After the dreadful, touch-screen destroying Pokemon Ranger, we’ve all been waiting for a proper Pokemon game on Ds. And here it is! Diamond and Pearl are perfect for the already fans of the series, or for the first-timers.

Pokemon Diamond and pearl is the fouth generation of the Pokemon games, and set in the new island of Sinnoh. Here, just like in the other games, you will encounter wild Pokemon, Gyms and the Elite Four.

In this version, you start with either Turtwig, Piplup or Chimchar. all are good, but personally I prefer Chimchar. There are also more Pokemon than ever, and loads of great new legendaries, including Giratina! There are also new moves to teach your pokemon then try out on unexpecting trainers!

The game is just like the previous ones, exept it is bigger, brighter, and overall, more amazing!

 STARTING OFF:

When beginning the games, you get pulled by your friend off to Lake Verity, where you encounter Prof. Rowan and Dawn. you then get a chance to take your first Pokemon. I found Chimchar is the best to pick, as Piplup and Turtwig are both very weak Pokemon – If you’ve completed the game and want something harder, try going for Piplup or Turtwig for the hell of it!

REMEMBER:

To do the best you can, try catching a Chimchar, Bidoof, Shinx Starly and Budew straight away – let them level up together and you’ll be practically unbeatable!!

Another good point about Diamond/ Pearl is that if you have Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii), you can hook up you Ds to it and download Pokemon and do other stuff! Great!

NATIONAL DEX:

To Get the National PokeDex, collect every Pokemon in Sinnoh. You won’t be able to get past the Battle Area until you’ve done this. Next, go to Prof. Rowan’s lab, where Prof. Oak will butt in and upgrade your PokeDex.

To actually complete the game, you will need to find every Pokemon in the entire area – some found by simply wandering in long grass, whilst others you must trade from other people.

POKEMON:

This is a list of rare pokemon and where to find them.

DIAGLA/PALKIA

Once you have beaten Galactic Boss Cyrus in the Veilstone base and been given the master ball, head to the top of Mount Coronet, where Galactic Mars, Saturn and Cyrus await to Duel once more. Once  you have beaten them, Diagla/Piagla (Depending on the game) will step forth. Just use the master ball!

UXIE/AZELF/MESPRIT

Once you have captured Diagla/Piagla, head to the three lakes,  where these three Pokemon will be waiting. Instead of attacking, Uxie will dissapear, and randomly appear in grassy patches in Sinnoh. To hunt him down, use the Poketech Tracking device you can get off the manager of the Poketech center in Jubelife City.

GIRATINA

To find this beast, head down into Turnback Cave from Spring Walk. He is very sinister, and I would save your Master Pokeball for him, as he’s level 70!! 

 CRESSILIA

To find this mystical pokemon talk to the sailor at Canalave city – ask him to take you to full moon island. Cressilia will be there, but disappear – use the tracking device to find it.

DRIFLOON

On friday this ghost pokemon will be standing outside the Valley Windworks.

ROTOM

Once you’ve started the National Pokedex, visit the Old Chateau. Go into the room with the television and click on it. the Rotom will appear.

HAPPINY

To get Happiny, you can either wait for it to appear in the Pokemon Mansion trophy garden, or you can get an Egg from a man in Hearthome City. It will hatch into a Happiny.

LUCARIO

To get this Pokemon, speak to the sailor in Canalave City, and set sail for Iron Island.  A man will be waiting in the cave. Guide him through to the exit to get an Egg which will hatch into a Riolu.

REGIGIGA

If you enter the temple in Snowpoint city with Regirock, Regice, etc, this poikemon will be waiting for you.

OTHERS:

Once you have started the national dex, talk to Bebe. She will give you an Evee.

Once you have started the national dex, talk to Dawn’s sister.  She will tell you where certain pokemon are. These pokemon can only be found when Dawn’s sister tells you about them.  They are : Delibird, Doduo, Pidgy, Drowzee, Surskit, Nosepass, Beldum, Lickitung, Zigzagoon. This list will be added to when we have obtained more info.

Once you have started the national dex, go to the pokemon mansion on the road to Hearthome City from Pastoria City. If you talk to the owner his butler will run from the room. If you then go to the garden the pokemon the owner was boasting about to you will be there! These pokemon are: Plusle, Meowth, Mime Jr, Happiny, Chansey, Porygon, Minun. More will be added to this list as we find more info.

Quick-Reference Sinnoh Pokedex

Here’s a quick-reference list of all Sinnoh Pokemon to help you out. If you want to see a complete walkthrough of the game, visit the Pokemon Diamond Complete Guide page

#	Pokemon	Type No 1	Type No 2	Evolution
001	Turtwig	Grass	—	lvl. 18
002	Grotle	Grass	—	lvl. 32
003	Torterra	Grass	Ground	—
004	Chimchar	Fire	—	lvl. 14
005	Monferno	Fire	Fighting	lvl. 36
006	Infernape	Fire	Fighting	—
007	Piplup	Water	—	lvl. 16
008	Prinplup	Water	—	lvl. 36
009	Empoleon	Water	Steel	—
010	Starly	Normal	Flying	lvl. 14
011	Staravia	Normal	Flying	lvl. 34
012	Staraptor	Normal	Flying	—
013	Bidoof	Normal	—	lvl. 15
014	Bibarel	Normal	Water	—
015	Kricketot	Bug	—	lvl. 10
016	Kricketune	Bug	—	—
017	Shinx	Electric	—	lvl. 15
018	Luxio	Electric	—	lvl. 30
019	Luxray	Electric	—	—
020	Abra	Psychic	—	lvl. 16
021	Kadabra	Psychic	—	( trade )
022	Alakazam	Psychic	—	—
023	Magikarp	Water	—	lvl. 20
024	Gyrados	Water	Flying	—
025	Budew	Grass	Poison	( friendship )
026	Roselia	Grass	Poison	( Shiny Stone )
027	Roserade	Grass	Poison	—
028	Zubat	Poison	Flying	lvl. 22
029	Golbat	Poison	Flying	( friendship )
030	Crobat	Poison	Flying	—
031	Geodude	Rock	Ground	lvl. 25
032	Graveler	Rock	Ground	( trade )
033	Golem	Rock	Ground	—
034	Onix	Rock	Ground	( trade )
035	Steelix	Steel	Ground	—
036	Cranidos	Rock	—	lvl. 30
037	Rampardos	Rock	—	—
038	Shieldon	Rock	Steel	lvl. 30
039	Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	—
040	Machop	Fighting	—	lvl. 28
041	Machoke	Fighting	—	( trade )
042	Machamp	Fighting	—	—
043	Psyduck	Water	—	lvl. 33
044	Golduck	Water	—	—
045	Burmy	Bug	—	lvl. 20 *
046	Wormadam (green)	Bug	Grass	—
046	Wormadam (brown)	Bug	Ground	—
046	Wormadam (pink)	Bug	Steel	—
047	Mothim	Bug	Flying	—
048	Wurmple	Bug	—	lvl. 07 **
049	Silcoon	Bug	—	lvl. 10
050	Beautifly	Bug	Flying	—
051	Cascoon	Bug	—	lvl. 10
052	Dustox	Bug	Poison	—
053	Combee	Bug	Flying	lvl. 21 ***
054	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	—
055	Pachirisu	Electric	—	—
056	Buizel	Water	—	lvl. 26
057	Floatzel	Water	—	—
058	Cherubi	Grass	—	lvl. 25
059	Cherrim	Grass	—	—
060	Shellos	Water	—	lvl. 30
061	Gastrodon	Water	Ground	—
062	Heracross	Bug	Fighting	—
063	Aipom	Normal	—	( learn Double Attack )
064	Ambipom	Normal	—	—
065	Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	lvl. 28
066	Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	—
067	Buneary	Normal	—	( friendship )
068	Lopunny	Normal	—	—
069	Gastly	Ghost	Poison	lvl. 25
070	Haunter	Ghost	Poison	( trade )
071	Gengar	Ghost	Poison	—
072	Misdreavus	Ghost	—	( Dusk Stone )
073	Mismagius	Ghost	—	—
074	Murkrow	Dark	Flying	( Dusk Stone )
075	Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	—
076	Glameow	Normal	—	lvl. 38
077	Purugly	Normal	—	—
078	Goldeen	Water	—	lvl. 33
079	Seaking	Water	—	—
080	Barboach	Water	Ground	lvl. 30
081	Whiscash	Water	Ground	—
082	Chingling	Psychic	—	( friendship ) +
083	Chimecho	Psychic	—	—
084	Stunky	Poison	Dark	lvl. 34
085	Skuntank	Poison	Dark	—
086	Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	lvl. 37
087	Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	—
088	Bronzor	Steel	Psychic	lvl. 33
089	Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	—
090	Ponyta	Fire	—	lvl. 40
091	Rapidash	Fire	—	—
092	Bonsly	Rock	—	( learn Mimic )
093	Sudowoodo	Rock	—	—
094	Mime Jr.	Psychic	—	( learn Mimic )
095	Mr. Mime	Psychic	—	—
096	Happiny	Normal	—	( Oval Stone ) ++
097	Chansey	Normal	—	( friendship )
098	Blissey	Normal	—	—
099	Cleffa	Normal	—	( friendship )
100	Clefairy	Normal	—	( Moon Stone )
101	Clefable	Normal	—	—
102	Chatot	Normal	Flying	—
103	Pichu	Electric	—	( friendship )
104	Pikachu	Electric	—	( Thunder Stone )
105	Raichu	Electric	—	—
106	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	lvl. 20
107	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	—
108	Spiritbomb	Ghost	Dark	—
109	Gible	Dragon	Ground	lvl. 24
110	Gabite	Dragon	Ground	lvl. 48
111	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	—
112	Munchlax	Normal	—	( friendship )
113	Snorlax	Normal	—	—
114	Unown	Psychic	—	—
115	Riolu	Fighting	—	( friendship ) +++
116	Lucario	Fighting	Steel	—
117	Wooper	Water	Ground	lvl. 20
118	Quagsire	Water	Ground	—
119	Wingull	Water	Flying	lvl. 25
120	Pelipper	Water	Flying	—
121	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	—
122	Hippopotas	Ground	—	lvl. 34
123	Hippowdon	Ground	—	—
124	Azurill	Normal	—	( friendship )
125	Marill	Water	—	lvl. 18
126	Azumarill	Water	—	—
127	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	lvl. 40
128	Drapion	Poison	Dark	—
129	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	lvl. 37
130	Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	—
131	Carnivine	Grass	—	—
132	Remoraid	Water	—	lvl. 25
133	Octillery	Water	—	—
134	Finneon	Water	—	lvl. 31
135	Lumineon	Water	—	—
136	Tentacool	Water	Poison	lvl. 30
137	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	—
138	Feebas	Water	—	( raise beauty )
139	Milotic	Water	—	—
140	Mantyke	Water	Flying	( Remoraid in party )
141	Mantine	Water	Flying	—
142	Snover	Grass	Ice	lvl. 40
143	Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	—
144	Sneasel	Dark	Ice	( Razor Claw ) *+
145	Weavile	Dark	Ice	—
146	Uxie	Pyschic	—	—
147	Mesprit	Psychic	—	—
148	Azelf	Psychic	—	—
149	Dialga	Steel	Dragon	—
150	Palkia	Water	Dragon	—
151	Manaphy	Water	—	—

* ** *** + ++ +++ *+

Burmy — Has three variations that evolve into respective Wormadams. Wurmple — May evolve into Silcoon or Cascoon. Combee — Only female evolves. Chingling — Evolves between 20:00 and 04:00 only. Happiny — Evolves between 04:00 and 20:00 only. Riolu — Evolves between 04:00 and 20:00 only. Sneasel — Evolves between 20:00 and 04:00 only

Diamond/ Pearl is possibly the best Pokemon game ever. It has everything great from the previous games and more! The graphics are great, and the even after a million times, it’s still shocking when a wild pokemon jumps out at you. The battles are a bit boring at times, though…

RATING: 94%

If you liked this, try Pokemon Battle Revolution on Wii.

This game is the biggest ‘pet’ game EVER for the Ds. It was a hit in Japan and massive in America, but how good is it really?

If you’ve played Sims 2 Pets and found it boring, try  Nintendogs. Buy your own dogs, care for them, train them, enter them into the dog contests and more!!

This game is just like having your own dog to dress up ( my favourite item of clothing is mario’s hat, which you can find on walks)! The contests are also very impressive, and enjoyable – especially the frisbee challenge.

I really like how this game makes you play it , because if you don’t , your dog won’t like you, which means it won’t do very well in any of the competitions, meaning you won’t be able to feed your dog – it all counts on you playing the game all the time!

I don’t really like how the background keeps repeating itself when your giving your dogs ‘walkies’ – it just shows how Nintendo quickly skipped over the making of this feature (hopefully because they were attracting all their attention to a game for the future).

Cheats:

Eating exclamation marks – When an exclamation mark appears above your dog, drag it to it’s mouth and it will eat it!

All together, the game is a strange mix of virtual pets and dog related mini games that becomes very addictive!

RATING: 89%

If you enjoyed playing this game, try Dogz on Ds, or Sims 2 Petes on Ds.

This game has everything, from online shopping to cooking salmon, but only the best can become the best in this animal treating game.

 I like how you can choose exactly what pet you would like (all hail our jack russel – Bruce!), as well as the usual creating exactly what you look like. I also like the Nintendog-like ‘take your dog for a walk in the park, before giving them a wash ‘ idea.

But it’s not all happily playing with your pet – the downfall of this game I belive is the fact you have to keep going to bed and getting the clients upset for keeping them waiting. I also think the controls could be better.

This game is for people thst are new to Sims, or people that have played nintendogs and want something more difficult.

RATING: 47%

If you liked this, you should try out Sims 2 on Ds, Nintendogs on Ds, or Dogz on Ds.

Journey into the shadow realm as Spyro embarks on his next adventure. What evil monster has taken his taken his friends away? Why has a sinister darkness fallen over the dragon realms – play it to find out!

I only played up to the point of defeating the first boss, as It began to get boring. Each area you travelled to began to repeat itself – save all the wizards, save all the bears, save all the dragons… I think if you want to buy a spyro game, go for ‘Spyro: A Hero’s Tail’ on PS2, or ‘Spyro: Eternal Night’.

The graphics in Shadow Legacy for Ds are fairly poor, and the camera angles aren’t the best in the world. This could be made up for by great platforming. It isn’t, though. Overall, this game is okay to start with, but gets worse. Much worse.

RATING: 44%

If you Liked this, try Spyro: Eternal Nights.

Mario Kart is easily the most addictive racing game… Ever!

Mario Kart is the ds version of the Mario racing game series. I really enjoyed this game, as it had such a variety of tracks – my favourite being Waluigi Pinball or the dizzying heights of the Airship Fortress. Plus, multiplayer racing and battling is included (just as any good game should)! But this game is different… For the first time, You can play mario kart with anyone around the world!!!!

This amazing feat is thanks to the Ds’ Wifi connection system – and I’m lovin’ it!!! At last I can race against my cousin in austrailia, only by getting his friend code! To do this, simply start up you’re wifi connection (you must have a router for you’re computer’s internet that you can hook up to wirelesssly), then click on wether you want to race against a friend (you must have their friend code), a rival (anyone that’s the same level as you), anyone in the continent, or anyone in the world!! There are a few problems with this gameplay though – firstly, it takes a while to find a player willing to race you, and secondly, everyone’s better than you!! Yes, to win any races, you’ll need to practice hard on single player! 

I like this game because of the variety of tracks and also how they’ve taken the best retro tracks from the previous games (like Moo Moo Farm, Donut Plains, Choco Mountain, Koopa Beach and even Sky Garden) and made them… Good. These tracks are probably the easiest bacause they are very simple (just look at Baby Park for instance) and also there is the fact that any dedicated Mario fan should know these tracks inside out from playing them on older consoles. Here’s a list of the new tracks and how to win on them every time…

THE NEW TRACKS:

MUSHROOM CUP:

Figure 8 Circuit: This track is one of the first you encounter, and is perfect for practising powerslides for later. Remember to turn early on those wide corners, though – you don’t want to powerslide off into the grass, do you. Also, the wide streches of this track are perfect for using the snaking technique.

Yoshi Falls: This track is has an upper and lower section – which way you choose really depends on your character’s skills. The upper section is best, because of the boosters strewn everywhere. The bottom part is shorter, but filled with water to slow you down – use a mushroom boost to get past this quickly. Another good point with the bottom section is that there are boxes floating randomly downstream.

Cheep Cheep Beach: This is one of my favourite tracks. When you turn on the pier at the start, be sure to do a quick powerslide – but do it too late, and you’ll hit the barrier! You can do the same as you go through the stone arch as well. if the tide goes out on the next curve (which is on the main beach, over the boost jumps) make a dash through the space where the water was for a quick short cut. Do all of this right and you’ll definitly be in the lead!

Luigi’s Mansion: You should be able to make three, sharp powerslides on the way down the first hill. There is a lot of snaking possibilities inside the mansion to give you a boost, too. Also, use a mushroom in the swamp to stop you getting stuck.

FLOWER CUP:

Desert Hills: This track has a lot of tight corners that are pefect for powersliding and laying down bananas.  The first lap of this circuit has no real dangers (exept the Pokeys, which you can easily dodge), but the second lap holds a surprise as the angry sun spurts fireballs at you. These are very hard to dodge and can wipe you out for a couple of seconds ( that may not seem much, but it’s enough for a few racers to get past you and win that vital last lap).

Delfino Square: Remember this place? Yep, it’s the same place from Mario Sunshine! It’s an easy track to get ahead early, as the fountain is perfect for powersliding around. When you get to the fork, there’s no need to worry – both routes are just as quick. The real shortcut comes when you’re about to go over the first bridge (not the one that lifts up). Instead of going over, jump off to the left, and aim for the pier. If you don’t reach it, you might need to be in a faster engine group or use a mushroom. There is also a small alley after the same bridge and behined two crates. this way is not a shortcut, as the mud there slows you down badly.

Waluigi Pinball: There are a lot of boosters to get ahead with on the first bend, and the curves on the next section of the track are great for powersliding. On the main table, it’s quicker to head straight down, using the map to locate every pinball and flipper.

Shroom Ridge: Shroom ridge is a fairly difficult track, but easy if you know how. It’s best if you’re in a heavier car, because that way, you’ll be able to push other racers into the oncoming traffic. This circuit has lots of U-bends that are berfect for powersliding, but I would use the map to look out for cars and buses to avoid collisions. Remember; those last bends don’t have barriers, so don’t go crazy on the powerslides!

STAR CUP:

Dk Pass: This track is very snowy at stages, so I would use a lighter character to not get slowed down as much. Remember to look out for snowballs as you powerslide round the S-curves just after the igloo. Also, ther last bend is littered with snowmen, so I strongly reccomened hugging that corner tightly. whilst doing this, litter about some bannanas.

Tick Tock Clock: This is easy because it is very simple and also because the only enemies are some clockhands and a pendulum! When you go over the clock faces, look on the map to see which way to go – go the way with the hour hand. The pendulum crops up next and is by far the hardest part of the circuit. You will get knoked off at first, but with practice, it can be done!!! There are 4 cogs that rotate in different directions next. To get to that prized first place, you have to snake around them the same way they are rotating. This will give you a boost. My favourite hint comes next – On the final stretch, you’ll notice two vertical cogs. Drive OVER the one that’s going the same direction as you to get a big boost.

Mario Circuit: As soon as the race starts, try to nudge the other racers into the Goombahs. As the circuit moves up, you will meet a large S-curve. Try snaking this, whilst avoiding the Pirana Plant’s fireballs (not that that is hard…). It is here that a few bannana’s could potentally wipe somebody out. The last few bends of the track are perfect for powersliding and are the key in winning this race.

Airship Fortress: This track is by far the most imaginative of them all. You start off by racing along the walls of a casle, dodging the Bullet Bills that are fired at you. You then powerslide round the corner and jump onto the airship. You can hug the next corner tightly, dodging the Monty Moles that keep popping up. After entering the ship and powersliding round the tight corner, you’ll end up inside a room with lots of boxes. Try snaking if you can manage it. Next, you get fired out of a cannon and end up inside a tall tower. You can actually powerslide right down to the ground and through the finnish line – what an ending!!!

SPECIAL CUP:

Wario Stadium: The first three turns of this course are very tight, so I wouldn’t even try powersliding! When you traverse the swampy area next, be sure to hit every booster on the islands, or you’ll slow down massively! Also, Red Koopa Shells work brilliantly here. Then, when you go over the boosters and through the fireballs, be sure to take off in a straight line or you’ll be burnt to a crisp! Be sure to weave over the hills just a bit further on to reach every booster to make up for the time spend dodging fireballs.

Peach Gardens: This track requires a lighter car (hitting flowerbeds won’t slow you down as much when you take shortcuts). Powerslide roung the first bend, but don’t slow down – a Chain Chomp follows you round this bit! Use a mushroom to cut through the flowerbeds – it saves loads of time!  Rememeber – If you can see a Chain Chomp – follow it – they trail item boxes behind them!! Weave in and out of the Monty Moles towards the end of the circuit (and if you have any bannanas, put them here).

Bowser Castle: This course is quite difficult, but gets easier the more you have a go at it. The best way to get ahead is on the turntable, instead of heading towards the normal exit, keep going to the right, dodging the flames and going through a smaller yet quicker exit.  It’s best to have a heavier character like Bowser to to stop being knocked off the many narrow pathways of this course. Try and hit the moving cylinder at an angle, and you won’t need to steer much. If you fall off, the track below is around five seconds longer!!!

Rainbow Road: Rainbow Road is possibly the hardest track on this game, as there is no barriers most the time and so is easy to get pushed off. Another bad point about this track is that if you get hit by a weapon in the middle of the loop, you’ll fall and probably end up at the back of the pack! My top tips are; to snake as much as possible, stay ahead while you can so you don’t get pushed off the sides, and stay on the right – it’s faster!!

Unlocking Characters:

R.O.B – get gold on every cup in 150cc Mirror Mode Nitro Mode.

Dry Bones – Gold on every Cup in 50cc Nitro Mode.

Waluigi – Get Gold on every cup in 100cc Retro Mode.

Daisy – Get gold on every cup in 50cc Retro Mode

Havn’t got the previous Mario racing games? Have no fear – most of the tracks from the other games have been updated and included in this must-have game – you’ve just got to unlock them!

And still I ask myself – why remake Baby Park?!…

RATING: 97%

If you liked this, try Diddy Kong Racing on Ds, or Crash Tag Team Racing on Ps2.

I have not yet played the NEW Mariokart game on the Wii, but it is supposedly going to be the best yet when released, taking the classic tracks to a whole new level.

Dave, the archaeologist. Off on another expedition. One with strange creatures wielding fangs.

In this Game, the player must dig in a given area to find a fossil, which you can bring back to life and use to battle with! But it’s not so simple – a mutant creature will be waiting to shoot their mucus-covered laser balls at you! This game takes skill,  although I got bored very quickly.

CHEATS: Getting More Points

Get the clock from a block (this freezes the beasties attacking you). Next, get Dave the digger to draw a line around the main monster that leads back to as close to your van as possible. All the area around main monster gets dug – giving you a score of 80% or more and getting you to the next level! Sadly, any fossils that haven’t already been dug up in that area won’t get caught!

RATING: 33%

If you have already played this game, try Spectrobes or Pokemon.

As you can see we have not yet found very many hints or cheats for this game – if you know of any send them in – we are always updating our site.

If you enjoy racing, battling, or creating your own silly sounds and billboards, this is the game for you! In this all action, mine -blowing game, you race on land, in the water and …IN THE AIR!!!

Create your own tracks to twart your friends on and customise the sounds, billboards and vechiles to finnally beat the giant magic pig – Wizpig! But it Dosn’t stop there! Destroy your mates on four battle areas – an icy pyramid, a token-littered castle, a swamp and a volcanoe!

I really like this game because the graphics are amazing and the tracks vary so much! This is a must have game!

CHEATS:

* You do not need to actually pass through the finnish posts to get to the next lap – it’s often quicker to go around them!

* Having trouble getting up to high ledges and tunnels using the plane?  Just press the ‘R’ Button upwards to get up there easily.  This button also lets you get round really tight corners when you press it along with either the right or left directinal buttons.

* Remember – the car cannot go on water – if you’ve seen a secret way that’s on water use the hover boat or plane!!

CHEATS: Secret Passages

* On Frosty Village you pass a waterfall to your right towards the end of the lap.  Go through it. you will end up in a watery expanse. keep going forward past two stalagmites of ice. the road will follow you to your left. DO NOT  go back to it, but go through  another hole in the wall. To actually let this cheat give you an advantage, you need to be on the hover boat.

 Inside the waterfall.

* On Treasure Caves, there is a tunnel at the begining to the right. It is so high, only the plane can pass through it.

* On the water track Cresent Island, you meet a ship about halfway through a lap. Instead of passing through it like everyone else, go through the water to your left. If you follow the water, you will end up on the main track once more.

  

RATING: 90%

If you like this game, try Mario Kart.

Diddy Kong Racing is still being updated, but if you have any more cheats, hints, secret ways or any questions – LEAVE A COMMENT!!!!

Zenduku combines suduku, Zen sybols and fighting in a frustrating puzzle game on Ds.  Fight it out against characters from around the globe, or use the touch screen in a strange, block breaking, candle blowing, frost wiping minigame (well, on the Ds version anyway…)! Don’t forget to try out the multiplayer fun either!

Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of suduku, or don’t know how to play – the rules are listed on the main menu. Most people I have asked think that Zenduku could have spent more time creating the battling and used more mature symbols.

Well, I say ‘battling’. But it’s not really battling, so to speak. You just try and attack and defend youself with combos and furious touch-screen tapping! If you think about it, there is nothing new about Zenduku; you can find all the puzzling action here and more in Puzzle Quest, or Lumines. Also, the latter are actually addictive – Zenduku is just plain frustrating!

 If you are looking for a game that will last you forever to complete and will never get boring, THIS IS NOT THAT GAME!!!!

RATING: 23%

If you liked this game, you’ll love Puzzle Quest on Ds!

So, your cars broken down, you have no idea when it’ll be fixed, and you’re stuck in a remote town. You decide to get a job as a hotel manager?!

Sims 2 is an exiting game where you take the role of Strangeville’s hotel manager, keeping out the bad guys and zapping aliens with a water pistol. Am I still sane? I like this game because you can put nearly anything into the hotel – casinos, secret goverment bases… ANYTHING!! Snogging all the girls is fun too!!

RATING: 78%

If you liked this game, you’ll love Animal Crossing: Wild World on Ds!

sadly, no cheats have been found so far for Sims 2. If you know of any, or have any questions about the game, PLEASE SEND THEM IN!!!

 Animal Crossing is a very, very addictive game. It all starts when you move to a little town in the country side, and start working for the shopkeeper – Tom Nook. After that, though, you can do practically whatever you want – enter competitions to catch bugs and fish – watch  firework displays or go out with your friends – without even going out! But once you stepaway from all the digging and fishing and mail addicted animals, it seems crazy! And always running after your supposed friends is sometimes repetitive and boring!

I do like listening to KK, though. I often change the time on my clock just to listen to him whistle along to his guitar tune. But inviting your friends over is the best thing to do by far! Using Wifi, you can even invite up to four friends into your town from anywhere around the world (but you’ll need to find out their friend code first)!!!!

UNLOCKABLES:

* When you begin the game, Nook asks you if you would like to join the HRA, or Happy Room Academy. If you choose to join they will give you points for your room. If you get a certain amount, you will get;

70,000 points – one story model

100,000 points – two story model

150,000 points – mansion model

To get extra points, place rare items in your room, do not leave equipment or fruit lying on the floor and pay off your mortgage to get a bigger house.

                                                         

* To get a moldy shirt, talk to Gracie (She is a giraffe that often pays a visit to the plaza outside your town hall). She sometimes encloses one in her certificates.

* To Get the Golden Fishing Rod, catch every known fish.  For the Golden Net, catch every known bug. To get the Golden Shovel, bury a normal shovel and leave it for at least 24 hours. When dug up it should be golden. To get the Golden Watering Can, you must keep the enviroment perfect for 16 days. Pelly or Phyllis will give you this. The Golden Axe (which never breaks) is probably the hardest to get. Give a Golden Scallop to Pascal (the strange animal that waits along the beach every now and then). He will give you the Golden Axe.

 * To get Snowman Furniture, make a snowman in winter. If you make it in the right preportions, it will give you a peice of this really rare furniture in the mail.

* Nooks Cranny (the shop beside Able Sisters) upgrades when you spend money there;

Nook ‘N’ Go – Spend 25000 bells.

Nookway – Spend 9000 bells.

Nookingtons – Spend 240000 bells and have a friend shop there.

* Boondox is a town too poor to buy food.  Help them buy donating money at the post office – you will be rewarded;

Green feather – Donate 10,000 bells          Purple feather –  Donate 1,1000,000 bells

Blue feather – Donate 200,000 bells          White feather – Donate 1,4000,000 bells

Yellow feather – Donate 500,000 bells      Rainbow feather – Donate 6,4000,000 bells

Red feather – Donate 800,000 bells

                             

* Trophies can be won  during the competions. To gain the Fish Trophy, catch the biggest fish during the Fishing Tourney. The Bug Trophy is gained by catching the biggest Bug during the Bug Off. The Flower Fest is a chance to get the Flower Trophy. Just have the best garden.

* You can gain Sparklers and Roman Candles by talking to Tortimer (the mayor) at the fireworks show. To get Party Poppers, talk to Tortimer at New years Eve.

RATING: 98%

If you really enjoyed this game, try out Harvest Moon on Ds.

 

New super mario bros combines classic platform gaming with mushroom-munching action! Play as mario to save Princess Peach and stop Bowser Jr once and for all! Unlike Kirby each level is a world of it’s own – from deep caverns to sandy deserts to dry-bones infested castles! You could spend all day hooked to the screen trying to catch all 250 big star coins! My sister thinks that the actual gameplay is way too easy – she completed it in 3 hours! Below is a video of those first few levels;

New Super Mario  Bros can have up to four players battling it out in the minigames section, and also on the ‘collect all the stars’ game, so there is no reason to not buy it!!

CHEATS: PLAY AS LUIGI

* To play as luigi, press the ‘R’ and ‘L’ buttons together, whilst selecting a file on the main menu screen.

CHEATS: CHALLENGE MODE

* Whilst paused on the map, press L R L R X X Y Y. This starts the secret challenge mode. This only works after the game has been completed.

UNLOCKABLES:

* To unlock world 4, defeat the boss of world 2 as mini mario.

* To unlock world 7, defeat the boss of world 5 as mini mario.

* To unlock the BG patterns complete the game once.

* To unlock unlimited toadstool items clear every level – even the bonus the lettered bonuses.

* To be able to save,  beat the game once.

* If you complete a level with the last digits  of the time  being either 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88 or 99 a differant colour mushroom hut appears – depending on the time.

RATING: 97%

If you liked this game, you’ll love Super Mario 64 or Kirby: Mouse Attack!

If you know of any more Cheats or unlockables, or if you have any questions, put them in the comments box below!!