Some games will never see the light of day outside of Japan, and that's just the nature of the beast. With a system like DS that's so diverse, and so widespread across every region of the world, people are bound to find odd little gems that never come to fruition, or just don't have the legs to make it to every gamer out there for one reason or another. Some have licensing issues like the Jump Stars series, while others are just too obscure to ever get a chance in a market that's more focused on huge budgets, sequel runs, and licensed software.
Nevertheless, IGN have found some hidden greats, and they deserve better, which is why they are featuring them in one big series here. Some games would be great for US release, some perfect for importing (remember, DS has no region lock, so you can play imports with your US handhelds), and others are just too weird to ignore. If you're looking for the best in import goodness though, you've come to the right place.
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I enjoyed both Rush games, I did think the action was sometimes too fast to see what was coming up in terms of hazards though, which meant replaying the same stage a bunch of times, other than that they were enjoyable, good special stages, 3D sections and bosses for the most part.
DS is one of the best consoles of all time. Such a rich library of software
Zelda were all glorious on it.
Abe has taken up a professorial role at Osaka Electro-Communication University
The Soma Bringer looks really great, for a DS.
Hope we get a US translation soon.