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|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|designer= Daiki Iwamoto (director)<br/>[[Eiji Aonuma]] (producer)<br/>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound composer)<br/>{{nw|Asuka Ohta}} (sound composer)<br/>[[Toru Minegishi]] (sound composer)<br/>Manaka Tominaga (sound composer) | |designer= Daiki Iwamoto (director)<br/>[[Eiji Aonuma]] (producer)<br/>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound composer)<br/>{{nw|Asuka Ohta}} (sound composer)<br/>[[Toru Minegishi]] (sound composer)<br/>Manaka Tominaga (sound composer) | ||
|released= {{release|jp= December 23, 2009<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|en= December 7, 2009<ref name="E 7"/>|uk= December 11, 2009<ref>{{Cite | |released= {{release|jp= December 23, 2009<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|en= December 7, 2009<ref name="E 7"/>|uk= December 11, 2009<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=July 11, 2013 |url=http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-DS/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks-273300.html |title=<nowiki>The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo DS | Games | Nintendo</nowiki> |site=Nintendo}}</ref>|au= December 10, 2009<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=July 11, 2013 |url=http://www.nintendo.com.au/catalogue/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks |title=Nintendo Games - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo.com.au |site=Nintendo Australia}}</ref>}}<br/>'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br/>{{release|uk= November 12, 2015}}{{release|en= October 20, 2016<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=November 11, 2016 |url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-wii-u|title=The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|site=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}} | ||
|genre= Adventure | |genre= Adventure | ||
|ratings={{List | |ratings={{List | ||
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Link and Zelda find the Demon Train in the Dark Realm, and a battle across a track road begins. Link fights using the train on his own, and eventually, makes the Demon Train come to a halt, giving him a chance to go on board. Anjean gives Zelda a [[Phantom]] armor which she possesses and can use to help Link in the next battle. They both climb on top of the train to find Cole and Malladus. Cole then starts up the train and begins to attack them, while Malladus is on the end of the train firing lasers. Zelda and Link eventually reach the front of the train and Zelda grabs Malladus, giving Link the key opportunity to shoot him with the Bow of Light. Malladus is being split from Zelda's body, until the Demon Train crashes, leaving everyone in the land of Hyrule again. | Link and Zelda find the Demon Train in the Dark Realm, and a battle across a track road begins. Link fights using the train on his own, and eventually, makes the Demon Train come to a halt, giving him a chance to go on board. Anjean gives Zelda a [[Phantom]] armor which she possesses and can use to help Link in the next battle. They both climb on top of the train to find Cole and Malladus. Cole then starts up the train and begins to attack them, while Malladus is on the end of the train firing lasers. Zelda and Link eventually reach the front of the train and Zelda grabs Malladus, giving Link the key opportunity to shoot him with the Bow of Light. Malladus is being split from Zelda's body, until the Demon Train crashes, leaving everyone in the land of Hyrule again. | ||
Malladus' spirit leaves from Zelda's body, giving her a chance to retrieve it. At first, she is unable to due to the fact that she has been separated from her body for so long. Malladus is about to come back and possess Zelda's body until Byrne shows up and stops him. Byrne tells Zelda that she has to focus her power in order to return to it. She finally gets her body back, but Byrne (because of his interference) loses his life after Malladus uses his magic to kill him. Malladus then decides he must stop Link and Zelda, and takes Cole's body. He then transforms into a giant beast and attempts to destroy them. However, Link and Zelda team up and fight against him. Link then deals the final blow in his forehead with the Lokomo Sword. Malladus dissolves into light, returning the world back to normal. Anjean comes to the battlefield, and uses magic to give life back to Byrne (not for an immediate revival, but for him to return several years later). Anjean then explains what she wanted Zelda and Link to do. Lokomos were placed on the Earth not only to watch over the Spirit Tracks, but mankind as well. Anjean believes that man doesn't need guidance anymore, so she and the other five Lokomos return to the heavens with Byrne. Anjean entrusts the land to Zelda, and tells Link he must help her watch over it.<ref>{{Cite | Malladus' spirit leaves from Zelda's body, giving her a chance to retrieve it. At first, she is unable to due to the fact that she has been separated from her body for so long. Malladus is about to come back and possess Zelda's body until Byrne shows up and stops him. Byrne tells Zelda that she has to focus her power in order to return to it. She finally gets her body back, but Byrne (because of his interference) loses his life after Malladus uses his magic to kill him. Malladus then decides he must stop Link and Zelda, and takes Cole's body. He then transforms into a giant beast and attempts to destroy them. However, Link and Zelda team up and fight against him. Link then deals the final blow in his forehead with the Lokomo Sword. Malladus dissolves into light, returning the world back to normal. Anjean comes to the battlefield, and uses magic to give life back to Byrne (not for an immediate revival, but for him to return several years later). Anjean then explains what she wanted Zelda and Link to do. Lokomos were placed on the Earth not only to watch over the Spirit Tracks, but mankind as well. Anjean believes that man doesn't need guidance anymore, so she and the other five Lokomos return to the heavens with Byrne. Anjean entrusts the land to Zelda, and tells Link he must help her watch over it.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/104/1042825p2.html|title=The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Preview|site=IGN}}</ref> | ||
===Epilogue=== | ===Epilogue=== | ||
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===Timeline Placement=== | ===Timeline Placement=== | ||
[[File:Royal Engineer.jpg|thumb|right|Zelda and Link meet for the first time]] | [[File:Royal Engineer.jpg|thumb|right|Zelda and Link meet for the first time]] | ||
{{ST|-}}{{'}} place in the [[Zelda Timeline]] is well defined by numerous direct references to its two prequels: {{TWW}} and {{PH}}. It is, after the aforementioned titles, the third entry in the [[Adult Timeline]] which, like the parallel [[Zelda Timeline#Child Timeline|Child]] and [[Zelda Timeline#Downfall Timeline|Downfall]] timelines, has heavy its roots in the events of {{OoT}}. Link does not appear to be a direct descendant of the hero from the earlier games in this story arc, even though {{ST|-}} clearly follows the same storyline, occurring roughly a century after the events of {{PH|-}}.<ref>{{Cite person|quote=Yes, it is actually a sequel and it is taking place about 100 years after the world of the game Phantom Hourglass.|name=[[Aonuma]]|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/thelegendofzeldaspirittracks/video/6240923|title=The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Eiji Aonuma Interview}}</ref><ref name="Quote2">{{Cite | {{ST|-}}{{'}} place in the [[Zelda Timeline]] is well defined by numerous direct references to its two prequels: {{TWW}} and {{PH}}. It is, after the aforementioned titles, the third entry in the [[Adult Timeline]] which, like the parallel [[Zelda Timeline#Child Timeline|Child]] and [[Zelda Timeline#Downfall Timeline|Downfall]] timelines, has heavy its roots in the events of {{OoT}}. Link does not appear to be a direct descendant of the hero from the earlier games in this story arc, even though {{ST|-}} clearly follows the same storyline, occurring roughly a century after the events of {{PH|-}}.<ref>{{Cite person|quote=Yes, it is actually a sequel and it is taking place about 100 years after the world of the game Phantom Hourglass.|name=[[Aonuma]]|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/thelegendofzeldaspirittracks/video/6240923|title=The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Eiji Aonuma Interview}}</ref><ref name="Quote2">{{Cite Web|title=Kit Ellis interview|url=http://g4tv.com/videos/42326/New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-and-Spirit-Tracks-Preview/|site=G4TV.com}}</ref> | ||
In this game, an incarnation of Zelda is once again portrayed as the sole ruler of the Kingdom of Hyrule. She is the great-great-granddaughter of [[Tetra]] from {{TWW|-}} and Princess Zelda V of the new kingdom. A brief cutscene shows a stained glass portrait of Tetra above Zelda's throne, and as Zelda herself tells to Anjean in the Tower of Spirits, the people living in the newly established kingdom are aware of their heritage and the connection to the old Hyrule. The soldiers protecting the kingdom wear green clothes, a reference to the signature clothes of the Hero of Winds, also from {{TWW|-}}. | In this game, an incarnation of Zelda is once again portrayed as the sole ruler of the Kingdom of Hyrule. She is the great-great-granddaughter of [[Tetra]] from {{TWW|-}} and Princess Zelda V of the new kingdom. A brief cutscene shows a stained glass portrait of Tetra above Zelda's throne, and as Zelda herself tells to Anjean in the Tower of Spirits, the people living in the newly established kingdom are aware of their heritage and the connection to the old Hyrule. The soldiers protecting the kingdom wear green clothes, a reference to the signature clothes of the Hero of Winds, also from {{TWW|-}}. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
The game was commercially successful, selling 2.61 million copies worldwide, despite not selling as well as its predecessor, {{PH|-}}.<ref>{{Cite | The game was commercially successful, selling 2.61 million copies worldwide, despite not selling as well as its predecessor, {{PH|-}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100507e.pdf|title=Supplementary Information about Earnings Release, May 2010|site=Nintendo}}</ref> | ||
===Reviews and Awards=== | ===Reviews and Awards=== | ||
Prior to its release, ''The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks'' received the "Best Handheld Game" award at Gamescom 2009.<ref>{{Cite | Prior to its release, ''The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks'' received the "Best Handheld Game" award at Gamescom 2009.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= July 19, 2020|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/weekly-video-game-releases-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-resident-evil-zero-blue-toad-murder-5510300.html|title= Weekly video game releases: 'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks,' 'Resident Evil: Zero,' 'Blue Toad Murder Files'|site= The Independent|type= }}</ref> The game was also selected by IGN as their "Best of Gamescom 2009" winner for the Nintendo DS.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= August 28, 2009|retrieved= July 19, 2020|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/28/gc-2009-best-of-gamescom-2009-winners|title= GC 2009: Best of Gamescom 2009 Winners|site= IGN|type= }}</ref> | ||
{{ST|-}} has received generally favorable reviews, which have mostly commented on how it managed to improve on its predecessor, {{PH|-}}. For instance, IGN praised the design of the central Spirit Tower of the game, calling it "far more diverse than its predecessor," the [[Temple of the Ocean King]] from {{PH|-}}.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/105/1052939p1.html The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo DS Review at IGN]</ref> GameSpot praised the design of the dungeons, the participation of Princess Zelda in this adventure, and the diversity of sidequests, but argued that the game wasn't too challenging.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/thelegendofzeldaspirittracks/review.html The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Review for DS - GameSpot]</ref> Metacritic gives the game a score of 87/100, based on 44 critic reviews. | {{ST|-}} has received generally favorable reviews, which have mostly commented on how it managed to improve on its predecessor, {{PH|-}}. For instance, IGN praised the design of the central Spirit Tower of the game, calling it "far more diverse than its predecessor," the [[Temple of the Ocean King]] from {{PH|-}}.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/105/1052939p1.html The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo DS Review at IGN]</ref> GameSpot praised the design of the dungeons, the participation of Princess Zelda in this adventure, and the diversity of sidequests, but argued that the game wasn't too challenging.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/thelegendofzeldaspirittracks/review.html The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Review for DS - GameSpot]</ref> Metacritic gives the game a score of 87/100, based on 44 critic reviews. | ||
