Annoyingly Addictive

User Rating: 7.5 | Dementium: The Ward DS
Dementium, sweet Dementiun! The game's story line is that of your typical survival horror game "you've awoke in a freaky hospital that's over run with monsters and you have no clue why"...and thus begins the nightmare of the ward.

Gameplay is solid and probably takes advantage of all the DS's controls more so than any game I've played on it yet. The sound is frighteningly eerie especially if your playing with a good set of ear phones on. The graphics are okay, but could be better. The story, as I already stated is a cookie cutter type plot that can be seen in a plethora of other games from this genre.

The worst part of the game, and the thing that will have you chucking your DS against the closest hard surface is the save feature. Sure you can save your game at any time, turn the game off and then pick up from that point when you turn it back on. HOWEVER, if you die in the game. It auto-saves and starts you at the very begining of whatever level you were currently on. So guess what, you just spent 2 hours exploring the level, fighting the zombies and finally get to the boss...then die. Back to square 1 you are, do not pass Go do not collect $200.

Still, if you are a fan of Horror Survival and need a good game to get your scare fix while on the go, Dementium is a great buy for the price. It'll keep ya up at night for sure.