- Helpful interactive map functionality that players can draw notes on the using the stylus that allows players to quickly mark spots in the game world for later exploration, or to note them as already explored.
- A whole new adventure in the Legend of Zelda series set in the years following the events of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
- Links new AI ally, The Phantom (from the previous game in the series), whose bulk and immunities to dangerous elements like fire and magma, make him valuable in combat and in subterranean lava-filled levels.
- New propulsion and problem-solving game mechanics through Link’s new in-game train which he uses as transport, and must be maneuvered and utilized to deal with obstacles.
- New in-game items and weapons like the Whirlwind, which Link uses to move items and overturn enemies, a whip, useful both in combat and in platforming, as well as his train’s cannon, which can shoot bombs into the distance.
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DSAmazon.com Product Description
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is an action/adventure game for the Nintendo DS and DSi that sets Link, the iconic hero of the Legend of Zelda series, on a daring new adventure. The game provides players with a new story, more puzzles, a new mode of transportation–by train–and … More >>
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
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There are over 2500 video games for the Nintendo DS. 95% are junk. The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is one of the absolute best. Ask yourself this: “Do I Like Quality? – Or Am I A Monkey?”
NO SPOILERS
I am not a professional critic. I’m a consumer. Which means I don’t play games for free and trash them for money.
10 BEST DS GAMES OF ALL TIME
ACCORDING TO MY TALKING THUMBS
ALL OF WHICH I’M PROUD TO OWN
PURCHASED NEW WITH COLD HARD CASH
1 – Advance Wars: Dual Strike
2 – The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
3 – New Super Mario Bros.
4 – Mario Kart DS
5 – Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
6 – Meteos
7 – Rune Factory
8 – Scribblenauts
9 – Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
10 – The World Ends With You
Spirit Tracks is better than Phantom Hourglass. I only put the best of each franchise on my list. I’m afraid you and I are just going to have to live with that. It’s my list. You want a different list, post your own, Babaganoush.
Sometimes, like with this game, Spirit Tracks, I wish Nintendo would ignore the rest of the world and just make the game I want them to make. Maybe they could fly me to Japan and I’ll give them specific design or art advice. I don’t speak Japanese, but I can point and nod with precision. I could poke Miyamoto in the shoulder until he agrees to my changes. Then maybe, because I’m awesome, every Nintendo game would get a 100% on Metacritic. Because every true gamer agrees on the definition of OMG!. (But when a game really gives me a strong Frownface
I punish Electronic Arts by renting first or buying used, because you got to punch them in ol’ the digitalnutsack.) I bought Zelda: ST new with cash at my local [coughcough] because I just couldn’t #&@% wait!
LIKES / DISLIKES
For example, If I was Japanese I would nod a lot. Zelda: ST is a touchscreen game. My wife likes Touch games because she can play them with her nipple. And I like to watch. I have an extra large stylus, which she feels is too big and sometimes hurts. Sometimes she likes to watch me play, but she’ll help by blowing. Zelda’s main plot is 25 hours long and this requires a lot of blowing from my wife. I’m tall and can’t reach. The princess art is mildly erotic, but I doubt any kids would drool. I’m just particularly sensitive to large-headed empowered women. Basically, even though I’m American, and I think American, and I talk and write American, That’s okay. This games would totally get mostly nods, and I would only poke Miyamoto a few times, but he would already understand, and Just Smile, because he’s ticklish and knows that even 5-star games have 4-star moments, but they “ain’t gonna spank the fun” (He said that in Japanese and I translated but I think his words were different because I couldn’t hear because he was tickling me because that’s what it’s like to experience the Nintendo Seal Of Quality.
BUY IT. PLAY iT. LOVE IT.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is probably one of the best adventure puzzle solving games for ds.
The graphics are clean the game play is good the bosses are fun and the controls are simple.
FOR A ZELDA GAME THOUGH!!
The game is no oot . . . .
Rating: 5 / 5
When i heard spirit tracks was coming out i thought “ohno not another phantom hourglass”, and with the added wtf factor of making link an engineer, it seemed kinda gimmicky. Well, i’m here to tell you that is not the case! It feels like they took everything that was crap from phantom hourglass and dumped it. Very nice controls, very nice graphics (for the DS), and ofcourse very nice gameplay that pushes the limits of what the zelda series is capable of! Even the train riding is awesome. My only complaint so far is the story seems kinda lame so far, even though i know zeldas aren’t supposed to have incredible storylines.
Also it seems really short, i played for a day, and beat the first two temples. Supposedly im already halfway done if there really are only 4 areas and 4 temples. Anyways, besides that it’s great, get it if you’re interested.
Rating: 5 / 5
After the monotony of playing Phantom Hourglass, I was really looking forward to a more interesting game based on all the positive reviews I’d read. Unfortunately, I have just given up on the game and would rate Spirit Tracks as one of the WORST games in the series. Here’s some reasons why:
The train-related gameplay is incredibly boring and feels like a whole lot of unnecessary padding between dungeons and towns. Imprecise controls make a mess of trying to effectively use the camera while aiming the train cannon at enemies. Route planning feels inaccurate and often leads to collision with enemy trains which result in instant death.
In the first part of the game, two major gameplay mechanics are introduced which both depend on the player blowing into the microphone. One of these is a wind weapon which is needed with specific enemies that will otherwise cause damage to the player if regular attacks are used. Unfortunately, there is a detachment between using the stylus to aim the weapon and then moving your face to the microphone to blow. This creates a situation where you can’t look at the screen properly while the enemies you’re trying to kill move out of the weapons path and score cheap hits on you.
Less talk, more action. The environment provides a rich visual narrative which is then hampered by endless chatter from NPC’s. Going back and playing the original Legend of Zelda, you’ll notice just a few lines of dialogue drive the entire game forward. These days Nintendo seems eager to write an entire novel’s worth of dialogue which really slows the game down to a crawl.
I would love a version of this game that streamlined the train part of the game and offered an optional control scheme to replace the microphone.
Rating: 2 / 5
I love zelda and was so excited to play this game. That being said, I HATE that I have to use the mic for so many elements. I hate playing the flute, I hate having to make random noises just to move through conversation. To be honest, I got through the Ocean Realm and put the game down because it was so annoying.
Rating: 3 / 5