LostMagic

The gameplay of LostMagic primarily features a magic system and the use of captured monsters as soldiers. Since mages, such as the one the player controls, cannot physically attack, they rely on magic to do so. The player can use various magical spells by drawing runes on the DS's touch screen; drawing them accurately results in more powerful spells. Some runes are easier to draw than others, while drawing runes slowly can leave the player vulnerable to attack.

There are eighteen different runes and six elements of magic: fire, water, earth, light, dark, and wind. Early on in the game, the player gains the ability to fuse runes, such as combining Fire 2 and Water 1 to make an ice explosion. Near the end of the game, the player gains the ability to fuse 3 runes together. When used in combination, the first rune usually determines the effect of the spell and the others determine its elemental type.

The game's protagonist is the young mage named Isaac, whose father Russell gave him the Wand of Light, one of seven powerful wands which allows him to cast magic and capture and control monsters. After being separated from his parents when he was young, he was raised by a forest witch who taught him the arts of magic.

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 (individual reviews: 9/7/8/6), while Famitsu Cube + Advance gave it a score of 26 out of 40 (individual reviews: 7/7/6/6). GamePro said that the game "strives to accomplish something innovative and enjoyable, [but] it falls short in its implementation, resulting in a game that frustrates and disappoints."