eShop USA > Video Games > The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Price: $79.99 Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496870041
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
MPN: 87004
Platform: Nintendo 64
Publisher: Nintendo
Studio: Nintendo
Related Items: Featured Listmania!
Editorial Review:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time may be the greatest single-player video game ever created in any genre. It's that good. Those new to Nintendo's enormously popular Zelda series will be glad to know this game stands completely on its own. Our hero, Link, starts the game as a young boy living in a magical forest village populated by elf-like children. But there is evil lurking in the world. Strange monsters are appearing, and the land is changing. It's up to Link to discover why, defeat the monsters, and stop the evil at its source.
The game world's ever-changing environment looks like a fairy tale come to life. Majestic waterfalls, towering castles, and magical forests are a feast for the eyes and ears. Rivers flow, rain falls, the sun and moon rise and set. There's even an erupting volcano! Exploring this world is half the fun of the game. Along the way, you learn musical tunes that you can play on the flute-like Ocarina, a magical device that helps you teleport, alter the weather, even control time itself.
Character interaction is important to gather clues. The fairy princesses, singing frogs, and dragons you'll meet can be cute, humorous, or somewhat terrifying. Sprinkled liberally throughout the game are hundreds of secret treasures and enjoyable minigames (one of which, the fishing game, would almost be worth buying by itself). Game controls are easy to learn. There's even an elaborate fight training course built right into the game. Controlling the hero quickly becomes instinctive, and you can concentrate on saving the world. To win the game, you'll have to use not only Link's sword, but your mind as well. This game's challenging and inventive puzzles really make you think. In fact, to keep from getting stuck, it's worth spending a few bucks on an official player's guide. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo has come up with an all-consuming adventure title that will provide days of engrossing gameplay. --Eric Fredrickson
Pros: - Best single-player video game
- Freedom to explore a rich, complex world
- Helpful fairy guide gives hints
- Charming, humorous, lighthearted, yet challenging
Cons: - Some puzzles can be frustrating
- Only one saved game per player--don't save when you're stuck!
- Much more fun with Rumble Pack
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - My favorite game of all time
The legend of Zelda has always been a series that continually delivers amazing games that are at the top of their class. The legend of Zelda has always been my favorite video game series of all time since I was little and their games continually suck away hours of my life. This is the game that made me truly love gaming(Before I just did it for fun). It also set the stage for other great games such as majoras mask, wind waker, and twilight princess.
Gameplay: If you have played ... Read More
Rating: - ZELDA!
This is one of the most amazing games I have ever played. The graphics are amazing for the N64. I am a hardcore Zelda fan. I play every game. Those of you who say this is a waste of money are wrong. Everyone should buy and play this.
Rating: - The King of all Games...
I can easily say that this is the best game I have ever played. Probably the first time I played it was when I was about 6 or 7, and the game itself was a journey I would never forget. It took me a while to beat it though at my age, for example getting stuck at the last part of Forest Temple, took me almost a year to get past that part. Even after I played this game and moved onto other games, many fond memories of this game remain with me to this day, almost ten years later. Of course I played it ... Read More
Rating: - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of the best games of all time!It once was the highest rated game of all time. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's story begins in Link's house in the Kokiri Forest. The Great Deku Tree has already been posiened or cursed by Gannondorf for The Spiritual Stone of Farfore. Then he sent Navi the Fariy to Link. Link then was told by Navi to go to the Great Deku Tree who tells Link about his curse. Then Link goes in the Tree to defeat the monster that is the ... Read More
Rating: - Best. Game. Ever.
There is a reason this game makes all the 'top 10' lists.
I could go on and on about the gameplay mechanics and how revolutionary they were in 1998. Or the graphics and sound and how they are a pleasure even today. But just play the game and you'll understand.
Related Categories:
|
