T3 Ten: 10 games we want to see on Nintendo DS

If GTA can have a game for the DS, we want these ten violent ones, too!

Nintendo's DS revels in its cutesy, family-friendly image - but the recent announcement of the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars got us thinking: is the happy clappy handheld poised to take a turn for the darker? If so, here are the games we'd like to see make their murky way across from other platforms...

1.) Dead Rising (Xbox 360) - Thousands of zombies, a shopping mall, improvised weaponry and lots of dismembered body parts: the perfect recipe for fun. The DS is well known for its brain training titles - but how about one where you're smashing in the brains of the shuffling undead? It's already coming to the Wii, so perhaps this one's not too far-fetched.

2.) Diablo (PC) - The blood-soaked dungeon bash classic is all set for its third epic installment on the PC, so why not bring its brand of goblin-slaying, level-grinding action to the DS? The stylus and touchscreen could be used to move around, with two buttons taking care of the sword swinging/spell-casting.

3.) Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) - There's no way Konami could fit MGS's extensive cut scenes on a DS card - which would be perfect, because then they'd actually have to make a proper game rather than force us to sit through eight million hours of sub-B movie dialogue and impenetrable Japanese "humour" for ten minutes of outdated sneak 'em up action. Get it done.

4.) NARC (arcade) - This late-1980s classic taught arcade young gamers that recreational drug use was bad - by having them brutally mow down legions of cannabis dealers with machine guns and rocket launchers. We know the DS already has its fair share of educational games - but surely there's room for one more?

5.) Gears of War (Xbox 360) - We've often lamented the lack of chainsaw bayonets and kerb-stomping in DS games, a situation which could be fixed at a stroke by introducing Gears of War. Grim, gritty and very, very grey, its an uber-violent combat killfest - the perfect thing to bring you out of that Animal Crossing-induced sugar-coma.

6.) Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube) - Arguably the finest title on Nintendo's ill-fated Gamecube, it showed that the big N could stomach harrowing violence and even more harrowing voice acting on its consoles.

7.) God of War (PS2) - The DS is big on mini games, sure - but it's distinctly lacking when it comes to SEX mini games, a micro-genre Sony's brilliantly brutal myth-based masterpiece has made its own. Insert your own stylus/touch screen joke here, please.

8.) Wolfenstein (PC) - We've just got word that a snazzy new Wolfenstein is heading to the PC - but why not give the DS a taste of retro lovin' with the blocky original? It's the first real first-person shooter ever, it spawned the Doom series and the final boss is Hitler in a huge robot suit. Update the visuals slightly and you're onto a winner, Ninty.

9.) Fatal Frame IV (Wii) - Will this be the scariest photography-based game ever? Probably, and we'd love it to bring its creepy black-eyed ghostiness to the DS, simply so we can switch off all the lights and play it huddled under the duvet.

10.) Fallout 1 and 2 (PC) - Wander the dusty wastes of a post-apocalyptic USA avoiding slavers, disgustingly mutated creatures and a would-be neo-fascist government while getting into scrapes with prostitutes, cannibals and intelligent ghouls. That's got to be better than yet another Sonic game, surely?