The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Video game mom provides review specifically 4 parents. Reviews are based on an evalation of "SLARV" which is an acronym for:
S)exual content
L)anguage
A)dditional Coments
R)acial Insensitivity
V)iolence

Sexual Content:
Telma in Castle town has an enormous chest which hangs out of her low cut blouse.

Language: No inappropriate language.

Additional Comments: None.

Racial Insensitivity: None.

Violence:
Killing of imaginary creatures & humans with direct stabs 2 the heart.
Small amounts of blood laying around & red sparks that show when you kill something or someone.

I really had always wanted a zelda game, ever since I watched my uncle play ocarina of time on his nintendo 64.
When I got twilight princess as my first zelda game I was so excited, This game took me & my sister about a year 2 complete (when we took our time). Now I have almost every zelda game, but this one is my overall favorite, I absolutely love it! It has great graphics & a wonderful story-line.

-julie

Put simply I am a huge fan of the Zelda series & I have played & beaten all the games 2 date. Ocarina of Time & A Link 2 the Past used 2 be my all-time favorites but Twilight Princess blows them away. This has 2 be the best game in the series so far in my opinion. The game is long but I love long games. They tend 2 lure you in much farther kind of like the Final Fantasy games made 4 the big consoles. I own it 4 the GameCube but it still is a challenging game since there are loads of areas 2 explore & tons of things 2 do. The dungeons are amazing & my favorite is the City in the Sky dungeon. It has absolutely the coolest layout I have ever seen 4 a typical Zelda dungeon. The items in this game are amazing as well & the boss fights: some are challenging, others are a breeze but are all epic in scale. My final verdict is get this game 4 the Wii or GameCube ASAP! You won't be disappointed! I sure as hell wasn't! And I will be ready 4 the next Zelda game!

I got this game like two months ago & i played almost every day & i am still far from the ending, its pritty long game & the graphics are awsome. i never been into zelda games because they are boring 2 me & cheap, but this one is totaly diffrent from any zelda game out there. You play as link & when you travel 2 the shadow relm you play as the wolf. When you get further in the game, you get the power 2 transform into the worlf even when your not in the shadow relm. You can buy bombs, fishing lures, & many other little items. If your a fan of zelda games you will defenatly like this game, & if your not you will be introduced 2 the best zelda game out there.

I first started playing Zelda when ocarina came out 4 N64 & my dad got me the game. I loved that game & still do. It's probably my favorite game of any system. However, this comes in at a close second.

The graphics are spectacular against any previous Zelda game, but it is not about the graphics like some games are, which is fine with me.
-- 4 1/2 /5*

The sound & music extremely well done. The soundtrack is pleasing 2 hear on an ipod or computer by itself. I do have one small thing against it. Ocarina, Majora's Mask & Windwaker all had instruments 2 create all different songs, & each song had a different function. This game, not so much. You have Epona's Song with the grass, & that's it. The music puzzles were taken out of the game & I liked those.
-- 3 1/2 /5*

The gameplay is spectacular, & probably the best rendition yet. The horseback fighting spots are extreamly fun & addicting.
-- 5/5*
Replay value -- 4 1/2 /5*

The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess brings you back tot he land of Hyrule, as you uncover the mystery behind its plunge into darkness. Link, a young man raised as a wrangler in a rural village, is ordered by the mayor 2 attend the Hyrule Summit. He sets off, oblivious 2 the dark fate that has descended upon the kingdom. When he enters the Twilight Realm that has covered Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf & is captured. A mysterious figure helps him break free, & with the aid of her magic, they set off 2 free the land from the shadows. Link must explore the vast land of Hyrule & As he does, he'll have 2 enlist the aid of friendly folk, solve puzzles & battle his way through dangerous dungeons. In the Twilight Realm, he'll have 2 use his wolf abilities & Midna's magic 2 bring light 2 the land. Revisit classic & new characters - Link, Zelda, Midna & many others

Despite all the hoopla surrounding the next generation consoles, the most anticipated gaming event of this year is undoubtedly the latest The Legend of Zelda game. Subtitled Twilight Princess, the game looks radically different from The Wind Waker with less stylized, more realistic looking graphics.

As ever with a Nintendo title, much of the game is still surrounded in secrecy, but previews have already shown the game's enormous scale with huge areas of rolling countryside 4 you 2 ride your horse & battle various evil enemies. Indeed, the game seems more action-focused than previous adventures, both on horseback & on foot.

One major new feature revealed in the game is that Link is now able 2 transform into a wolf. This gives him a whole suite of new features including the ability 2 "see" smells & access areas impossible as a human (or elf).

Despite the greater emphasis on action, the puzzles in the game are even more elaborate than before. A forest dungeon reveals your ability 2 communicate with animals. You order around a troupe of baboons 2 solve puzzles & 2 help battle the level boss.

The GameCube could hardly have asked 4 any better swansong than this, with utterly amazing graphics & an apparently endless range of features & settings. Even with so little still known about it, this is still on course 2 be the best game of the year. -- Harrison Dent, Amazon.co.uk

This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.