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Electronic adventures: Wind Waker goes outside the lines.(The Dallas Morning News)
Byline: Victor Godinez
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube is the best title yet for Nintendo's next-generation console.
And it's the second great reinvention of a Nintendo classic in a somewhat controversial format.
While Metroid Prime took that franchise into three dimensions for the first time, Wind Waker turns the legendary hero Link into a cartoon character.
Cel shading _ a graphical technique that makes a video game look like a cartoon drawn in watercolor paint _ has been used before, but not like this.
Many gamers were disappointed when Nintendo opted not to go with a grittier, more realistic look. But ...
- Electronic adventures: Wind Waker goes outside the lines.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 27, 2003 700+ words
...Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube is...couple of areas where Wind Waker falters. The graphics...Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is better than almost...c) 2003, The Dallas Morning News. Visit The Dallas...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 26, 2003 700+ words
...Billy O'Keefe THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER For: GameCube From: Nintendo The gaming...of everyone's expectations. "The Wind Waker" is no exception: To say that it...game's over. The overworld in "The Wind Waker" is a massive ocean, and every sector...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire March 12, 2003 700+ words
...announced, The Legend of Zelda(R): The Wind Waker(TM) pre-sell program for Nintendo...their copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and received the nearly sold-out limited...This makes The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo's most successful pre-sell...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) March 25, 2003 700+ words
...1987), "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" has a neat introduction that will teach...time is wasted in getting started. "Wind Waker" picks up the adventures of Link, a...learn how to control the wind with his Wind Waker. But he doesn't have to do this alone...
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- Magazine article from: Video Business Gibson, Jon M. March 3, 2003 700+ words
...Link is a household name, and the young sword-wielder's return is highly anticipated. In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the series gets a dynamic visual makeover, giving off the striking effect of an interactive cartoon. As Link, players...
- Newstream.com Digest: `The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker' Arrives, UPS...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 25, 2003 700+ words
...versus evil in the world of video games returns with the launch of the highly anticipated "The Legend of Zelda(R): The Wind Waker(tm)" exclusively for Nintendo GameCube(tm). In a time when mythical narratives and heroic figures like Frodo Baggins...
- The Dallas Morning News Technology Shopper Column.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 6, 2003 700+ words
...Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder...Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. MICROSOFT XBOX Official...To see more of The Dallas Morning News, or to subscribe...c) 2003, The Dallas Morning News. Distributed...
- Battle of the game consoles playing out before parents.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Godinez, Victor November 12, 2003 700+ words
...game, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Microsoft Xbox Official bundle...sells for $179. ___ Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http...Information Services. (c) 2003, The Dallas Morning News.
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