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Summary: Bright, colorful, lot's of info.
Review:
This strategy guide by prima is top notch. It has great details and superb art work (although a little repetitive). It is a great companion reference for playing this game, and kids will love it. The giant sea chart poster is also a plus, saves a lot of time of page browsing.
Different sections are available for your particular interests, even if some plot spoiling is inevitable.
Missing, however, are details on the Gamecube - Gameboy Advance connectivity (don't look here if you want all five Tingle statues), but it is just a minor flaw, and most people won't use these features anyway.
It's available online too at primagames.com. A well invested 10 dollars.
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Summary: A nice guide I should say
Review: First of all, let me remind you all of why you SHOULD be buying a guide if you ever get one. You get a guide to a game as a reference, NOT as a companion these days. If a guide has spoilers and you read them that's your own fault, no one said you had to read it. Besides every guide I've ever read has a few spoilers, that's why you get the guide for its secrets and anything you missed rather than your first time through the game. Anyway, the guide is nice and all. Good maps and a great in-depth thorough walkthrough that guides you through the game from start to finish. My only major gripe is that the Ocarina of Time section of this guide is terrible. There are only about 10 or so pages to it and it isn't even that helpful. They don't tell you about Ocarina of time at all. It looks like a walkthrough I'd find in a normal gaming magazine. It would be much better if you were to just go out and buy an Ocarina of Time guide rather than getting this one. There are a few spoilers but I avoided reading them as I got this guide specifically for the puzzles in the game I couldn't figure out on my own. This guide was able to get me through the puzzles that I coudldn't do very easily. While there are spoilers and people don't like that, I honestly don't mind. If I had read a spoiler it was because I read it. Besides after Prima's past guides everyone should know that they have spoilers all through their guides now.
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Summary: Great Guide, One MAJOR problem...
Review: I'll agree with everyone at this is a fantastic, through guide. Everything you need to know is easy to find, and you can learn EVERYTHING about the game... and there in is the problem. The Prima Guide not only serves as a walk through but GIVES AWAY all the story and the ending!!! What's the point of even playing the game when you already know the WHOLE story and outcome? Prima's been publishing for YEARS, they SHOULD know better. If you don't care about spoilers, get this guide. If you want to play the game through and be able to progress though the story w/o having it ruined for you, look else where.
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Summary: Very, very disappointing for Prima
Review: My husband and I (yes, we are grown-ups) have been using strategy guides in the Zelda series for many years. This one is, by far, the worst of the bunch. Those of us who buy strategy guides want (and often, need) a walk-through that actually walks you through what to do and/or how to do it. This one seems to think that some screen shots 1 inch x 1 inch will suffice. The sidequests are very poorly described, and the order in which to pursue the sidequests is not apparent. My husband says it reads like stereo instructions. I will try the other official strategy guide and maybe it will be better.
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Summary: Very, very disappointing for Prima
Review: My husband and I (yes, we are grown-ups) have been using strategy guides in the Zelda series for many years. This one is, by far, the worst of the bunch. Those of us who buy strategy guides want (and often, need) a walk-through that actually walks you through what to do and/or how to do it. This one seems to think that some screen shots 1 inch x 1 inch will suffice. The sidequests are very poorly described, and the order in which to pursue the sidequests is not apparent. My husband says it reads like stereo instructions. I will try the other official strategy guide and maybe it will be better.
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Summary: Wind Waker Guide Good, Ocarin Guide BAD!
Review: Okay Wind Waker is a fun game and doesn't really need a guide so I got this for the Ocarine of Time guide because being the best Zelda game ever Ocarina can stil make you want to pull your hair out sometimes. The guide for Ocarina have [bad] maps and doesn't give you any info on how to find heart pieces or anything it's just a waist of 12 pages, yup it's that small 12 pages. Don't waste the money if you want Ocarina hints, and if you don't mind story spoilers for Wind Waker then go for it.
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Summary: Wonderful Guide
Review: This guide is wonderful. I've bought many Zelda guides, and this is by far one of the best. It's a complete walkthrough with all sidequests. The guide is very clear and uses screenshots along the way to help you out. There's are beautifully drawn maps for each area (dungeons, town, ect.)
Pros
+Great maps
+Thorough walkthrough, includes hidden items (I.E. Heart pieces, treasure maps, ect.)
+Huge 35 page sidequest guide, titled Island of the Great Sea
+Checklist
+Missing Links Sidebar that tells you when you can partake in which sidequest if you want
+Bestiary
+Move Guide
+Character Guide
+Good Boss strategies
+No holes
+Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time guide included
Cons
-Minor spoilers (Only if you read too far ahead)
-This sidequest guide is more in order as when you can do them, I would have preferred it if they had organized it into sections, I.E. Heart Pieces, Treasure Charts, Other, ect.
-The Ocarina of Time guide is too concise, it's just a light overview
Overall: Great guide! It's a must have if you pick up the game, you shouldn't get lost or stuck if you have it.
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Summary: Prima's got it all!!! Great BOOK!!
Review: This strategy guide i believe is better than the nintendo issued one. It's got better pictures of the dungeons and places and tells you exactly what to do. There are screenshots so that you know exactly what to do where and a dungeon map of where you are. It tells you where the items are and how to get them and little notes on the side to help you out. It also comes with details about the weapons and items link carries with him on his adventure and about any character (of importance) he meets up in the story. Also if you are having trouble figuring out how to fight with new cool moves link has, it tells you how to fight too. Also other moves which you may have forgotten or overlooked. It also comes with a big sea chart poster so that you can look at all the different islands of the world link is at or traveling too. The nintendo gamecube version of the strategy guide doesn't come with a map. I kind of took a look into it when i was at the store and the details seem to be there. But there aren't as many other beautiful artwork as the prima version. Prima really worked hard on this guide. It has a lot of artwork that makes it really good for any zelda fans. If you want the basics and don't care about how pretty it looks then get the gamecube version. If you like extras and pretty drawnings then get the prima version. Overall this book really has everything you need. As a bonus it comes with the Ocarina of Time strategy guide for the gamecube version (even though the n64 is probably just as good). The strategy for the OOT gamecube game (OOT = Ocarina of time) is not detailed as the wind waker strategy guide. It just gives you a picture of the dungeons and a list of what to do. Very brief and to the point. I would just go get a Ocarina of time strategy guide separately if you need that too. Over all this is a great guide. I'm not a real gamer but from what my brother tells me (he is a gamer) Prima always comes out with great detailed strategy guides. IF you are a REAL gamer I wouldn't get this strategy guide at all. This game is really amazing, totally different from any game i've ever played. The characters seem real and the game play is awesome! Don't destroy a great quest by cheating yourself. I only got this because I like collecting them ^_^ I am a major legend of zelda fan and I like looking at the details of the characters and looking at all the pretty pictures. Link my not be as masculine as in the nintendo 64 games but this one makes him have more personality and character. EEKK.. i'm going off on a tangent. I hope this somewhat helped (the stuff i said before i went off talking about other stuff).
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