Girl Gamers Unite

So, you’re a girl. You game. You are a girl gamer. Respect? Minimal.

Being a female who gets a great deal of enjoyment when I sit down to play a game on my Xbox, I expect to get just as much respect from fellow gamers, though if you have ever been in a gaming lobby you should know that this would not be the case. As soon as your voice is heard through the microphone you have to prepare yourself for an onset of attacks or abuse, not because you have done something within the game to piss off any other players, but just because you are in fact not male.

Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity

Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity is an addictive puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, using your skills to get a ball or cart to hit the button; as well as many party games for you to enjoy. The variety on offer from this game, it’s very enjoyable and as the description says addictive!

Baby Pals

You have had games that allow you to look at your dogs but now you can care for your baby. When you first start up the game you adopt your baby, you get to choose its sex and get to change your babies features to what you want your baby to look like. There are a wide range of options for you to change for example the size of the nose you want your child to have. The large amount of editable options makes the game customisable. You then get to meet the baby that you have created, and in terms of audio the sound effects made by the baby in all the activities that you take part in are very realistic. This helps you to feel more at home with your own baby.

Sims 2 Pets

A few barks and the game is done.

The Sims 2 Pets for Nintendo DS allows you to live the life of a veterinarian, diagnosing and caring for the pets around the town. The graphics don’t quite live up to those shown on the case, however EA does attempt to make them as fluid as any other Nintendo DS game. The sounds are the same as what you expect and get from a different Sims game on the PC, so no surprises there. The gameplay begins well, with what seems to be a wide variety of tasks for your Sims to complete, however, as the game progresses the tasks are not quite as challenging as I would hope and the idea of repetition begins to sink in.

Disney Friends

Entertain your favourite Disney characters, instead of them entertaining you.

Disney Friends for the Nintendo DS combines clean and crisp graphics with those fun and entertaining voices that you expect to hear, to create a game that will have you attempting to keep your Disney Friends entertained, even if they stop entertaining you after a while.

Lego Batman

Lego is a well known franchise that has been brought to life on the Nintendo DS by the game Lego Batman. With the great Lego graphics and Batman storylines this game for the Nintendo DS will have you playing for hours! The graphics really bring this Lego experience alive.

Sight Training

Sight Training is a game brought to us by those who created Brain Training. When you first start up the game you are given the choice of Daily Training, Quick Play or Download. I thought it would be best to start off with Quick Play.

Animal Crossing – Wild World

I anxiously awaited the arrival of this game; and could not wait to get started. The first thing I had to comment on would be the graphics, very much the basic, simplistic display that you would find on many Nintendo DS games. Though to compare it to the graphics you now see on the Xbox and Playstation 3 would not be right – as you expect or should I say want is this straightforward concept for the Nintendo DS.

Nintendo DSi Console

The Nintendo DSi is the latest console in the Nintendo DS range, the upgrade from the Nintendo DS Lite. The major changes to the handheld console are the addition of an outward and forward facing camera. With slight changes to style and feel of the console I was excited to see the difference they made to my gaming experience of the much loved Nintendo DS.

Big Brain Academy

With the world of video games now becoming obsessed with keeping your body and brain healthy, Big Brain Academy fits right in. It’s simple and clear graphics make it easy to understand and read for all ages or abilities – this game is not limited to who you are or what you do. Unlike conventional brain games, Big Brain Academy rates its games on brain weight, grades and suitable careers. All the explanations of the game and activities are very well explained and therefore easy to understand; of which makes getting to grips with the game a lot easier.