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Play Sands of Destruction (US edition) Online
Sands of Destruction
Play Sands of Destruction online on Nintendo DS. Spend Battle Points on Blow, Flurry and skills. Learn field exploration and the original battle buttons.
Browser play
Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Sands of Destruction
Quick start
Choose New Game. On the field, use the D-pad to move and A to talk or examine; open X to inspect the party menu. In the first battles, select an enemy with the D-pad, compare X's Blow with Y's Flurry and watch the remaining BP. Use A to open skills/items, and defend with B when you want to finish the turn safely.
Controls
Field: D-pad moves, A talks/examines/confirms, X opens the menu and L/R rotate the camera where allowed; hold B with movement to walk. Battle: D-pad selects a target, X uses Blow, Y uses Flurry, A changes to skills/items and B defends or backs out of a submenu. Hold L for command help; hold R until the flee gauge empties to escape an escapable battle. The stylus is not used.
Sands of Destruction — About this game
Sands of Destruction combines field exploration with battles controlled entirely by the DS buttons. Kyrie and his companions take turns according to an action-order display, with Battle Points setting how many commands a character can use. Blow attacks hit hard but are less accurate; Flurry attacks trade individual strength for a more reliable series of hits. Once a character attacks a target, that target remains fixed for the turn, and defeating it ends the turn even if points remain. Skills and items offer other ways to respond, while equipment, Quips and attack customization give you room to shape the party. Planning a turn means choosing both the enemy and the sequence of commands, rather than simply spending every point as fast as possible.
Sands of Destruction Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nds
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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