Guide Note
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is an action-adventure video game and is also the first Zelda game to be released on the Nintendo DS.
Fast Facts
- Developer: Nintendo EAD
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Genre: Action-adventure
- Modes: Single player, multiplayer
- Release date: October 1, 2007
- Thirteenth Zelda game
- "Best New Handheld Game" award at the 2008 GDC Awards
Story
Follow the adventures of Link and Tetra, the leader of a band of pirates, as they discover a ghost ship in a dense fog. When Link falls into the water after Tetra gets into trouble, he awakens on a mysterious island where he seeks items, information, and allies to free Tetra and defeat the evil of Bellum.
Gameplay
The game's controls are entirely touch-based. Control mechanics have been simplified to include taps and movements via the stylus on the touch screen. Drag the stylus in the direction you want to direct Link. Tap an enemy to do a quick slash attack and perform a quick swiping motion to do a broader slash. Drawing circles has Link perform spink attacks.
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