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Product DescriptionThe epic story of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker continues as Link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventure. 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. But time grows short, and only the Phantom Hourglass can buy Link the minutes hell need to survive. Many months have passed since the events of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Link, Tetra and Tetras band of pirates have set sail in search of new lands. They come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned ship. Tetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and Link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue her. When he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairys voice. With the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find Tetra and his way back to the seas he once knew. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is controlled almost entirely by the stylus. Using the touch screen, players direct Links movements and attacks: A sweeping motion triggers Links spin attack and tapping characters makes Link speak with them. The stylus controls offer a more intuitive means of playing the game and open up new possibilities for puzzle solving. The game action takes place primarily on the touch screen, with a map on the top screen. However, the player can inspect the map on the touch screen and make notes using the stylus. The notes on these maps are saved for review on the top screen during game play. Players use the map to chart courses for their ships, too. Using the stylus to draw a path through the islands, players set their ships courses. Then, as the ships automatically follow the paths drawn, players can control their ships cannons to target oncoming enemies. In dun

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Rating: - confused dot com
I bought this game purely off the back of the reviews on here. I got a DS for Xmas and wanted a game I could get my teeth into. I'm a big Mario Bros fan, love brain games and the like, this seemed to have it all.
Whilst I've enjoyed getting started and like how it works etc - I'm now stuck on the very first island with no idea how to progress. I've never played a Zelda game before but as I understood you didn't have to. But I'm at a complete dead end because there are no instructions - mainly ... Read More

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Rating: - Good Fun
Now, I'm not what you'd call a typical gamer. I maybe play 2-3 a year and can go for months without picking up a controller. However, when I find a game that I like, I'm hooked.
'The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass' stole my life for a good couple of weeks. The puzzles were fun and challenging but achievable. I thoroughly enjoyed this game.

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Rating: - Possibly the best DS game yet
bought my DS in April. I wasn't sure what games I wanted except this and Pokemon and I had to wait ages for both! Newcomers to the series will love this game and find it very challenging, however fans, like me will find it easier at times. This is countered however by the ground-breaking control system and the fantastic new stuff you can do to solve puzzles, the note-taking capability as the the most fun in my opinion. Its not just a fancy new addition that doesn't make a difference, you really need ... Read More

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Rating: - The Best Game I've ever played on my DS
Absolutely Brilliant Game! I am a big fan of Zelda, and the DS version exceeded all expectations, the graphics are fab, and the game play the best I've come across. You use the stylus throughout, to roll, climb, fight and so on, I've had my DS for a year and no other games I've bought have come close. It took me a month to complete, but I had to try really hard not to play it all day every day!! There are lots of puzzles to keep you occupied, and the different characters and worlds you visit are very ... Read More

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Rating: - First legend game on ds rocks!
I've grown up with video games- mario, sonic, golden axe, bomberman to name a few. People have always raved on about zelda but i didn't want to believe the hype as i've been disapointed before. However, after a bad day, i went into a shop and saw this for £13 and bought it, even though i couldn't really afford it. Well, even though i haven't finished the game, i absolutly love it! I like how the ds features are used, especially the fishing (very different from mysims bt love it all the same) as it is ... Read More

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