The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Spirit Tracks

Overview

Spirit Tracks is the second title to hit the Nintendo DS. The game takes place one hundred years after the close of Phantom Hourglass and contains all new mythology and folklore. Like its predecessors, Spirit Tracks makes use of a long distance traveling method. This time around, the method of transporation is the oft-forgotten vehicle, the train. That's right - Link's riding around in style in a hot new wooden locomotive. Fully customizable with train parts, much like Phantom Hourglass, Link's train is yours to mix and match as you please.

Most remarkable about Spirit Tracks is the gameplay. As is expected, the game is entirely controlled by the touch screen. This control method allows for unique mechanics and seamless item usage, especially with the likes of the boomerang. Also used widely is the DS microphone, for both the Whirlwind, the Spirit Flute, and other gameplay mechanics. But what is truly unique about Spirit Tracks is Zelda's role - our princess plays right alongside Link as a companion and a fellow hero. You are able to control Zelda and other characters via the stylus in certain areas of the game, particularly the sacred Tower of Spirits.

Your adventure begins with an introduction to New Hyrule's mystical history and mythology. The story tells of the first settlers of the land, who followed the spirits of good. But all was not good in the land - an unjust Demon King rose to power and upset the balance. A great war erupted between the spirits of good and this Demon King called Malladus. After much fighting, the spirits were able to imprison the King under the ground. Shackles were created to keep him subdued. These shackles exist today across the Realms of New Hyrule - they are called the Spirit Tracks, and royal engineers are appointed to act as the keepers of the tracks. Our hero Link is a young, to-be-royal-engineer who travels to the Hyrule Castle to be formally accepted into the official ranks. Once there, Princess Zelda requests of him to bring her to the Tower of Spirits, the sacred center of New Hyrule. Unfortunately, the Chancellor and guardian of the royal family, Cole, reveals his plan to free the Demon King Malladus from his imprisonment. Princess Zelda's soul is cleaved from her body as part of the plan to restore Malladus's power, and the Spirit Tracks begin to vanish from the land. Newly ethereal and helpless, Zelda enlists Link's help to get back her body and to restore Malladus's chains in order to maintain balance in her kingdom.

Game Information

Characters - Identities of characters found in the game.
Heart Containers - Locations of the 13 heart containers.
Mini Games - How to complete the 4 mini games.