The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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Product Details of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Description

When the sorcerer Vaati turns Princess Zelda to stone the King of Hyrule sends Link on a quest that will take him to places he's never imagined. Using the power of a mystical hat called the Minish Cap, the Hylian hero will shrink down for a massive quest ... on a microscopic scale!

Quick Glance

Game Genre: Action/Adventure

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Max # of Players: 1

Summary

Product Title: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Manufacturer: Nintendo

Power Score: 4.7 | 28 Reviews

General

Game Genre: Action/Adventure

Release Date: 2005-1-12

URL: Manufacturer Link

Network Compatible: No

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Maximum Number of Players: 1

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Reviews on The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

  • 5
  By member: ZeldaWarrior - Oct 8, 2005

Zelda Review

Strengths: A very well planed out game Best 2D graphics around Goes very well along the lines of the other Zelda games Everthing is perfect!!

Weakness: NONE

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is a wonderful game!!It's fun for everyone! I've been playing Zelda games for my whole life, so I have to say it's not the best Zelda game ever made but it's still very cool. My life is devoted to Zelda games, and this one is really awesome. I would reccomend this game for people just starting in on Zelda games.

  • 5
  By member: Blinkminime - Mar 14, 2007

Zelda Minish Cap

Strengths: Amazing visuals, great graphics, and amazing story.

Weakness: None, unless you think having hours and hours of fun counts as a weakness.

This is by far one of the best games I have ever played on the GBA. Not only does the game play over very well, but the colors and graphics were done very well even though it is a game for the gameboy advance. I strongly recommend everyone to pick this game up if you can still find it!

  • 5
  By member: swordity - Oct 1, 2005

A solid 2D Zelda

Strengths: awesome graphics, polished gameplay

Weakness: too short, not enough dungeons

I thought that the whole shrinking down aspect of this game was kind of boring, but that aside it is a great 2D Zelda. The thing is the shrinking down isn't BAD necessarily, so it doesn't take away from what is an awesome game. The only problem is the dungeons, while the ones that are there are pretty good, are a bit lacking in quanitity. The style from Wind Waker is also beautiful in two...

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  • 5
  By member: shipwreck1 - Sep 3, 2005

Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Strengths: Awesome new game play with the shrinking feature and the joining of kinstones

Weakness: I played this game on the game cube: seems like Link might be difficult to see when he is shrunken on the GBA; difficult to unlock everything

This game is great! It offers traditional-style Zelda gameplay with a few new features to keep you on your toes. It isn't horribly long, nor super difficult. There are many items to find and lots of stuff to unlock. I wasn't crazy about trying to get all the statues of the characters, so I gave up on that. Overall, a really entertaining game that will make any Zelda fan happy.

  • 4
  By member: mojave - Sep 1, 2005

Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Strengths: Fun and long-lasting adventure game for the GBA, in the best Zelda tradition.

Weakness: Can be tedious to unlock everything

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is an excellent, in depth, adventure game for the GBA handheld. It is a surprisingly long game for the GBA and will provide many hours (20-30 or more) of enjoyment. Like all Zelda games, you play as the character Link and are trying to save princess Zelda from an evil plot. In addition to the standard Zelda game items like the sword and shield, bow and arrows,...

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  • 5
  By member: psincubus - Aug 29, 2005

Minish cap

Strengths: old style zelda

Weakness: none

This is a perfect example of how great a zelda can be. It keeps all the elements that made a link to the past great and adds upon them. The box art is pretty good as well. This game makes me wait in anticipation for the twilight princess. Great game overall, a must buy

  • 4
  By member: economys - Aug 20, 2005

Zelda: Minnish Cap

Strengths: 1. Like the shrinking character feature; 2. Good variety of action

Weakness: Some items too hard to find

For this review's strength's ad weakness's I decided to straight to the source, my 8 year old son. He's played part of the way through the game and has thoroughly enjoyed it. The game's difficlty level has gotten him stuck at a couple of places, but a quick glance at one of the online walkthroughs has always gotten him moving again.

  • 5
  By member: *omegapirate* - Jul 5, 2005

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Strengths: the great gameplay that has always been central to the series; the shrinking mechanic is very well executed

Weakness: well, it isn't the BEST game I've ever played :)

If you liked the 2D zeldas (or any zeldas, really), you will almost certainly like this one. It is not the best in the series, but it is a great game and a lot of fun to play. Also, the Minish Cap (which allows the player to shrink to microscopic size) is used very well and gives the game its own, unique qualities. In addition, there is a good mix of classic and new items. Unless you have...

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  • 5
  By member: sabin23 - Jul 1, 2005

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Strengths: Classic Zelda gameplay and challenges, good graphics and sound, Unique concept

Weakness: Too short, Link looks more like the Wind Waker model then the LTTP character.

Nintendo (or Flagship in this case) can't seem to do no wrong with the Zelda series as each game is always great. Minish Cap continues this long standing tradition with another great Link adventure. It is an interesting concept to have Link shrink down to a small speck in order to explore certain parts of the world. While there is that new addition to Zelda, it stills looks, sounds, feels and...

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  • 5
  By member: nintendospy - Jun 29, 2005

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Strengths: Great adventure, 2D graphics

Weakness: Sound

This is the first original Zelda adventure to come out yet for Gameboy Advance. The Four Swords is the other Zelda game, but it is a port of the SNES game A Link to the Past. This is one of my favorite Zeldas on any system. The 2D graphics are great, and the adventure is great. It isn't as long as other RPG's, but it is fun while it lasts. If you are a fan of 2D Zeldas like A Link to the Past,...

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  • 4.3
  testseek.com - Nov 12, 2008

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Testseek.com has collected 3 expert reviews for The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and the average expert rating is 87 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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  • 4.6
  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.69 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #145 game of all time, #1 game of 2005 for the Game Boy Advance and #7 Game Boy Advance game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 92 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how...

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  • 4.5
  GameZone - Dec 8, 2005

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

There are few things in life I enjoy more than a Legend of Zelda game. I have made it a mission to make sure I finish every Zelda game I play simply because I don’t want it sitting on a shelf waiting for me. I have enough games sitting on the shelf that I’ve played up to a point and never went back to finish. Those words may be shocking to read from someone that reviews video games but it’s...

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