List of Puzzle Games for Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS is a hand-held video game system that has been advertised for players of all ages and experience levels. The DS's versatility means that traditional video game fans (aka, kids) can play interactive, portable versions of their favorite games while their moms and dads can have fun stealing the system from the kids to play brain teaser and puzzle games. The DS's stylus pen and button formats allow for a variety of puzzle games for all ages and abilities on this game format.

Brain Teasers

Some puzzle games on the DS involve a combination of traditional puzzles, as well as intelligence questions designed to boost a player's brain power. Play games like Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, and Brain Boost to improve your memory skills, reaction time, and overall intelligence levels. These types of games allow you to track your progress as you continue to play through a variety of levels and difficulty modes.

Musical Puzzles

Test your musical skills by playing games like Elektroplankton and Elite Beat Agents. Move through the levels of the game by testing out your musical skills and solving rhythm puzzles using the stylus pen and the game's button features.

Remixes

Games like Tetris and Zuma (also known as Actionloop and Magnetica, now) have gotten a DS facelift. Use the buttons on the game or the stylus pointer to match up boxes in their color groups as they fall, or shoot balls across the game's dual-screen platform.

The game Zoo Keeper is essentially a new rendition of Jewel Quest, with the differences being that instead of jewels you're moving colorful animals and you can use the stylus to manipulate them instead of arrow keys.
For other Tetris-style falling block games, try Mr. Driller, Meteos, or Puyo Pop Fever.

New Puzzle Styles

Picross is a game that gives you a large grid and a picture you have to try to re-create by filling in boxes on the grid. Though it may seem tedious, Pocket Gamer UK's Damien McFerrin reports that playing this game, "almost borders on the obsessive; the feeling of finally completing a particularly tricky puzzle is immensely gratifying."
Another game with a new puzzle format is Slitherlink, where you have to draw small lines around boxes based on the numbers inside the boxes.

Professors and Attorneys

Let characters like Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney take you on a puzzle journey through the DS. In Professor Layton and the Curious Village, you have to navigate your way through the town by solving puzzles as you go. in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Justice for All, you must navigate through the stories of witnesses to make sure you get the straight story.

References

• Bella Online: Nintendo DS - Puzzle Games
• Pocket Gamer: The 10 Best DS Puzzle Games