“In many ways, Wind Waker for the GameCube was a major departure for the Zelda series, but it was one that paid off. An amazing and expansive adventure wrapped in a colorful, cartoonish, cel-shaded world proved to be a welcome change of pace for many longtime Zelda game followers. Though it wasn’t a big surprise that Nintendo eventually decided to continue the game with a proper sequel, the decision to do so on the Nintendo DS was a serious shocker. Phantom Hourglass turned out to be a tremendously ambitious and subsequently impressive effort. With a totally new Zelda game sproting the same slick, cel-shaded style now officially in the works for the DS, fans of the little guy in green have a lot to get excited about.”

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