12-10-2006, 05:27 PM
After numerous delays and being shifted to a totally new console, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess finally hits game stores across the globe.
Story
The Story of this game starts out like most other Zelda games. Link is a normal boy living in Ordon Village working as a Ranch Hand. Then suddenly monsters invade the village and make off with the village kids as well as Link's 'girlfriend' Illa. Link chases after them, only to stumble upon a a mysterious dark void which the pulls him in. Inside, Link is forcefully transformed into a wolf and knocked unconscious. He is dragged the Hyrule Castle and thrown into the dungeon. There he encounters the mysterious Twili Midna who agrees to spring you from the clink in exchange for you becoming her slave. I won't spoil anything else but needless to say this story is filled with many twists, turns and heart wrenching moments.
Graphics
Zelda is the most beautiful Wii game released yet! The environments aren't as pretty as the PS3 or Xbox 360 games but you'll still love the graphics. Playing the game with the Wii Component Cables makes Twilight Princess look even better. Unfortunately the graphics don't show off the full power of the wii as the graphics are exactly the same as on the Gamecube. Since the Wii is supposedly 2x as powerful as the Gamecube, the leaves a lot of room for improvement. But the graphics will still impress.
Gameplay
Many expressed concerns that the Wii Remote wouldn't work as well as the Gamecube pad on a game such as Twilight Princess. Thankfully, this is completely untrue. Aiming weapons such as the slingshot and bow by simply pointing at the screen is completely intuitive and you will instantly prefer the setup to the Gamecube pad. You use the nunchuk to move around, to look through Link's eyes and to Z-target. The nunchuk can also be spun to make Link perform his signature Spin Attack.
Swing the sword is as easy as waving the Wii Remote. Swordplay is where the Wii Remote could've been enhanced more as moves such as the jump slash require you to press the A button, not really intuitive.
Sounds
Sound in this game can be pretty good and pretty awful. The sounds the issue from the Wii Remote when you slash the sword are a little annoying but the speaker shines when you shot the bow or the clawshot. All the sounds really sound gorgeous and really immerse you in the game.
The Music is good and bad in this game. Most of the soundtrack is composed of remixes from Ocarina of Time. You will really enjoy hearing the favorites from OoT. But Nintendo has once again gone with MIDIs rather than a fully orchestrated soundtrack. Though it doesn't detract from the experience it would've been nice to hear all the music in full orchestrated glory.
Overall, Twilight Princess is a title worthy of Game of the Year with few problems, great gameplay and a complex story you'll be enjoying this game for weeks on end. With hours of storyline and even more hours of collectibles to hunt down, Twilight Princess is the ultimate Wii Experience.
Final Score: 9.6/10
Story
The Story of this game starts out like most other Zelda games. Link is a normal boy living in Ordon Village working as a Ranch Hand. Then suddenly monsters invade the village and make off with the village kids as well as Link's 'girlfriend' Illa. Link chases after them, only to stumble upon a a mysterious dark void which the pulls him in. Inside, Link is forcefully transformed into a wolf and knocked unconscious. He is dragged the Hyrule Castle and thrown into the dungeon. There he encounters the mysterious Twili Midna who agrees to spring you from the clink in exchange for you becoming her slave. I won't spoil anything else but needless to say this story is filled with many twists, turns and heart wrenching moments.
Graphics
Zelda is the most beautiful Wii game released yet! The environments aren't as pretty as the PS3 or Xbox 360 games but you'll still love the graphics. Playing the game with the Wii Component Cables makes Twilight Princess look even better. Unfortunately the graphics don't show off the full power of the wii as the graphics are exactly the same as on the Gamecube. Since the Wii is supposedly 2x as powerful as the Gamecube, the leaves a lot of room for improvement. But the graphics will still impress.
Gameplay
Many expressed concerns that the Wii Remote wouldn't work as well as the Gamecube pad on a game such as Twilight Princess. Thankfully, this is completely untrue. Aiming weapons such as the slingshot and bow by simply pointing at the screen is completely intuitive and you will instantly prefer the setup to the Gamecube pad. You use the nunchuk to move around, to look through Link's eyes and to Z-target. The nunchuk can also be spun to make Link perform his signature Spin Attack.
Swing the sword is as easy as waving the Wii Remote. Swordplay is where the Wii Remote could've been enhanced more as moves such as the jump slash require you to press the A button, not really intuitive.
Sounds
Sound in this game can be pretty good and pretty awful. The sounds the issue from the Wii Remote when you slash the sword are a little annoying but the speaker shines when you shot the bow or the clawshot. All the sounds really sound gorgeous and really immerse you in the game.
The Music is good and bad in this game. Most of the soundtrack is composed of remixes from Ocarina of Time. You will really enjoy hearing the favorites from OoT. But Nintendo has once again gone with MIDIs rather than a fully orchestrated soundtrack. Though it doesn't detract from the experience it would've been nice to hear all the music in full orchestrated glory.
Overall, Twilight Princess is a title worthy of Game of the Year with few problems, great gameplay and a complex story you'll be enjoying this game for weeks on end. With hours of storyline and even more hours of collectibles to hunt down, Twilight Princess is the ultimate Wii Experience.
Final Score: 9.6/10