Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 15 best Nintendo DS games – after an extremely long preamble.
The Categories?
- Game with ‘Dr’ or ‘Professor’ in the title
- Entry in the Ubisoft Imagine series
- Disney Channel or Nickelodeon tie-in
- Cursed minigame compilation
- Has Noel Edmonds, Jasper Carrott or Chris Tarrant on the cover
- ‘The budget of the DS version was definitely under £100,000’ award
- Confusingly named Kingdom Hearts spin-off
- Like Ouendan but cursed
- THQ game
- Repackaged version of Pictochat they charged 25 quid for
- Pokémon game that isn’t an RPG
- The ‘dubious game your dad got with his Argos DS bundle’ award
- Arthritis-inducing touchscreen controls
- Darts game with a middle-aged bloke from the pub on the cover
- Has a title in the vein of ‘Uncle Winklebottom’s 33 Moist Parlour Games’
The Categories
- Platformer
- Adventure
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Visual Novel
- Shooter / Sidescrolling
- Pokémon game
- Rhythm Action
- Tactics or Strategy
- Touchscreen Controls
- Port
- Touch! Generations
- Free Pick 1
- Free Pick 2
- Wild Card
Draft Order
Player | Category | Pick |
---|---|---|
Matthew | Port | Chrono Trigger |
Samuel | RPG | The World Ends with You |
Samuel | Touchscreen Controls | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars |
Matthew | Touch! Generations | Hotel Dusk: Room 215 |
Samuel | Visual Novel | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney |
Matthew | Free Pick 1 | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |
Samuel | Adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks |
Matthew | Shooter / Sidescrolling | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow |
Samuel | Tactics or Strategy | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes |
Matthew | Puzzle | Professor Layton and the Lost Future |
Samuel | Rhythm Action | Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan |
Matthew | RPG | Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story |
Samuel | Touch! Generations | Rhythm Paradise |
Matthew | Platformer | New Super Mario Bros. |
Samuel | Free Pick 1 | Mario Kart DS |
Matthew | Adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass |
Samuel | Free Pick 2 | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies |
Matthew | Touchscreen Controls | Trauma Center: Under the Knife |
Samuel | Port | Tetris DS |
Matthew | Visual Novel | 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors |
Samuel | Platformer | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia |
Matthew | Wild Card | Infinite Space |
Samuel | Puzzle | Professor Layton and the Curious Village |
Matthew | Tactics or Strategy | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon |
Samuel | Wild Card | Meteos |
Matthew | Pokémon game | Pokémon HeartGold |
Samuel | Pokémon game | Pokémon SoulSilver |
Matthew | Pokémon SoulSilver | Jam with the Band |
Samuel | Shooter / Sidescrolling | Aliens: Infestation |
Matthew | Free Pick 2 | Picross DS |
Picks
Category | Samuel | Matthew |
---|---|---|
Platformer | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia | New Super Mario Bros. |
Adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass |
RPG | The World Ends with You | Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story |
Puzzle | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | Professor Layton and the Lost Future |
Visual Novel | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors |
Shooter / Sidescrolling | Aliens: Infestation | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow |
Pokémon game | Pokémon SoulSilver | Pokémon HeartGold |
Pokémon SoulSilver | Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan | Jam with the Band |
Tactics or Strategy | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon |
Touchscreen Controls | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Trauma Center: Under the Knife |
Port | Tetris DS | Chrono Trigger |
Touch! Generations | Rhythm Paradise | Hotel Dusk: Room 215 |
Free Pick 1 | Mario Kart DS | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |
Free Pick 2 | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | Picross DS |
Wild Card | Meteos | Infinite Space |
Results
Samuel 38%
Matthew 62%
(329 votes)
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