Nintendo: The Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time

Welcome all to my first review.

Where to start.....oh yeah introduce the game.On September 29 1996,Nintendo launched its third home console called the Nintendo 64.Several amazing 3D launch titles were released like Super Mario 64,but fans were waiting for news of the release of one of their favourite franchises,Zelda.At E3 '97(Electronic Entertainment Expo)Nintendo released many screens of the aptly called Zelda 64,to an un-expecting crowd.Four months later it was given a name,and The Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time was born. The games was one of the best selling games on the platform for quite some time.

Story- Almost every Zelda game has a similiar plot.How each game gets there is different every time.A great evil has come from the west to the land of Hyrule,his name is Ganondorf,the King of the Gerudo people.The King of Hyrule may be blind to his intentions,but Princess Zelda is not.The Princess had a dream of his intentions,a dream about a boy clad in green,who came from the woods.....The Great Deku Tree also knows the evil of this Ganondorf,he soon sends Link to meet with Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle.Apon Link's arrival,Zelda informs him of her plan to get rid of him.Link goes out to do his part of the plan by collecting three spiritual stones,hidden by members of various races.After returning to the castle with the stones in hand,he spots a terrible sight! Princess Zelda and her guardian Impa fleeing the castle,and Ganondorf in pusuit,Link goes into the water to grab the item tossed in the water by Zelda,the Ocarina of Time! after a brief cutscene Link heads to the Temple of Time,where after placing the stones and pulling the Master Sword from its resting place,something went wrong! Ganondorf had planned this all along! After these events Link was forced to stay in the Sacred Realm for seven long years. He meets the Sage of the Temple of Time,and he explains everything to Link. Link must now undertake a journey to five temples and collect medallions to assist him when he fights Ganondorf,the sages will open a hole into the Sacred Realm to seal away the dark lord. After the epic battle vs Ganondorf,the princess sends you back in time where you will start another adventure with a mask...... 10/10

Controls- The controls were well executed,mapping items to the C-buttons,your shield with the R button,B button for your sword play,A button for talking and action time. As far as I am concerned Z button targeting made the game for me.If it wasn't for that feature,I can't imagine how well the action would've progressed without it. The controls were tight for a action game of this calibur. Where a few action games on the N64 were marred by sloppy controls,Nintendo absolutely nailed the controls for the maiden Zelda voyage on that platform. 10/10

Sound- Koji Kondo returns to the series to compose for the fourth time.Almost every thing sounds like the Zelda games of old,even the now legendary chime for finding secrets made its way to this game. All eight dungeons had their own very distinct music,my personal favorite being the music from the fist dungeon Inside the Great Deku Tree. From the time you first hear that chime,or walk out on Hyrule field, run some laps at Lon-Lon Ranch,you know it took alot of effort from the sound technicians that worked on the franchise. The most notable addition musically speaking, was the inclusion of playing songs on your Ocarina to take you to dungeons,sometimes far from the beaten path.From the first song you learn,Zelda's Lullaby to The Bolero of Fire each one had a clever use for you to figure out within the game. 10/10

Graphics- Ahhh,the graphics. Although the N64 only had so much horsepower to work with,Nintendo took all it had to offer and more. When you first boot up the game and walk out of your house in Kokiri Forest,you will notice just how much fun they had making the game.Within Kokiri Forest,glowing balls floated around in the air,Death Moutain erupts when you attempt to climb it. Ocarina even utilizes a real time system, to have the sun set and rise(within minutes...lol). Whether you gaze out over Lake Hylia, get lost in the Desert Wasteland,explore the well in Kakariko Village, you will realize that the game is massive. 10/10

Overall 40/40- This is one of the best action/adventure titles of all time, you owe it to yourself to play this game if you haven't done so already.Finding this game is quite easy,just check out your local pawn shops,or download it off the WiiShop Channel on your Wii for 1000 points.