Design a Game for Datel! Competition entries
Tic Tac Toe
Another game that needs no introduction. This one’s Noughts and Crosses on the DS, with you playing a computer opponent at Easy, Medium or Hard difficulty. You take it in turns to play. On Easy level it’s a doddle, with the computer not even trying to make a line or block yours. On the other two skill levels, every game ends in a draw unless you’re an idiot or half asleep.
The programmer might want to review his spelling of the word ‘loser’, but apart from that, there are no real flaws in the implementation of the game. It’s the endless stalemates imposed by the nature of the game itself which makes this one to play once, then never load again.
Above: Title screen on the Nintendo DS
Above: Just about to place the winning circle !
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Competition entries so far...
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Breakout DS The arcade classic finds its way on to the Nintendo DS thanks to Max Media Player. |
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DSokoban Clever treasure puzzle game with puzzles ranging from easy-peasy to tricky enough to make you pull your hair out in frustration. |
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DSudoku The pen-and-paper classic comes to the DS, and the developer has put a great deal of effort into turning it into a videogame. |
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Earth Invaders Positioned at the foot of the screen Space Invaders style, You blasts out bullets with attitude for as long as your stylus is on the touchscreen. |
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Super Snake DS Guide your roving reptile around the screen, eating the fruit and food scattered around the playing area. |
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Warrior Training an interesting mix of game styles. |
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AMAP4DS A map of the London Underground is always a handy thing to have when visiting the capital. This is the Nintendo DS version. |
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Stringy Things DS Stringy Things DS is a compendium of word games. |
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Minesweeper DS Fans of classic gaming will soon be able to play it on the move. |
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DDRlite It does what it says on the tin, with no real surprises. |
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Battleship Now here’s a game worth playing! A fair old rendition of the classic pencil-and-paper offering. |
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Memory What can you say about Memory that isn’t obvious from the screenshots? |
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Tic Tac Toe This one’s Noughts and Crosses on the DS. |
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Prohibition Interesting – an Amstrad CPC game brought to the DS in an unofficial conversion. |
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Joggle DS It’s daunting at first, but as you sit and think, all sorts of words present themselves. |
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PaddleBattleDS Now here’s a text-book example of how to make good use of the touchscreen and create a game which could only have appeared on the DS. |