With the Nintendo 3DS, exciting new games for the Nintendo DSi and huge changes to the phone gaming scene, 2012 is sure to be the best year ever for handheld games. Here are five of the best handheld games to grab for 2012.
Super Mario 3D Land
Anyone who’s been looking forward to the next great Mario game needs look no further. While the hand-holding nature of Mario Galaxy left some disappointed and New Super Mario Brothers was a little too easy, Super Mario 3D Land has been hailed as a return to form and the true sequel to Mario 64.
Pilotwings Resort
Pilotwings and Pilotwings 64 are both legendary for their intense challenge mixed with breezy aesthetics and funky music. Pilotwings Resort gives us the fun of Pilotwings 64 with modern graphical technology for a challenging and enjoyable gaming experience.
GTA: Chinatown Wars
An older DSi game, but as of 2012 it remains the best handheld sandbox game. If you haven’t played it yet, you can get it for a bargain now on DS, PSP or your phone.
Ziggurat
From fledgling Action Button Entertainment studio, Ziggurat is an in-the-works game for the iPhone set for release in 2012 that promises to redefine what you think about action games. While press on this game has been scant thus far, it’s sure to blow the doors off the industry on release.
CANABALT
This browser game can be played on an iPhone app and it can keep you hooked. You tap the screen to jump from roof to roof and just see how far you can go in a post-apocalyptic world. It sounds simple, but it’s amazingly addictive, like Super Mario meets Tetris, you will keep coming back to this one.