Zelda III: A Link to the Past

You may be familiar with the N64 Zelda game, as there was a HUGE amount of hype surrounding it. This works in a very similar way (but in overhead 2D, obviously) to said game, and I prefer Zelda III to Zelda 64. Why? That's what this here review is here to tell you. Zelda 64's strength, I think, is that it has intelligent puzzles, and this prequel is no different. A lot of the game's puzzles are very well thought out and constructed. The way the game adds variety to the puzzles is to add new gadgets to your inventory, and each must be used in a variety of ways to progress. The bow and arrow is not only a weapon, for example, it can be used to hit ...

I might get a few disagreements over my title, I'm sure there are at least a few people who feel that earlier games were better or later ones were better however for me this is the best Zelda game I have played. I have to say that I really do enjoy the style of game this is, it's not really RPG but contains a lot of RPG elements that make it much more than just an action game. I've played just about all the Zelda games at some time and this has been the most enjoyable to me. Earlier games were fun but at times seemed a bit too basic, later games I didn't like because of the 3D view (something I just don't think fits this game, ...