The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will be released on December 7th for DS announced Nintendo.
The latest game in the Zelda series starring the green-dressed wonder, Link, this new game has our hero traveling around a magical island on a train. Players will need to use the stylus to navigate the new vehicle and keep enemies away by shooting wild animals with a horn blast and blowing up powder kegs along the tracks.
The game also features standard Zelda fare with dungeons full of puzzles to solve, new (and old) weapons to find and gigantic bosses to fight. It also features the same art-style and Link character from the previous handheld Zelda game (Zelda: Phantom Hourglass) who debuted in GameCube’s The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Key features of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks include:
* Link has a valuable new companion. While navigating dungeons, he’s accompanied by a Phantom, a hulking suit of armor that responds to his commands. Players can tap the Phantom to take command of him, then draw a line on the touch screen to direct him where to go. The stout Phantom can walk through fire or lava, be used as a platform to carry Link above dangers, or even run interference to block Link from harm.
* When Link conducts the train, players enjoy a satisfying combination of action and real-time puzzle solving as they determine which track to take and how to best manipulate their speed. When on the train, Link must plot the best route to the end of the line around ever-moving obstacles. While en route, Link might need to fire an onboard cannon at enemies who attack the train or sound the whistle to scare animals off the tracks.
* Link uses a variety of new items and weapons, including the Whirlwind, which players activate by blowing into the microphone of the Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system.
* As with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, players can draw notes on the in-game maps using the stylus on the touch screen.
Here is a video discussing some of the features in the game.