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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0605433010147
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: Nintendo
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Sales Rank: 52
Studio: Nintendo

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The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess brings you back tot he land of Hyrule, as you uncover the mystery behind its plunge into darkness. Link, a young man raised as a wrangler in a rural village, is ordered by the mayor to attend the Hyrule Summit. He sets off, oblivious to the dark fate that has descended upon the kingdom. When he enters the Twilight Realm that has covered Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf and is captured. A mysterious figure helps him break free, and with the aid of her magic, they set off to free the land from the shadows. Link must explore the vast land of Hyrule and As he does, he'll have to enlist the aid of friendly folk, solve puzzles and battle his way through dangerous dungeons. In the Twilight Realm, he'll have to use his wolf abilities and Midna's magic to bring light to the land. Revisit classic and new characters - Link, Zelda, Midna and many others

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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. When Link travels to the Twilight Realm, he transforms into a wolf and must scour the land with the help of a mysterious girl named Midna. Besides his trusty sword and shield, Link will use his bow and arrows by aiming with the Wii Remote controller, fight while on horseback and use a wealth of other items, both new and old.



The most epic Zelda ever launches with the Wii.


Link roams an entirely new land of Hyrule. View larger.


Take control of your trusty horse as you travel from quest to quest. View larger.


Link must solve a number of challenging puzzles to progress to boss battles. View larger.


Fishing with the Wii Remote is a fun and worthwhile diversion. View larger.


Link's journeys, reinvented
Hailed by many as the best Zelda game since 1998's Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess thrusts players into a troubled world ravaged by a dangerous magic. Sporting a new, more realistic visual style than the previous Zelda title, Link looks much more like an adult than in previous installments and fits well into an environment that provides Zelda fans with a much more gritty and grim environment to explore. The entirety of the quest fits this darker mood, as both Link and NPC's alike share the same concern for the changes about in Hyrule.



More than just a spiritual successor to previous Zelda installments, Twilight Princess offers players a new way of controlling Link through dungeons, forests, towns, and the bizarre Twilight Realm: precise weapon controls with the Wii remote! Players can use the remote to control Links' weapons including the sword, arrows, and boomerang. This new control scheme allows for much faster and more accurate control than on previous Nintendo hardware. For example, waving the remote in the air will result in Link performing the same move with the sword. To fire off on arrow, players "pull back" on a virtual controller string as the Wii remote's speaker lets players know that the projectile is ready for release. It all works incredibly well and adds to the title's immersion and style- you feel more in the center of the action than in previous Zelda games.



As impressive as the new control scheme is, the scope and size of the new land of the Hyrule is equally as impressive- truly the Wii's first epic adventure. Beautifully crafted and four years in the making, the land players travel through is vast and diverse as the dungeons and monsters that lie within. As players collect triforce pieces from the distant sections of the continent, they will get to know many different villages and foes. Thankfully, Link will be able to move over long stretches of land faster thanks to "Epona," your faithful horse. Epona also helps Link become a more effective fighter, as a number of powerful and impressive sword strikes can be launched while galloping through fields of enemies.



The Twilight Realm awaits
Like most games in the Zelda franchise, Link begins his adventure with little more than the clothes he has on an an inkling that something has gone awry. After an initial trip to the Twilight Realm, in which Link appears as a wolf, a friendly shadow dweller named Midna will meet up with players and give helpful advice on gameplay. Fortunately for players, this virtual assistant spells out ways to be a more effective adventurer in and out of the shadow world. Early stages of the game have Link spending a lot of time in the Twilight Realm, and outdoor areas of Hyrule, attempting to clear areas of the strange darkness that has seemingly fallen over every village, forest, and field. As the story progresses, players will learn the cause of the shadows, and what they must to do vanquish them for good.



Puzzling puzzles
Link once again finds himself in a number of classic Zelda-esque puzzle scenarios in which he must light torches to unlock doors, raise and lower water levels, and fight enemies to collect keys and open chests for valuable rupees. A number of the dungeons present unique puzzle challenges that rely on the player's ability to hone their Wii remote's control, such as an air castle in the sky that can only be accessed by an extremely accurate grappling hook toss.



In general, Twilight Princess is more challenging than the average Zelda game, with a number of boss battles having protracted hit sequences with little support potions about, and even less warning. Still, there's never been an adventure experience such as this, wherein players can literally charge at a dungeon boss with their fists and punch the air to defeat an enormous foe. As the finest Zelda experience in almost ten years and the game fans have been waiting for, Twilight Princess will delight young and old gamers alike.





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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Better than Ocarina of Time
As always the Twilight Princess is yet another epic addition to the Zelda franchise. Involving storyline, beautiful scenery, amazing character design and intuitive game play, its everything a great action RPG is made of. I would highly recommend this game and eagerly await the next installment in the Zelda universe.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A-
Not even close to Ocarina of Time or Wind Waker but fun none-the-less. A must have for WII owners.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is a good game but not for very busy people
This is one of those games you need to sit down and play for a few hours at a time. You will want to do so. Some of the challenges are a little frustrating for novice gamers but you can get through this with a little persistance and a lot of time.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the Best Zelda Games out there
I love this game, its truely one of the best zelda games out there. Its a bit challengeing so I wouldn't recomend it for young children, but other wise this game is great. I really enjoyed this game, and you don't have to be a zelda fan or have previous zelda game history to love this game.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Needs a short game with the sword
When I played this game in the store, I loved how you make Link use his sword by swinging the Wii remote, and he would match your movements. It was like you were really sword fighting!

But when I bought it and played it at home, I found out you have to finish several levels before you get even a bad (wood) sword! I tried to play it for awhile, but it was taking forever to finish the necessary levels to get the sword. Instead it was having me do things like herding sheep and talk to the townspeople. I don't want to herd sheep, I want to do some sword fighting!

I'm older now, so I don't have as much time or patience to play thru these levels before I get the sword. They should of had a short game or practice mode where you already have a sword and can do some sword fighting. Maybe one day I'll go back to it and try to finish those levels, or get some kid to do it for me.

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