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I picked up WALL-E for the Nintendo DS back in 2008, a game developed by Heavy Iron Studios. It was one of those many licensed titles that came out alongside big animated films, a familiar sight on the handheld at the time. The DS was full of touch screen experiments and quirky control schemes, and this one tried to fit right into that era.

You control WALL-E directly, moving him through dusty, abandoned environments. Your main goal is to clean up the mess humans left behind, which involves compacting piles of trash into cubes and then using those cubes to solve simple puzzles, like building steps to reach higher platforms. The touch screen is used for specific actions, like aiming and launching your collected cubes. The pacing is generally relaxed, though some sections require a bit of timing to avoid hazards. It feels like a straightforward, tactile puzzle adventure built around the little robot's core functions.