Welcome to DS on DS. This is where I'm going to be taking a look at the Nintendo DS and all of it's games. And when I say all, I mean it. I will be going from WarioWare Touched! to Petz Catz Clan. From Planet Puzzle League to Grey's Anatomy.  Every Friday, I will write a review on the game I have chosen for the week.

This week I am going to be taking a special look at games fitting for Halloween.

With tomorrow being Halloween, I figured that this week I would give you a small glimpse into a variety of Nintendo DS games that fit the theme of the season.  There are a decent number of DS games that could fit under the umbrella of Halloween, a lot of the ones I have here on this list I had completely forgotten about until I started working on this, but are they tricks or treats?

Resident Evil: Deadly Silence - TREAT (Though, it's one of those candies that are kinda tasty, but they are so cheap that everyone gives them out and you might be sick of getting them)

Not only did Capcom take the full PS1 game and transfer it perfectly to the DS, they also added some new modes.  There was an arranged DS mode which included some first-person elements and touch screen puzzles, and a multiplayer mode where you played through parts of the map competitively.  These added a little bit of new life into a classic game, but when you still get all the cheesy goodness of the live action opening movie and the great dialog, the game would have been fine as a straight port.  Also, if you are looking for an awesome RE wallpaper, check this one out, made by our very own Scott!

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia - TREATS (Like three full size candy bars)

These are all excellent games, and if you are a fan of Castlevania games at all, you are doing yourself a great disservice by not playing these games.  It is really hard to pick a favorite out of the three, but I can easily tell you the hardest of the three: Order of Ecclesia.  This game is merciless.  You die.  A lot.  In fact, I haven't even finished it yet because I got aggravated.  Maybe I'll work on it this weekend.

Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ - TREAT

If you want to read my full impressions on this game, you can find my review here.  I'll just say that this game is crazy, kinda hard, and lots of fun.

Touch The Dead - TRICK

This is an on-rails shooter, similar to the House of the Dead series of games.  It isn't completely horrible, but it isn't a whole lot of fun either. 

Dementium: The Ward - TREAT

This game, I only recently played.  Recently, as in earlier today.  I saw the new trailer for Dementium II, and I realized that I never played this one.  This is a horror FPS, and it is very well done.  There is a very good atmosphere in this game, and for being a portable game, there is actually a decent amount of tension.  It can actually get creepy at times.  Of course, I'm a wuss.

Barnyard Blast - TREAT (but only kinda... like an apple.  Or a popcorn ball.)

Looking at the title, it's hard to understand what kind of game this is.  You wouldn't really expect it to be filled with zombies and monsters of all sorts.  And believe it or not, this game doesn't completely suck.  It's a pretty decent spoof of classic video games, with the most direct being Castlevania.  I mean, come on, the main character is named Robert Belmart, and one of the weapons is a "slayer whip".  The humor in this game is spot-on, but the gameplay is just plain spotty.  Again, this isn't a horrible game, and it's cheap enough to possibly warrant a purchase.

Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! - TRICK

The game looked promising,  The title made it sound like it had a possibility of being good.  Unfortunately, these shambling undead could not live up to any sort of hype (pun not intended).  It's a decent game, but nothing really makes it stand out as something you should be clamoring to get your hands on. 

All in all, not too bad of a smattering of horror games on the Nintendo DS.  I know there are a few others out there, but I was trying to limit this to games that I have actually played.  Got any that I missed?