Feels like 1992 all over again (in a good way)!
Alright, enough waxing on like a romantic--Dementium: The Ward provides the DS Player a solid FPS with a compelling story and immersive atmosphere. Outside of your running and gunning, there are enough puzzles to keep this a thinking mans' (or womans') game. This definitely is not a game to pass along to the kids, and is not one to be played in small doses...you need to complete a level in order to feel the satisfaction from this game.
The mechanics and control scheme (utilizing the stylus in the traditional role of a mouse for the free-look mechanic) are solid, and while the utilizing the stylus concurrent with the buttons on the DS has never been easy for me, I didn't feel handicapped by these controls in any way.
The graphics are solid and really lend to the atmosphere (I remember raving about Duke Nuke'ms graphics, and these are definitely on par with that); yes its not HD on your 360, but for the size of the screen, the pixels blend nicely into one eerie image.
The story has already gotten me hooked; who am I? Why did I kill my wife? How did I end up in this horrible hospital and what are those nasty roaches?
If you are looking for a mature/dark FPS on the DS, this is definitely worth a buy, or at least a rent. I don't know of any other game on the DS right now that offers this genre of experience. Well designed, well executed with good production values...definitely worth my time.