Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
February 8, 2009 by simonthecat · Leave a Comment
One of the favorite Nintendo heroes of all time is back! Several hundred years after the adventures in Ocarina of Time, young goat herder Link is again faced with the task of saving his homeland of Hyrule. A sinister parallel universe called the Twilight Realm is attempting to overtake Hyrule, and Link’s job is to hold the evil at bay.
Playing as our hero Link, you’ll start the game with just your wits and the clothes on your back. However, you have a very special ability you’ll gain after your first trip to the Twilight world: you can morph into a wolf! When you play as the wolf, you’ll have super-enhanced eyesight to spot the enemies with, as well as use your heightened senses to sniff out trails, and dig for special items.
On your first visit to the dark ,yet stunningly depicted, Twilight world, you will meet Minda, mysterious young creature who will help you out of a precarious situation, and then become your traveling companion.
When you are in wolf form, she will ride on your back, and occasionally give hints when you’re stuck in the game. You will navigate the game in a variety of ways-by foot, as the wolf, and riding horseback on your trusty steed, Epona. Later in the game, you’ll even earn the ability to teleport to different areas in the game.
Your primary combat items will be your sword and shield, and the Wii remote and Nunchuck controller are incredibly instinctive ways to use them. You’ll swing the Wii remote and watch your sword slash onscreen, and move upwards with the Nunchuck to perform a shield bash. You’ll also earn the bow and arrow, boomerang,and bombs-each one making beautiful and natural use of the unique Wii controls.
The Clawshot, a device to help you reach formerly out of range places, will remind you of the hookshot from favorite Zelda games of the past- you’ll be searching the walls for the perfect crevice so that you can hook on and climb up!
The game features nine distinct dungeons, each absolutely huge and full of intriguing puzzles, chests filled with gold, and monstrously huge bosses that you must defeat to advance. You’ll have ,at a bare minimum, 60 hours of nonstop gameplay, and the replay value is huge as well. Each and every time you walk across a field or revisit a dungeon, you’re likely to discover something new. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is much more than just a game, it’s a true epic gameplay adventure!


