Best Nintendo DS Role Playing Game (RPG)

By Fred DeLisio

The DS’s unique controls integrate particularly well with role playing games, and because of this, the system has a pretty impressive RPG library. The following is a list of the five best RPGs on the DS based on fun factor, innovation, and overall experience.

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The World Ends With You (DS)

Why it's best:
A great RPG with a groovy spin, The World Ends With You is not your average game. WEWY offers something new with a gameplay mechanic that fully utilizes the DS’s unique controls and is unlike any game before it. Control your anti-hero as you play through a twisted game... read full review

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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Why it's a best pick:
A remake of the 1991 Super Nintendo RPG, Dragon Quest V is a great game with an excellent story. DQV immerses you in its plot which follows our hero, namely you, from boyhood. Throughout DQV you will learn to fight, see the death of your parents, marry, have a child and fulf... read full review

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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)

Why it's a best pick:
Immediate classic! Mario is back-so are Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi. The creators of this game have done a great job of creating an enjoyable story line interwoven with the characters themselves. In the story line, we travel in time-to the past (where we find Baby Luig... read full review

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Final Fantasy IV (DS)

Why it's a best pick:
Made just for fans, Final Fantasy IV is as challenging as it is rewarding. The graphics push the DS to its limits, upgrading from the old 16-bit version to a 3D rendition of what American players knew as Final Fantasy II. Additions to the game such as augments, which are spe... read full review

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Chrono Trigger (DS)

Why it's a best pick:
Chrono Trigger is known as one of the best RPGs ever created and the DS version does nothing but improve its status. Chrono Trigger DS refines and improves Chrono without diminishing the awesomeness that classic gamers have come to love. Excellent classic gameplay, an engros... read full review