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It's an avalanche of games! Must be half-term soon

The next eight days in handheld games are mighty busy

It's an avalanche of games! Must be half-term soon
By Jon Jordan
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DS + Game Boy + PSP

After a certain age, the concept of school holidays becomes rather abstract. For those of us pocker gamers without kids (or cars - driving through the school run is a drag), the only warning is the huge number of games released in the hope parents will shell out to suck up their progenies' looming free time.

This February, the number of releases really is impressive. During the next eight days, we reckon shelves will be bulging with at least 25 new handheld games.

There's a couple of movie tie-ins, with Arthur and the Invisibles and Avatar: The Legend Of Aang, which cover PSP, DS and GBA (although the PSP version of Arthur has been delayed a couple of weeks), and the girl-friendly Charlotte's Web, on DS and GBA.

There's plenty for grown-up kids to get their fingers clicking over too – particularly PSP owners who'll be able to relive their childhoods with Sega Mega Drive Collection, Metal Slug Anthology and Bomberman, plus the retro-stylings of Every Extend Extra. Throw in the much-anticipated RPG Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony, and theme park remake Thrillville, and everyone's spoilt for choice.

There's perhaps not quite the quantity when it comes to DS, but RPGs Contact and Magical Starsign will find friends, and we'll be keen to find out whether Konami can successfully bring Pro Evolution Soccer to DS.

Out Friday February 2nd
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PSP)
NFL Street 3 (PSP)
Sega Mega Drive Collection (PSP) (Or see our review)
Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja (PSP)
Arthur and the Invisibles (DS, GBA)
Contact (DS) (Or see our review)
New Zealand Story Revolution (DS)
Pawly Pets: My Pet Hotel (DS)
Pawly Pets: My Vet Practice (DS)

Out Friday February 9th
Bomberman (PSP)
Every Extend Extra (PSP) (Or see our review)
Metal Slug Anthology (PSP)
Thrillville (PSP)
Avatar: The Legend Of Aang (PSP)
Avatar: The Legend Of Aang (DS, GBA)
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (DS)
Cartoon Network Racing (DS)
Charlotte's Web (DS, GBA)
Deep Labyrinth (DS)
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers (DS) (Or see our review)
Kim Possible Global Gemini (DS)
Magical Starsign (DS) (Or see our review)
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (DS)
The Professor's Brain Trainer: Logic (DS)
The Professor's Brain Trainer: Memory (DS)
Shrek Smash N Crash Racing (GBA)

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Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon can turn his hand to anything except hand turning. He is editor-at-large at PG.biz which means he can arrive anywhere in the world, acting like a slightly confused uncle looking for the way out. He likes letters, cameras, imaginary numbers and legumes.