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Pokemon Platinum

$35.00 Est. at Amazon

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Platinum has better game play then Diamond and Pearl. I just started playing and cannot put it down
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Loves the game but for some reason it does go alot slower than all the other games and the friends of his that have it.
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The game is as good and entertaining as it was when i played it a few years back.
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It's an awsome game . I like the graphics and sky shaymin looks cool. I recommend this game(espically if your a pokemon fan).
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I purchased this game for my 8 year old grandson, but the 14 year old cousin enjoys it just as much.
Good action and child level battles. I would highly recommend this game for 7 or older kids.

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Positives: Good Graphics, Great Sound Quality, Great Gameplay, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

2 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for OVERALL

Retro Game Challenge

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

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Everyone needs to buy this game it's a perfect portable game with the greatest concept ever, a compilation collection of retro games that never existed. not to mention if you don't buy this one the
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I just started playing this game yesterday and I am hooked. This game has a great concept and executes it well. The games you play within the game are solid and fun! Definitely a must-play.
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This game is just fun. Everything I remember as a kid is in this game. I love it! Check it out especially if you have played games your whole life and are in your late 20's early 30's. Awesome!!!
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This is a great game. It is really great for people who grew up playing games in the late 80's and early 90's because it really takes you back to your childhood. At least it did for me anyway. But
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For all of you that grew up in the 80s, this game is an incredible blast from the past. Pick it up!

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Positives: Excellent Gameplay, Good Sound Quality, Excellent Graphics, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

3 RECOMMENDED by 33 people for OVERALL

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

$27.00 Est. at Amazon

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Excellent game, in the line of the Star Wars Trilogy by Lego. My son enjoys many hours playing it while we travel or are at dinner in a resturant.
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My son (6) is haveing so much fun with this game. It is really cute it follow the story line of the movies.
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I live in AZ and my grand daughter lives in IN, my daughter said that she loves this game and it is the perfect motivator to get her to clean up her room.
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Again a game I have trouble with the controls, but it is a fun game. My grandkids play with it more than I do and they get a kick out of it.
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My kids and I fight over who gets to play the one copy of this game we have. It's completely addictive. I don't like a lot of other games for DS but I love this one!

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Good Sound Quality, Nice Affordability, ESRB Rating: E10 - (Everyone 10+)

4 RECOMMENDED by 28 people for OVERALL

Kirby Super Star Ultra

$40.00 Est. at Amazon

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This game has so many new and improved features!!!! I can't seem to put it down!!
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This game in a ton of fun. Great detail and medium challange! I highly recommend it for all!
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Kirby is my 8-year old son's favorite video game character. He was counting down the days since we pre-ordered this game and it was definitely worth the wait.
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I really like Kirby Super Star Ultra.(notice how I said like instead of liked, I have had it for a month and I am still playing!) It is so much fun and I can play it in the car without getting car
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Kirby is so much fun. Both my kids love this game. I recommend it for kids 5 years and up. They can't seem to put it down.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Great Gameplay, Excellent Affordability, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

5 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for OVERALL

Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs NDS

$24.00 Est. at Amazon

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My 8 year old son loves this game. He says he loves how the player can battle other dinosaurs, you can switch dinosaurs and you can trade eggs for different moves. He asked me to write this because
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My 6 year old son who loves dinosaurs thinks this game is great. He has even got my 8 and 11 year old daughters to play it, it seems to be addicting!
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I purchased this game for my 10 year old Grandson. He loves it. This is a boy who loves games but avoids the extremely violent and war type games. The game can be played with minimal instructions
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My grandson (age 8) loves this game. He has always liked dinosaurs and he has played this game a lot. It has good graphics and is easy to play. I think that this game would be a great choice for
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This is a great game and my son loves it.
i would encourage anyone to purchse through here.

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Good Gameplay, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone), Genre: Adventure

Gardening Mama

$31.00 Est. at Amazon

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Gardening Mama is awesome and you're going to think so too! I love the Cooking Mama games so I was really excited when this came out. The format is different than Cooking Mama, but I like it and it's
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My 8 year old daughter received this game for Easter and hasn't stopped playing it since. It's really cute, pretty simple but very entertaining!
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I love this game. I just bought it 3 days ago and I can't put it down. I own cooking mama as well but I like the gardening better. This game is well worth the money enjoy.
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If your kids love Cooking Mama - you must buy them Gardening Mama! So much fun for kids ages 4 to 40! This is a good game to buy for a kid of any age.
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Bought this for my 8 year old daughter for her birthday. She had the Cooking Mama and loves it, so for her birthday she wanted the Gardening Mama. She enjoys playing it, although she does play the

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Positives: Good Gameplay, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone), Genre: Simulation, Publisher: Majesco

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir

$18.00 Est. at Amazon

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I got this game for me as I enjoy finding hidden objects. I found everyone in the family wanted to play too. Some of the areas are hard to decipher as to what they want you to find but it is still
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I liked the game
I played it before on the PC but liked here on the DS as well
it was different
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I got this for Christmas, and fell in Love with it. I could not put it down. I really really loved this game. My only problem is.. Is that it is way to easy. In fact so easy I beat it in 2 weeks of
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I really didn't think I would like this game when I saw the title, boy was I wrong. It is awesome. There are so many neat things to find the objects with. It may look easy but it isn't. It is very
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Loved this game. Kept me busy til it was done. I have played these games on the PC and enjoyed them, DS game just as good. I was sad when it was over.

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Good Sound Quality, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone), Genre: Adventure

Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a thief

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

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This was a very fun game to play! It is like the Hidden picture puzzles in old Highlife magazines.
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I purchased this game recently to take with me on my flight to the Virgin Islands. I like seek and solve games. It's not a challenging game, just something easy and stress free. But if you like to
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I gave this game to my son one afternoon after school. He played it for 4 straight hours winning most of the game. A good game to keep the kids occupied on a family trip. Not much entertainment for
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I could not put this game down, forgot about lunch. Not as easy as it looks. Many games in 1.
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I received "Mystery P.I." for Christmas and have been enjoying it ever since. I'm in my 70's and use these games for mental exercise as well as fun. I was delighted with this game because it

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Gameplay, Excellent Affordability, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

Rhythm Heaven

$36.00 Est. at Amazon

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I highly recommend this game for anybody interested in rhythm and performing at an almost robotic precision. At first it didn't seem very interesting, but very soon it became a very engaging game.
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This game is incredibly addicting. I find myself reaching for my DS all the time to play a few games. It has so many different games and levels, you won't feel as though you've played through the
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I love this game, it is so much fun and hard to put down once you start. I really enjoy how every level is set to a different rhythm and sometimes these songs get stuck in my head! I must be playing
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This games is lots of fun but to play you must have coordination. I would recommend this game to anyone. Once you start playing it is hard to put down.
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i agree its not the greatest game i have ever played but it is addictive. hard to describe this game youjust have to try it.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Gameplay, Good Graphics, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

Club Penguin

$37.00 Est. at Amazon

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My 7 year son received this on Christmas and loves it. He played the computer version and really wanted this game. Many activities and a lot of fun. Keeps him quiet in the Car !!
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My daughter received this game for Christmas. We both enjoy playing it. It is fun to get all of the extra coins and then transfer them to her online account so that she can purchase new items from
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I bought the Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force for my Grandson for his 8th birthday, and he loves it! Placing my order was easy, and the product arrived on time. I give it 5 stars.
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My 8 and 10 year old kids really enjoyed receiving this game for Christmas. It is a bit different from the online version but still enjoyable.
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I purchased this game for my son who plays penguin club online.
He really enjoys it and now his sister does too. I have to help in the reading part but overall after i explain they know what to

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Positives: Nice Gameplay, Good Replay Value, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone), Genre: Adventure

Final Fantasy IV

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

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This is a very unique final fantasy game in that the combat system comes close to being in real-time. Other than that, it is much like final fantasy 3. Maybe a bit harder.
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This game has everything a fan of Final fantasy could want; good characters, good storyline, and the same spells that we are used to. Even if this is your first rpg, it is very user friendly. The
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I grew up with the game on the 16 bit systems so I may be a little biased. But this new adaptation of the game is just awesome, it keeps all the fun of the original plus adds voice acting and great
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I've played about 3 versions of this game in it's previous form and this one takes the cake. Currently up to Rubicante...(Was it flame?). Really makes good use of the DS capabilities. One of the
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Great additions to the game. It's like they took my first love, made it able to speak to me, put it in beautiful clothes, and I can take it out for dinner and a movie again. Voice acting is

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Good Gameplay, Excellent Sound Quality, ESRB Rating: E10 - (Everyone 10+)

Space Invaders Extreme

$18.00 Est. at Amazon

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It was a great game! It is a little hard without the paddle but still enjoyable. It even has some great multiplayer on one cartridge! Great game would recommend to anyone.
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The person I gave this to is young and absolutely loves the game. It is great to see some of the "old" video games that some of us grew up with come back and be loved just as much by the young
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This is an addictive, very cool game. I got into space invaders on the Atari 2600 and have loved the game ever since, this new version is a whole new level for this classic shooter. There are so
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Great game. Just like the old one with a modern twist. Addicting just like the old one too!
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Intense action. Great psychedelic graphics. Fun gameplay. Each run through feels different via all of the different random options, powerups and levels. There is a good bit of strategy required

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Gameplay, Good Graphics, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

Suikoden: Tierkreis

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

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I got this title with my DSi. I have had a DS light, but I wanted a game with nice visuals to play on my newer one. I haven't play the game much, but it has great visuals. Give this game a try, I
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This was my first game for DS and I am glad it was. Lots of hours of game play for 100% and good graphics. Very entertaining story line which is very easy to get into. I think great game overall.
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As I bought this game, i have NO expectations. BOY was i wrong now its one of my all time favorites with a very intracate story, and deep characters with a VERY awesome VOICE OVER!!! yes, one of few
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I don't know anything about the series this game comes from, Suikoden, or its predecessors. I bought this game on pre-order solely through its own merits in possible DS gaming fun and let me tell
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This is going out to amazon.com your product i bought the suikoden game freezes on me on alot of the parts of the game whats up with that, what am i to do? I don't even know if i can return it back

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Great Graphics, Good Gameplay, ESRB Rating: E10 - (Everyone 10+)

Personal Trainer: Math

$29.00 Est. at Amazon

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If you are weak in basic math skill, then this game is very useful in resolving this type of issue. I use it each day. I found that I am getting faster at processing math in my head.
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There are a lot of happy reviews of this game here, but I am still writing because my daughter insisted on it. This is a great math game. Its focus is mostly on old world rigor but many a times that
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this is a great math learning game. it figures out where you need help and teaches you what you need help with
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While it's not as much fun as my sons other games, he does really enjoy the challenge and it has definitely helped with his multiplication skills.
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The game is meant for children, but if you are an adult that needs to refresh and embed numbers in your brain, I would recommend this game. The flash cards are very very handy. The best part of

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Gameplay, Excellent Affordability, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

Imagine: Figure Skater

$22.00 Est. at Amazon

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Figure Skater is really fun. I couldn't stop playing it. The mini games rock and even if you become the world champ, it is fun to go back through with a new character. You can design your own
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Pros: Very fun while it lasts.? Create your own routines for competition.
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I have always wondered how they would create a figure skating game. How to manuever the jumps and make it interactive with some sort of skill or ability on the player. The developers have designed
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Ok, at first it is fun; skating with coach, talking to friends, and playing the fun mini games. It has kind of dull and annoying music but it's not unbearable. Also, the story-line is a bit cheesy.
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I am a teen skater myself and my grandmother saw an advertisement for this game and sent it to me.

It is all together a fun game so far. (I received it tonight) The jazzy/elevator music

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Excellent Graphics, Nice Gameplay, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

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Best Nintendo DS Games for Overall

Pokemon Platinum

Retro Game Challenge

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs NDS

Gardening Mama

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir

Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a thief

Rhythm Heaven

Club Penguin

Final Fantasy IV

Space Invaders Extreme

Suikoden: Tierkreis

Personal Trainer: Math

Imagine: Figure Skater

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