Ehh, nothing that hasn't been done before.

User Rating: 6.5 | Moon DS
What do you think the moon holds from us? Some look up to it as the big cheese, and others think more deeply of what might be buried deep beneath its surface. You think finding out such secrets would make for an interesting visit to the big planet, but in the case of Moon for the Nintendo DS, we get a fairly decent shooter that doesn't boldly go where no FPS has gone before. It's fun for the short amount of time that it lasts you, and the graphics are as smooth as butter! But when it comes to a Sci-Fi adventure, this just feels like more of the same.

As you'd expect, the controls are easy to understand of and they work out rather well much to that regard! Touchscreen is used to look around and interact with the environment, as well as aim your many weapons. L is the fire button, and the controlpad is used to move about freely from one droid filled hatch to the next.

The look of this game also shows off just what the handheld is capable of, and provides us with some nice looking levels and driving sequences. As well as a few cutscenes sprinkled in for good measure. The shooting is well done, and the variety of weapons makes sure that there's always some satisfying way to kill. The problem is that the good stuff roughly ends there.

The story is blah and never really pulls you in. Which is a too bad, considering that "epic plot" is slapped right on the back of the case! And the music is... just weird. While the sound effects are good, the tunes you will hear just come out sounding like a mishmash of random noises with a tempo thrown in for kicks.

And last, the gameplay is repetitive! There's a fun driving scene to break things up every once and a while, but there just isn't enough of them. Enemies are plentiful, but throughout a good chunk of the game you're left fighting only security droids and repeated boss battles. You eventually encounter other beings, but the majority of enemies are just mindless bots from start to finish.

Overall, If you're in the mood for a entertaining and quick shooter, than this title fits the bill! But if you're looking for something that hasn't already been done a dozen or so times before, then Moon will feel like very famlilar territory.