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Next Zelda Game Examined

Posted by Zonk on from the men-in-tights dept.

From the pages of Gamecube.IGN comes a look at the upcoming Zelda title for the Gamecube. Their examination includes both established facts: "Looking at the official screens and trailers, it's apparent Link will once again mount a mighty steed and battle on horseback", and some wishful thinking: "Will Link transform into a wolf in his latest adventure? Undoubtedly, it's the most talked about rumor."

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  1. Examined? by CMiYC · · Score: 2, Informative

    Examined? How?

    This is just a list of things two writers at IGN would like to see in the game. The list include innovative ideas like "good storyline" and "voice acting."

    As for the Wolf rumor, all they say is, "we hope it's true."

    This read more like someone's blog entry, not any kind of news what-so-ever. The subheading was: "We examine fact and take a took at the possibilities." That translates to: "We took what everyone already knows and guess."

  2. Re:Two Zelda games for the same system? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Majora's Mask does count.

    It used a tuned version of the engine from Ocarina of Time, but it's a great game (if you can wrap your head around the 3-day timer system). It's a lot prettier, too, although it isn't as good of a game. Still very good, but Ocarina of Time is the greatest action-adventure game of all time.

    For the record, the list of Nintendo systems with at least two Zelda games:

    ___GB___
    Link's Awakening
    LADX *

    ___GBC___
    LADX * (same release, DX version works in enhanced mode on GBC & later systems)
    Oracle of Ages
    Oracle of Seasons

    ___GBA___
    Legend of Zelda
    Adventures of Link
    Link to the Past w/Four Swords
    Minish Cap

    ___NES___
    Legend of Zelda
    Adventures of Link

    ___N64___
    Ocarina of Time
    Majora's Mask

    ___GCN___
    Wind Waker
    Four Swords Adventures
    Ocarina of Time Master Quest disc
    Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition
    Zelda 2K5

    Really, SNES was the only mainstream Nintendo system to have only one Zelda game. And the Nintendo DS still doesn't have one, although its superior-to-N64 capabilities point to the potential of an N64-grade Zelda game being released for it.