Nintendo DS owners can enjoy shoot-outs with a difference this summer after Majesco Entertainment revealed it is developing The Wild West for the format.

Featuring both 2D and 3D levels, The Wild West gives gamers the chance to take part in shoot-outs using the platform's touch-screen technology.

In the game, players choose between two different animal characters with varying storylines. Successful completion of themed mini-games will earn players additional weapons that can be used in the main Story Mode. A variety of challenging bosses between levels will also test skilled Touch Screen sharpshooters.

"The Wild West features many of the gritty adventures that marked the settling of the American west," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing at Majesco. "From gold rushes to train robberies to stagecoach chases, it includes a range of action-packed scenarios that handheld gamers can experience."