The Packaging for the DS Lite is really nice. It's a nice hefty box, but not big. It features the colored DS on the front. Open the box up and you will find a bag of Manuals and troubleshoots. Also a guide to PictoChat, which is a built in Chat that allows the user to draw, type, etc. to another person with Wi-Fi, I'll get into that in a bit... On the bottom of the cardboard case, is a AC Charger. It plugs into the back of the DS. There is also a stylus, but there is already one inside the system, so it's just a neat extra. The cardboard housing unfolds and the DS Lite is in a foam bag. My Crimson DS has a shiny Crimson red top with two raised dual screen designs in the middle to signify the dual screen feature of the DS. The rest of the DS is a matte black. It's pretty small compared to the PSP, but it's nothing you can't grip onto for gameplay.
The external features of the DS in the volume button, headphone button, power switch, and two slots. The main reason I got this was because they had two slots, one for the DS games and one for the old GBA games, in which I played Street Fighter, and it stills looks great. The GBA Cartridge does stick out quite a bit, but they include a "fake" cartridge when a GBA game is not in use. There is also a slot for the stylus, so there are no loose accessories needing to be carried around, nice! The DS also features to rubber paddings on the bottom for flat surface gameplay.
Open the top up on a hinge and you reveal the dual screens, D-Pad, ABXY buttons, and start and select buttons. There are also speakers, which are pretty loud on full blast. There is a microphone slit on the hinge, and lights to signify Wi Fi connection and battery power. The top half of the DS has two rubber paddings on the sides so it won't scratch when you close it.
When you turn it on for the first time they ask you for a name, b-day, etc. Everytime you turn it on, they give you a warning and and you have you use the stylus to click on to move onto the menu screen. The menu screen gives you the options of four light stages, and it's pretty bright, even lighting up my room in the dark at night. There is also a setting button, and wi-fi button located on the bottom. In the middle of the screen is when you can select PictoChat, the GBA or DS game. Pretty self explanatory. I did find out that you have to put the GBA game in before you start up the system. Just for anyone unaware, the BOTTOM SCREEN is the only one with TOUCH FEEDBACK. Don't go tapping, then stabbing the top screen...on that note as well, the touch feedback doesn't require a lot of force, just a light tap...
Now onto the Wi-Fi. It wasn't what I was expecting. I have DSL, and I clicked the button to search for Internet access. My search came up with my sister's Internet connection, and two un-named connections. One didn't' support the DS Wi-Fi, and my sister's and the other connection required a password. So I'm left in the dark. It's not that instantly accessible as I thought...
With the $129.99 price tag, it's definitely a strong purchase, not too much with just the system itself. You gotta get a game. These games aren't high priced like, say, Xbox 360 games. They range either from $40 or lower, depending on what you get of course. By all means go ahead and get it, it's great for on the go, but get a game, a fun game something like Pokemon Platinum...
Score out of 10s
Price: ********/8
Fun: **********/10
Deal: ********/8
Features: ********/8
Wi-Fi: **/2
Size: **********/10
Overall: *********/9
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