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DS (short for Dual Screen) is the 7th generation portable console from Nintendo and a successor to Game Boy Advance. It was released on November 21st, 2004 in North America and on March 11, 2005 in Europe. The most characteristic feature of this handheld are two screens (including one touch screen). DS is the second most popular console in the history of gaming industry (right after PlayStation 2). In 2011 it was succeeded by 3DS.

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Etrian Odyssey
Etrian Odyssey

RPG 18 January 2007

Etrian Odyssey is a jRPG game with beautiful graphics and interesting solutions, supported by a very good team of well-known artists, such as Shigeo Komori, Kazuya Niinou and Yuzo Koshiro. Their achievements include Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Strategy 01 December 2009

A spin-off of the popular Might & Magic series by Capybara Games, originally released for Nintendo DS, and later also for PC and the eight generation consoles. It is a combination of logic puzzle games and turn-based strategies with significant plot, and visuals-wise it resembles a jRPG. The story was divided into 5 episodes, during which you have to complete quests, explore the world, talk to NPCs, and, of course, fight enemies.

Commander: Europe at War
Commander: Europe at War

Strategy 20 March 2009

A turn-based war game set in the realities of World War II. We can direct the Allied forces to repel the march of the Nazi armies or crush enemies to the glory of the Third Reich. The authors offered six great campaigns taking place on all corners of the world. Battle mechanics focuses on tactical depth and historical realism.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

RPG 28 July 2011

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 is a continuation of the Atlus jRPG game released in 2009. Players take on the role of a Tokyo high school student, who is one of the 13 rulers of demons who can oppose the invasion of Japan by a foreign race. The title is a mixture of RPG and strategy elements and is maintained in the anime style.

Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings

Strategy 14 February 2006

Turn-based strategy game developed by Digital Eclipse for the Nintendo DS console. Players lead one of five nations (Britons, Franks, Saracens, Mongols and Japanese) to victory in unique campaigns. Gameplay focuses on gathering resources, researching new technologies and forming powerful armies. We can choose from 45 various units, as well as heroes like Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and even Robin Hood.

Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IV

RPG 20 December 2007

Refreshed version of the fourth part of the cult jRPG saga, the first edition of which appeared on the SNES console in 1991. Remake is based on a three-dimensional version of the game, prepared 16 years later, and apart from the new setting and the changed appearance of the character, it offers an extensive storyline and full acting dubbing, absent from the original.

Age of Empires: Mythologies
Age of Empires: Mythologies

Strategy 24 November 2008

Another installment in the turn-based strategy game series by Griptonite Games for Nintendo DS. The game utilizes not only the solutions used in Age of Empires: Age of Kings, but also in all of the popular RTS franchise, mostly known for its PC installments. Your task in the game is to lead one of the three available nations: Greeks, Vikings or Egyptians.

Battles of Prince of Persia
Battles of Prince of Persia

Strategy 06 December 2005

Battles of Prince of Persia is a tactical game reminiscent of Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. This product is combat-oriented, showing the events taking place between Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.

Luminous Arc
Luminous Arc

RPG 03 October 2007

Luminous Arc is a combination of adventure game and turn-based strategy. Its assumptions are very much reminiscent of such titles as Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis. However, it is not a carbon paper, but only borrows key elements, adding a lot from each other.

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

Strategy 07 December 2007

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command is a game based on the famous figure battle game from the Games Workshop. It is a dynamic and extremely spectacular strategy, organised in a classic turn-based system and depicting the futuristic armed conflict between the Empire and Choas.

Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier
Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier

Strategy 26 September 2006

Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier is a turn-based strategy based on the battle game (operating the figures on the board, throwing dice, etc.), launched in 2001 thanks to the efforts of WizKids employees. The action is set in a fantastic world, fiercely experienced by a military conflict between good and evil.

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy
Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

Strategy canceled

A turn-based strategy embedded in the reality of fantasy, which is a direct continuation of Disciples: Sacred Lands. We enter a magical world reminiscent of the Middle Ages, where four races fight for vast territories. Compared to the previous part, graphics, user interface and artificial intelligence of opponents have been improved. The game has a multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Jagged Alliance
Jagged Alliance

Strategy 19 May 2009

Jagged Alliance is the first installment of a series of tactical turn-based strategies, for which the development team of Sir-Tech is responsible. The player commands a group of mercenaries to clear Metavira's tropical island of enemies. Branch members have different skills and the success of individual missions depends on their proper use.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

RPG 19 January 2009

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is a jRPG game produced by Atlus. The action is set in contemporary Tokyo, which is attacked by demons.

HISTORY: Egypt Engineering an Empire
HISTORY: Egypt Engineering an Empire

Simulation 15 February 2010

Turn-based strategy game, in which we control one of the factions in the territory of ancient Egypt. It is our job to ensure that the community of prosperity is subordinate to us. We achieve this goal by taking care of economic development, dealing with diplomacy, and ultimately also by means of war conquests.

Radiant Historia
Radiant Historia

RPG 03 November 2010

Radiant Historia is a jRPG production, which is the responsibility of Atlus studio and a development team working on the game Radiata Stories released in 2005. The plot of the title depicts the fate of three characters - Stock, Rainey and Marco, who try to determine the causes of the mysterious plague that struck the continent of Vainqueur. Music for the game was composed by Yoko Shimomura.

Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger

RPG 25 November 2008

Refreshed version of the classic jRPG game, originally released on the SNES console. The conversion was prepared by Square Enix's development team. Players direct the actions of a boy named Crono, who travels through fantastic lands in search of his lost beloved.

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

RPG 12 September 2008

Remake of classic RPG. The game is divided into five chapters, and in each of them we get to know the new main character. We travel through a fairy-tale land, solving quests, killing monsters and finding treasures.

Worms: Open Warfare 2
Worms: Open Warfare 2

Strategy 06 August 2007

Worms: Open Warfare 2 is a turn-based strategy that belongs to a popular cycle, treating the fierce conflict between pink worms.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Strategy 08 July 2008

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution was created specifically for consoles, though the game belongs to one of the most popular strategy game franchises aimed at PC players. The series made its debut in early 1990s, as initiated by a company known as MicroProse; the Civilization series have been developed by Sid Meier's Firaxis Games nowadays.

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

RPG 26 September 2008

A role-playing game involving a friendly hedgehog and his friends. We explore the world and participate in turn-based battles.

Disgaea DS
Disgaea DS

RPG 22 July 2008

Disgaea on the Nintendo DS is a position that was known from stationary devices before it hit this portable console. It is a combination of jRPG with many elements of turn-based strategies.

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard
Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

RPG 17 June 2008

Representative of the species of Japanese RPGs. We command a team represented by characters from different classes, setting off on a quest for valuable trophies.

Drone Tactics
Drone Tactics

Strategy 08 March 2008

Turn-based strategy with role-playing elements. We build an army of mechanized insects, which we then send to fight enemy forces.