Well, the use in Ninja Gaiden was simply idiot. I's a action paced game with a darker mood,but you need to shout at the old man to wake him up out of nothing. You need to do it a couple of times - something that don't add anything to the game.

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In other hand, it was used very well in Zelda, but a bit over used in the candle puzzles.

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Nintendogs. But that's just me. The microphone is a big part of the game and I probably shouldn't have bought it because talking to my DS goes against my personal tastes. :P

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I don't really like blowing away the fingerprinting dust in Phoenix Wright, but that's just because it doesn't pick up my blowing.

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Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden had some pretty funny use of the microphone.

From Blowing to make a 4 leaf clove swirl (a la Zelda windmills) to shouting "pow" to make your VS. match player shoot from his finger (finger air gun)

Fortunately though those instances happened in a series of minigames withing the game so it didn't brake the pace.

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Nintendogs done a wonderful job with the mic. Calling out your little pup and seeing it instantly react to the sound of your voice is simply magical. It really has that initial WOW moment the first time you see it in action. I don't think any other game has topped it, in terms of mic use.

Duck Amuck sucked with the mic. But I think that's mainly due to the game just sucking.

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Worst mic use, eh? I guess this one goes to Zelda PH as well. Shouting at that guy who sells the grappling hook? Shouting at that Lady behind the door? Shouting at the rabbit enemies? I buy >>portable

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Zelda used nearly every feature the DS had to offer. I'm surprised they didn't have you launch the DS cart at a target. As far as the mic usage went, it seemed like a punishment. "You're not progressing until you blow on the DS, you hear me!?"

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I generally hate how so many games think it necessary to shoehorn the mic in there. Ninja Gaiden, as mentioned by Verythrax, is a nasty offender here (yet, it is SUCH a great game when it does not *try* to use the mic just because it would be "innovative").

Developers, take note: the mic is not a gimmick. It has been put there to allow for voice chat during online games. That is all. Blowing in the mic was cute in Feel the Magic, but this idea is used and old now. Please stop making me blow or scream for any stupid reason.

Oh! and by the way, game reviewers are a guilty party here too. Many games have gotten good reviews, but then get bad marks for "not being innovative" or "not using the whole DS hardware". Really now, what do we care? Do good single-player games get marked down for not using the WiFi? That would just be lame. A game that gets by just great even though it uses a single screen for the main action and just the button controls is *fine* in my book. I will buy it because it is good.

Hey thank you for putting up with the rant. And by the way, DS Fanboy reviews have been great by not dissing games that don't "use the DS hardware fully". Thanks, guys, you're being greatly relevant and informative.

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yeah, I'm pretty much anti-mic use. I don't mind if games incorporate it, but they should at least give us the option of doing something else if we prefer... say tapping the B button rapidly.

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All it's good for is yelling "OBJECTION!". A very good reason to yell, even in public.

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the only games i have that justify the use of a microfone are electroplankton and jam sessions. this last one is really nice, since you can plug your DS to a home stereo and youre ready to rock: acousticguitar+pluseffects+dsbuiltinMIC=sonwriter's show!

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Best use of mic: The Ace Attorney series. There's something delicious about that split second after you shout out an OBJECTION! and the whole courtroom goes silent, waiting to hear what Nick/Mia/Polly has to say.

Worst use of the mic: Wario Ware Touched. Compared to the GBA Wario Ware games, Touched feels a little tired and uninspired. Did they really need to have an entire character whose games boil down to "blow in the microphone until you win"?

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I really liked the mic use in Zelda. Once I was playing at 2am and my girlfriend was sleeping in the next room, and I had to figure out a way to make a loud enough noise without waking her up. I rather enjoyed the challenge.

I'm all in favor of incorporating mic use into games. It gives developers the chance to try new things, which, it itself, is a good thing.

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I think Zelda has the best use of the mic. I liked the blowing out of the candles and even blowing on the seachart.

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I'm surprised nobody mentioned Mariokart DS. Took me some getting used to, but now I love blowing into the mic to inflate my balloons. (I've actually blown into my Wii remote a few times trying to add some more balloons...but don't tell anybody!)

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Another Code was a fine game with funny mic-usage.
It really added something to the game!

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