GameZone writes: "Despite the niche nature of their games, developers Gust have done very well for themselves in North America. They're committed to creating deep, complex traditional 2D RPGs, and thanks to a publishing deal with NIS America Gust has no fewer than three separate but related series of games they're working on. The Ar Tonelico and Mana Khemia series have each seen multiple game releases in the last few years, but it's likely neither would have been brought to America were it not for the success of Gust's Atelier Iris series. While the original three Atelier games were PlayStation 2 releases, the newest franchise installment sees a new main character and a new system to call home in Atelier Annie for the DS."
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Are you ready to take up the reigns as an Alchemist and dive into the epic, fantasy realm of…island resort management? Wait…what the hell?!
Last year was a good year for Nintendo’s well known handheld system. While there’s always a handful of unmemorable games like “Petz Pony: Beauty Pageant” which most game enthusiasts would never consider touching, 2009 also brought a surprisingly good variety of fun games. In no particular order, here’s my favorite Nintendo DS games from 2009...
The graphics are quite good an the characters move smoothly. The controls are intuitive and easily controlled by both the buttons and stylus. Blogcritics likes that you can do one or the other and not required to use both. There is a lot of dialogue that is almost entirely pointless, and is a typically rudimentary translation from Japanese; luckily it is easy to skim the dialogue and get through it fast. If you are an RPG fan, this game will probably bore you, as it is really almost a sim, but if you are ready to graduate from Pokemon, this is a good stepping stone.
