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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass   The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
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Release Date: October 1, 2007
ESRB: Everyone
Publisher: Nintendo
User Rating: (122 Ratings)
Amazon Customer Rating: (119 Ratings)
User Status: 15 currently playing of 294 owning the game
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49 posts
40 Miis
The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass is awesome!!! I don't even know why I did'nt get this game when it FIRST came out. I'm a fan of the Wind waker series so this game is pretty fun. You see a lot of the characters from Wind Waker. The only flaw in this game is that some levels get irritating. So you get a bit annoyed. It makes you want to yell at the game and look up the cheats on how to beat the level. Well, other than that, the game is kinda like 4 swords. Just that you don't have 4 people helping you. Point is: 4 STARS!
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Yet another awesome game. im a zelda fan and i love just about all zelda games. this one wasn't a favorite of mine but it was still awesome game.
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76 posts
108 Miis
this was a pretty fun game i still play it but it was really easy
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1200 posts
16 Miis
great game i love windwaker and this is just like it awesome controls,graphics are great, and i just love it
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It's Zelda... What else must I say about it?!
Best Handheld Zelda game I've ever played. It's right up there with The Minish Cap. Graphically, It's beautiful on the DS. For the most part, the control feels great. The process of walking around is nice because it mimics analog control. One gripe with the control is that it's very difficult to roll while walking. The DS doesn't usually recognize the stylus's movements. Otherwise, it's a great game. Combat feels good. Puzzles are better than any handheld Zelda I've ever played. I would recommend this game to any Zelda fan. If you don't have a DS, go out and buy one so you can play this game.
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1 posts
43 Miis
BEST DS GAME!!!
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6 Miis
This game its the best Zelda game for the handheld system that they have ever made it also has a good multiplayer game that you will love this game its cool because of it controls that you will love
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4 Miis
I am rating this compared to other Zelda games...I would put Ocarina of Time and Minish Cap at 5 whopping stars....i am really dissapointed with this game...it seems like Nintendo went overboard trying to make it purely DS and lost alot in the process. Yes, there are some good points...using the stylus to draw on your map, directing the boomerang, etc...was a great idea, plus there are a few other uniquely DS delights in the game which were great...however, using the stylus to move around was NOT fun! Most of the time I couldn't see the screen because of my hand, plus using the stylus for everything eventually makes your hand ache. Other "Zelda"-esk things were also missing...there are no heart peices to collect and the map is quite small with not much variation...there are also very few side quests...and I am still trying to figure out the fairy thing...the game itself is also not very long...i've had it four days and am pretty much finished ( I didn't even play it yesterday)...anyhow...people may disagree with me but I was very dissapointed in what I felt to be a rushed Zelda game made for show rather than posterity.
Great game with amazing graphics for ds. Puzzles are fun.
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504 posts
FC: 1461-4184-6295
great game i loved entire time
get off the computer and buy it already!
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2 posts
6 Miis
FC: 5388-6585-1052
This is the best way to continue this cartoony Zelda game and is great so much so you shouldn't just sit thare and read this you need to get it for yourself and play it for yourself. the fact that you can just use the touch screen is as sweet as it gets

overall this is a buy
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11 posts
14 Miis
FC: 3952-5463-7919
Eh.. it's okay I that it would have more fighting but it is just a bunch of puzzles.
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242 posts
17 Miis
Ah, another year, another LOZ game. This new addition to this already popular franchise shows the true potential of the ds by giving us full touch-screen control and colorful cel-shaded graphics. The game is similar to The legend of Zelda: The wind waker, except there is a different storyline. It takes place after TWW, and after having a run-in with the "Ghost Ship", Tetra, your best friend, has been kidnapped. You then end up washed up on a nearby islad, where you aquire a new fairy friend and set off on your quest to find Tetra.

The gameplay is controlled completely by the touch screen, as said before. Every slash, every boomerang throw, every shot with a bow is controlled by the touch screen. Despite how complicated it sounds, it still feels like the same LOZ you know and love.

The graphics, like its wind waker predecessor, are cel-shaded. This doesn't make it any less awesome, though. It is still silky smooth when it comes to animation. It's unlike any other handheld graphics up to now.

This game is worth every dime you spend on it. You will NOT regret buying it.
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101 posts
60 Miis
FC: 1633-4097-1828
This was an amazing game! I had never played Wind Waker, because I thought that they made the characters look retarded, but I tried it and was suprised at how fun it was! I give it a perfect 5! :)
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149 posts
33 Miis
This game is really fun. the puzzle are great, there's plenty to do. Collector's paradise. Don't let this one blow by! Get it for Christmas if you haven't played it yet!
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20 posts
27 Miis
the best game on DS yet
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108 posts
2 Miis
As always the zelda game are the best game ever always
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best ds game!
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1 posts
4 Miis
FC: 4253-1409-7067
Great game! Single player is good except for you have to go back to 1 dungeon about 9 times -_-. Multiplayer and Wi-Fi is great! All around great ame!
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12 posts
10 Miis
really good game a must buy for DS wether you like zelda games or not
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1 Miis
Short and easy...awesome game nonetheless. The stylus makes for some interesting fights and not using the buttons was easier than expected.
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1 Miis
One of the best in the series and easily one of the best DS games ever. Controls take alot to get used to, but once you do you'll never look back.
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1 Miis
Fun game.
Great touch screen action, great graphics, great colors, great storyline, great everything.
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Sweet! Fun! Beat It!!!!
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2 Miis
Absolutely flawless.
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1270 posts
8 Miis
Put simply, this game is special. I've only done a few dungeons but I can already see why some are calling this the "greatest Zelda ever". The entire game is controlled with the stylus which you'd think would make it feel like anything but a Zelda game but it works perfectly to create a truly innovitave experience.
Pretty good. Hate how you are forced to use the stick to move around.Kinda on the easy side.
Very easy
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333 posts
linebeck is gay, the temple of the ocean king is annoying, and collecting the gems was stupid wind waker was ten times better ^-^
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1 Miis
The first time of my life i actually buy a zelda game, and im loving it !
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2 posts
7 Miis
a very powerfull zelda game to go
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5 posts
22 Miis
FC: 1633-2300-5137
this game doesn't disappoint. the new installment of a time honored franchise that always evolves is just as amazing as any of the others in the series! Innovative, yet still familiar.
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80 posts
45 Miis
FC: 1762-2267-5664
i love this game. I didn't think i would like playing it on the DS but i do! Online play is really cool except when they steal your pieces (which i hate) but it is a cool concept. I'm still playing this one and haven't beat it yet. but it does look promising :)
best game on ds by a mile,The finest handheld game i have ever played
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383 posts
80 Miis
Optimal use of the Touch screen make this a wonderful game many DS Adventures can only dream of.
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738 posts
75 Miis
5 Stars! Incredible!
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6 posts
48 Miis
FC: 1418-7486-5124
best game on the ds!!
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5400 posts
212 Miis
I may not be the biggest Zelda fan in town, but I wasn't super impressed by this. Just, you know... meh.
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178 posts
30 Miis
if there was a rating above five stars, this one would get it. it's fun to play over and over again with the same cartoon feel of windwaker!!!
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Probably the best graphics on the DS to date, also, features some of the coolest ideas for bosses in any Zelda game, due to the 2 screens.
Great Zelda game. I do not recommend to noobs.
Ah...the sequel to the game that brought us Toon Link...
10 posts
This game is amazing! It takes everything the DS can do, even as simple as putting the screens together by closing it to good use. This is a must have to any Zelda fan.
16 posts
Good game, still have it since it was released, great Zelda game.
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45 posts
I loved this game so much, it was probably one of my favorite zelda games.
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664 posts
28 Miis
FC: 4682-8817-8858

Great game

This game is AWESOME!!!Awesome graphics,awesome story,just plain awesome!This game is a must for zelda fans.