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The Guild DS

In The Guild DS the gamer takes the role of a trader, who starts as his father's heir almost destitute into the working life. Presented as a turn-based strategy game, step by step he has to build up his…

2 April 2009

The Guild DS is a video game, released 2 April 2009 on Nintendo DS.

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What The Guild DS is

The Guild DS was released in 2009. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In The Guild DS the gamer takes the role of a trader, who starts as his father's heir almost destitute into the working life. Presented as a turn-based strategy game, step by step he has to build up his family's company again. After a while he develops the system of guilds and promotes a union of traders for the commonwealth. While playing the game it is necessary to either convince the adversary of a certain thing or to corner them by controlling the market. Trading is mostly done by travelling from town to town and buying or selling goods. It is also often needed to take on robbers in sword fights, which is done by tapping the screen with the stylus. It is an adaptation of the…
Description from the publisher · source

What it launched against

The Guild DS launched on 2 April 2009, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Quick answers

The Guild DS — frequently asked questions

When did The Guild DS come out?
The Guild DS was released on 2 April 2009 for Nintendo DS.