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The best Nintendo DS games

The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Chrono Trigger · Mario Kart DS · Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. (Updated Dec 20, 2021.)

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

chronicler.wandering · · 25 items · 6 votes · 4 comments

Automatically translated (original in Polski). See the original

Top 20

  1. 1

    Chrono Trigger

    Released November 2008. Metascore: 92.

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    1
  2. 2

    Mario Kart DS

    Released November 2005. Metascore: 91.

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    1
  3. 3

    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

    Released October 2005. Metascore: 89.

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    1
  4. 4

    The World Ends with You

    Released April 2008. Metascore: 88.

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    1
  5. 5

    Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

    Released September 2009. Metascore: 90.

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    0
  6. 6

    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

    Released October 2007. Metascore: 90.

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    0
  7. 7

    Advance Wars: Dual Strike

    Released August 2005. Metascore: 90.

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    0
  8. 8

    New Super Mario Bros.

    Released May 2006. Metascore: 89.

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    0
  9. 9

    Meteos

    Released June 2005. Metascore: 88.

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    0
  10. 10

    Pokemon White Version

    Released March 2011. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  11. 11

    Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

    Released July 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  12. 12

    Pokemon SoulSilver Version

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  13. 13

    Elite Beat Agents

    Released November 2006. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  14. 14

    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

    Released December 2009. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  15. 15

    Pokemon HeartGold Version

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  16. 16

    Pokemon Black Version

    Released March 2011. Metascore: 87.

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    0
  17. 17

    Kirby: Canvas Curse

    Released June 2005. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  18. 18

    Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

    Released December 2009. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  19. 19

    Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

    Released November 2005. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  20. 20

    Planet Puzzle League

    Released June 2007. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

Candidates

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  1. 21

    Animal Crossing: Wild World

    Released December 2005. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  2. 22

    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

    Released September 2010. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  3. 23

    Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

    Released January 2008. Metascore: 86.

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    0
  4. 24

    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

    Released March 2009. Metascore: 93.

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    -1
  5. 25

    Flipnote Studio

    Released August 2009. Metascore: 93.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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Comments (4)

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justriff · Polski

Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver to najlepsze Pokemony ever.

Agnieszka Pawłowska · Polski

GTA Chinatown Wars na pierwszym miejscu na DS? Zaskoczenie, ale gra była świetna.

mssaucy · Polski

Flipnote Studio na drugim? To nawet nie gra, tylko aplikacja do rysowania 🤔

K. Grabowski · Polski

Mario Kart DS grałem godzinami z kolegami przez WiFi 😄

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