Game Evaluation David Ruthinowski History The Hero Release July 1987 Title The Legend of Zelda December 1988 Zelda II The Adventure of Link April 1992 August 1993 System NES 8 bit NES 8 bit The Legend of Zelda Super Nintendo A Link to the Past 16 bit The Legend of Zelda Gameboy Link s Awakening November 1998 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo 64 Ocarina of Time Traditional Zelda Same story as the original with a twist Main characters and items remain the same Menu and item selection very similar New Zelda 3D environment 1st 3rd person Target audience young yet the game appeals to older children adults including spectators Excellent graphics Entertaining Downsides Nintendo 64 is cartridge based and therefore limited in content midi like sound becomes repetitive Interaction with characters is flat whereas in a CD based console system real voices could be used Story is somewhat linear the player has less control over the path of the game Downsides continued AI is predictable and is easy to pick up on immediately Hollywood Comparison Grosses taken from Nov 20th to end of year Legend of Zelda Nintendo 6 weeks 150 Million A Bug s Life 6 weeks 114 Million Enemy of the State 7 weeks 92 Million The Rugrats Movie 7 weeks 85 Million Taste Of The Old The New Zelda 1st Person Perspective 3rd Person Perspective Questions Comments
View Full Document
Unlocking...