Trace Memory (Nintendo DS, 2005)

This was a fun game and a nice way to spend quiet hours. It's less like a game and more like one of those old "choose you own adventure" story books, only you eventually have to come the necessary conclusions to proceed through the game. The story line was interesting and all the mysteries and puzzles along the way really took some thought to complete. A few of the puzzles have to be solved by actually manipulating your DS, and I thought they were really creative ways to make players interact with the game. Although the main character in this game is 14 years old, at times I felt that this game might be too complicated for children or younger teenagers...and I think that older players might assume that this game is not suited for them because of the main characters age. I don't think I'd pay full price for this game (for one reason, once you complete it, you won't want to play it again because none of the mysteries will be mysterious), but if you can pick it up cheap it is definitely worth spending some time with. Enjoy it! I know I did.