Dementium: The Ward

User Rating: 9 | Dementium: The Ward DS
Seriously...what's up with the 7.5 score? It deserves at least 8.5.

Firstly, it must be the greatest graphical achievement for the ds to date. Brilliant real-time lighting for the flashlight really shows off the ds' power. There are also lovely blood stains on the walls, doors and floors. And all though a lot of the hospital and environments are very similar in texture design, it doesn't really matter since the rest of the game is so awesome.

Many people seem to be SO damned concerned about the save system. It is true that if you die then you restart the chapter, but you don't actually have to. Since it saves on the entry of every room, if you quit the game or turn the power off and load your data again, you should be near the location of your death next to the last door you opened. So really, this isn't a problem at all.

The game is about just right in difficulty and will take a decent amount of time the first time through as long as it isn't rushed. If you run through every area and try to complete everything as fast as you can, you won't get a proper feel for the atmosphere and so won't enjoy the game as much. But if you slowly traverse the labyrinth-like dak hallways of the building and listen to the brilliant audio sound effects and music, you really will get the best gaming experience for the hand-held.

Overall....I give it a 9.0.