The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass review

Grab your stylus and plot a swirly course for one of the finest Zelda adventures yet

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Link is drawn towards the stylus like a moth to a flame, giving him a fluidity of movement that far surpasses the old-school dual axis movement of previous handheld Zeldas. With silky movement at their disposal, the designers are allowed to lob all manner of dexterous spatial tasks Link’s way.

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GenreRole Playing
DescriptionThis Wind Waker sequel spells success on the high seas with a DS stylus. Goodbye end-of-the-world plot device and hello good times in (sorta) tough dungeons.
Franchise nameLegend of Zelda
UK franchise nameLegend of Zelda
Platform"DS"
US censor rating"Everyone"
UK censor rating""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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