Now that the holiday season has come and gone, the sheer quantity of game releases has dropped but not the quality. January has several great titles in store for DS owners highlighted with the release of "Phoenix Wright 2: Justice for All" from Capcom and the murder mystery game "Hotel Dusk: Room 215" from Nintendo. RPG fans can also check out Namco-Bandai's "Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel" as it's really turning into a great looking game as well.
HARDCORE POOL
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Publisher: UFO Interactive
Rating: T for Teen
Price: $19.99
Magnificent graphics and precision ball movement with touch screen capability; billiards has never been this real! Hardcore Pool is a billiards player's dream, utilizing the power of the Nintendo DS touch screen feature to create accurate gameplay in the best pool halls in the world.
Game Modes - including: 8 ball and 9 ball - Touch screen control
- Multiplayer Mode - up to 4 players
- 8 tables with various speeds
- 8 cool characters to choose from
- Customized game options
Release Date: January 17, 2007
Publisher: Capcom
Rating: T for Teen
Price: $29.99
Enter a courtroom like no other in the sequel to Capcom's surprise hit Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Features:
- Take on the role of passionate attorney Phoenix and litigate your way through four shocking new cases.
- New ?Psyche Lock? feature. Some witnesses may be keeping the truth under tight lock and key. Open their Psyche Locks with a series of correct questions or catch them on their inconsistent testimony.
- New life bar represents Phoenix?s status in court. By presenting incorrect evidence or failing to break Psyche Locks, Phoenix?s life bar will go down. The only way to build up his life bar is to successfully open a witness?s Psyche Lock.
- Intuitive touch-screen play and voice-input play. Yell ?Objection,? ?Take that? and more!
- As in the first Phoenix Wright game, each case involves two distinct storylines. In the investigation phase, you survey crime scenes, interview witnesses and gather evidence that will be used in court. Then it's on to the court phase, where you pesent findings from the investigation to support your case, listen to testimonies, cross-examine witnesses, and tease out fact from fiction so you can prove your client?s innocence.
The colorful cast of characters includes:
- Phoenix Wright ? A rookie defense lawyer with a keen sense for discerning fact from truth.
- Franziska von Karma ? The new DA is the daughter of Phoenix's former adversary, Manfred von Karma. A formidable rival, Franziska is determined to avenge her father by any means necessary
Maya Fey ? Adept at the Kurain Channeling Technique, Maya's mystical powers will continue to be a valuable resource for Phoenix.
- Pearl Fey ? Maya?s cousin is an up and coming psychic herself who looks to Maya as a role model
The original Phoenix Wright was one of the cleverest and most off-the-wall DS titles of '05. Expect more in the sequel!
Release Date: January 23, 2007
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: T for Teen
Price: $34.99
Kyle Hyde, a disgraced New York detective turned salesman, arrives at a run-down Los Angeles inn called Hotel Dusk. Once there, Kyle soon becomes involved in a 30-year-old mystery that involves lies, betrayal, kidnapping, and murder. And over the course of the night, he will also discover something very special about Room 215? a room that is said to grant wishes.
But who is Kyle Hyde? Why is he haunted by his past? And what happened in Room 215? Only by taking stylus in hand and navigating through the story's twists and turns can you learn the answers.
Features:
- Players hold their Nintendo DS like a book and use the touch screen to grill characters, search for clues and solve mystifying puzzles.
- Simple point-and-click touch screen navigation players of any skill level can play.
- Innovative sketch animation character design, film noir camera angles, and dynamic lighting.
- Hotel Dusk uses branching storylines to tell its tale, giving you many options for how to speak to people. Should you strong-arm the little girl in the hallway? Make nice to the hotel maid? Pretend to be interested in the manager's rambling stories? It's all up to you, but choose wisely. One false step could get you thrown out of the hotel and forever seal the mystery of what happened on that dark Christmas Eve so many years ago...
Bottom Line:
Hotel Dusk is a thinking person?s DS title. With its refreshingly unique design and intriguing gameplay, Hotel Dusk is a must-have for mystery lovers and anyone looking for something different for their DS library. You?ll want to check into Hotel Dusk again and again.
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Publisher: D3 Publisher of America
Rating: E for Everyone
Price: $29.99
Taiga, the boy action-star of Fossil League D.T.C., has had his most personal treasure stolen from him! Named "Big Mother," this fossil was given to him by his father shortly before his death merely years ago. Fossil League D.T.C. is Taiga?s epic journey into Jurassic times to recover his fossil from the ?X? marauders who took it from him.
Features:
- Classic turn-based RPG play with wireless multiplayer battles via 2 player multi-card play.
- Use the stylus to battle, dig up fossils and direct Tiaga throughout the 6 eras to find the fossils.
- Guide Taiga through a difficult maze in the different, replayable minigames.
- Collect and battle up to 105 different 3D dinosaurs, each with their own realistic effects.
- Collect as many Dinos as you can and compete in the Dinosaur Grand Prix at the end of the game.
- Battle using five different attacks! Each attack grows stronger each time you use them.
- Includes a Dino Encyclopedia and 3D images of each dinosaur.
As Taiga journeys through the different eras, he?ll rumble and tame the unique dinosaurs each with special powers. Strategically use each dinosaur and special items to battle your rivals, the X Crew or win them over to your side.
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Publisher: Namco-Bandai
Rating: E for Everyone
Price: $29.99
Immerse yourself in the world of Rumiko Takahashi?s popular animated TV series Inuyasha, full of exciting adventure as you discover the brand new plot and story line that has never been told before. Travel with your favorite characters on the show and battle through the hordes of mystical demons to uncover the mystery of the Divine Jewel.
Features:
- Original Storyline: Discover the brand new story line and plots that have never been told before. Experience the original storyline has been exclusively crafted for the game. You thought you have experienced all.
- Original Characters: Meet the original characters that are exclusively created for the game! They share a variety of intriguing backgrounds, personalities and exciting stories of their own.
- Explore the world of Inuyasha: Based on Rumiko Takahashi?s popular animated TV/comic series, you will be able to visit and explore the familiar locations right out of the show.
- Group up and level up with your favorite characters: Meet your favorite characters on the show like Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippou and Miroku and form ab and to travel and battle! As you progress in the game, you will be able to level up your group members.
- Intuitive Battle System based on the show: Enjoy battling the hordes of monstrous demons with an intuitive command-based control scheme. The CFS (Cover Fellow System) will let you work together with your traveling partners of choice in fighting the enemies. Don?t forget! Under the full moon, Inuyasha turns into a full human and lose his demonic power.
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