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Giana Sisters DS

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8.0 User Score:

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Based on 5 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: DTP Entertainment

Developer: Bitfield GmbH

Genre(s): Action, Platform

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)

Release Date: June 1, 2009

Summary

It was a little bit more than 20 years ago when a game was born that still is a synonym for a whole gaming genre: The Great Giana Sisters made Jump’n’Run gaming available for home computer users all over the world. In 2009, the sisters finally return - and with that, they make it all the way to Nintendo DS for the first time. Back in the late 1980’s, there was literally no chance to play Jump’n’Run games on home computers like Commodore 64, Amiga or Atari ST. Until 1987, when a small German development team released The Great Giana Sisters. Jump!Their father, Armin Gessert, let them become stars of the genre over night. The Great Giana Sisters was a Jump’n’Run that had everything home computer gamers back then only could experience on video game consoles: A fantastic game world on many different levels, that challenged the players’ hand eye coordination skills to their maximum to jump over deep canyons, collect bonuses and succeed when fighting enemies just by jumping on their back. In more than 80 levels, players experience all the great features of the original home computer version, as well as new features, that are kept exclusive for Nintendo DS. Players will have the Nintendo DS microphone as well as the touchpad, for instance. [Spellbound]

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What The Critics Said

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ImpulseGamer

Definitely a game recommended to lovers or classic arcade fun!

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Gameplayer

The truth is we absolutely loved our time with Giana Sisters DS. Sure, it’s simple in the gameplay department, but in this time of HD visuals and next-gen consoles, we should all remember that the simple things are often the best. Giana Sisters DS truly shines, as one of the most entertaining platformers we’ve ever played!

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PALGN

As the old adage states, the simple things in life are often the best, with Giana Sisters proving that the platforming genre is going from strength to strength.

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GamingXP

The Great Giana Sisters isn’t a second "Super Mario“, but it has a lot of charm. A very nice game, if you have to battle through the levels.

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NZGamer

Visually and aurally I stand by my original assessment: for what it is, it's pretty good. Everything is colourful and friendly, or dark and dangerous as the level dictates, and the music is easy to bop along with. The sound effects, again, are very basic, but do the job.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

David B gave it an8:
A simple game with plenty to do. The challenge goes slowly from trivial to hard which can end up boring skilled gamers at first but might provide a very good introduction for newbies who will get to develop their skills from zero to a quite high level. The simplest test for whether you'd like this game is probably to ask yourself if you loved Super Mario Bros 1. Giana Sisters DS is pretty much exactly that with new levels (and the ability to scroll in any direction).

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