Action – Power Up

Drawn to Life (DS)

Platform: Nintendo DS

Release Date:
NA: September 10, 2007
AU: September 20, 2007
EU: September 21, 2007
KOR: January 15, 2008
JPN: December 04, 2008

Publisher: THQ

Developer: 5th Cell

Genre: Action Adventure Platformer

Saves: 3 separate save slots

This game always looked a bit childish and too cartoony for my taste. Drawing your own game objects also seemed gimmicky. But eventually I picked this game up for cheap and gave it a try. And I was pleasantly surprised! While I was expecting a side scrolling platformer where you draw your own game objects, I also found a top down, pseudo RPG town building aspect in the game, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The pixel art in the game is also surprisingly great with funny characters.

Bubble Bobble Double Shot (DS)

Platform: Nintendo DS

Release Date:
EU: March 23, 2007
AU: April 5, 2007
NA: February 26, 2008

Publisher: Rising Star Games (NA Ignition Entertainment)

Developer: Dreams

Genre: Platformer Action

No Saves or Passwords

I had played Bubble Bobble on the MSX back when I was a kid and got stuck as I never figured out you could bounce on bubbles. My boyfriend was a huge fan of this game for the NES. We later bought a port for the Playstation for it and finally finished it together. So when I saw Bubble Bobble Double Shot I knew we had to have it and play it.

Avatar: The Legend of Aang – The Burning Earth (DS)

Platform: Nintendo DS

Release Date:
NA: October 16, 2007
AU: October 25, 2007
EU: October 26, 2007

Publisher: THQ Inc.

Developer: Tose Co., Ltd.

Genre: Action Adventure

Saves: 3 save slots

I enjoyed the TV series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The games always looked a bit too childish to me however. But when I found this game for super cheap, and realised Tose worked on it (who also worked on some of my favourite Dragonball games), I decided to give this one a shot. I realise the game also came out on GBA, PS2, Wii and XB360, but will specifically talk about the DS version here (there are differences between the GBA, DS and console versions!)

Children of Mana (DS)

Platform: Nintendo DS

Release Date:
JPN: March 2, 2006
NA: October 30, 2006
AU: December 7, 2006
EU: January 12, 2007

Publisher: Square Enix / Nintendo

Developer: Square Enix / Nex Entertainment

Genre: RPG

Saves: 3 save slots

I always enjoyed the Mana series and games from Square Enix in general, so when I saw this game I had to get it and play it.