| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | 
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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $19.56
You Save: $15.43 (44%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $14.00
Avg. Customer Rating:   (118 reviews)
Sales Rank: 194
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Game Cartridge
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: DS-NTRPAZEE
UPC: 045496737788
EAN: 0045496737788
ASIN: B000FRV2UK
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The stylus makes controlling Link easier than ever. Tap on the screen to make Link move, or sweep the stylus around him to swing the sword. | | • | Players can even draw a path for his boomerang and send it flying into hard-to-reach targets. | | • | Players can stash the map on the top screen for quick reference or drop it to the touch screen to make notes, study enemies, or chart a path for their boat to follow while they man the cannons. | | • | Compete with a friend over a local wireless connection - Guide Link through special dungeons to capture the Triforce or command the forces that oppose him. |
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Product Description
The epic story of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker continues as Link finds himself lost in a new adventure. Link and Tetra, the leader of a band of pirates, discover a ghost ship in dense fog. Link falls into the ocean when Tetra gets into trouble, and he wakes up alone on the shore of a mysterious island. Throughout the game, Link collects sand for his Phantom Hourglass, which allows him to explore deeper and deeper into a time-limited dungeon in his quest to find Tetra. Featuring intuitive touch-screen controls and innovative puzzles, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to The Legend of Zelda. The robust single-player adventure will have Zelda veterans and newcomers alike engrossed by the story as they move through the game with the stylus. A special two-player battle mode lets players connect locally or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. One player controls Link as he tries to gather as many Force Gems as possible, while the other player manages the enemies who pursue Link. The replayability of these winner-take-all matches is virtually endless.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 113 more reviews...
 Sweet November 21, 2008
This game is definitely really fun. You get to be a pirate, find buried treasure and explore four different seas. There are hidden islands and small side quests as well as a few mini games. Of course, there are many dungeons to explore and a girl (Tetra) to save. You also have to save the Ocean king and restore peace to the sea.
Pros:
-The dungeons are really fun and not too long or too hard
-The graphics are cute and cartoon-ish
-The story line is good and the ending had a neat little twist.
-You get to customize your boat.
-Link has lot of fun gadgets to do things with like: Boomerang, bombs, grappling hook, hammer, bow and arrow and more.
-There are many towns to explore.
-A fortune teller will tell you what you need to do next if you get lost or confused.
-Link is controlled with the stylus, which at first, I thought was a bad idea, but then I got used to it and it's actually fun, and he goes where you want him to go and everything
Cons:
-When you equip an item, like a bomb for example, the game doesn't pause. I remember other Zelda games would pause so you could equip things w/o getting beating up by bad guys at the same time. Now you have to be quick with equipping.
-Though there are side quests, there aren't as many as in the old Zelda games. I remember the "heart container" side quests in all the others, but this one doesn't seem to have many, though treasure hunting does make up for that.
-There are no fairies that give you life :( ... what happened to fairy caves or keeping a fairy in a jar to re-fill life later?
- Also, I wish after you beat the game you could save and explore some more and find treasure.
These cons aren't a big deal, though. The game is still fun even with these minor cons. I definitely recommend this game to everyone.
Challenging October 16, 2008
This game challenged my very logic and strategy skills to their limit and it was a pleasure to play.
 100% Recomended September 30, 2008
This game is so fun. When I first bought it, I wasn't sure how much fun it would be, until I started playing it. It has a gret storyline, controls are easy, and there is so much added stuff to keep you occupied. The puzzles are fun, too.
 Huge dissapointment for a Zelda title September 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Being a sequel to The Wind Waker, I expected alot more out of this game, sadly, it was a major flop. The story is as expected bad because your just chasing after to find out where Tetra is so you can turn her back to normal after being turned into stone. The sylus controls handle well however it would have been nice to have been able to use the d-pad and the reason why this game is bad is because they force you go through the same dungeon atleast 5 times, and you have to do the ENTIRE dungeon over again and more, also you have a time limit and have to complete it in usually less than 10 minutes which requires you to remember everything about it while avoiding invincible, yes, invincible enemies.
If you werent forced to backtrack to many times, then this would easily be one of the best DS titles out there, unfortunately, it isnt.
Best.....Game.....Ever.......... September 19, 2008
i love this game. I think it is one of the best games I own. It is a challenging but not impossible game. It incorporates the best attributes of the DS including the touch screen, microphone, and both screens. You get to draw on your maps and draw the path for your boomerang. I would recommend this game to anyone, especcialy people who like action, strategy, or puzzle games.
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