Twilight Princess is an expertly designed game with a fantastic presentation, making it my favourite Zelda game ever.
User Rating: 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess WII
Having grown up with the Playstation and playing classic games such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragoon, I never got a chance to play what is now considered one of the greatest games of all time, heck I didn't even know what Zelda was back then. So many years later when I got down to play the greatest game ever I was slightly disappointed. It was obviously great for its time but age wasn't too well on Ocarina of Time and the game felt slow, clunky and dated. Enter 2006 where the latest highly anticipated Zelda instalment arrives. Is it a worthy successor to Ocarina of Time? It's undoubtedly 100% yes. Twilight Princess is such a well designed and entertaining game that it had me hooked throughout its 30 hour + adventure. The story is done well with a great cinematic presentation and the game manages to be interesting but a little predictable as you know how the game will end half way through. However as predictable as the story is, nothing can knock the gameplay. Twilight Princess over world is expansive and detailed, with plenty of villages, fields, caves and temples to explore. The world is also littered with many interesting characters that all have their own unique personalities and the thrill of riding Epona and defeating enemies while on horse back is very satisfying. Twilight Princesses many dungeons are not only in greater quantity but also greater quality then The Wind Waker and you'll find yourself getting stumped on a challenging puzzle or lost in these large labyrinths many a time. On top of that, the game has numerous new items which are all fun and used in clever and engaging puzzles. The game also features some unforgettable boss fights which, while fun to defeat are too easy and you will find yourself alive and several hearts away from death. The game offers some nice music and some remember able tunes which do a great job in building atmosphere, with a particular highlight being the first time you enter Hyrule Field. The graphical presentation is also brilliant with great art design and well constructed character models and while Hyrule looks great, there can sometimes be some large blurry textures that ruin the game. Finally while the waggle controls for sword play feel tacky and unnecessary, the aiming controls are top notch and enable for some true pin point accuracy. When it all comes down to it, Twilight Princess doesn't really move the series forward in anyway but the addition of some new items and gameplay features manages to keep the game fresh while still retaining that classic Zelda gameplay. it's a essential purchase and a terrific game to start the Wii, even if it was made for the Gamecube.
