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
The Press Says
| Snackbar-Games.com |
GameCube |
Jan 19, 2007 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Wii |
May 04, 2007 |
A |
100 |
| GameSpy |
Wii |
Nov 13, 2006 |
 |
100 |
| 1UP |
GameCube |
Dec 18, 2006 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| GameOver |
Wii |
Dec 04, 2006 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| NGamer |
Wii |
Jan, 2007 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| Gameplay RPG |
Wii |
Dec, 2006 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Mygamer.com |
Wii |
Nov 23, 2006 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| Eurogamer.de |
Wii |
Dec 08, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Netjak |
Wii |
Jan 07, 2007 |
8.7 out of 10 |
87 |
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Trivia
At the event "GameStar/GamePro Leserpreis 2006" (February 1, 2007)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii version) received the trophies "Best Console Game in 2006" and "Best Console Action-Adventure in 2006" after the reader's voting of German gaming magazine GamePro.
