Monopoly/Boggle/Yahtzee/Battleship Nintendo DS

Four classic Hasbro board games can be played on the go with this DS compilation from Atari, which features wireless support for up to four players. Boggle, Battleship, Monopoly, and Yahtzee are included in the classics compendium, each offering the same rules and play styles as the original games. Boggle has players quickly forming words from 16 letters arranged in a 4x4 grid. Both the hourglass timer and the letter tray appear on the touch screen, with the stylus used for assembling words. The top screen depicts a list of accepted entries as players try to create as many words as possible before time expires.

Battleship involves placing five ships within a 10x10 grid and trying to sink an opponent’s vessels by firing at specific coordinates. The grid is displayed on the touch screen, allowing players to simply tap a square to fire, with the results depicted in the top screen. Players can challenge the computer or a friend, and alter the action with multiple themes. Yahtzee also includes an assortment of themes to shake up the classic dice game, which has players tapping the screen to select the dice needed to build their pokerstyle hand. Monopoly features a 3D game board and animated pieces on the top screen with a closeup view of properties and spaces on the lower screen. Players will be able to customize various rules and settings before challenging up to three computer opponents or friends. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide