You want me to do the temple HOW MANY times?
While I initially found the game very enjoyable and was intrigued by the concept of a temple that sucks the life gradually out of you if you're not in a safe zone or under the protection of the phantom hourglass, the temple quickly lost its luster when I realized that it was highly annoying to have to return to the Temple of the Ocean king and repeat the same tedious thing with a few added traps after EVERY level. Ugh.

However, when not trekking back to repeat the TotOK the game is actually quite fun. It makes good use of many of the DS features other games ignore, such as the microphone and ability to close the screens down to touch each other in its puzzles and has some highly addictive mini games. A few of the puzzles are quite a bit less intuitive than in earlier games, but not impossible to figure out. The music is very good (if you can bear to keep the sound on with the obnoxious noises that Link makes with every strike) and the game is kind enough to let you skip through some of the longer scenes, making it less of a chore to play the game multiple times.

I'd definitely recommend the game, but would suggest that you play it in chunks--otherwise the Temple of the Ocean King will haunt your dreams.

SO ORIGINAL a must have
when i first heard of this i thought why use the stylus why didnt they make for the control pad, but it turns out ITS EVEN MORE FUN THAN I EVER THOUGHT

Meh, ok, but Don't Buy
I'll say up front, unless you are a die hard Zelda fan do NOT buy this game; rent it instead. The style of the game is great and game play and storyline are fantastic along with the new boat controls, but damn, it gets SO ANNOYING having to go back and back and back again to that damn Phantom's dungeon! You practically have to have a guide to even complete that part of the game! It's just so annoying and after your first time through you just don't want to go through the hassle again. So rent it from a friend or buy it used for cheap, because you do NOT want to play this after the first time unless you live for Wind Waker.

The Best on Nintento DS!
Brilliant Gameplay, very nice and cute Graphics and a epic Soundtrack.Special thanks to you Nintendo for another fantastic Zelda Title!Please, could you bring out a new 2-D Metroid for Nintendo DS?Thanks to you Play-Asia for the cheap Price, great Service and fast Delivery!

Very fun game, and good practice for language learners
This game is quite enjoyable, and cuts through a lot of the usual Zelda BS. I usually don't like modern Zelda games too much, but I liked this one quite a bit. Of course, the US version is out, so if you're just looking to play the game, you probably should grab that version.

If you're studying the language, though, this is a great game to pick up. All Kanji can be touched to display the reading, which makes looking up words a cinch. The dialog is mostly pretty simple, although it does occasionally get confusing with the whole bit where every character speaks in a different silly dialect. This makes a fun project for any student, and it's highly recommended.