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I was quite interested when I heard that both Nintendo AND Capcom teamed up to make not not one BUT two Zelda games for the GBC. I was eagerly looking forward to both, but could only afford to buy one at the time. I bought this one based on two things. 1: I heard that you could travel through time in this one. 2: I heard that it was the more puzzle oriented of the two. And I must say that I was not disappointed with this game.

Gameplay:10 If you have played Link's awakening Or any Zelda game for that matter, then you will have a pretty good idea of how this game plays. In order to use the various tools you will get in the game, you have a choice to set one on the A and one on the B button.
Once you get the Harp of Ages you can go back and forth in time. At first you can only go back and forth in specific areas in the game, but once you learn more songs for it you can back and forth through time much more freely. Though there are a few items that you find in all of the other Zelda games such as the Roc's Feather, and Bombs( Can't have a Zelda game without bombs now, can we?), there are plenty of cool new items you find in this. Such as The Switch Hook and Seed Shooter. (I LOVE THE SEED SHOOTER!) The dungeons in this game have some rather complex puzzles to figure out. Even most of the boss battles are like figuring out a puzzle. The eighth Boss really comes to my mind.
Also once you beat this game and continue in the next game you will get passwords in the game that will give you extra bonuses that you otherwise wouldn't be able to get. The way it works is like this. Let's say you beat Ages first. After you beat Ages and continue on to Seasons, various people you meet will give you passwords to give to people in Ages. When you tell them to the people in Ages they then will give you passwords to use in Seasons.

Story:8 The evil Sorceress Veran has taken control of Nayru The Oracle of Ages and is trying to corrupt the currents Of Time in the land of Labrynna. It's up to you stop Veran and Rescue Nayru. I know the story isn't anything extremely deep, but I still found it a bit interesting. Another thing about this game that makes it cool, is that after you beat it you will get a password to use in Seasons so that you will be able to continue your quest on it. Some people that you met on the previous game will be in this one and will remember you.

Graphics:8 I think the graphics in this game are nice. It does look a bit better than Link's Awakening and plus there are even a few spiffy cut scenes you will see in the game.

Sound:10 The music in this game is SWEET! With some of the music in this game it is very easy to tell that Capcom had something to do with making this game. Being a fan of Capcom music, I thought that was kind of cool. Because the music in this game isn't as creepy and quiet as the music is in most Zelda dungeons. The Fourth dungeon's music really made me think of Capcom music.

Difficulty:8 Due to the puzzle element in this game being more dominant than in Seasons, it makes the game a bit harder than it would normally be.

Replay Value:7 I myself thought that this was a fun game and will probably go through it again someday, but after you beat it, there is really probably no reason that you will need to play it again.

Buy/Rent: I would very much recommend that you buy this and don't rent it. Because if you do and intend to go through both Ages and Seasons it is best to have both of them so you can get all of the extra bonuses due to the way the passwords work.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 06/05/01, Updated 12/23/03