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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

Warlords
Warlords

Strategy canceled

The first game from the Warlords series is considered by many to be the prototype of the currently popular 3DO Heroes. It is a turn-based strategy set in the realities of the fantasy world. The action takes place in a land called Illuria, where eight opponents, the title Lord of War, fight for total domination.

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.

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.

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.

Worms: Open Warfare
Worms: Open Warfare

Strategy 22 March 2006

In this work, Team17 in the UK decided to return to the deep past of the Worms cycle because they abandoned an entirely three-dimensional environment (including Worms 4: Mayhem) and once again served players a flat comic book like Worms: Armageddon.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Strategy 24 June 2008

Official continuation of the game "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance". Again we visit the land of Ivalice, participating in a large number of fights, played on hexed boards.

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.

Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island

RPG 10 March 2009

Combination of adventure game with RPG elements and economic strategy. In production we move to the island of Sera and help Anna develop her own alchemical shop. In order to do this, we have to do different things, visit the underground, raise funds and get to know the problems of the area's inhabitants.

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

RPG 01 April 2010

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is the third part of the Japanese RPG saga. This time the story takes us to the sunken, ancient city of Amroad, where we are looking for old technologies and treasures.

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.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

RPG 18 April 2009

The next installment of one of the side series about the adventures of Pokemons. In the game we play the role of a man transformed into a representative of one of them.

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.

Pokemon Black
Pokemon Black

RPG 18 September 2010

Pokemon Black is another installment in the series, in which the player has the opportunity to train and then put into battle hundreds of different creatures. Pokemons fight each other in RPG style. By winning battles, we expand our collection with more creatures.

Pokemon White
Pokemon White

RPG 18 September 2010

Pokemon White is another installment in the series, in which the player has the opportunity to train and then put into battle hundreds of different creatures. Pokemons fight each other in RPG style. By winning battles, we expand our collection with more creatures.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Strategy 01 January 2008

The next installment of the popular series of strategic turn-based games. We command armies of different types of units, trying to take control of the world devastated by the catastrophe.

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.

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.

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.

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.