Reviews Surfing - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
December 9, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Link and Zelda team up in Spirit Tracks!
There’s no denying it—the biggest DS game right now is The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. You may be a bit disillusioned with the last Legend of Zelda because of a certain recurring level, so you may not be your usual Zelda-loving self. It’s perfectly understandable! But good news—Nintendo has learned its lesson in Spirit Tracks, and has ditched the punishing design of the previous game.
Despite this improvement, Spirit Tracks‘ overall rating is slightly lower compared to Phantom Hourglass. But you know what? I’ll take a slightly-lower score over better overall design any day. Here’s what the critics think of Spirit Tracks:
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Wii, DS could regain lead in Japan in Q4
November 21, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Nintendo's holiday performance rests on Mario and Zelda.
Despite the Wii and DS’s hefty overall lead in the system wars, this week’s Japanese hardware charts show that the PlayStation 3 and PSP has taken a chunk out of Nintendo’s advantage. According to Kotaku, PSP sales have shot to the top spot, leaving the DSi and Wii in third and fourth place, respectively. The PS3, on the other hand, “declined” to number two.
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The Legend of Zelda pre-launch twist revealed in trailer
Spirit Tracks holds a secret!
Since its inception in the mid-1980s, The Legend of Zelda has always been about rescuing Princess Zelda, but things have changed. In the next Zelda for the DS, the titular princess would be accompanying our Hylian hero Link in his quest to restore the Spirit Tracks. There is however a surprise: Zelda isn’t quite her royal self.
Let the video after the jump tell you all about it:
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Release dates for Zelda DS and Mario Wii announced
October 4, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Link and Mario are coming!
Nintendo may have been overshadowed by Sony’s recent release of the PS3 Slim, but the House that Mario Built aims to change that this holiday season. Nintendo has announced the release dates for two marquee titles and it looks like a two-pronged attack: the New Super Mario Bros. is coming to the Wii, while The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is making its way to the DS.
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer show new gameplay details
June 8, 2009 by Mike · 2 Comments
Link is back!
More details on the new Zelda game emerge. Is it something to be excited about? If you loved Phantom Hourglass, the only Zelda game to hit the DS so far, then maybe. The next installment is called The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. If you know Nintendo, then you’re probably expecting a generous amount of devious dungeon adventuring, but does this new Zelda address the nauseatingly recurring Temple of the Ocean King problem posed by Phantom Hourglass?
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New Zelda DS trailer released
March 30, 2009 by Mike · Leave a Comment
Legend of Zelda returns to the DS.
Link is making a comeback in the Nintendo DS with The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, which looks a lot like Phantom Hourglass. This new Zelda’s gimmick: Link travels the game world using a steam-powered train. From the looks of things, this train is going to function like the S. S. Linebeck in Phantom Hourglass. In other words, Nintendo merely replaced the ship with a train. Check out the trailer after the jump:
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