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Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun came out for the Nintendo DS in 2009, published by D3 Publisher. It was part of that wave of licensed games based on animated series, a pretty common sight on the DS where action-adventure titles often tried to make use of both screens. The game follows the Saturday family, a group of cryptid hunters from the Cartoon Network show, as they work to stop an ancient evil from causing a global catastrophe.

You primarily control Zak Saturday, using his energy whip to attack enemies and interact with the environment. The main goal is to explore various locations, from dense jungles to icy caverns, hunting down specific creatures before a doomsday clock runs out. Key mechanics include switching between Zak and his parents, Drew and Doc, each with unique tools like a grappling hook or sonar device to overcome obstacles and solve environmental puzzles. The pacing is fairly straightforward, moving from one contained area to the next, though some sections can feel repetitive. It feels like a condensed adventure that makes decent, if not groundbreaking, use of the DS hardware.