I Love Geeks is probably the hottest title on the DS here today. It's « The Incredible Machine » for the DS. The final US version will have a graphic overhaul and a story written by Marc Ecko and his team. You work in the school lab with 4 scientist, you help them solve puzzles in their daily task. At the same time you're trying to get rid of the bullies that have been causing you trouble to win the heart of the beautiful cheerleader. Each scientist will introduce some new gameplay mechanics.
Puzzle fans, listen up: I Heart Geeks is just weeks away from its North American release. The Nintendo DS title is a story-driven puzzler that involves the creation of Rube Goldberg-like machines. It also makes use of real physics to make these machines work. For instance, trajectory, mass, force, and surface friction all come into play when building these devices. In total, there are over 100 such brainteasers to keep even the brightest of science minds alert.
WP reports:
''Ah, to be a geek. Geekiness used to be verboten and undesirable. Sure, being smart was useful, but being a geek meant constant comparisons to Steve Urkel and always being the butt of sophomoric humor. My, how times have changed. Thanks to the success of Google, being a geek is now chic, and game developers have picked up on the trend with brain teasers like Brain Age, Capcom Puzzle World, Puzzle Quest and Tetris DS. Building on the theme, CDV is ready to kick things up a notch with its upcoming I Heart Geeks, which just might be a contender for best puzzle game of the year.
As the protagonist, you play a geek on a quest to outsmart the bullies by using your brains rather than your brawn. Along the way, you'll get lessons from other geeks, as they explain how different puzzle pieces work. You see, unlike a traditional puzzle game where you focus on matching up blocks, I Heart Geeks has you building basic machines. Engineer the machine correctly, and you move on to the next level. Fail to get everything working as it should, and you have to start from scratch.''
At a recent CDV press event in San Francisco, GameShark was able to preview three out of the spotlight games for the DS and one for the Wii.
