best games in the franchise. IMO, it's 2nd best. It has a killer soundtrack(remixed and original), 2 regions, more gyms, Team Rocket is back, full of nostalgia, improved visuals, and probably has the most legendaries obtainable in any pokemon game. I have 312:01 hours clocked into it. :D

2. The World Ends With You- Yes, I'm one of those people who LOVE this game. :lol: Awesome soundtrack, unique visuals, great story and replay value. I was interested in the game before it came out, sadly I couldn't find the game until a year after its release. The wait was WORTH IT, IMO. :P I still haven't collected all the pins, or killed all those green pigs. I'm still working on it. ;)

1. Pokemon Platinum- My most played handheld game with 695:43 hours into it. I don't know why I love this game so much. :shock: IMO, it's the best 3rd installment pokemon game ever released and probably the best game in the franchise. It doesn't have music as awesome as in HG/SS, but it's great for training pokemon and for those who are starting on competitive battling. Sadly, it only has one region and 8 gym leaders, unlike HG/SS. Funny thing is that I had Diamond for 2 years before Platinum, yet I have double the amount of time playing Platinum than Diamond. :P

1. Pokemon Platinum

2. Pokemon HeartGold

3. Chrono Trigger

4. The World Ends With You

5. Mario Kart DS

1: Advance Wars: Dual Strike (the first DS one, not the sequel, which I can't stand)

2: The World Ends With You - best JRPG I've played in years, just ordered P3P on import and hoping that can be as good

3: Mario Kart DS - not my favourite version of MK, I hate snaking and even left-right-left-right charging on the powerslide, but still a great game

4: Jam With The Band (Euro version of Daigasso Band Bros DX or whatever it's called) - just wish I could access the Japanese dlc, as there are some quality songs in there. Final difficulty level kinda ruins the daily gig part of the game, but it's still a great game.

5: GTA: Chinatown Wars for 5th, although theres probably about 5 other games I could have put here...too many good games on DS :-P

6.Tales of Innocence (japanese import)-Very hard to understand since it is all in japanese but i love the tales game so i had to get it

5. Grand Theft Auto China Town Wars- FUN!!

4.Elite Beat Agents- awesome rythm game

3.Pokemon Platinum- cmon its pokemon who doesnt like it XD

2.Dragon Quest 5- Amazing RPG some nice fetures like being able to recruit monsters

1.Dragon Quest 9- Highly customizable character and an phenomenal RPG experieance for the DS. I highly recomed this game

Sorry about having six its just so hard to choose XD

WARNING: This message contains A LOT of emotions. It reminds me of Christmas for some reason... :P
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5. Pokemon Diamond- The game that started my addiction to Pokemon. :P I hated pokemon when I was younger, I'm not sure why. When I got my hands on Diamond (April 2007), I couldn't stop playing. To be honest, I was a total noob when playing the game. :lol: I didn't know you could catch legendaires so I killed Dialga TWICE. I also killed off Mesprit, Uxie, and Azelf for some EXP. Points for Empoleon. :oops: Then my friends told me what I did wrong and felt like a idiot. :P

I did get to catch Dialga when I brought the event Darkrai to Spear Pillar. I was also able to catch Giratina using a masterball, even though I didn't know it was a legendary until Platinum. xD
I did start a new file a few days back. I'm about to face the last gym. :)

4. Zelda Phantom Hourglass- My first Zelda game, and the reason why I love the series. :D It made me play Wind Waker and now Toon Link is my favorite version of Link. I haven't beaten it 100%. All I need is the heart container from the Arrow Ghost minigame. I still can't beat it. :x

3. Pokemon HeartGold- Don't get me wrong, its a fantastic game, BUT some stuff were a bit disappointing. I can understand that the VS. Seeker was not invented during the original games, but WAITING for a random call for a battle can be annoying. Being able to rematch all 16 gym leaders was a nice touch, but calling them depending on the day and time can also be annoying. I did find out that you can battle all of them at the same time, but it takes a while to turn off your DS, change time and date, turn it on, call them, save, turn off DS, and repeat 16 times. Another thing that disappointed me was the lack of slots in the Game Corners. Voltorb Flip seems like a fun game, but you are forced to play if you want some TMs. I can't buy the coins like in previous games and this limits my pokemon move sets. To most people, HeartGold and SoulSilver are the best games in the franchise. IMO, it's 2nd best. It has a killer soundtrack(remixed and original), 2 regions, more gyms, Team Rocket is back, full of nostalgia, improved visuals, and probably has the most legendaries obtainable in any pokemon game. I have 312:01 hours clocked into it. :D

2. The World Ends With You- Yes, I'm one of those people who LOVE this game. :lol: Awesome soundtrack, unique visuals, great story and replay value. I was interested in the game before it came out, sadly I couldn't find the game until a year after its release. The wait was WORTH IT, IMO. :P I still haven't collected all the pins, or killed all those green pigs. I'm still working on it. ;)

1. Pokemon Platinum- My most played handheld game with 695:43 hours into it. I don't know why I love this game so much. :shock: IMO, it's the best 3rd installment pokemon game ever released and probably the best game in the franchise. It doesn't have music as awesome as in HG/SS, but it's great for training pokemon and for those who are starting on competitive battling. Sadly, it only has one region and 8 gym leaders, unlike HG/SS. Funny thing is that I had Diamond for 2 years before Platinum, yet I have double the amount of time playing Platinum than Diamond. :P

ANIMEguy10034

:lol: Your comment at the top made me laugh. Nice list!!

5. Pokemon Diamond

4. Super Mario 64 DS

3. New Super Mario Bros.

2. Pokemon HeartGold

1. Mario Kart DS

5) Megaman Zero Collections

4) Professor Layton (One and Two)

3) Trauama Centre

2) Suikoden Tierkries

1) Phoenix Wright/ Miles Edgeworth

Honorable mentions to Lost Magic, Custom Robo Arena, Knights in the Nightmare, the Dragon Quest Series, FFIV who all rightfully belong in the top five :(

1. The World Ends With You
2. Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
3. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
5. Final Fantasy III

1. Animal Crossing Wild World

2. Mario Kart DS

3. The World Ends With You

4. Advance Wars: Dual Strike

5. Super Mario 64 DS

Sweet I had no idea there would be this many replies. Everyone has their top 5 Ds games apparently :] From the look of it:

I need to give The World Ends With You another chance. I just never really got interested in it and quit maybe an hour in.

Not that many Castlevania fans on here huh? I personally don't care for the games haha.

Nobody liked MS DS?!?!?!

Even though Dragon Quest 9 just came out...ALOT of people seem to like it :P

Thanks you guys, feel free to post more and try to suggest some more games for me to play!

Nintendo owns my heart :D

1. Elite Beat Agents
2. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
4. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
5. Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story

1. Pokemon HeartGold

2. Animal Crossing

3. Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass

4. Mario Kart

5. Warioware Touch

normally I would have a list for ya, but it sems that now DQ9 is the only game that comes to mind. now I know why japan goes crazy when these things come out.

5.)Super Mario 64 DS

4.) Animal Crossing DS

3.) Wario Ware D.I.Y

2,) Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story

1.) Mario Kart Ds and New Super Mario Bros.Those two games are AMAZING imo. Cant wait for Mario Kart 3DS!!!

I'll go with this cause it sounds fun. :)

By the way these are in no particular order.

5) Jump Ultimate Stars- This is a fantastic game that adds a fast paced fighter to my pack. This is an always with me game that keeps me coming back for more all the time. If any of you are interested in manga, anime, or just want a Super Smash Bros. equivalent on a handheld this is the game for you. This game showcases the Shounen Jump's most popular franchises duking it out to save the universe from an evil scientist. A cheesy story, but it doesn't matter as unless you can read Japanese you won't understand a word of it, and since when is story an important factor in a fighter? Also it shouldn't be forgotten to include info on the "koma system" where comic book pages become your super powers and support characters. This game is all around polished and fantastic, it doesn't suffer from poor visuals and has plenty of styles and gameplay to boot.

9.5/10 (Only for not having all characters playable ala...Death Note anybody?)

4) The World Ends With You- I'm sure if you own a DS and have been on the internet this game has been mentioned more than a few times. Basically this is a Square Enix game that has original gameplay, a colorful palette, graffiti artwork, and an engaging story. If you like RPG's but are annoyed by turn base battles, this is the action packed game for you. The beautiful colors and complete use of every square inch of the DS makes this game a masterpiece for this handheld. A must own for any DS fan.

Once again a 9.5/10 (Only because the after game materials to gather are rather lackluster in my opinion)

3) Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days- What can I say, I do love Square and this game is great. It has a very well fleshed out system but unless you are already a Kingdom Hearts fan, or want to become one, this game may lose some of it's appeal to a non-Hearts fan. I won't go to far into this one since it really only comes down to the fact that it is a fan game or it won't please you.

9/10 (The colors weren't exactly KH material, and it may not be for every DS user, just for KH fans.)

2) Devil Survivor- This is another one of those shining medals that you would be fortunate to own if you are a DS owner. Made by Atlus (the same guys in charge of Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, Demon Souls) this game is everything but a lack on the gameplay. Every single time I have played this game it is a different experience. I have played this game through 4 times each with 20 hours of gameplay (on each play, equaling out to about 80 hours so far) and the game is still fresh and feels entirely new each play through. With multiple endings, and a plethora of story branches, you won't get tired of fusing your demons to take down the king of "Bel" anytime soon.

9.5/10 (It is hard to get a perfect score out of me what can I say?)

1) Pokemon Heart Gold- It's a Pokemon game. You either love 'em or hate 'em. To be quite honest if you have played one you have played them all, but if you only do play one let it be Pokemon Heart Gold/ Soul Silver. This game is the epitome of the Pokemon experience, it is well polished, colorful, and has the most expansive land to explore and have your epic Poket Monster journeys.

9/10 (Slow and grinding at times but very addicting)