Pocket Gamer writes: "Very few boardgames spawn their own World Cup, Olympiad, Ryder Cup or, indeed, a Robot Championship. Even fewer games have British world number ones – step forward Richard Ratcliffe. Stratego has all of these and is now on the DS. So what's not to love?
Er, we'll come to that in a minute. Let's accentuate the positive part first.
Stratego, for those of you not in the know, is a kind of variant of dark chess. Two players move their red (or blue) pieces around a 10x10 board, the aim being to find and capture their opponent's flag. Like chess, each of a player's 40 pieces have various ranks so that, for example, a Marshall beats a Major and a Lieutenant beats a Scout. Unlike chess there are two kinds of pieces – bombs and the flag – which do not move. And also unlike chess there are two 4x4 squares in the middle of the board that no piece can enter."
The Nintendo Weekly Download Report for June 23, 2011.
Eurogamer writes: "Imagine a game where you got to solve crimes, hunt dragons, fight armies, complete crosswords and play cards with Doctor Who. It would be amazing, of course. And it'll never happen.
However! This month's selection of DS games do allow you to do all those things, albeit individually. Whether you like your games competent, mediocre or designed to exploit the gullibility of children, there's something for everyone. So let's press on."
Nine Over Ten writes: "I've never played the board game before but that didn't prevent me from tackling the Nintendo DS version, titled Stratego: Next Edition. Before I go any further about the game, I also realised that European NDS owners are a lucky bunch. They get all the board games on the console! First it was Scrabble, and now Stratego."
