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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords
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28 March, 2003 )
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Pure gaming brilliance in the palm of your hand!  |
This game was a winner as soon as the words Zelda: A Link to the Past on Game Boy Advance were uttered by Nintendo. Just a straight conversion of the SNES game would have got my five stars. Nevertheless, not satisfied with just bringing the RPG classic to GBA, Nintendo bring us an entirely new game on the same cartridge: The Four Swords! In a Link to the Past, we see our hero Link in the fourth chapter of the Legend. Having been awoken in the middle of the night by a telepathic message from Princess Zelda, he sets out to rescue her from the castle dungeon on a stormy night. Little does he know that he is about to be led on a quest to find the legendary Master Sword in a bid to defeat the evil wizard Agahnim who wishes to conquer the world.
Links journey takes him across the land of Hyrule where he must traverse vast deserts, shrouded forests and breath-taking mountaintops. And thats not even the half of it. After finding the Master Sword our elven hero is thrown into an evil version of Hyrule in which he must rescue the lost maidens and prevent Hyrule from being overrun with monsters from this twisted parallel world. As for my verdict on the game, I really cannot fault it. The game excels in its typically brilliant puzzles, its winding plot twists and its amazing range of locations for Link to explore. There is just so much atmosphere in the game and the unbelievable large worlds mean that it could take new players weeks just to explore it all.
There are a few gripes with this version though in comparison to the original SNES one (when the word Capcom came up before the titles I knew something was going to be fishy). Early on in the game some of the text is different, having seemingly been dumbed down (do Nintendo think todays gamers arent as intelligent as they were back in the 90s or something?), which spoils some of the mystique of the Legend explained in the opening titles and the mystery in the conversations between Link and his uncle. For no apparent reason, one or two of the puzzles have been changed. One of the best and most ingenious puzzles in the game in the Ice Palace has been changed beyond recognition, which anybody could now pull off first time round. I blame Capcom. Fours Swords is noted as the first ever-multiplayer Zelda game, and brings all the ingenious puzzles and adventurous dungeons in the style typical to the series, but this time with the brilliant co-operation system of four other Links.
However, the weak story line and the underwhelming sound effects (some of them are even taken from Links Awakening on GB colour! 8bit sound fx! Joy!) means it could have been better. But what do I know, Ive only ever played this with my brother so I havent really experienced the madness of four players at once. The only big problem is that you need three Zelda fans for friends with a copy and a GBA each to get the most out of Four Swords. I have been able to look past the faults of this conversion, and if I can, I think anyone can because I grew up with original and I must have completed it over 300 times since I got it 12 years ago. Its my favourite video game of all time, and it is still regarded as one of the best games ever created. Inferior to the original, but still an absolute must as it comes with Four Swords, this is classic gaming in the palm of your hands.
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Zelda- The BEST GBA Game! |
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Zelda: A Link To The Past is the remake of the classic SNES game. It was the best game around back then, and sure is to be the same, now for the Game Boy Advance. The game is about Link, trying to save Princess Zelda and the Seven Maidens from Ganondorf. As you play the game, you will find out that it gets harder. You must travel between the Light and Dark worlds collecting new weapons, items and killing bosses in their perplex dungeons. What makes this game great is the that every time you go further you will always expect something new, whether its a secret item or some sort of boss. And with its new multiplayer feature, you will never get tired of the game because you can always challenge your friends in dungeons that change randomly every time you switch on your GBA. Zelda: A Link To The Past is a great game with new things for you to do, whether its collecting rupees or slashing enemies. Absolutely brilliant and can last for hours. So buy this game!
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Must have! Must Buy! |
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This is the best game for the Gameboy Advance!! If like me you have not played the SNES version of Link to the Past, then this game is the best, with the exception being Ocarina of Time (N64). The graphics are brilliant and there is an opportunity to link up the Gamecube version of The Wind Waker. I have seen screenshots of the SNES version and the changes in animation are quite noticable. The other game the Four Swords, is excellent too, the only downside being you need 3 friends with GBAs. If you like previous Legend of Zelda games then you will like this one. This is Nintendo at its best, a exinct remake of a game plus a new game, or two old games on one cart (Mario Advance with the repeative Classic Mario Bros.) I have actually got the game and find it very hard to come off to do other things, but even if you are not a Zelda fan like me, you will still enjoy the game. I promise.
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