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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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    9.1 9.1 from 33 reviewers
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    10 10 from 25 reviewers
  • Sound (24)
    9.4 9.4 from 24 reviewers
  • Control (4)
    9.6 9.6 from 4 reviewers
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When an evil darkness enshrouds the land of Hyrule, a young farm boy named Link must awaken the hero - and the animal - within! In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Link’s life takes a sudden and dramatic turn. Raised to be a wrangler, looking after the farm’s animals, Link’s adventure begins when he is ordered by the mayor to attend the Hyrule Summit. As he sets off, he is oblivious to the dark fate which has descended upon the kingdom. When he enters the Twili…

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  • Category:
    RPG, Action
  • Players:
    1
  • Publisher:
    Nintendo
  • Developer:
    Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo. It is the thirteenth instalment in The Legend of Zelda series. It is rated T by the ERSB for fantasy violence and animated blood.

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In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the story focuses on the hero Link who tries to prevent Hyrule from being engulfed by a corrupted parallel dimension, the…

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo. It is the thirteenth instalment in The Legend of Zelda series. It is rated T by the ERSB for fantasy violence and animated blood.

Features

In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the story focuses on the hero Link who tries to prevent Hyrule from being engulfed by a corrupted parallel dimension, the Twilight Realm. He takes the forms of both a human and a wolf and has the help of a mysterious creature named Midna. The game takes place many hundreds of years after Majora’s Mask, on the timeline created after the events of Ocarina of Time. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess focuses on exploration and item collection. Link can walk, run, and attack, and will automatically jump when reaching a ledge. He also uses a sword and shield in combat complemented with secondary weapons and items, including a bow and arrow, a boomerang, bombs and a clawshot. The basic control introduced in Ocarina of Time, including Z-targeting and context-sensitive buttons is used. Z-targeting allows Link to lock on to an enemy and automatically defend. The game features nine dungeons, of large, contained areas where Link battles enemies, collects items, and solves puzzles. He navigates the dungeons and fights a boss at the end in order to obtain an item or otherwise advance the plot.

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Pros & Cons

  • superb gameplay, looks good, perfect gameplay, demanding dungeons and puzzles, captivating and involving environments
  • no multiplayer, too much item collection, over ambient soundtrack
  1. Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Beyond First Impressions

    10 May 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I got everything out of TP as I did from OOT and more. You may feel like you've been there before several times over when you play this game, but that doesn't stop it from being so enjoyable to play and for me, it certainly doesn't disappoint. Read more

  2. The Legend of Zelda

    Reviewer: CVG
    08 May 2007

    Set in the land of Hyrule, Zelda features lots of horseback riding. Nintendo says this will be a key component of gameplay. They'll be like Ocarina Of Time's horse sections, and replace Wind Waker's boat bits as a way of getting around. There's also combat on horseback, with Link able to knock enemies off their steeds, sending them tumbling to the ground. The eye-tracking system of Wind Waker is carried across to the new adventure. From the footage shown it's also... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Wii Game Review
    01 May 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Editorial: Despite all the hoopla surrounding the next generation consoles the most anticipated gaming event of this year is undoubtedly the latest The Legend of Zelda game. Subtitled Twilight Princess , the game looks radically different from The Wind Waker with less stylised, more realistic looking graphics. As ever with a Nintendo title much of the game is still surrounded in secrecy, but previews have already shown the game's enormous scale with huge areas of rolling... Read more

  4. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    19 February 2007
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 10
    10
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 7
    7.0
    Lifespan 9
    9.0
     

    To close there is too much to talk about in the game, so I'm giving it a solid 9/10, or if you're percentage people, 93%. Everything you expect from the game is there (except a higher difficulty), and really there's only one thing stopping it from getting 10/10, and that's Ocarina of Time . Readers may notice that this is 1% higher in rating than that of the Wii version, and rightly so. I'm not recommending you buy either version other the other, but for a Zelda veteran... Read more

  5. Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (USA)

    Reviewer: NTSC UK
    01 January 2007
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    Twilight Princess is the final traditional Zelda, and boldly proclaimed by Nintendo to be the biggest and greatest addition to the series yet. It would be fair to say there was a body of concern surrounding this statement, where fans feared such claims were decorated by fabricated hopes and dreams. But the moment the opening symphony plays until the concluding credits, all fear and doubt quickly vanishes like the cool whispering of an autumn’s breeze. Though not... Read more

  1. The Legend of Zelda - The Twilight Princess (GC): Its good, Its fun... but it isn't OOT

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    06 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I nearly wet myself when I first saw release shots of Twilight Princess. Ocarina Of Time is arguably the best game that has ever been made and I wanted to play that again. Only this time with graphics that felt up-to-date. Twilight Princess was supposed to be that. And yes, I did say "supposed". I enjoyed this game ALOT. I loved the graphics, I loved the cool new weapons and equipment, I grew to love the fact that you get to be a wolf. But something is different about... Read more

  2. "BRILL GAME"

    Reviewer: Wii Game Review
    08 May 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    i have played the wii version of this game from a mate, it may b fun 2 play but i just think a game lyk TP is better used wit a traditional controller insted of sum "innovative" control. i also notice that the case 2 the GC version on amazon is diffrent- why is that?! i bought the gc version on the day of its release & it has the same case as the wii one. i been a zelda fan since i was literally in nappys, & i can not agree anymore wen i say that THIS IS THE BEST ZELDA... Read more

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