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Will the love of horses or a Dragon Quest top this week's bestiary?

The next eight days in handheld games

Will the love of horses or a Dragon Quest top this week's bestiary?
By Jon Jordan
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DS + PSP

In another media, the obsession of DS publishers with games based around ponies and horses might arouse different suspicions - as indeed occurred back in 2007 with a young 'Harry Potter' taking the role of naked horse blinder Alan Strang in the most recent production of the play Equus.

We're probably safe in the assumption that I Love Horses and Pony Luv are more innocent fare however, despite the primitive autoerotic fantasies of the gymkhana set.

Hardcore gamers will - of course - be gearing their fascinations towards the completely normal role-playing joy encompassed in the release of Dragon Quest: Chapters of the Chosen - at least those who have somehow managed to work their way through the last week's release of Final Fantasy IV. Good scheduling there Square Enix.

Alternatively, if you fancy a bit of the other in the company of friends, have a play with Bakushow. Released as LOL in the States, it's a multiplayer mini-game party experience in which you get to create a series of touchscreen challenges. Probably best you lay off allusions to all-seeing horses though, just to be on the safe side.

Europe: Out September 12th
Bakushow (DS)
Dragon Quest: Chapters of the Chosen (DS)
I Love Horses (DS)
PictoImage (DS)
Pirates: Duels on the High Seas (DS)
Pony Luv (DS)
Subbuteo (DS)

Europe: Out September 19th
Bratz Ponyz 2 (DS)
Imagine Baby Club (DS)
Imagine Fashion Model (DS)
Imagine Model Dancer (DS)
Jackass: The Game (DS)
Jewel Quest Expeditions (DS)
Mahjongg Quest Expeditions (DS)
My Secret World by Imagine (DS)
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 (PSP)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (DS/PSP)
Tim Stockdale's Riding Star (DS)

US: Out to September 23th
B-Boy (PSP)
Buzz Master Quiz (PSP)
Dinosaur King (DS)
Disgaea (DS)
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition (DS)
Kirby: Super Star Ultra (DS)
LEGO Batman (DS/PSP)
Line Rider 2 Unbound (DS)
My SAT Coach: Princeton Review (DS)
Nancy Drew: Hidden Staircase (DS)
Pipe Mania DS/(PSP)
Red Bull BC One (DS)
SimCity Creator (DS)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PSP)
Time Hollow (DS)
Unsolved Crimes (DS)
Yggdra Union (PSP)

Click on any of the above European games to buy them. We alternate between linking to either Play.com or GAME, depending on which offers the cheapest deal.
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.