Holiday Gift Guide 2008

Posted on Tuesday, November 18 @ 14:35:12 Eastern by

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Just like the PSP, the Nintendo DS has eluded us as well. Aside from remakes of a few classic RPGs and action titles, this holiday season has been stripped of its handheld cheer, and we've had to flip through the front-of-the-year catalog for some worthy recommendations. Sorry, we just don't feel like singing carols when we've had to tolerate revamped Castlevania titles that are actually quite old, Sonic titles that aren't about speed, Guitar Hero titles advocating hand torture, and a dancing stylus-tapping game about Red Bull. But the DS shouldn't be ignored simply because it had a run of bad luck. Besides, it (actually) makes a wonderful stocking stuffer.


The World Ends With You

Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: RPG
MSRP: $39.99
 

As what may be one of the most player-pandering titles ever, The World Ends With You is actually worthy of such ego-boosting. Maybe it's the angsty anime characters. Maybe it's the furious action that actually occurs on both screens. Maybe it's that you can gain experience when you're not even playing. And maybe it's the... oh, crap, I've only got three hou... sorry, man, maybe next time. 

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Bangai-O Spirits

Publisher: D3
Genre: Shoot-Em-Up
MSRP: $39.99
 

Really, is there anything as nerdy-awesome-cool as being able to transmit user-created levels to another DS through sound? Yeah, that's right, beeps and boops. The only thing cooler is perhaps being in a deathmatch aboard an alien ship in a room filled with basketballs. Wait... no, that's in Bangai-O Spirits, too.

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Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Publisher: D3
Genre: Strategy
MSRP: $29.99
 

Post-apocalyptica seems to be the breeding grounds for modern games, especially the good ones, though the theme is pretty hit or miss. Just because it's all Mad Max doesn't mean that it'll be good. But Advance Wars: Days of Ruin mixes the Orwellian setting with all the goodness of strategic bomb-throwing and ass-kickery. Why does the ruin of mankind lea to so much fun?

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