Big Bang Mini

There are overall nine cities, e.g.

Hong Kong or Luxor with a retro techno theme, with nine levels and one boss each.

The player's ship is restricted to the DS' lower screen while the enemies mostly stay on the upper screen.

The controls utilize the touch screen: the space ship is directly moved with the Stylus (tapping and dragging it).

Rockets are shot towards enemies independently from the space ship position by making an upwards movement with the Stylus.

Both the starting position of the rocket and its angel is based on how the movement was performed.

Over the course of the game the player also gains special abilities, e.g. creating a temporary wall to block bullets, which are activated with touch screen gestures.

The goal of each level is to collect a certain number of stars which are left behind (and fall down to the lower screen) by killed enemies.

The difficulty with this task is not only that each hit by an enemy projectile is instant death (the level can be instantly restarted), but also that the player creates own obstacles: each rocket that does not hit an enemy explodes in a firework with deadly shrapnel.

After beating a level, there is a connect-the-dots mini game which does not need to be successfully completed in order to proceed.

It only rewards a firework and, when every one is beaten, access to relax mode which allows to create fireworks without fear of being killed.

After beating the arcade mode, the player unlocks two more modes: mission mode (replaying 25 old levels with new challenges like a time limit) and challenge mode (score attack for a online high score).

When playing against another player, the DS is held sideways and both can send the opponent's projectiles back.

Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS is currently worth €16.41 loose, €9.48 complete in box, and €14.86 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Big Bang Mini has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Big Bang Mini, loose is €16.41 and CIB is €9.48 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Big Bang Mini is currently worth €16.41 loose, versus €11.39 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.