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The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time for Nintendo 64 Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By Johnny D. HildoFrom New Jersey Review Date 09/26/2001 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The greatest game ever made. A thoroughly enjoyable retelling of the NES classic vastly expanded to include a plethora of wonderful new characters and subplots all set in the beautifully three-dimensionalized Hyrule. A video game has never been this good and probably never will be again.Sound The icing on the cake. The realistic sound effects would have been more than enough, but this game also includes an outstanding soundtrack. The music sets a different mood for every one of the diverse venues in the game so perfectly that you don't even notice it, but you would if it was gone.Gameplay It is truly amazing that such a complex game could play so simple and fun. Link has a wide array of movements and actions all made simple with the ergonomically designed N64 controller. Anyone with half a brain would have it all mastered within an hour. It can't be any more user friendly. =)Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This has to be the best game ever made for the nintendo 64. It nailed the 3D graphics and 3D world, the sound and music is excellent, the game's ending is probably one of the longest and most entertaining of the N64 (I like to have a great ending), they actually made some villians scary like ReDeads and Wall Masters (wall masters scared the crap out of me the first time one got me), and there are tons of mini games. The only thing really lacking in this game is good solid character development and lack of replay value (unless you want to get all 100 skulltulas).Sound EXCELLENT squared. The music set the mood of the area. The scary theme of the Shadow Temple to the playful theme of the mini games. The sound effects are very sharp as well.Gameplay Great game from the start. For novice players this game is frustrating because of all the puzzle elements but for a veteran player this game is a smooth easy ride.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Fido128From Blackpool, Lancashire, UK Review Date 08/25/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Much was expected, but then, much was delivered. After almost four years in development, The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is an undisputed success - a knockout blow for Nintendo, and the best game of the year by some distance. Indeed, the title is surely one of the most complete and polished games of the decade; an utter triumph from start to finish. Ignore the occasionally linear nature of the title, and you are left with an essential videogaming experience that is possibly the brightest jewel so far in Nintendo's prestigious crown, and one that you must own yourself.Sound The music in parts can be typically twee, but there can be little denying the overall quality of the finished product. The attention to detail is wonderful - the sound of birdsong, of Link returning his sword back to it's sheath, or the sound of our hero chopping up grass. All minor additions that many games would have not bothered with. Special mention should also go to the innovative use of the eponymous ocarina - through the four C-buttons and the A-button, notes can be played on the instrument, and used to construct songs that control various factors in the game (say, time) - a clever and thoughtful touch.Gameplay The transition from 2D to 3D has proven the downfall of so many modern games. With this in mind, it is even more surprising to see just how smoothly Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time has evolved from it's 2D roots. The camera is unobtrusive and intelligent, the puzzles are testing without ever becoming frustrating, the Z-targeting works beautifully, allowing players to experience solid, plausible real-time fights in a 3D environment for the first time, and the difficulty curve is as beautifully judged as in any Nintendo title. The game can suffer at times from being slightly linear in it's structure, but the lifespan of the whole package is more than considerable, especially if you REALLY want to complete the game, subquests and all.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is the best game ever created on earth!! I don't think that any game will ever come close to this game except maybe the Zelda game that will come out on the Gamecube. Ocarina of Time is much better than Majora's Mask, even though i liked both of them.Sound It also had good sound effects. I liked the classic Zelda songs in it.Gameplay The gameplay was the funnest gameplay ever. I loved the puzzles in the levels, the weapons you get, and everything else. There isn't one thing about this game that i didn't like about.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is THE best game I have ever played for the N64! This game showed me how Zelda can be played in total 3D and still kick ass! I bought this game thinking it was going to be awesome (since I am a Zelda fan and always will be) but I was wrong.......It was 4000x better than expected. Of course you are the legendary hero of Nintendo....Link.... awakining as a child in the Kokiri Forest...but you are different than the other Kokiri Children..... You do not a fairy to call your own. Suddenly the great deku tree summons you and you now have a fairy...Navi. From that moment all the way to the finale at the end of the game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time had a firm grasp on my attention. I played it many hours of the day as well as deep into the night. I completed all the minigames...as well as whatever else was necessary (Including getting Epona..which is totally new and fresh). The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time in a couple of years will DEFINETELY become one of Nintendo's classics.Sound The Sound and Songs only made the game better. Crystal clear sound was absolutely another great aspect of the game. With the slashes of Link to the Song of Epona...It doesn't get much better than this.Gameplay The Targeting System in the game was a definte plus in my book. Along with the great Z Targeting...Many quests also made the game more enjoyable and fun. The AI in the game was a great aspect. Whenever you are in a feirce battle with a Stalfos Knight or a Lizalfolk, Intensity rises. You make a fatal blow and they dodge quickly and slash in which you immediatly guard with your shield....then slash then where it counts! ....Awesome..Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By John HeaneyFrom New Hampshire Review Date 07/23/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary In this highly anticipated preqeul to all the other zelda games, you of course play as Link fighting the evil Gannondorf, the human form of Gannon. You adventure will take you from high mountains, to deep underwater, to vast deserts. The story line of this game is out of the world, and will have you playing this game deep into the night.Sound The sound in ocarina is the first masterpiece presented to the public by N64. The music itself is excellent, and fits the description of the area where it is played. And you get to play twelve ocarina songs on your ocarinas. The sound in this game truelly lives up to what n64 was supposed to bring us.Gameplay OoT introduced the revolutionary Z-Target system, in which you can lock onto people, enimies, and other genral stuff. It's the best system i hae ever played. The one fault people found in it was that when in a room of multiple z-target objects, say in a room with two stalfos enimies, you can't become un z-targeted from them, since when you press z to stop z-targeting on one enimie, it wilkl go to the other. I have heard many whinners complain about this. But it's thier own fault. Simply go into options, and change z-target from press to hold. It's one of 3 options so it won't be hard to miss. This means you have to hold z to z-target something, but since your finger is their already, it gives you a better grip on the controller. The upside to this is that when you realese z, it won't z-target something else. To swing the sword, simply press b. The sword play is amazing, by pressing b in seccesion you have a mulititude of different sword strikes, and the z-target allows even more. The left, down, and right c-buttons are for you to assign. You can put everything from the hookshot, to bombs on any of those buttons. The last but not least button is the a-button, which is the action icon. It tells you on the screen what that button will do if you press it. It might talk to someone, put away your sword when your standing still, roll, when your running around, open doors ect. You'll love the controll style used in Oot. The action in OoT, like in other zelda games, takes place in the dungeons. This game is ver "Dungeonous." You get hints from people, and your personal fairy, Navi, on where to go next, but from their, it's all up to you. You must do certain things to unlock dungeons. The dungeons are a challenging mix of puzzle and battles, and the boss battles are amazing. The bosses range from hard to easy, but everyone will be a treat. Probably the two hardest are Bongo Bongo, and the Twin Rova. The final entry here is the horse. It's definetly one of the coolest features in the game. You get to go throughout Hyrule,(Altthough the horse cannot enter towns, cutting of some areas) in minutes witht he horse. It's not only usefule, but fun.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By NezFrom Oshawa, Ontario Canada Review Date 07/21/2001 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary One of the most antcipated games in history, and the most eagerly awaited game of the N64 console, in the eyes of many Zelda 64 lived up to, and exceeded its hype. Garnering acclaim- from both critical reviews and gamers themselves, it was the first game in history to recieve a perfect rating from the widely respect Weekly Famitsu Japanese gaming magasine. Many herald it as the greatest game ever made- I strongly disagree with these people. Zelda 64 is the most overrated game in history.For the first few hours, and dungeons the game was very impressive- until I realised there was nothing entertaining about this. The controls are obstructive, and far too complex. The world- though beautiful is incredibly small and limited, the puzzles repetitive and uninspired, and the story- the same as all Zelda games, rehash from the 1980s. Essentially, all this game is is rehash from the older games, made 3-d and beautified. Many of the tunes are even borrowed from earlier games (this is actually a good thing). This game is above average. It is not terrible, not good... and leagues away from being the greatest. Sound classic zelda tunes- very nice.Gameplay Terribly clunky, complex and not fun at all. Stick to the older games- while not as pretty at least controlling them feels natural.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Zelda 64 has to be the best game for N64. I made a mistake getting this game. I turned it on and could not turn it off.I would fake being too sick to go to school just to play this game. There should be a warning lable on the box saying "once turned on hard to turn off. Thats how good the game is.Sound The sound in this game is very realistic. When you are near running water you here it. When you are by fire you can here it crackling. I love the all the songs on the ocarina. I love them so much I tought myself to play every one of them on my piano.GOOD JOB NINTENDO Gameplay fantastic gameplay. Easy to learn controlles, good story line,cant beat that for N64.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I got this game for Christmas in 1998. My whole family (including aunties and uncles) came over for a Christmas dinner that evening. But instead of the usual gossip and chit-chat that you'd expect from old folk at a social gathering as such, all eyes were drawn to the television screen as I played Zelda. Yes, that's right - old men and women captivated by this game videogame.I'm not one for following the crowd and doing or saying things just to "fit in", but in this review you are going to discover why I believe 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' is still the greatest video game ever made. Even taking PC games into account, I am yet to find anything else so involutive, mesmerizing, innovative, or one that instills such an insatiable appetite for more in the player. You begin playing Link as a child in his hometown - Kokiri Forest. You are equiped with no weapons and no items. As the story unfolds, you learn of the evil sorcerer Gannondorf, who has kidnapped princess Zelda, taken over the land of Hyrule and spread fear into the hearts of all its inhabitants. Your quest involves saving princess Zelda and defeating Gannondorf, thereby restoring peace to the land of Hyrule. This game is like living out a childhood fantasy. Throughout your epic adventure you get to use swords and sheilds (and a multitude of other weapons, for that matter) and magic and potions to conquer dungeons and slay dragons and monsters. There is many totally unsophisticated and simple gameplay premises (eg riding a horse, fishing) but pulled off by the developers with such extraordinary attention to detail and realism that the average videogamer finds it utterly enjoyable. The mini-games and the cut scenes are a work of art - just pure genious. Players will be mesmerized for months as they conquer every dungeon and explore every corner of this amazing world. Sound The most stunning N64 game in this department, the most delightful music I have ever heard in a videogame.Gameplay You'll never find more enjoyment in an N64 game, I promise.The temples require thinking and problem solving, which arouses the player and gets them more involved. The mini-games are great fun for all. There's so many innovative gameplay ideas, its just incredible. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I was very, very dissappointed with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (otherwise known as Zelda 64). I'll even go as far enough to say that it is one of the worst games that I've ever played. Playing as Link, you set off for some quest not even explained at the beginning, and you have yet to even FIND your sword or shield, which is another downer. I scoured this game for 2 hours looking for more than just less than a handful of fun, but found none and was stuck in the first area. For quality RPGing, don't turn to Ocarina of Time as your first choice.Sound The sound may be the only great thing about this game. When Link (the only dumb blonde :D) draws his sword, there's a nifty "shwinkt" sound. There are also other great sound effects, but Link's voice can be quite annoying at times.Gameplay The controls are a bit confusing, but that's only a minor factor. What really ticks me off is that all of the areas and tasks are too big and too confusing for their own good (hey, Nintendo, your job is too keep gamers ENTERTAINED, right?!).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Chicken_MuncherFrom England Review Date 07/02/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary And here it is at last the totaly brand new style of Zelda magic. What a game! I couldn't turn my N64 off for at least 5 hours after turning it on with this gem in it! some people may see the young link and think this was a childs game; this game could make anyones day. It's that cool. There's so much to do in it for about £45 (english) it's well worth it, I've completed it fully and i can say there wasn't a moment i wanted to stop playing it. If you are a fan of RPG's, Platformers, Adventeres, Whatever! give this a go, you'll love itSound Whats there to say...? Awsome boss music, calming field melodies, cool Ocarinia tunes, what else do you want?Gameplay Although it is a RPG it doesn't follow the usual basics of an RPG, no turn based fighting or random battles, the enemies wander around in the dungeons and fields attacking when you get close. You get to fight with a variety of weapons and items as the game proggresses, and you even get to top a total of 9 bosses and 8 dungeons! along with the numerous side quests and heart piece locations this game will keep you going for a long time.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Triforce_ScribeFrom Jacksonville, Florida Review Date 07/02/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game is totally amazing!!! After beating this game for the first time I had an urge to beat it over and over again. Shigeru Myamoto really knows how to make a good game!!!I havn't played a game this good since The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!!! Sound The sound is probably one of the best areas of the game with terrific music and sound effects. One of the best things about the sound is being able to make your own music on the ocarina, what a great idea!!!Gameplay The gameplay is very amazing because it squeezes all of the things Link can do on to the controller without any confusion.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary The game is great! More for the older kids. The game itself was incredible without going into details. The story line was awsome. The weapon choices and all that stuff was great a real good game for someone who is into castle ages with cool magical stuff but its also for people who just want a great rpg game.Sound The sound was so good i think it desirves to go to the MTV awards. Great music i'm glad they made a sound track. The music is great esppecially in hyrule field.Gameplay The game play was good not as good as some other things in the game but once you get used to it gameplay is easy.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I've always been a huge fan of Zelda games and at first this game seemed very appealing. Then I realized it was overly repetative, and somewhat boring. Added to that, the player is treated like a child through the dialect of the game. Keep in mind that the average Zelda fan was probably growing up in the 80's when the first one was released. I'm not saying the idea of the game wasn't good, it just has the feeling that it would only truly appeal to a 12 year old. Plus Nintendo has been carried away with the idea that a game has to be 3D to be fun. In my opinion the old bird's eye view for Zelda was simply fantastic; Super Nintendo's "A Link To the Past" being the best Zelda to date. Some games just seem better placed in the original format, Metroid *possibly* being another. Although I must admit, Mario was much better in 3D and this game could have been as well if it weren't for the quirks that are really annoying.Sound Not bad?Gameplay Gameplay is actually quite decent. It's the childness of the game that makes it lose its appeal.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By MeFrom that place with the thing that dose that thing Review Date 06/15/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary EXCELLENT. Now this is the type of game that can make the N64 a better system. I only have one thing to say "someone go and get me a towel".Sound the sound in this game is excellent. hwen you pass a torch you can hear the flames. you you walk on to different atmosphere, you can hear the change. The wind blowing when at he castle makes it more suspenseful.BEST GAME EVER. Gameplay every time I play a Zelda game I know that it's going to much better than it's previous title. this was exactly the case with this game. The gameplay hasn't changed much, you still do the same moves, but that still hasn't effected the way I think of possibly the greatest title in Nintendo history. There is also a lot of new things that you must do in this epic game.keep these games comming Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is a great game that all Zelda fans should enjoy. But its kind of the same thing over & over again(e.g. Stun,hurt,stun,hurt...)But its still cool. Its not the hardest in the world though....Sound The sound is fairly good but compared to playstation its NES sound. Speech is a must! And when Navi(your fairy) says "watch out"(o.k. there's a little speech) it sounds like "what's up" "what's up" with that. E-mail if you agree.Gameplay As I said before there's too much repitition. But the controls are fairly simple, like B is sword, A is select(e.g. Get on and off of Epona), C Up,right,and left are items like hookshot, Bow... and R is shield(Kokiri,Hylian,Mirror) and Z is Z targeting.(DUH)Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This was my first and only game for the N64. The graphics are of the the highest class 1998 nintendo could produce. I know Dreamcast has a more realistic feel to it and we will be getting a Zelda for Gamecube( I heard that zelda dies in this game)but Mr. Myimato Squeezed every precious bit out of the N64 sixty four bit to create this gem. This game gave a storyline like one I have never seen before. It definitly has the edge on the other zelda games. This game was the most addictive I have ever experienced me and three of my friends stayed up all night trading of at temples and subtemples. I know some people want to complain that this is missing some of the aspects of an true RPG game.Who cares? But if anyone has ever played Super Mario RPG fo the Super Nintendo will tell you its not exactly a RPG either. One thing I question is during his time as a child after laying the master sword to rest does Link know that in 7 years he will be attempting to kill Ganon and Win back Hyrule? This was the first Zelda games I had ever played it made me go out and buy a link to the past and link's awakening and i am trying to persuade my parents to let me buy the orignals zelda's from a flea market. There is no reason on this Earth I would stop liking this zelda game.Sound The sound in oot is phenominal. From the lively music of the market town to the spine tingling sounds of the shadow temple each place had its own unique soun with the exception of Hyrule field, Lake hylia zora river and hyrule castle. One problem with the sound was Navi's voice. When She said "Listen" it sounds like "Lishen" Another incredible feature is the ability to play your own instrument.Gameplay There isn't much to say. Riding a horse selling masks archery and just swordfighting as Link. The Z targeting was a feature of this game I really liked. This game keeps you going fro mthe deku tree's beginning to your final sword slash at Ganon.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Let me make one thing clear right away: this is not the greatest game ever created, but, rightfully, the second best. The reason why is that while A link to the past has no flaws or none recognizable as such at the time, Ocarina of Time has one major defect: being a Nintendo 64 game. It is true that this allows for long draw distance and non-deforming textures, but at the price of a general blurriness. While utterly spectacular and rivalled on the system only by Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time becomes quite stressful for the eye as compared to, say, Vagrant Story or Megaman Legends on the PSX. Issues of visual clarity aside, this game is almost perfect. The same-old, yet new kingdom of Hyrule is cleverly designed and visually appealing, and so are most of the dungeons. Gameplay is good old Zelda with some innovations made necessary by the step from 2d to 3d. The story is simple as ever, yet there's a little surprise towards the end that I won't spoil and that certainly adds some depth to an apparently shallow storyline. Soundwise, they ditched the classic overworld tune for a new one that's not bad, but hasn't got the Zelda favor. I don't agree with those who expected this to radically innovate: in fact, much of its appeal lies within the simple fact that this is still Link, he's still in Hyrule, and he's still trying to save princess Zelda (in a way). So, if one actually likes N64 graphics, this game has no real opponent for the title of best action adventure ever. But I do admit that I only played this one twice.Sound To be precise, Nintendo ditched not only the overworld tunes, but also most of the old score except Kakariko village (I think). This is good, because otherwise OoT would have been too much of a Link to the Past rehash, but the new tracks simply aren't as good as the best of the SNES cartridge. Also, the quality is not so clear, it appears somewhat "overcompressed" like the graphics. However, these tunes set the mood and provide a worthy score, though not a stellar one. good sound effects, though, particularly the clashing of the sword against walls and all sorts of things it gets stuck on.Gameplay Basically, this is "Super a link to the past": the same Zelda gameplay about travelling the countryside (a rather small one though), and trying to figure out a way through then dungeons. Both parts of the gameplay have been designed with great mastery by Miyamoto, and there will never be a time where you are completely lost about what to do (in fact, I never needed a strategy guide - and it took me eight hours to get into the Spirit temple-, while I am still struggling with Majora's Mask and its FAQ). This is to say, one can't but be impressed by what a great piece of design this one is. What I found great was the ease with which you control Link and lead him into a reasonable number of battles (this isn't an action game after all): Link is perfectly controllable 99% of the time, except when you're trying to jump off a ledge but are to slow and cling on to it - but maybe it is better so. The core part being dungeon-crawling, one must not forget how much part of the game and how fun the exploration part is. There are some areas in Hyrule that just have to be seen, and finding these is pleasure on its own (for once, something shared with Majora's Mask). No real problems with this one, it should appeal to almost everyone and results victorious from every comparison.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I'd probly almost sound as though i'm stuck in the past if i say this again, but seriously, this is still the best videogame i've ever played.This is simply the greatest console game ever created. Everything is utterly amazing. The Gamecube is gonna be here soon, but this game will never be forgotten. I'm gonna keep my copy of Ocarina of Time and my Nintendo 64 (but sell all the other games) and keep it away in the cupboard, and in 40 yrs time when i've almost completely forgotten about it, i'll take it out and play it again so it'll all seem fresh and new, so I can relive the amazing adventure all over again. Sound WonderfulGameplay Amazing, excitingWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By James "El" GriffinFrom Australia Mate (And prowd of it) Review Date 06/06/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Well i gotta say this game rocksors your boxors.This game RULES!!!!!!!!Apart from splendid graphics a story line that make Final Fantasy look like a garbage(Which it is anyway) and ultra cool music i gotta say that this is the pinacle of human artistic achievement up there with romeo & juliet,The Great Gadsby and of course Blackadder.This is the greatest game ever.Own it?Good!Don't?Die. Sound The sound on Zelda is an orcestral masterpiece.(Fact-Some of the songs and music was performed by several orchestras!)The soundtracks is the one of the best in the world(call me sad but it is so there)only beaten slightly by Marjoras Mask soundtrack and of course the blackadder themes. Lon Lon ranch will always be in my mind and Castle town too.The idea to bring back Kakarikos Soundtrack was a brilliant idea. Two tiny gripes...The original Zelda Overworld theme was not included and The black adder theme would of made a nice Start up music. Gameplay The gameplay is undoubtubly the best part of the game.It has everything Humour,A huge and cool quest an easy control system a collection of great characters and a rich and deep storyline which is very easy to | |||||||||||
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