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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 2007

Puzzle by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3, published by Nintendo.

89
Critics
aggregate score
83
Players
IGDB rating
20 h to beat
main story, 25 h for everything
1 award won
1 nominations

About

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass came out on June 23, 2007 for Nintendo DS, then for Wii U on November 13, 2015. The main story takes about 20 hours, doing everything about 25 hours. It won the Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS and a direct sequel to The Wind Waker. The art direction is the same cel-shaded style as the Wind Waker but is displayed from a classic top-down perspective. The gameplay is structured similarly to other games in the series and is divided into two major gameplay sections: sailing between islands and exploring the islands and their dungeons on foot. The touch screen is used to make Link move and attack instead of buttons, you can also make notes of secret treasures and items on the map simply by writing them down. The game received critical acclaim from reviewers, who agreed that the game was a worthy sequel to The Wind Waker.

Story

Many months have passed since the events of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Link, Tetra and Tetra’s band of pirates have set sail in search of new lands. They come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned ship. Tetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and Link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue her. When he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy’s voice. With the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find Tetra – and his way back to the seas he once knew.

How long to beat The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

from 1 player
Main + extrasstory plus side content
20 h
Completionisteverything the game has
25 h

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Cast and crew

2 credits

Crew

Awards

1 won, 0 more nominations

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
June 23, 2007 (Japan first)
November 13, 2015 (Australia first)

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.