# The best Nintendo DS games

The 25 Nintendo DS games with the highest critic scores on Metacritic, the weighted average of professional reviews. Expansions and compilations left out.

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## Top 20

1. **Chrono Trigger** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released November 2008. Metascore: 92.
2. **Mario Kart DS** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released November 2005. Metascore: 91.
3. **Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2005. Metascore: 89.
4. **The World Ends with You** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2008. Metascore: 88.
5. **Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2009. Metascore: 90.
6. **The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2007. Metascore: 90.
7. **Advance Wars: Dual Strike** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2005. Metascore: 90.
8. **New Super Mario Bros.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2006. Metascore: 89.
9. **Meteos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2005. Metascore: 88.
10. **Pokemon White Version** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2011. Metascore: 87.
11. **Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2010. Metascore: 87.
12. **Pokemon SoulSilver Version** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.
13. **Elite Beat Agents** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 87.
14. **The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2009. Metascore: 87.
15. **Pokemon HeartGold Version** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.
16. **Pokemon Black Version** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2011. Metascore: 87.
17. **Kirby: Canvas Curse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2005. Metascore: 86.
18. **Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2009. Metascore: 86.
19. **Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2005. Metascore: 86.
20. **Planet Puzzle League** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2007. Metascore: 86.
21. **Animal Crossing: Wild World** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2005. Metascore: 86.
22. **Professor Layton and the Unwound Future** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2010. Metascore: 86.
23. **Advance Wars: Days of Ruin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2008. Metascore: 86.
24. **Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released March 2009. Metascore: 93.
25. **Flipnote Studio** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released August 2009. Metascore: 93.

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