Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
95
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Twilight Princess is the first Legend of Zelda game for the Wii and also the last for GameCube. At first Link is a simple farm boy, whose tasks consist of herding goats to watching children in Ordon village, Link's home town. One day, Link is asked by the mayor to run an errand in Castle Town, but things sudden go wrong…

The land becomes dark, and strange creatures appear from another world called the Twilight Realm, which turns most into ghosts. Link, however, becomes a wolf. After becoming a wolf, Link is aided by Midna, a resident of the Twilight Realm. Midna helps Link find a way to turn human again along with other tasks.

The wolf cannot use a sword or other items. Instead, as a wolf Link must use his senses to solve puzzles and get past obstacles. The beast can also dig holes to find hearts and rupees and to get in places. It can push blocks with its head to climb higher or reveal hidden passageways. Additionally, it can attack enemies by biting or pouncing on them.

As a human, Link can move around quickly, aim his bow, swing his sword, and even fish. Link also collects many different items, which allow him to perform varied attacks and reach places he couldn't before. Link performs many attacks with his sword and can even learn other sword moves.

The game's art is similar to the naturalistic style of Ocarina of Time, rather than the cel-shaded look of The Wind Waker. Chronologically, the game takes place between the two aforementioned titles and quite a few locations from Ocarina of Time can be visited. The main adventure takes place in several provinces with dungeons and temples. With the help of Midna, you can easily travel around quickly later in the game.

Alternate Titles

  • "ゼルダの伝説 トワイライトプリンセス" -- Japanese spelling
  • "Zelda TP" -- Common Abbreviation
  • "Zelda no Densetsu: Twilight Princess" -- Japanese title
  • "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2" -- Development title
  • "젤다의 전설 황혼의 공주" -- Korean spelling

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User Reviews

A return to the past for the Zelda series... Chris Lesinky (312) 4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars4.43 Stars
Perfection achieved SiriusCrane (9) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Games Radar Dec 22, 2006 10 out of 10 100
Gaming Nexus Feb 28, 2007 A 100
EmpireOnline.com 2006 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
The Video Game Critic Mar 27, 2007 A 100
NintendoWorldReport Jan 11, 2007 10 out of 10 100
Games Master Mar, 2007 95 out of 100 95
Gameplay RPG Dec, 2006 9.5 out of 10 95
JeuxActu Jan 05, 2007 19 out of 20 95
Jeuxpo.com 2006 9.5 out of 10 95
GameDaily Dec 18, 2006 9 out of 10 90

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Mirrored? 3 beetle120 (2320)
Nov 25, 2007

Trivia

Throughout the game you'll encounter the strange Shadow Beasts (the dark blue/black coloured humanoids with the bizarrely shaped disc-heads and tentacle hair). However, in two cut-scenes, you can see two big Shadow Beasts with differently designed disc-heads flanking Zant like bodyguards.They don't appear in-game as enemies.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (105361) and Keeper Garrett (969)
 

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