Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past follows our hero Link (or you can name him whatever you wan't!) around the city of Hyrule searching for the wizard Aginham who has captured 7 maidens in seven crystals and used their power to build an unbreakable seal around his castle upon Death Mountain. The only way to break open the seal is to capture all 7 crystals and use them to reverse the power that Aginham used to protect his evil plot. There is one problem though. Aginham used the holy power of the Triforce to create his own parallel world called the Dark World which was similarities to Hyrule but is infested with mutated species. Going there causes you to mutate into a rabbit unless you have the necessary equipment.

So off sets Link to rescue the world from evil in a traditional fantasy RPG style plot. The actual game was a world above anything seen before at the time. The visuals were luscious, smooth and bright compared to previous RPGs on other consoles such as the original Zelda games on the NES. Quite simply this game rocks. It is deep, takes several hours to complete, and several more to find everything that is hidden. Just try and collect all 24 pieces of heart without consulting a guide. My record so far is 22.

The castles are also varied and you encounter all sorts of different scenary such as ice, forests, deserts, water and other such obstacles, all of which affect your character. You have to be quite smart knowing which weapon to use aginst which enemy.

Zelda is a great game, and it always will be a classic. Just play it and you won't be dissapointed.

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