Though last year's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was by all accounts
a resounding success, the game's unusual graphical style left many wondering
if Nintendo would ever revert back to the Zelda series' signature visuals.
Consider the official answer "yes." As part of Nintendo's annual E3 press
conference, it showed off a new trailer of the next (currently untitled) game
in the Legend of Zelda series, which featured an older, more mature Link than
the one found in The Wind Waker.
Link, in this next Zelda game, incidentally looks a lot like how he does in
the GameCube version of Namco's 2003 fighting game, Soul Calibur II.
The brief trailer, which is set to the same stirring operatic theme
featured in the Arnold Schwarzenneger classic, Conan The Barbarian,
begins with a few quick shots of different lands, times, and weather.
Apparently this is Hyrule, the traditional setting of the Zelda series.
Following that, there's a lot of footage of Link battling it out on horseback,
a sequence interspersed with shots of a dark army rising up from on the
horizon--it seems that Link will have quite a battle on his hands.
More brief snippets of on-foot combat revealed that Link will have many of
his familiar moves. He can deflect opponents' projectiles with his shield and
he can execute spinning and jumping slashes. And, just as in the last few
Zelda offerings, a successful slash causes the screen to pause dramatically
for a moment.
Link was finally shown squaring off against a towering, demonic opponent,
armed with a huge morning star. (The balrog from The Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring immediately springs to mind here.) Between action
scenes, the trailer flashed some brief slogans such as "blades will bleed,"
indicating the darker tone of this next installment in the series.
The graphical quality of this next Zelda is certainly impressive to behold,
though naturally it isn't as stylistically distinctive as that of The Wind
Waker. Still, longtime fans of the franchise will certainly be thrilled to see
the series returning to its Nintendo 64 roots (as opposed to its 8-bit roots).
We'll have more information on the game as soon as possible. For now, feast
your eyes on the trailer.
Nintendo DS: Out In Stores
Universal System: Size (closed): 5.85" wide / 3.33" long / 1.13" tall Upper
Screen: Backlit, 3-inch, semitransparent reflective TFT color LCD with 256x192
pixel resolution and .24 mm dot pitch Touch Screen: Same as upper screen, but
with transparant analog touch screen Color: Capable of displaying 260,000 colors
Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.11 and Nintendo's proprietary format; wireless
range is 30 to 100 feet, depending on circumstances; multiple users can play
multiplayer games using just one DS game card Controls: Touch screen, embedded
microphone for voice recognition, A/B/X/Y face buttons, plus control pad, L/R
shoulder buttons, Start and Select buttons Input/Output: Ports for both Nintendo
DS game cards and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, terminals for stereo headphones
and microphone Other Features: Embedded PictoChat software that allows up to 16
users to chat at once; embedded real-time clock; date, time and alarm;
touch-screen calibration CPUs: One ARM9 and one ARM7 Sound: Stereo speakers
providing virtual surround sound, depending on the software Battery: Lithium ion
battery delivering six to 10 hours of play on a four-hour charge, depending on
use; power-saving sleep mode; AC adapter Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish,
French, German and Italian. Sony PSP:
PSP
comes in a black color, with a 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD centered in a sleek
ergonomic design with a high-quality finish that fits comfortably in the hands.
The dimensions are 170mm x 74mm x 23mm with a weight of 260g. PSP features a
high-quality TFT LCD that displays full color (16.77 million colors) on a 480 x
272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with the basic
functions of a portable player such as built-in stereo speakers, exterior
headphone connector, brightness control and sound mode selection. Keys and
controls inherit the same operability of PlayStation® and PlayStation 2,
familiar to fans all over the world. 
(Not the "official" design for the ps3)
Reports
are beginning to surface which claim that Sony's PS3, the heir to the PS2
throne, architecture is obvious in a U.S. patent filed by Sony on September
26th. 
(Not "official"
design for the x box2)
Comments made by ATIs CFO Terry Nickerson,
suggest that the Canadian company may be about to deliver its graphics chip for
XBox 2 to Microsoft. Nickerson also commented on the company's partnership with
Nintendo and on what ATI expects to gain from the partnerships. 
My Favorite Games I
love to play:
The Legend of Zelda:
Super Mario Bros.:
BloodRayne:
Primal:
Devil May Cry:
Soul Calibur II:
Mortal Kombat:
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