I'm sure you're all familiar with Shigeru Miyamoto's Legend of Zelda series of games; from its debut on the NES to it's "hit" animated TV series. This particular one, released on the Nintendo Wii console seems to top even Ocarina of time. It starts off the way most Zelda titles start off: a young farmer/shepherd is called to duty to rescue the trouble-finding Princess Zelda and her land of Hyrule. The story in 'Twilight Princess' has got to be one of the most interesting stories in the franchise. The land of Hyrule is blanketed by an unnatural darkness, known as 'twilight', which is ruled by the evil King Zant. It is you, with the help of a little imp known as Midna, who must battle countless foes and several dungeon bosses to sweep the twilight from the land, and restore peace and happiness.
This game takes the interesting control style of the Nintendo Wii and uses it to its full potential. By pointing the remote at the screen, you are able to fire projectiles such as arrows and seeds. By waving the remote around, you draw your sword and slash at various monsters. One shake of the nunchuk attachment allows you to perform a vicious spin attack, taking out any enemies that are within you sword's reach. You still pretty much have the same weapons as some of the other games (some of the slightly modified though), Master Sword, bow, clawshot, boomerang, and slingshot; and then the new ones include a ball and chain, spinner top, and double clawshot; all of which usually get you out of some pretty sticky situations.
And the music, ah, the music; it captured the feel or essence of the different events that unfold as the story goes on. The game itself is very cinematic; I've always liked games that feel like movies. More importantly, they did a great job on making the final bosses fit the dungeons they were terrorizing, and had you use the weapons you acquire in some very interesting ways. You'll never guess who returns as the absolute final boss of the whole game in a massively epic battle between good and evil. I'll give you one hint: look at the picture below.
The overall gameplay is very good. You never get bored playing because there's so much more to do other than just follow the story; granted you have to work very hard to complete it 100% but once you do it will all be worth it. With a great story, and fun characters (yes, the speedy mailman is back) Nintendo and Miyamoto pleased me yet again with another chapter in the Legend of Zelda universe
9.5 out of 10
Thanks for reading
-JD
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