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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pokemon Conquest
Pokemon Conquest

Action 18 June 2012

Pokemon Conquest is an action game with tactical elements produced by Tecmo Koei studio, whose plot has been set in the popular anime universe. The player's task is to defend the Ransei region against the dangerous Nobunaga commander and his army. In order to do so, he must conquer and unite the divided kingdoms, and then awaken from sleep one of the legendary defeats.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Panzer Tactics DS
Panzer Tactics DS

Strategy 06 November 2007

Game Panzer Tactics DS is a representative of the turn-based strategy genre on the pocket console Nintendo DS. The CDV Software studio, known from the Blitzkrieg series, Codename: Panzers and many others, is responsible for the production and release of this title.

Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Advance Wars: Dual Strike

Strategy 22 August 2005

Advance Wars: Dual Strike is a turn-based strategy produced by Intelligent Systems. The publisher of the game is Nintendo.

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.

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

RPG 06 August 2008

Another RPG music game, in which we play the role of a girl setting off on a dangerous journey. The title offers an unusual, fairy-tale style and charming singing and dancing characters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

RPG 29 October 2009

Spin-off Final Fantasy series by Matrix Software which is back to its roots in both the plot and the mechanics of the game. The game offers a low-complicated turn-based combat system, and we can control battles using a stylus. There is also a division into character classes.