The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

stupendus on December 03, 2007

When the Wii launched, there was one game and only one game people had in mind. Zelda. Mainly it was because this game got delayed over and over again. To the point that it went for a last gen Gamecube game to a first gen Wii game.

To tell you the truth, the game still ended up to be a Gamecube game with Wii controls thrown in. Not to say they don't work well, because they certainly feel right. But the game was obviously not created with these controls in mind from the start. In fact the original Gamecube version was released on the Gamecube, left-handed Link and all. (the Wii version is inverted because most of the population of the world is right handed). But the Wii being new and all, I guess it was smart to do it.

This game follows the usual story of Link going from a regular farm boy to a princess-saving evil-slaying hero. This game takes place many years after Ocarina of Time, but its not intended to be a sequel.

Speaking about Ocarina of Time, I still haven't played a Zelda game that can beat that as far as lenght, challenge, and overall charm. TP is great, has a dark interesting theme and all, but it didn't quite reach that level of awesome that I felt when I played OOT. I was also dissapointed on how easy this game was overall. It wasnt as easy as Wind Waker... but for a 'serious' themed Zelda it didn't feel hard enough. Heck, even Mario Galaxy is harder than this game.

But don't get me wrong. Whether you have a Gamecube or a Wii, you shouldn't miss this game. It's a great adition to the series, and hopefully we will see a much improved Zelda for the Wii in the years to come.