"
Digimon," short for "digital monsters," is a media franchise that spans television, comics, toys and video games. Nintendo has released several role-playing games for their handheld DS game system. The "digi" prefix is applied to almost every aspect of the games, from digitraining your monsters to feeding them digifood and raising them on a digifarm. While the depth of the plot differs in each game, the basic "catch, train, battle" motto applies to all.
"Digimon World DS"
"Digimon World DS" was the first Digimon game released for the Nintendo DS, appearing in North America on November 14, 2006. The storyline puts you in the shoes of a researcher who is literally sucked through his computer into the world of Digimon. A quick tutorial teaches you the basics of the game and its controls, including exploring the world, caring for your Digimon and combat. Throughout the game, you find, train and fight over 300 unique Digimon. You can give them weapons and equipment to help them in battle.
"Digimon World Dawn" and "Digimon World Dusk"
"Digimon World Dawn" and "Digimon World Dusk" were released simultaneously for the DS on September 18, 2007. The plot revolves around a virus that has damaged access points to the Digital World. The two factions blame each other for the virus. Each game tells the story of one side, and players take control of a rookie trainer for Light Fang in "Dawn" and for Night Crow in "Dusk." Minor plot points differ between the two versions, but the main storyline is the same in each. You can train over 400 unique Digimon, and each game features a few Digimon not present in the other version.
"Digimon World Championship"
This game is the fourth in the Nintendo DS series, released on August 26, 2008. "Digimon World Championship" has no storyline like the previous titles -- you simply take control of an unseen Digimon tamer and enter a Digimon battle tournament. You take care of your existing Digimon, training them and taking care of them as you search the world for more. Your ultimate goal is to assemble an unbeatable team of Digimon and battle in more than 50 competitions as you try to win the Digimon World Championship.
"Digimon Story: Lost Evolution"
"Digimon Story: Lost Evolution" was released on July 1, 2010, exclusively in Japan. Digimon have been disappearing from the Digital World as an evil group of trainers slowly takes control. An Agumon Digimon sets out into the real world to find a trainer to help battle the evil group. You must collect Bug Plates to repair the broken evolutionary trees so the Digimon can digivolve again. Game play in "Digimon Story" has changed from previous versions. Game creators have split plant and insect Digimon into unique types and revamped the experience system.
Tags: Digimon World, Digimon Story, Digimon World Championship, World Championship, Dawn Digimon