The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)

...to everyone involved. Most of the time change is met with angry mobs wielding torches and baying for someone’s blood. When that change involves the very popular Legend Of Zelda then your sure to make a lot of people extremely uneasy at the possibility of change. I wont lie and say i was thrilled with Nintendo making Wind Waker cell-shaded. In fact i disowned the game entirely, disgusted i had waited this long for a Zelda game that looked nothing ...
...of course the amazing Majora’s Mask). So unhappy with Nintendo's choices regarding Wind Waker that i waited for Twilight Princess. That game was most definitely what i was waiting for after Majora's Mask. Finally having cured the itch for a new Zelda title, a new one developed. The fact that months after playing Twilight Princess to death and finding everything that could be be found one thing ate away at me. Another Zelda game was there to be played ...

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...is a key game in the shifting of consoles. Links’ first adventure on the GameCube has been widely anticipated for a long time now. Fans got a glimpse of what they thought was him at Spaceworld 2000 showing a ultra realistic adult Link. Interest of the game escalated with people talking of a lifelike world for the next Zelda game. However Nintendo decided to take a different direction with the much-publicised switch to the use of cell-shaded graphics. ...
...petitions and threatened to boycott the game. Nintendo, thankfully, didn’t listen and as all of the fuss of the new ‘Celda’ died down people became to realise that the new change of look may be just what the series needed. The Wind Waker takes place one hundred years on from the last adventure. The legend of the young boy in green who defeated the evil wizard Ganandorf has been passed down via generations and lives on in the minds of the inhabitants ...

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...of a Zelda game for the Gamecube no one could wait for the game to be finished and to be released. However, when screen shots of the game were finally released at a later date something shocked many fans...the realistic looking graphics now looked....LIKE A CARTOON??!! This is called called cell shading. The Zelda game was instantly dubbed 'Celda'. When I saw what the game was going to look like - i worried a bit. However, it was Zelda and I like ...
...I got a copy of the 'Limited edition' version of Wind Waker, which came with an extra CD consisting of 2 versions of the N64 Classic: Ocarina of Time. The package is simplistic yet good looking. Its a golden coloured package with a red Zelda logo and faint images of a young elf like person sailing on a small boat. Inside the case is the same golden looking colour and an instruction manual full with colour and illustrations. It is very helpful. The ...

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...Mask was released, Zelda hits the scene once again. However, this time, Link, his friends, and the town of Hyrule have all apparently had a makeover. The whole game is now cel-shaded, giving the characters and towns an interesting visual appeal. This created a vast argument around the world. While some people decided the Zelda franchise had gone kaput without even playing the game, other people, like me, decided to give it a try, and actually enjoyed ...
...will feel at home from the very start. Various Zelda themes have also been included that bring about a touch of familiarity. The game plays like a Zelda game, sounds like a Zelda game, heck it might even smell like a Zelda game. Zelda has not lost its touch; however, this is no ordinary adventure, as you will soon see. Story: 5/5 ~~~~~~~~~~ Sparing you the boring history (it can be found in the instruction manual), I will start you off at the ...

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...good game, that is on the Gamecube, it is the only Zelda game that has been made especially for the Gamecube. It comes with the game Zelda Ocarina of Time and Zelda Master Quest, which is exactly the same as Zelda Ocarina of Time but a harder version, that’s all. Zelda Wind Waker is a new story, of the beginning of a new life for Link, a different world as well. You start off in your city, on a small island; well it is more like a village that has ...
...will have to do what the pirates say, and they throw him onto this island prison to free one of their members. Link has to struggle by all the guards before they capture you and put you in a prison where you can escape really quickly. There are many good things about the game, like all the enhanced graphics, kick butt storyline and all that, but there is one big problem, it is the shortest Zelda game that I have known. You can pick up different ...

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...to take incredible offence to the plot! See later for details. Having grown up over the eighties and nineties I like to rate games on the four simple criteria that were to be used by magazines such as ‘Total’ when reviewing NES, SNES and original GameBoy games. These are: Graphics, Sound, Playability and Lastability. Obviously Playability and Lastability tend to weigh more on the final result but it can still be heavily let down by a poor score ...
...this version to develop on the N64 version and incorporate more lifelike and serious graphics. Nintendo have actually rolled the other way and made it what could only be described as cartoony. I think what one has to bear in mind is that the GameCube is marketed at children, (although, as a 24 year old, might I remind developers that there are GC Players out there who are ready to purchase hardcore grown up games.) The cartonny style appeals more ...

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What is it about the colour green that is so good? Its the most pleasing colour at the traffic lights, its the colour of the best sauce on your 99 ice-cream, Robin Hood wore green, and of course is the colour of garb of one of Nintendos most loveable characters and franchises. Yes of course, its Link (or 'insert name here' for most people), the hero of the Legend of Zelda series, and his latest outing is on GameCube's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind ...
...nothing to do with flatulence. The basis of the story is that Link uses a strange baton called the Wind Waker(hence the cunningly-named title) that can control the direction of the wind as well as other important features. Link then uses this to get to various destinations. How you ask? Well the world in which the Wind Waker is set is based upon a vast ocean, which has been gridded up on your sea chart. All in all there are 64 different locations ...

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Having been introduced to the Legend of Zelda when first playing "Ocarina of Time" on the N64 i found myself compelled to continue the quest by purchasing the latest installment of the Zelda franchise. A lot had been written prior to release about the cel-shaded graphics which had been introduced this time out, giving Link and his universe a more cartoonish feel. Many felt that this would be a bad mistake and that it would be less of a game as a ...
...doubt that this is not the case. The added bonus of links cartoon face, is the ability to express emotion far more easily than has been possible in previous incarnations... The game truly has the look and feel of an animated adventure, with excellent sounds and the familiar Zelda tunes in the background you feel at home with an old friend as the real adventure begins to unfold. The plot this time round, centres on Ganons return, escaped from his ...

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...games that have been given the titles ‘classic’, ‘legendary’ and ‘best game ever’, and most of the time is rubbish PR hype simply to get the dumb minded public to spend money on it, but I doubt that any of those 3 names have fitted so snugly on any other series than that of Zelda, Nintendo’s own, almost cult, adventure series. ‘The Wind Waker’ is the latest instalment of the epic adventure, and one that has drastic changes from its N64 predecessors ...
...it has come straight from the heart of a great Disney movie, and one which only true gamers can see the intricacies of. Also, the cast of the N64 games have massively changed – in fact, it’s 2 main characters are long gone, as the game is set 100 years forward in time from Ocarina of Time on the N64, meaning that a new Link, your character, has to step up and become a part of folklore. But you don’t want to be tied down with the storyline before ...

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...found that perhaps its not the greatest game some would make out. Firstly I will get the bad points out of the way, because they are few in numbers but also sadly prominant throughout. The major downside is the music and sound. I will not go into detail any other time because all I can say is that is alright. The problem arises when you assume this game would be orchestral. Thankfully it is not as it would not suit the game as it is, but what is ...
...you ride the big ocean, nor is there any quality dungoen sounds also the Wind Batton is a bit lame in comparrason to the Ocarina. I would rather ride Epona and go through the fields of Hyrule, than travel on the red dragon boat and listen to some old rehashed music from Zelda yester-years. The music has too much emphasis on the main Zelda theme and from time to time you will get bored with hearing the same tune just played differently. Eventhough ...

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The Legend of Zelda series has always been held in high regard by gamers across the globe,and has recently recieved the title of best gaming series ever. In fact one of the previous installments in the series (Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time)is thought, by many, to be the greatest game ever created, and rightly so. It was inevitable that Nintendo would reserect the series once again for the Gamecube, but can it live upto the hype? and can it ...
...Story: The storyline in Wind Waker is far deeper than in previous games, adding to the overall epicness of the experience. Once again the player plys as Link (the confusion if its the same Link is finally cleared up here). Without giving away too much, as it is best experienced for yourself, the player will constantly be immersed in the story, little details refering to previous Zelda games are located all over the gaming world....making this feel ...

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...has gotta be one of the best games i have ever played. Game info: Well, this game is about a little boy called link and it is his birthday, but his sister gets kidnapped by a GIANT bird. It is up to link to save his sister. He ventures out to sea with a load of pirates, and he gets to his sister, and the bird stops him saving her and picks him up and chucks him into the middle of the sea. A talking Boat finds you (no im not going mad, i promise!) ...
...who is trying to destroy the land.) The only way ganondorf can be stopped is to find the master sword and regain the power to it. In-Game play There is so much you do in this game, you learn to use a sword kill enemies learn songs to conduct with your wind waker. There is hundreds of different islands to go to and meet people and things. You get lots of weapons such as; hookshot, bow and arrow, sword, boomerang, bombs etc. Although you have to ...

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...bought my gamecube, I bought the limited edition Zelda platinum pack. So this really was the first game i played on my lovable Cube. Everyone has heard of the legend of Zelda haven't they. From the NES to the Gameboy to the Cube. Zelda has dominated the Nintendo release schedule for it seems like forever. But if the demand is there then why stop. Windwaker takes the series into next gen territory. With perfectly realised cell shaded GFX, classic ...
...a cartoon then this is the game for you. If you love RPG adventures with a rich storyline, imaginitive enemies and bosses then this is the game for you. In fact if you love games in general, go get this game now!!!!! Taking a similar stance to the way it plays as Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask; Windwaker plays in much the same way as the 2 aforementioned titles. And this is no bad thing as those games were awesome on the N64. You start your quest ...

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...boy who finds himself at the heart of many an adventure, often rescuing the princess from the evil Ganon. Perhaps that is the problem. This game just feels like more of the same. The new style of graphics really suits the Zelda universe well, but hardly provide anything new. If you want to show off your GameCube's power to your friends though, this game isn't a bad choice. The gameplay is also excellent (once you get on land) and anyone new to the ...
...will love it. For the rest of us, there isn't much changed over Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. I loved both those games and like this a lot, but I guess I just want something new. I guess Nintendo did try something new with the sailing, so I shouldn't be complaining...except it's not fun. They have done a surprisingly good job of filling an ocean with things to see and do, but most of the time you will be heading to a specific place across ...

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...Let me explain. Back in the days when programmers had spectrums with rubber keys I owned a nifty piece of Japanese technology called a NES. I went to Toys ‘r’ Us on day to buy a game with some pocket money I’d been stashing away for this very occasion when a Gold box shone down from the shelves at me. The Legend of Zelda! 1980 something and I’d stumbled across the favourite of millions of Japanese and NES owners worldwide. The legend continued with ...
...then SNES then twice on the N64 and I was so sure the geniuses at Nintendo HQ in Japan would follow this wonderful tradition into the 21st century that I had the money and game cube ready long before the release of Zelda: Wind Waker. In fact the day I brought it, it cost me £70 as I needed a region boot disc and the game to run it on my USA Game cube. So with a comfy chair, a supply of drink, snacks and a week off work I set off on the Journey back ...

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