Bionicle Heroes (2006). Play online

Summary

Bionicle Heroes on the Nintendo DS puts you behind the visor of a nameless Matoran, blasting through 25 varied stages that swing from dense jungles to scorching lava chambers. The game’s first‑person view feels surprisingly snappy on a handheld, letting you steer with the directional pad while the touchscreen becomes a quick‑aim tool, or you can stick to buttons for a fully analog‑free experience.
Each world hands you three upgrade masks, turning the Zamor Launcher into a fresh arsenal – one may grant a higher jump, another lava immunity, while a third shatters boulders that block the path. Defeated robots collapse into bricks that charge the Hero Mode meter; fill it and you surge with temporary invincibility and a weapon boost, rewarding aggressive play. Scattered runes unlock cheat codes, and gear you collect lets you assemble LEGO‑style ramps, bridges, and doors to solve simple puzzles and keep the action flowing.
Beyond the solo campaign, the DS version ships an offline multiplayer deathmatch where masks again supply fleeting weapons, echoing the console shooters that came before it. All of this made Bionicle Heroes the first native first‑person shooter on the DS since Metroid Prime Hunters, carving a niche for fast‑paced, mask‑powered combat in a handheld package.

Storyline

Bionicle Heroes takes place on the fictional island of Voya Nui, but its plot is non‑canon to the official Bionicle saga. A lone Matoran arrives, receives a mask from the villager Balta, and learns that the six Piraka have seized the island, turning its residents into monsters. The newly‑made Toa must battle each of the six Piraka and then confront a seventh, Vezon, who wields the Mask of Life; defeating Vezon restores the mask and peace to Voya Nui.

In the Nintendo DS version the backstory shifts: the Toa Inika have already been stripped of their masks by the Piraka. The same Matoran is transformed into a fresh Toa, tasked with defeating the Piraka, reclaiming the lost masks for the Inika, and returning harmony to the island.