Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is without a doubt, the best DS game I have played in years. It makes the most of the touch screen, not just as a gimmick but as the sole method of input and gameplay, and it does it perfectly. If you own a DS then you owe it to yourself to pick up Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword. It is a milestone achievement in DS game design and a vision of what will hopefully become a new generation of interactive touch-based game design.

Game TitleGenreESRBScore
Barbie as The Island PrincessAdventureEveryone5.0
Bee Movie Game
ActionEveryone6.0
Brain VoyagePuzzleEveryone4.5
Bubble Bobble Double ShotPlatformerEveryone4.0
Chicken HunterShooterEveryone 10+4.2
Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.RPGEveryone6.0
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with FriendsOther ActionEveryone7.5
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the MermaidsAdventureEveryone7.0
Eco-Creatures: Save the ForestStrategyEveryone5.5
Flipper CrittersPinballEveryone7.5
Go! Diego Go!: Safari RescueAdventureEveryone7.0
Guitar Hero: On TourMusicEveryone 10+9.3
Kung Fu PandaActionEveryone 10+9.0
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete SagaActionEveryone8.5
Lost in Blue 3AdventureEveryone 10+4.8
Mega Brain BoostEdutainmentEveryone7.0
MX vs. ATV UntamedRacingEveryone7.5
My Word CoachEdutainmentEveryone7.5
My French CoachEdutainmentEveryone8.5
My Spanish CoachEdutainmentEveryone8.5
Nanostray 23D ShooterEveryone8.2
NevesPuzzleEveryone6.0
Ninja Gaiden Dragon SwordActionTeen9.8
Shrek: Ogres and DronkeysActionEveryone6.0
Super Collapse! 3PuzzleEveryone7.5
Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain ThingysAction-PuzzleEveryone7.7
Toy ShopSimulationEveryone6.8

Game TitleDate*
Mister Slime07/15
Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society07/15
Space Chimps07/15
Final Fantasy IV07/21
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns07/22
New International Track & Field07/22
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor07/22
Puzzler Collection07/29
Air Traffic Chaos07/30
GRID08/05
Little League World Series 200808/05
Quick Yoga Training08/05
The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom08/05
Bangai-O Spirits08/12
Bratz Ponyz 208/12
Brave: Shaman's Challenge08/12
Imagine Teacher08/12
Line Rider 2: Unbound08/12
Madden NFL 0908/12
N+08/12
Commando: Steel Disaster08/19
My Secret World08/19
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli08/26
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness08/26
PictoImage08/26
Red Bull BC One08/26
The Sims 2 Apartment Pets08/26
Time Hollow08/26
The Sims 2 Apartment Life08/29


*Release dates are subject to change

Game TitleScore
Bleach: The Blade of Fate9.5
Nanostray9.3
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword9.8
Spider-Man 29.2
Tony Hawk’s American SK8Land9.2
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam9.6
Ultimate Spider-Man9.4