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Not Much of a Zelda Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: December 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love Zelda* games! When I got the Collector's Edition disc, I thought I would try this one out. This is not a very good game. The story goes that on Link's sixteenth birthday, he discovers the Triforce on his hand. Princess Zelda's attendant, Impa takes Link into a room where Princess Zelda is sleeping. Impa says that a mysterious man put her to sleep. Link sets out to find pieces of a crystal that will wake Zelda up. Link doen't realize that Ganon's minions want to revive Ganon by sacrificing Link.
Unlike all the other Zelda games, this one is mostly a side-scroller. You also collect lives, so if you run out of lives you start back at the palace where Princess Zelda is sleeping. You also have HP(hit points) and MP(Magic Points). Luckily, this was the only Zelda game where they did that.

Zelda Returns!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Zelda returns!!!! By an 8 year old Zelda fanatic. YOU REALLY HALF TO PLAY THIS WONDERFUL GAME. Yeah yeah most people think this NES game is totally side scrolling like Mario however it's not.
The map is top scrolling :) One side scroller I hate is Star wars Episode 2 attack of the clones. Also some other good games that I would recommend ER disaster strikes, San Francisco rush2049, shadow of the empire, Jedi Power battles, and of coarse the legend of Zelda.

Different, but Great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was the ultimate in graphics and sound for the Old Nintendo. The programmers at Nintendo utilized everything that they could get out of the 8 bit nintendo to create this game. Although it has two different scenes, action and overview it still maintains the classic Zelda feel and look (in a way). The game still has the same baxic Zelda plot (recover the triforce and save the world), however it does it in a little bit different way. This is the first game in the series that contains magic spells and the like, and it also introduces a little bit of an RPG feel that enslaves your attention as well. If you liked any of the other games in this series go ahead and buy this one and be prepared for something a little bit different, but entertaining as well as challenging.

I must have died 80 times. Darn skeleton fish.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've played harder games than this one, but its certainly no cakewalk in any way, shape, or form. It will definitely test your ability to inflict and dodge attacks. Your life preserving strategies will get quite a workout too. You've got to be on the ball if you want to get through this game. Even with maxed out stats, you can't just plow through the game and take hits. Heck, even with max strength I wouldn't mess with those knife-throwing eagles. I just ran away from them, and still somehow lived.

There's no way you can beat this game without a walkthrough. No freaking way. Way too many dangerous mazes and unobvious methods to get items. And you need ALL of the items to get through the game. You can't just pick and choose. You need to have the thunder spell to beat the boss, and you need to have all the magic containers to get the spell, see.

There are really only two places where you'd get stuck in this game. Unfortunately one of the places is right at the beginning and the other is right at the end. At the beginning, Death Mountain really is DEATH mountain. I can't think of any way to get through it except by building up experience points like crazy and leveling up several times. Those red alligator cavemen are monstrous.

And at the end, well, just walking along the path from the giant spider to the Great Palace is a heck of a challenge. Dinosaur men throw barrages of rocks at you with the accuracy of snipers, and one-eyed ghosts fly around randomly, knocking you into lava and zapping away whatever lives you have. Thank goodness if you actually make it to the Great Palace, you can continue from there.

What really makes this game so different from the other Zelda games is the jumps. In Zelda 1 and 3, there aren't really any jumps, and if you miss a jump in Zelda 4, its not really all that big of a deal. Start where you left off and try again. But if you miss a jump in Zelda 2, it costs you dearly. Miss three of those and you're back at the beginning, and believe me, there are plenty of enemies around to help you miss those three.

The odd thing though, is that while the combat system and the required jump-dodging are what makes this game hard as heck, they also are what make the game good. After some practice, you'll be impressed at what you're able to do. Especially once you figure out how to get past those boomerang guys. The controls are practically flawless, and my only complaint about them is Link's sword is too short for the upward thrust to be particularly effective. Half the time I'd use that attack I'd take damage instead of give it.

Quite primitive, and definitely not as good as Zelda 3 or 4, but it has some neat items and spells, and its definitely a man's game. Play it if you dare.

Legends of Zelda II: Adventures of li a pretty awesome game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I agree with Der Kommissar It is very much unlike the other games in the series but still is pretty darn fun. I mean its hard some points in the game, like you have to get to a certain amount of health and it takes a lot of battles. And in the caves you cannot see so it is pretty hard to fight.

I suggest for training yourself go into the desert and get caught by a goblin. its kinda hard but fun.

Interesting...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In order to best explain this game, cross original The Legend of Zelda with Castlevania ][: Simon's Quest and Dragon Warrior, and there you have it. It's as fun, just a different graphical display. Check it out if you like twists.

Still a classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Although many hated this game as it mainly was a side scrolling adventure, this game was one of my favorites when i was younger and the difficulty was harder then the original as I had trouble with the last 4 temples, mainly the great palace. It kept with the original though as once you finally beat it another second story began with you haveing all your magic spells at the start of the game. Since the game was remade on the GBA i went out and bought myself a copy so i could place my nes one away as the game could not be saved since of its age. Overall one of my favorite Zelda's other then A link to the past

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