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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, The

9.2 based on 10 reviews Read critic reviews How did we calculate this? based on 72 votes Read user comments Rate this game

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Starting Feb. 16, 2003, when a customer places a deposit for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker at a participating retailer, they’ll receive a special, limited-edition playable disk featuring two games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest -- an updated version of the game which was never released outside of Japan. The Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time contains the same overall storyline as the original Ocarina of Time adventure. However, the dungeons have been upgraded to be truly challenging, even to a Zelda master. [Nintendo]

PUBLISHER:	Nintendo
DEVELOPER:	Nintendo
GENRE(S):	Adventure
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	February 16, 2003

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100

Gaming Age

The controls in the GC versions of Zelda are airtight, even more fluid and responsive than the originals on the N64... The coolest bonus disk ever!

100

Nintendo Power

The story and game play are ever bit as interesting and compelling as they were when the game was originally released in 1998. [Mar 2003, p.134]

97

GameBiz

It’s the cream of the crop, it’s the Halo, the GTA Vice City and the Half-Life 2 of Nintendo, and it’s not to be missed.

92

Gamezilla!

Although "Wind Waker" could be a huge disappointment, Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master’s Quest won’t be.

91

Cinescape

Fans of Ocarina will love diving back into one of the best games ever, only with new dungeons. It’s hard to say which is better, but if you love a challenge, Master Quest will satisfy your craving.

91

Game Revolution

A port handled as well as this comes up practically as often as a deal like this. Bear in mind, it's still a port, and noticeably aged compared to brand new RPGs. But it's still a terrific game.

90

IGN

Points off for the lazy port -- but rest assured that Ocarina of Time has lost little of its luster, the Master Quest is a wonderful bonus for returning players.

86

N-Insanity

Luckily, the sound more than makes up for any graphical shortcomings.

80

Nintendophiles

A sign that Nintendo is listening to the fans! The only major downside is that the graphics show their age. [Import]

80

Cheat Code Central

If you've played Ocarina more than once, you should really enjoy the new twists and turns that Master Quest offers.

The average user rating for this game is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 72 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

mephist00 gave it a10:
Zelda - Ocarina of time is one of the best rpg's ever, i love it, beat it 4 times, and will beat it once again sometime soon, probably.

I. Lynch gave it a9:
although the N64 game is just feels more natural to play, its still every bit as awesome as the original. i only deduct points for the dated grapics and the sometimes annoying c-stick.

Puffy gave it a10:
Totally awesome... i notice a lot reviews that say o the graphics are bad ..... there not up todays standers...... but the graphics are not bad....people are acting like its got atari 2600 grahics..what is wrong with them.... i own a ps2 n i have played smackdowns to spidermans to final fantasys to new crashes... the only real diffence is the resloution.... the grahics are pretty simular... ps2 grahics is a lil better but not much...this game has good grahics.....nothin wrong with them at all ... the challages are diffent that is for sure........... the sound is pretty dencent sure the charcters dotn talk but look at super mario world advance i wish i could turn the voices off sure navis hay listen can be agravting sometimes but it coudl be worse ..... right now im playin my n64 version of the game its great.. i have to still say the forest temple is my favorite temple that temple shows a good deslplay of grahics. water temple is hard enuff on n64 i havent played it on the masters quest but lord help me that one is goin to be a challage no doubt......this game is the greatest of all time for free how can u go wrong .. iif u have to buy the master quest off ebay its worth it . i get it ...... any game cube owner will be plzed if u own the n64 verison like i do hay what do u got to lose . i jsut get it n play it . u can always trade it at gamestop.....

Sverre S. gave it a10:
Extremely cool! Can't imagine how different the Master Quest could be, but it's almost like a whole new game... :D

Cheryll V. gave it a10:
Its the best game i ever played! I loved it how the story was made and i never stopped playing it till when if finished the whole game!!!!

John S. gave it a10:
If you ask me this is my favorite game of all times! I just love the gameplay and the story just pulled me in. I original played this on the N64 and couldn't put it down. Trust me if you love Action/Adventure you won't want to miss this game!

Braiden W. gave it a 10:
This game bloody rules!!!!

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