Chrono Trigger Gets Transported From The SNES To The Nintendo DS

It seems as though time travel has fascinated mankind since the concept entered the atmosphere. And if you asked most people what they would do if they could travel back and forth in time, most might say they want to eliminate some bad person or not have a certain event or situation take place.

And when I played Chrono Trigger on the SNES in the mid nineties, I was also fascinated that the main character you were in charge of, Chrono, could travel back and forth in time to rescue other in game characters, defeat vile monsters and so on.

Then came Crono Cross for the Playstation. Again, your main character, Crono was able to travel back and forth to set things right with his world in this CD based adventure.

And after I played that particular game, I was left wanting more. But since no more Chrono Cross/Trigger games were made, I moved on.

But now comes a remake of Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. Although it’s more or less the same game as the SNES version, I can’t wait to play it as it also promises to have a new ending with Crono, the Frog and Marie, and it’s portable.

You no longer have to be confined to your room or your living/entertainment room in order to play this Nintendo DS version.

Due to be released next Tuesday, (November 25th 2008) now you can take Crono, Lucca and the rest of the group with you as you travel back and forth in time with Crono and help him defeat monsters and rescue his friends and so on.

What’s more? It’s an RPG and will be a great addition to your collection if you are a lover of RPG video games. I can’t wait for it’s release next week, can you?

Millionheir for the Nintendo DS

If reading mystery novels, and watching crime dramas is to your liking, then you will like this offering the good folks at Nintendo have come up with. It’s the Millionheir game for the Nintendo DS.

In it you play a detective either in the Rookie mode or the Detective one as you go in search of millionaire, Mr. Phil T. Rich. Pun probably intended there with the character’s name.

Anyway, in the Rookie mode there is no timer to fuss over. You play, find clues through a point and click system with the stylus, interrogate eccentric suspects who might all seem to have a motive for wanting to make Mr. Phil T. Rich disappear with crisp and clear graphics for you to work.

Broken down into a total of ten chapters, the game itself surprised me by being so unique. There is even a chapter in which you have to sift out an heir’s DNA and match fingerprints.

And if you really want to put your detective skills to work here, you can play as the Detective with a timer and just spot those clues as fast as your eyes can see them. If you manage to complete the game in this mode, it unlocks certain levels. And there are clues in abundance. Now you may have a total of say, twenty five clues to find in one chapter.

But that is broken down into snapshots. One snapshot might contain ten clues, another might contain eight and so on. And along the way, you find certain useful items that aid your quest.

There is a flashlight, for which you may have to find batteries for later on, a magnifying glass, an X-Ray detector, goggles and the trusty stylus in case you have to connect two or three things together. And of course, the stylus is also used for touching the clue or item you find.

I enjoyed playing this game so much than when it was over, it left me wanting to go to another chapter to search for more clues. So if playing detective is your thing, then this is one Nintendo DS game that puts you in the detective’s seat and you should have in your video game library.

It’s great, fun and can be addicting.

Rated E for Everyone.