Giana Sisters DS
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| Studio | Spellbound Entertainment , Bitfield | ||
| Publisher | dtp entertainment | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 April 3, 2009 |
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| platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| genre | Jump 'n' run | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | D-pad , microphone , touchscreen | ||
| medium | Game module | ||
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Giana Sisters DS is a jump 'n' run game released for the Nintendo DS in 2009 . It is a sequel to the classic platformer The Great Giana Sisters and contains 80 levels, spread over eight worlds. The music consists partly of remixes of the original music, partly of new pieces. Armin Gessert , the programmer of the original game, was involved in the development as executive producer .
Gameplay
As in the original, there is also the punk upgrade in Giana Sisters DS : After collecting points, Giana's hair turns red and from now on she can destroy blocks by jumping against them from below. It can also fire energy balls against opponents. Other upgrades were not carried over from the original, nor does Maria appear. Instead, two new collectable items have been added, soda bottles and chewing gum. After they have been collected, they are displayed on the touchscreen and can be activated by touching them. The soda bottle produces a jet of water that can be used against opponents or clears breakable blocks out of the way. The gum is used to create a large bubble that Giana can use to fly. The bladder can either be controlled normally via the buttons or by blowing into the Nintendo DS microphone.
At the end of each world there is a boss fight against a dragon, which becomes more and more difficult the further you progress in the game.
By collecting red diamonds you can unlock a bonus level per world. The Last World bonus level consists of a remake of the original levels from Giana Sisters .
reception
The reviews of Giana Sisters DS were cautiously positive. Both the music and the cute graphics were liked, but criticism was the low level of difficulty and the simple game structure, which did not offer any big surprises, as well as the lack of variety in the boss fights.
Awards
- German Developer Award 2009: Best German Children's Game
- German Computer Game Award 2010: Best Mobile Game
In 2015, Spellbound's successor studio Black Forest Games released a remake of the game under the title Giana Sisters 2D .
Web links
- Giana Sisters DS at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Bitfield website
- ↑ Giana Sisters DS test overview at Critify.de
- ^ André Linken: Giana Sisters 2D: Old lady in new clothes. In: Gameswelt . November 5, 2015, accessed on April 28, 2019 (German).