We rustle up some wildlife and go for a spin in this hands-on with Monster Racers for the Nintendo DS.

Pokemon is a hell of a drug. This may sound silly, but if you boil anything down to its simplest form so that it amounts to little more than advanced rock-scissors-paper, a thinly veiled plot, and the collection and training of mythical creatures, you’d have the very addictive Pokemon, which has carved a very profitable niche for itself. It’s no surprise, then, that while the formula has been tweaked and perfected over the years, other would-be contenders want to cash in on the success and get a share of the dollars. Enter Monster Racers.

I choose you winged lion!

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Check out the trailer of the Nintendo WiiWare game Pokemon Scramble… Enjoy!

Although not exactly fresh, Pokemon Platinum’s substantial fine-tuning and new features make it the best special edition yet.

Score: 8.0 / great

Get the full review at GameSpot

GameSpot chats with Takeshi Kawachimaru and Junichi Masuda about the upcoming Pokemon game for Nintendo DS.

The Pokemon phenomenon continues to roll on. Eleven years after the U.S. release of Pokemon Red & Blue on the original Game Boy, the series is stronger than ever. Pokemon Platinum is the upcoming release on the Nintendo DS platform after a string of hits that included Diamond, Pearl, and the two Pokemon Dungeon games. Still, with so many Pokemon games out there, it might be tough for the developers to find new directions for the series, right? We put that question, and a few others, to two of the main forces behind Pokemon Platinum: game director Junichi Masuda and game designer Takeshi Kawachimaru.

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Check out the newest trailer for Pokemon Platinum on the Nintendo DS… Enjoy!