"It's a common occurrence reviewing Nintendo DS games: the occasional release will feature online support using the established Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and the Nintendo DS system's inherent Wi-Fi capabilities. To test out the support, we'll hop on the service and try to play a match-up with someone else across the globe just to see how well or poorly the feature's been implemented, checking to see how well the game holds up to the usual internet lag.
To get things going, we'll try..."
Highlights this week include Onimusha Essentials (the first three main games in the series), Guilty Gear 2, Line Rider 2, Bleach: Dark Souls, The Legend of Kage 2 (the only sequel I know of released 20 years after its predecessor), Prey the Stars, and Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals. Also, cake and basketball!
Gameplayer has made their top ten list of Nintendo DS games for Christmas! Is it any surprise Lock's Quest is first after an article recently published by 1UP about their Nintendo DS Game of the Month.
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood managed to make it onto the list at ninth, reflecting the worries that Sonic is dying.
Brand new games such as Dragon Quest IV and Spectrobes: Beyond the Portal also made it to the list but neither performed particularly well, with Dragon Quest IV c...
Missing out on your daily dose of gameplay and trailers for the upcoming and just released Nintendo DS games? Nintendic has kindly posted up some videos, showing games such as Chrono Trigger DS and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
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Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, an Action packed RPG game for the DS.
This video displays some basics of the plot along with developing character profiles.
(Warning: Video wrecks half way through)
Another Action RPG being released for the Nintendo DS. Currently only the North American release date is known, being October 7th. It's a sequel to Spectrobes.
The plot revolves around the two characters Rallen and Jeena, whom work for an interplanet police organisation. They find and awaken fossilized creatures called Spectrobes to battle their enemies. The story involves mysterious portals.
(More screens in source)

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