- Platform: Nintendo DS
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Puts a great spin on classic Zelda controls,
By Robotbling (Canada) - See all my reviews
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Bilingual (Video Game)
Phantom Hourglass, the first Zelda title designed for the Nintendo DS, picks up where The Windwaker left off. A comical seafaring adventure in the cel-shaded style, Phantom Hourglass makes excellent use of the DS graphical capabilities as well as its touch screen, delivering one of the best games for the system yet.The DS begged the question, 'How would a Zelda game play using the touchscreen?' and Phantom Hourglass is the answer. Eschewing both the d-pad and face buttons entirely, Phantom Hourglass can be played with the touch screen alone, with the option of using the L button for readying secondary items. This is a big change, but die-hard Zelda fans can breathe easily as the controls couldn't feel any more natural. Link will move wherever you touch the screen, and attack enemies when you tap on them with your stylus. You can also perform fancier moves, such as the spin-slash by drawing a circle around him. Where things get really interesting (and innovative) is how the player uses secondary items such as bombs, arrows, and the boomerang. It's amazing how intuitive the controls are for each item and in most cases it's an improvement over the typical 2D Zelda control mechanisms. Enticing non-gamers to play is Nintendo's mandate, and Phantom Hourglass could be described as an 'entry level' Zelda game. Relying entirely on touch screen controls required a simpler design, and some traditional Zelda elements were truncated as a result. Dungeons are linear, puzzles are easier, and enemies don't put up much of a fight. That said, the game is still fun to play, the bosses are epic even by Zelda's standards and the minigames will test even the best player's skill with the touch-screen. For my money, Phantom Hourglass is one of the best DS titles available, and a solid if not spectacular addition to the Zelda franchise. PROS: Excellent use of the DS touch-screen Good for inexperienced players Cute story and characters CONS: A bit too easy for Zelda veterans Returning to the Temple of the Ocean King can get annoying
4.0 out of 5 stars
Un bon divertissement!,
By Claudia G. "Khlodya" (Canada) - See all my reviews
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Bilingual (Video Game)
Je dois vous avouer que la première fois que j'ai joué à ce jeu, j'étais TRÈS déçue que nous devions jouer exclusivement avec le stylet plutôt que la croix et les boutons habituels. Mais après un certain temps, on s'y habitue et ça devient agréable à jouer, adaptation dirait-on. Les temples sont relativement longs et les énigmes ne sont pas SI faciles par moment, il faut vraiment y penser. L'univers est assez grand aussi et on peut s'y promener tout au long du jeu. Le seul truc que je trouvais dommage, c'est que les quarts de coeur n'existent pas, ce sont des coeurs "plein" que l'on ramasse à la fin de chaque temple (ou ailleurs, mais rare). Il y a une bonne variété d'items, les personnages sont attachants. Pour ce qui est des "boss", tous ceux qui auront jouer à A Link To The Past auront quelques sourires et/ou une petite frustration pour le manque d'originalité. Les graphiques sont supers, les musiques aussi (quoiqu'il manque un peu de variétés ici). Avant de compléter Phantom Hourglass, il vous faudra probablement quelque chose comme 15-20 heures de jeu, ce qui est à mon avis raisonnable pour une version portable de Zelda. Dans l'ensemble, je suis satisfaite de mon achat.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very fun if you don't mind the cartoony-look of zelda,
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Bilingual (Video Game)
Very fun game. Definitely worth buying. Same game design as Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Although different story. Uses various functions of the Nintendo DS, which is really cool.
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