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Easily one of the best DS titles yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

WOW. JUST WOW. This game is great. the graphics are amazing, the gameplay is flawless and the controlling is another great feature. This is definetly in my top 3

Nanostray DS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I recieved Nanostray today from amazon and have already beaten it. It is very short, I wish there were a few more levels to play. Graphically Nanostray is awesome, very impressive. The controls are decent however I wish they would have had a button utilized to select weapons as an alternative to only using the stylus. Posting your nanocodes online to be ranked amoung the other players throughout the world is pretty neat, but I don't think it will prolong the longevity of the title. Since it is able to be beaten within a few hours I think this diminshes the replay value substantially. Other than being terribly short the game is very enjoyable to play and I would recommend it to anyone who loves shooter style games such as this.

Best DS game yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is in my opinion the best game for the Nintendo thus far. The best past aboutit is the ability to register high scores on the Nanostry website. The graphics are excellent and the controls are easy to pick up. Well worth the price.

best i played but there is a down side to it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

when i saw this game on the internet i went wild.i have been a fan to classic shooters like this.the worst part is that(they are some)that unlockables are usless,final boss should have been (in my oppinion)a huge ship with many functions.

good...
excellent graphices
some unique bosses(i show off this to my friend)
good sound effects
great gameplay
it never gets boring(for me)
challenge mode brings a challenge
cool music (but i heard better from demonstar another shooter game)
cool secondary weapons
bad...
radar is a waste of technology
unlockables are piontless
some bosses look like animals(which i dont like)
should have been more weapons(in Demonstar there is alot of wepons)

any ways i give this a 8/10
and NanoStray is better than Demonstar(demonstar has bad graphics but modern bosses which is cool)

a quick adrenaline rush!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the kind of game that you play if games like the original Starfox for the SNES appeal to you. Don't expect incredible depth, but rather, gaze at the awesome graphics and music while blasting a bunch of ammo at waves and waves of oncoming enemies. I love it. The only drawback is that the game is waay too short for the money- I would say a good three hours is enough to beat this game from the moment you pick it up if you are a seasoned gamer. With that said, I can never get sick of replaying this game because the graphics and superficial flashiness are kind of addictive to me. If you are expecting a hardcore shoot-em-up on the level of Ikaruga, you will definitely be disappointed.

Awesome Shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Nanostray looks and feels like most shooters but it gets a bit more cramped as you must hug walls occasionally so you don't explode as big ships fly by you. Its a very nice addition for any shooter fans out there. Is it your typical R-Type game? Sure but the graphics are awesome along with being able to switch shot types on the fly instead of having to unlock new shots later on. Its a bit odd at first learning to switch weapons on the touch screen but like most shooters you have to memorize areas to beat them and it should come as no surprise that you must memorize the weapon selection screen also so you can switch weapons with only a tiny glance. It is fast paced like most shooters so just a flick of the button via a fingernail will do the trick.

If you love shooters this is a must own! It is also one of the few shooters for the DS so get it before it disappears!

Is it short? Of course, its a shooter! Fighters and Shooters are both a bit short but these games (unlike many new games) can be played over and over again and you can adjust the difficulty for more of a challenge. Shooters like this have always been fast and furious and frantically chaotic but most of all, Fun.

Okay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is basically a classic space shooter game with better effects. It's not incredibly fun IMO.

Nice Graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun and it is officially the best graphics that I have seen for the Nintendo DS to date. You have the option of 4 shooting styles for your air ship.
To keep this review short, game play is extremelyfun and easy to pick up on. If you use a stylus pointer instead of your thumb on the touch screen, it will take away from your experience since you may need to switch your shooting style according to the territory. The multiplayer is excelent as well. The only downside is that the adventure aspect of the game is very short, but the challenges are extremely hard and will keep you constantly picking this game back up, even when the story is already over.

Nanostray: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Nanostray is one of the best DS games, in my opinion. There are 3 modes of play, wireless single-card download play, extras to unlock, and 8 kick-ass weapons.

However, there are some flaws. For instance, the touch-screen control is jerky and forced. It can be really annoying when there are enemies all around you and you need a special weapon, but you touch the wrong icon, and an enemy ship slams into you and kills you.

Also, the Adventure Mode is very easy to beat. I've had it for a week now and I've amost beat it already. But that doesn't mean it won't take a while to beat the entire game. You still have Arcade and Challenge Modes to beat.

All in all, if you are a part modern, part retro gaming fan, definitely get this game. Bye.

Breath taking

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

No doubt anyone who sees this game will have to agree that it's one of the coolest looking DS games. You pilot a ship with a certain number number of ships(Which can take multiple hits), energy which can be used for stronger weapons, limited smart bombs, and you try to survive the level and beat the boss. The graphics are great and the music is pretty cool too. You can go through Adventure and try to clear all the levels leading up to the credits, do arcade mode where you can find your nanocode on a level played in this mode which can be posted on nanostray.com to be ranked among the best in the world, or take a shot at challenge mode to clear the missions and get unlockables. When you first get the game you can go through adventure mode in about 2 hours. After you tried or cleared adventure mode on all the difficulties, got your nanocode for every level trying to improve your score a few times while doing this, and at least took a try at all the challenges, you just seem to lose interest in the game. Some of the challenges in the game seem impossible to me and the constant lag in the game seems to annoy me, but this is a pretty good game

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