Category: Arcade/Puzzle

Title: Grease
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 8/24/2010
Overview:
Join Sunny, Danny, and the rest of the gang from Rydell High as a timeless favorite becomes a video game. Grease brings home all the sing-along magic of the movie experience that’s been winning fans for over 30 years. Grease the game puts you inside the unforgettable story of Sandy and Danny and their journey through Rydell High. Sing 16 favorite songs, including “Summer Nights,” “You’re the One That I Want,” and “Greased Lightnin'” in a chronological Story Mode that includes choreographed dance steps! Unlock more songs, locations, and classic costumes as you play through the story or invite your fellow T-Birds and Pink Ladies to join in multiplayer.

Title: Ultimate Game Room
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 7/3/2009
Overview:
When you walk into the Game Room, you’d better bring your best game! Challenge your friends or champs of the game in three classic game room games. You’ll be cueing up in pool, where you can master 8-ball and 9-ball. Aim straight down the lane in bowling, where every little detail matters. Or try various versions of darts, including Around the Clock. Play through a full-blown tournament or just grab a fast round in Quickplay Mode. Choose from among 8 different, wild characters, each with their own personalities and abilities. Join with a friend for pool or up to three friends for bowling!

Title: Roogoo Attack
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 7/14/2009
Overview:
Save Planet Roo with the cleaning power of a meteor shower in this action puzzler. Guide a variety of differently shaped meteors to the planet to feed the life and get rid of the evil Meemos. The action is quick-moving and challenging in over 100 levels like Meemoo City, Rollands, and Sky-Shape Diving. Check your progress on the overhead-view world map, watch short story segments, and enjoy a fresh, distinctive art style. Multiplayer options offer creative attacks, and reverse play has flying creatures taking your shapes off the ground. Link up with Roogoo Twisted Towers for Wii to unlock bonus levels for both games!

Title: Crazy Chicken: Pharaoh’s Treasure
Publisher: Mumbo Jumbo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 7/23/2009
Overview:
Crazy Chicken is back in a classic side-scrolling adventure! Take control of the insane fowl as you search for the answers to a timeless mystery – what goes on in the hidden depths of the pyramids of Egypt? Explore the North African land where mummies and puzzles wait around every corner. Fifty levels await you, each with their own puzzles and mini-games to take on. You’ll have to help the nutty poultry solve many different types of challenges, including Flight to Egypt, Spot the Difference, and Smack the Mummy. Immerse yourself into the fun treasure-hunting story as you search for lost treasure and amazing magic artifacts of the Pharaohs themselves!

Title: Space-Bust-a-Move
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 7/29/2009
Overview:
The classic arcade puzzler is back in the palm of your hands! Help Bub and Bob as they go where no bubble has gone before to stop the evil Devilin from ruling the galaxy. Three friends can help you return the galaxy to balance through DS Download play or via Wi-Fi. Customize your own bubble designs and arrows for a unique gameplay experience. Once the galaxy is saved, challenge friends in an array of mini-games and collect points to unlock special items. Your bubble will never burst with so many ways to play!

Title: Rockin’ Pretty
Publisher: Aksys
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 7/31/2009
Overview:
Now you can rock out on the go! Showcase four hard-rockin’ instruments – guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards – and get ready to rock and roll anywhere. Your anime-influenced character will hit the stage and count on you to keep things going. Tap or strum on the Touch Pad according to the beats. Play correctly and you’ll gain applause and stardom! As you do better, you’ll collect stars, which you can use to unlock new outfits, hairstyles, and instruments. There are 14 songs to play, and you can even trade with friends via Wi-Fi. Play through the touching storyline, and decide – will you choose love, or your love for music?

Title: 50 Classic Games
Publisher: Destineer
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 8/4/2009
Overview:
Whether you’re looking for a long stretch of gaming or just a quick one-on-one match, you’ll find the game you want here! Fifty different games fill up this cartridge with all different types of fun for every person. White-knuckle adventure games will have you exploring the wilds. Solo challenges like Mahjongg, Sudoku, and Solitaire will keep your game sharp and your wits keen. Or grab a friend and get ready to challenge them in all kinds of contests, including Chess, Backgammon, and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker!

Title: Sudoku Ball Detective
Publisher: Playlogic
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 8/7/2009
Overview:
Sudoku players have been filling in the blanks in Sudoku grids since the challenge took the world by storm. So, filling in the blanks of a mystery should come naturally. Sudoku Ball Detective raises the stakes by challenging players to solve a murder by solving Sudoku Ball puzzles. Not only does the story keep the challenge fresh, but the Sudoku Ball format delivers a brand new puzzle experience. Work as a detective in a small town. Crack the case by completing puzzles that represent detective activities like picking locks, finding clues, and chasing suspects.

Title: Marker Man Adventures
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 8/27/2009
Overview:
Draw on your own imagination to find your missing dog in this art- and physics-based adventure challenge. The Marker Man Adventures begin when hand-drawn doggie Doodle Dog goes missing. His owner, the lovable stick figure Marker Man, needs your help to find him. Draw your way through hundreds of puzzles to progress through the adventure and find Doodle Dog. Use the DS Stylus to outline simple shapes like circles, triangles, boxes, lines, and pivot points, then combine them into puzzle-solving machines! Use power-ups to get through tricky tasks and be on the lookout for hidden areas and other surprises.

Title: Scribblenauts
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/16/2009
Overview:
Inspiration is a scribble away from becoming reality. And in this innovative puzzle challenge, you’ll follow your inspiration to victory. Maxwell, the hero of Scribblenauts, has the power to use items called Starites which make his drawings become real. Use your imagination to solve over 200 levels with whatever you can dream up: tools, weapons, ladders, or a fresh-baked pie. Whatever it is, if you can write it, you can use it. It may even be just the thing you’re looking for! Pick-up-and-play controls let everyone take a shot. You can create levels, share them online, and experiment with new objects to solve each puzzle in a whole new way.

Title: The Price is Right 2010 Edition
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 9/21/2009
Overview:
Take your place on Contestant’s Row once again for an all-new edition of The Price is Right! The long-running favorite offers another chance to experience the same thrills contestants do on the legendary game show. Customize your avatar from head to toe and come on down! Play 20 pricing games – including favorites like Plinko and Cliff Hangers – and additions including Golden Road, Safe Crackers, and Dice Game, on your way to the fabulous Showcase Showdown. Unlock special prizes and enjoy improved graphics and an updated game design meant to match the show’s current look.

Title: Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 4/9/2009
Overview:
You can’t defy gravity, so you might as well have some fun with it in this scientifically-proven puzzler! Professor Heinz Wolff is one of Europe’s leading scientists, and his work has helped the European Space Agency understand how gravity works. In his brainteasing challenge, you’ll solve 100 levels of physics-based puzzles by moving and placing objects. Just watch out for unexpected events and chain reactions! Experiment with physics at play in 20 sandbox levels and square off against friends in four mini-games. With atmospheric music, compelling artwork, and no boring classroom talk, this is the most fun you’ll ever have with physics.

Title: Puzzle Kingdoms
Publisher: Zoo Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 5/7/2009
Overview:
The kingdom of Etheria is in trouble, and it’s up to you to save it! Choose a male or female warlord as you begin your journey. Travel across the land looking to recruit members of your army to defeat the invading forces. When you encounter them, watch out – puzzle battle! You’ll power up your fighters by matching three colors of blocks in a row. Certain colors will power up different units, like peasants, dragons, and snake-men. Once they’ve got the power, they’ll unleash their attack and help you destroy the opposition. Each battle one will grant you more gold, allowing you to hire even better units. Combine role-playing and puzzle-solving as you fight for the life of your land!

Title: Desktop Tower Defense
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 5/15/2009
Overview:
Watch out! Invaders known as Creeps have taken over your DS screens, and it’s up to you to defend them. Strategically place protective towers throughout the playing field. Each tower has different defensive or offensive capabilities, so make sure to place them carefully. You can even upgrade your turrets for more power. Be careful, because there are different kinds of Creeps – they group, they fly, they’re immune to different defenses, and they might even morph or spawn. And if the several hundreds of levels aren’t enough, you can design your own Creeps and turrets using the Touch Screen and Stylus!

Title: Rollin’ Rascals
Publisher: Majesco
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 5/15/2009
Overview:
The Rollin’ Rascals are a bunch of perplexing pets, and you’ve got to round them up in this fuzzy puzzler. Journey to the Kololo kingdom, where you’ll reunite matching pairs of critters of all shapes and sizes. Roll them around objects and into each other in order to clear the board before time expires. Pair up pigs, pandas, puppies, and more in four modes of non-stop play. Modes include Challenge, (head-to-head) Battle, Attack, and the bonus Kololohouse Mode, where you can build your animals a home. You can even furnish your dwelling using the money you earn in Challenge and Battle Modes.

Title: Puchi Puchi Virus
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 5/20/2009
Overview:
A virus is taking shape, and this one comes in the form of a puzzle! This infectious new breed of puzzler is built around object linkage. Link up viruses and form at least a simple triangle to clear them from the screen. Work fast, because the viruses multiply quickly! And if you leave them alone, they’ll turn to stone and you won’t be able to link them anymore. But if you can surround them with active shapes, the stones will disappear and you’ll earn big points. Simple design and intuitive controls make it easy to catch Puchi Puchi fever, and beware – the excitement is contagious!

Title: Steal Princess
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 5/22/2009
Overview:
Plenty of tales challenge you to steal the heart of a princess. This time, you actually need to steal the prince! Young thief Anise enters what she thought was an abandoned castle, only to narrowly escape demons and booby traps. She ends up in the court of a king, who gives her a choice: Return to the castle to rescue his imprisoned son, or be tried as a thief! Jump, climb, swing, and fight your way through over 150 brain-bending levels in this 3D puzzle platformer. Your reward? Torturing others by creating and sharing levels of your own with any items, enemies, and keys to victory you want.

Title: Crazy Chicken Jump ‘N Run: Atlantis Quest
Publisher: Mumbo Jumbo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 6/4/2009
Overview:
Crazy Chicken is back in a classic side-scrolling adventure! Take control of the insane fowl as you search for the answers to a timeless mystery – what happened to the lost continent of Atlantis? You’ll have to locate the missing kingdom and discover the story of a civilization which vanished. Over 30 levels await you both above and below the sea. You’ll have to help the nutty poultry battle extraordinary enemies of all sorts. You can even collect hundreds of bonus points! Immerse yourself into the fun 3D graphics – and the ocean – as you search for a lost people whose only hope is a feathered fanatic!

Title: Johnny Bravo: Date-O-Rama!
Publisher: Mumbo Jumbo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 6/10/2009
Overview:
Johnny Bravo thinks he’s God’s gift to women. He’ll have a chance to prove it in this hilarious dating game for Nintendo DS! Join Johnny as he takes a shot on the Hukka-Mega-Mighty-Ultra-Extreme-Date-o-Rama TV show. Compete against other dudes in Date-o-Rama Game Segments. Win an “episode,” and you’ll land a date. Next time you return to the show, you’ll have another dude ready to challenge you. Choose to play as Johnny or as one of his rivals. But really, with that hair and those biceps, why would you choose anyone else? Donny Osmond lends his voice as the host of Date-o-Rama.

Title: Puzzle City
Publisher: Destineer
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 6/17/2009
Overview:
If you’re going to visit Puzzle City, be sure and bring plenty of smarts. You’ll need them in this game that combines the pressure of arcade-style puzzles with the challenge of a building simulator. As color-coded blocks roll down a conveyor belt, piece together the right parts before the belt backs up. Give 48 different cityscapes a new look as you raise homes, schools, factories, malls, and other buildings. Each level holds a special challenge: make your city a memorable destination by constructing landmarks like casinos, space needles, and more. Collect power ups and use them to bulldoze buildings, blow up construction pieces, spray paint new colors, and complete other tasks.