LoZ: Phantom Hourglass out of 10 rating

Well, i'd give it a 7 out of 10. Great gameplay, puzzles are too easy, and boring storyline. The controls were kind of great. The part i hated the most is going back to the Temple of the Ocean King all the time. But the stealth in it was great. Spirit Tracks is probably going to alot better. Nintendo said that the storyline is going to be really good. We will just have to wait and see.

I'd give it a 9. The controls are fantastic (in my opinion) and the puzzles are the best in the series (again, opinion), but the Temple of the Ocean King is a bit of a drawback. Still, I can forgive it because of how fun it is to reach the bottom floor with o:00 seconds wasted.

it was aright but it lacked in story wise and the temples were easy and you always have to take notes on your map so annoying

Personally I didn't care for it at all. I liked the control and the different fairies but that's about it. I felt it lacked in story and I just didn't find it all that fun. I also really hated taking notes on my map it got annoying.

7 it was realy good but I expected somthing a little to much when I bought the game I think that is why and because it is NOT a perfict 10 even if I expected nothing. I think in general I don,t like hand held games as much

4/10 and that is being generous. I really did not enjoy this game at all. I hated the controls and the story while ok didnt excite me. I hated Linebeck a lot. Ugh. This game gave me headaches, no lie.

Originally Posted by hero of time 28

I'd give it an 8/10 because the storyline is good but the controls kinda suck...And the gameplay is fun.

your gonna kill me but i really liked it so 10/10

6/10, but don't be too offended by that. The controls made the game, and it was a good step for Nintendo to keep this series fresh. I feel like most of the work put in this game was the controls; therefore the story was lackluster, the dungeons were more annoying than fun, the recurrance of the Temple of the Ocean King seemed lazy, and the overworld, islands, and music were SOOOOO BORING. Outside of the controls and come creativity here and there, the game was pretty lame and uninteresting, sorry.

However, on a side note, since the controls worked so well, I feel that Nintendo had more time to make a more interesting game in Spirit Tracks. Judging by just the trailer, it looks like it'll be much more interesting than Phantom Hourglass.

So again, don't get offended and cry a river because I didn't give a great score to a Zelda game (no offense, but that happens alot here); I just thought PH was dull, but I applaud it for doing something new and getting the maximum out of the DS. And after seing the trailers for Spirit Tracks and experiencing how well-done the controls for Phantom Hourglass were, maybe the DS Zelda games may be a more cherished part of the series than we think.

Originally Posted by MYK1217

So again, don't get offended and cry a river because I didn't give a great score to a Zelda game

who would get that emotional

Originally Posted by TourianTourist

Isn't it like the total opposite? The storyline was stupid, but the controls were awesome? xD

No, seriously, the most fun with the game came from the controls imho. I don't really get, why people would prefer the boring D-Pad controls instead. The controls are intuitive and fun. And the toon Zelda style definitely worked nice for the NDS. But I thought, the dungeon design wasn't good and the music was kind of lacking.

This times 100.

I thought the storyline was frankly pretty average, but the touch control was what kept me coming back for more. Say what you like, I loved how intuitive the controls were and how they were put to use.

I will agree that the music wasn't as good as it could have been, mainly because of the repeating town and dungeon music, but the dungeons were pretty good I think. The TOTOK was pretty fun, if not for the fact that you had to keep repeating stuff, the first three dungeons were pretty good, and the last four (Ghost Ship, Goron Temple, Temple Of Ice, Mutoh's Temple) were as Zelda as it gets.

I'd say 9/10 as a DS game, but in comparison to other Zelda games across all consoles, it only deserves a 7. A great game, but only an average Zelda game.

7/10. Worst Zelda game ever, imo. Short, bland dungeons, boring soundtrack, gimmicky controls, repetitive and boring TotOK, no sense of exploration, way to easy.

i agree it was an alright game but i will play the first game in the series Wind Waker more than phantom hour glass and i hope spirits track will be better than this game

I vote to 2/10. This game is either boring or annoying.

The boringness comes from the rediculously easy dungeons, lack of music, boring islands, very few side quests, and a boring story.

The annoyingness comes from the infamous Temple of the Ocean King and the final boss fight. When you have to freeze time in the final sequence, the game rarely accepts your symbol (which is an hourglass, or a number 8). That is so annoying and frustrating. I don't know how many other people experienced this problem, but for whatever reason, I experienced it, and only in the second sequence. The first time you have to freeze time, it worked fine. But the second time, my DS just would not accept what i was drawling.

I'm sure alot of you didn't have that last personal problem. I, for whatever reason, did; therefore, PH was not only the worst Zelda I've ever played, but one of the worst video games I've ever played.

Sometimes I even wonder if 2/10 is too generous.

It was a good game, not a great game but a good game. I had a lov- hate relationship with the controls, I loved them and they hated me. A lot of people rag on the story but I thought it was OK. There were a few things that frustrated me(TotOK) and others I loved(Linebeck).
8/10