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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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This game is soooo cool. You have three days and nights, to find Majora's Mask and save Termina from being destroyed by the falling moon. In this game, all of the minor characters in Orcarina are better explored and new character's are also introduced. As well as Majora's mask, you have to find 24 other masks.Another cool thing about this game is that Young Link can use some of the weapons that were previosly only available to Adult Link. But the neatest thing of all about Majora's mask is the ability to turn in to different things depending on which mask you are wearing. The Deku mask allows you turn turn in to a Deku , the Zora mask in to a Zora and the Goron in to a Goron etc..One of the questions you might have about this game is whether Link can grow up as in Orcarina. Well, I don't want to spoil it for you but I'll tell you this....The final battle is worth playing the game for.

For all who were awestruck after completing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, they will be completely spellbound when they pop Nintendo's brand-new sequel into their N64 machines. They will enter the world of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

In this stunning addition to the Zelda series, the young hero Link will meet a mischevious Skull Kid, who is under the evil power of Majora's Mask, and leads him into a strange world parallel to Hyrule, known as Termina. But he has entered at a bad time. He learns that in three short says, the moon is going to crash onto Termina, destroying everything in its wake.

Link's quest is then unfolded before him--he must unfog the mystery of Majora's Mask, and somehow stop the moon from falling. Throughout the game, he will collect 20 different masks, each giving him a special power. Some of them even allow him to transform into different creatures. But you'd be surprised at how quickly three days can go by...

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is expected to come out October 26, 2000 in the U.S., and a few days later in other countries.

Your mission is to save Termina from impending doom as the moon is about to make an unscheduled stop right on top of you. Forget Ganondorf, your new enemy is now the Skull kid, as using the power of Majoras mask he can now control the moon and if that wasn't enough, he has turned Link into a Deku scrub. This new game is packed with new features as you have to use the power of the masks, which you can obtain from the "Mask shop man" to change into diferent people. In total there are 25 masks for you to find including Goron, Deku, Zora, Great fairy and Bunny mask. Plus unlike the last game theres no where to run from time as it never stops, with only 3 days to save termina. With great mini games as well, including a dog race where you have to pick a dog that you think will win a race around Lon Lon ranch. Be prepared in getting food supplys as you wont be comming out of your room for along time over Christmas. This game will defintly last you along time and well worth the money.

If you liked Ocarina of Time, then you will LOVE this one. A lot of elements are still there, but there's a completely new challenge this time. Ever see the movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray? Well Majora's Mask is very similar. Link is forced to live out the same 3 days of his life over and over again... because that is all he has to save the world, and keep the moon from crashing into Termina (not Hyrule this time). This is a very unique challenge to RPG's, Adventure games, and Zelda in general. This game is everything you know and love from the Zelda legacy, and much more.

Much of the game is very similar to Ocarina of Time. The items, the people, the weapons, and the overworld all look about the same. You still have an ocarina with which you may play magic songs, each with their own special powers. The control style is exactly the same as OOT, but there are countless tutorials along the way in case you've forgotten or never played. There are only 4 dungeons (or levels, if you want to still call them that) which means there are a LOT of heart pieces scattered across the world just waiting for you to find them - this was always my favorite thing to find, by the way.

But there are some key differences in this game, that make it unique to the Zelda series. First, there is the time element. At the end of three days (or anytime durning the three days) Link must return to Day 1 and starting fresh. This isn't to say you leave behind all you have gained. You keep with you all the special items you find, but everything else returns to the was it was on Day 1. That means dungeons are incomplete, people have never met you, and all your bombs, arrows, and money are gone. This whole concept adds to the challenge, and makes you focus on your individual goals rather than wander aimlessly. The clock is always ticking! Time is an important element. Before you had to worry only about night and day, but now you actually have to schedule your tasks, because there are a number of things you can only do on Day 2, but not Day 1, etc.

Another newer concept is the Masks. If you played OOT, you may remember the Happy Mask Shop. This involved a number of side-quests to find specific masks in the world, and use them to accomplish specific tasks. If you are like me, you didn't concern yourself with it then becasue it had little to do with the story, or completing the game. Well now, the masks essentially ARE the game. Each mask you find gives you a new power, or in some cases a new form (Deku Scrub, Goron Warrior, and Zora). Each mask has its own unique purpose, and its own side quest is involved in finding it. Finding a new mask will greatly increase your abililty to make progress in the story.

So far this game has been just as addictive as its predecessors. The time element is a very unique attribute to this game, and I appreciate it more every time I play. The masks add a lot to the game, because it gives you about 20 more items to find, on top of the weapons, magic items, songs, heart containers, and power-ups you already need. I like this because you always feel like you are making progress. It's hard to play for even half an hour without finding something new, so this game will keep you interested throughout. I estimate that I am half-way through with this game, and I have never felt bored, or tired of it. If you liked any previous Zelda games, then obviously this is the game for you. And if you are new to the Zelda universe, but like role-playing style adventure games, then try this out, and I guraentee you will find yourself buying older systems just to play the other Zelda games. This is a good one!

I have Imported the game from Japan and have already beaten it. I is a bit shorter than the Ocarina of Time but It is alot better. With over 20 mask to get, the things to do are endless. You'll never get bored of this game, it is a have to own for Zelda Fans.

This sequel-of-sorts takes up after Link's last adventure, and drops him into a town where he only has 3 days to save the town from certain doom. In this world an hour goes by in about a minute real time, so this gives you barely over an hour real time to do the job. Sound stressful?

Luckily, Link can use his Ocarina to go back in time whenever he wishes, in essence resetting that 3 day countdown. This can be helpful at times, and REALLY annoying at other times. Reset in time and you lose all cash on you, as well as any quest items, but somehow the bank still has your money and you still have your masks. You lose your maps, you keep your sword. Does this make sense? No, but it's the way the game works.

The first section of the game is perhaps the worst designed, and unfortunately this might turn players off before they give the game a chance to shine. It is relatively difficult to get to the ocarina in the first place - meaning you have to play over and over again without ANY ability to save! You can't leave the town either, or do much of anything, so the frustration can get high. Just work through it, or refer to a walkthrough, because the game gets MUCH better once you get the ocarina.

Once you've got it, you can save, become Link or many other creatures with the neat masks. The characters in the game react to you differently based on what mask you are wearing, and you even get different skills based on the mask.

There are a wide variety of interesting quests going on. Meet one character, and they are looking for another character. Ask around, and arrange to meet someone at a certain time for more information. You start carrying parcels around to various people, and in the end, you've made a group of people happy! A notebook you carry helps you keep track of who you talked to when, and who you still need to help out.

The time changes are great. Dawn becomes slowly rosy, and night descends with gentle dusk. Thieves only come out at night, characters go around on their business rounds, and depending on the time of day or day of the week characters are doing completely different things. Start back at Day 1 and you can see it all happen again.

The game tries to help out players with the time, too. You can slow time down so it goes as slow as molasses, or you can jump ahead to the next day if you're finished with your tasks for a day. You can jump back to Day 1 at any time as long as you have the Ocarina, and owl statues let you save the game exactly where you are, just in case you have to do something boring like eat dinner.

I find, once you get past the initial stage of the game, that it is greatly challenging and fun. It might be stressful for younger gamers, because everything is extremely deadline based. Instead of the old Zelda, where you could wander around and enjoy the journey as much as you wished, in this game you have to race from point to point to get your current quest in before the 3 day cycle begins again.

If you enjoy time-based challenges and lots of jump-exactly-here-and-then-there kinds of action, along with a bit of RP puzzling added in, then you will love this newest member of the Zelda family!

So the legend of Zelda returns. I don't think it will get better among all RPG's with Miyamoto's latest masterpiece. In this game you must fight against time, (3 days) or... roughly 15 minutes a day, before the moon crashes into the land of Hyrule, thus Link plays the song of time and starts the time clock over, however, strangers that you have met before will then consider you a 'new-comer' 'nice to meet you' person.

In the game there are about up to 20 different masks that Link can wear. The game control is pretty much the same as far as the use of Link's sword and targetting system. However, Link will be able to use different fighting techniques as he puts on one of the three masks of either a Zora, Goron, or a Deku shrub.

For those who haven't played "Ocarina of time," the zora's are the creatures who swim in the water. The Gorons are a huge rock eating race... that look like boulders themselves. And a deku shurb is simply a plant.

In this game, the ocarina will be kept as a key factor as it was in "Ocarina of time," and you will learn 10 new songs throughout the game.

In addition to the subscreans, miyamoto has created a 'log book' to which you will log in all the people and characters you meet in the game. It's unknown to most Americans on exactly how this logbook will be used.

Anyways, I believe this game ought to be much fun and will be entertaining for hours to all ages. Also, an expansion pack will be pretty much required to your Nintendo64. It will make the game play much easier.

The name of the Game "Majora's Mask" derives from the prequal. Inside the castle village there was a Mask shop where Link could try on masks and find peeple to trade them with for money. The owner, well, I guess he did look a bit evil, will now play a role in the new Zelda while Link had been sucked in a hole along with his Horse "Epona" into a new dimension of Hyrule.

So with that, good luck to all and have fun.

Zelda fans, you are in for a treat. Nintendo has done it again with this one. Majora's Mask is a game of a large 3-D world, a lot of enemies, wonderful environments, and yet again, great gameplay. Though the gameplay in the game is similar to that of the first, many more aspects are involved. You have to find some 30 masks throughout your quest, three of which allow you to change into different characters: a Deku Scrub, a Goron, or a Zora.

The story is pretty simple. You start off riding Epona through a forest when out of nowhere two fairies spook her. Epona rares back throwing you off of her and rendering you unconscious. During this time, a skull kid inspects you for any valuables(the fairies are his friends) items you may be carrying, taking what he finds: your beloved ocarina.

You awaken, and in fright the skull kid jumps on Epona and rides away, you pursue. This is where you must begin. When you run into the skull kid only minutes later, he transforms you into a Duku Scrub for your persistence and yet again escapes. Upon his escape one of the fairies is trapped with you. Her name is Tatl and she agrees to help you if you can help her find her brother(the other fairie).

Upon retrieving your ocarina you learn as well that the moon is on a crash course with your world. You have three days until it reaches its destination. Each day is roughly fifteen minutes real time. But fret not friend, once you retrieve your ocarina you can play the song of time and return to the beginning of the first day. Although this is helpful, anything you have done in the game will be reset. Once you go back to day one, anything you did will have to be redone. You will lose all money(unless put in the bank?)and all items(they'll just be reset to zero). This is annoying at times, but the game will give you 40+ hours of fun.

Majora's Mask like Ocarina of Time is full of puzzles and subquests. Be it known though, the game is more difficult than OoT. Hearts are made less available, enemies have become stronger and smarter, and the puzzles require a lot more thinking. And as for the sound: SUPERB! There is no game like it, and it will have you wanting more.

Majora's Mask is a must have for even the unfaithful Zelda gamers(do those exist?).

At first, I wasn't sure I wanted to get this game. I did'nt think any game could come close to the quality of Ocarina, and the whole idea of only three days sounded like a bad idea, I didn't want to be limited on game time, but then I saw some reviews, and heard people talking, saying how good this game was and that it was (if possible) better than Ocarina so I got it. And played it. And then couldn,t stop playing it. This game is Awesome. If the aspect of time is preventing you from buying this game, don't worry. You get to keep on playing it over, and keep your items, therefore saving it, or you can save it where you are in the time period by hitting an owl statue with your sword, and the owls are also used as warp points. The whole time idea is brilliant, and so is the note book. it tells you where all the people arein the three day limit. and you get to replay the puzzles, because after three days when you warp back they all reset. and for the dungeons and such, you can slow the games flow of time. Speaking of dungeons, they are excellently designed, which go along with the great story line. and the masks are really cool, too. three of them transform you into things (a goron, a deku shrub, and a zora) and the others (24 in all) have there own uses, such as the bunny mask making you run faster.the ocarina also plays a large part in this game, there are many songs you can learn that have different uses. A lot of the same people from OoT return, but have different roles. the controls are basically the same, when your not wearing one of the three transforming masks.

All in all, this is a great game, and I hope you choose to buy it and have loads of fun playing it.

You have the Nintendo 64 console? You have the Expansion Pack? Obviously you should have a controller, so there isn't any reason why you should wait more time to buy Zelda: Majora's Mask.

Zelda is a Classic, so every word I type here wouldn't reach the quality of this Game Series. Especially Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which received 10 out of 10 from many respectable Game reviewers. All of these facts, guarantee that Zelda: Majora's Mask is and will always be a Best Seller for N64.

About the technical stuff... The graphics are perfect. Using the Expansion Pack for High-Res 3D scenarios, characters, you certainly won't be disapointed. Sound...well, can't remember any reason why this game would lack of an excellent Soundtrack. Control and Fun Factor certainly will be maitained from Ocarina of Time, so, expect quality.

That's it, just buy it and have fun! :)