 Tragedy
strikes a peaceful island, and the world becomes infested with
evil monsters...
...it's up to Link (the hero from
all previous Zelda games) to save the world. He journeys to
find his kidnapped sister and to destroy Ganondorf. Link meets
dozens of characters on his quest, like The King of Red Lions, the
talking boat, and Tetra, the young female pirate. He must collect
weapons, which include swords, arrows, and even giant leaves, to
destroy all the evil monsters. The monsters range from blobs of
goo, to sharks, to giant flying worms and zombies. Some of them
require a special method of attack.
This is an extremely fun game for anyone
ten years or older. It's filled with many puzzles and side-quests, like
helping Zunari the salesman by getting new products for his
outdoor shop. Wind Waker is, unlike other Zelda games, animated in
a cartoon-like style -- and this "facelift" adds much to
the whole atmosphere and feel of the game. Even the enemies look
less evil and sinister than they do in previous games in the
series so that players will worry less about taking on big
enemies. For example, comparing the first "boss" in
Majora's Mask with the first boss in Wind Waker, the first is a
giant Indian in a dark and gloomy circular room, while the second
has a giant bug in a lava red room.
The music is beautiful, and there
are often musical prompts that provide clues as to what to do next
in a given area. Kids must memorize six Wind Waker songs learned
throughout the game in order to change the direction of the wind,
or to change from night to day or day to night.
Wind Waker takes place mostly on
water with the King of Red Lions, and Link can travel to all 42
islands in order to get money and power-ups. With all the
side-quests and puzzles, Wind Waker will provide hours of fun as
well as a special second play-through. Wind Waker truly defines
our A rating for video games.
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| For Nintendo Game Cube |
By: Nintendo |
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Released: 2003 |
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