Scratch! Viewtiful Joe - NDS

A side-scrolling action title like its predecessors, Joe's first DS appearance kicks off as Captain Blue's latest movie is ready to be unveiled to the public. A sinister group steals the film, bringing Joe back into action as he tries to get it back (and we thought some folks uploading Star Wars to the internet was bad!) Joe's quarrelsome little sister, Jasmine, who wants to be an actress in the future, joins in on the action this time around, and both screens of the handheld will keep track of the action in two different viewpoints. The lower of which is also used to solve puzzles and pull off special moves, giving Joe a new "Power Split" move, which requires that you draw lines across the screen with your stylus.

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow - NDS

Konami's series maestro Koji Igarashi souped up a new Castlevania game for the Nintendo DS that takes place one year after the events in Aria of Sorrow. In Dawn of Sorrow, a group of cultist strive to destroy main protagonist Soma Cruz, who is Dracula reborn. Although one of the good guys, Soma has to face many challenges to keep the vampiric cult from getting rid of him, in order to revive Dracula himself.

Basic gameplay mechanics are still the same as with Castlevania titles in the past, but the Nintendo DS version displays game statistics and a map on the upper screen, while the touch screen lets you draw seals with the stylus, allowing you to open doors and defeat bosses. You are also able to teleport by using the touch pen to tap on certain hot spots throughout the game. This is unique, intriguing NDS gameplay once again, as is the ability to trade collected souls with other players via a wireless connection.

Similar to Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros. for the NDS is still polygon-based, but at the same time takes Mario back to his two-dimensional platforming roots. The old gameplay (thankfully) is still here, but it has been expanded to include jumps from Mario's 3D exploits. Additionally, it seems that the mushroom-infused Mario can grow to giant sizes and jog along even faster than when he's at normal plumber size (which is festively plump in Mario's case, although thankfully missing a hint of crack at the back). To complicate things, bad guy goombas sport the same growth ability however, and depend on magic mushrooms for this just like Mario does. The lower screen is used to keep track of stats like coins collected, while the top screen lets you navigate the colorful Run 'n Jump action. Yah-yah-yahoo!.

Announced almost a year ago now, Mario Kart DS has been for many the most anticipated title for the handheld. The idea of wireless racing was just too good, but the news revealed at this weeks E3 show is even better. It's online, and beyond that, there's no subscriptions to pay, no accessories to buy, it's all free. Just take your DS to a Wi-Fi zone, slap in the cartridge, and watch out for slippery banana skins! Speaking of which, all our favourite weapons are here, including the winged blue spiky shell from Mario Kart Double Dash on GameCube. This shell flies and thus avoids hitting other racers, until it homes in on first place and delivers it's truly explosive pay load. Be warned though, anyone in a reasonable radius to first place will also have a score to settle with you after that one. Other than online however, a fantastic 8 player wireless link-up mode can be accessed, even if only one of you has the game cartridge!

Along with new tracks, this includes every single course from every single Mario Kart game. The 3D graphics run at a super smooth 60 frames per second, a feat most home console racers don't even achieve. Topping the N64 edition even, every object here is true 3D, right down to the players and karts, there's none of that sprite trickery. Meanwhile the lower screen is a helicopter style over head view, showing where your opponents are, and for that matter, if you're about to get a turtle shell up the wazoo. Mario Kart DS truly is the ultimate culmination of the series so far, and a final example of that will have long time fans cheering, both the hop and the power slide are together in this title..