A great turn-based game, although the lack of multiplayer and what could have been is a real blow.

User Rating: 8.6 | Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier DS
Here's my review for it.

I got this game today, and I am truly enjoying it. It's a fantasy turn-based strategy game with a similar plot to that of Lost Magic. At the beginning of the game, you pick one of 5 heroes to play as.From there on, you go on recruiting and battling with monsters and allies to try to destroy the Sovalani reign of terror. Grahically, this game is similar to Lost Magic, although I find it not as polished with more detail but jagged edges. Character animations are smooth, there's no lag, and no graphic glitches like Lego Star Wars II.

This game uses the touch screen for everything, and uses it quite well. It's a good thing this game is turn-based, however, because you need to remember a lot of things.

Gameplay is solid and fun, although battles get repetive after about six in a row. The system this game is based on is after a boardgame and thus you'll see the dice roll when deciding whether or not you deal damage, get to do an extra action, etc. There's a lot to remember and it gets rushed at you realy quickly, but there is an in-game tutorial to help you out.

My only pet-peeve with this game is the sound. The music and sounds are great at first, but I find myself wishing that there was a few more tracks for it to play.

Unfortunately, this game has no multiplayer at all, but it doesn't really bother me because this is a really meaty game and the single-player will have you playing for a long, long time.

For $30, it's a great game. I'd have to say be careful, however, if it's priced anywhere above that.