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• Helpful interactive map functionality that players can draw notes on the using the stylus that allows players to quickly mark spots in the game world for later exploration, or to note them as already explored.
• A whole new adventure in the Legend of Zelda series set in the years following the events of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
• Links new AI ally, The Phantom (from the previous game in the series), whose bulk and immunities to dangerous elements like fire and magma, make him valuable in combat and in subterranean lava-filled levels.
• New propulsion and problem-solving game mechanics through Link’s new in-game train which he uses as transport, and must be maneuvered and utilized to deal with obstacles.
• New in-game items and weapons like the Whirlwind, which Link uses to move items and overturn enemies, a whip, useful both in combat and in platforming, as well as his train’s cannon, which can shoot bombs into the distance.

Product Description
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is an action/adventure game for the Nintendo DS and DSi that sets Link, the iconic hero of the Legend of Zelda series, on a daring new adventure. The game provides players with a new story, more puzzles, a new mode of transportation–by train–and a new companion in combat, the Phantom. Together these offer up new possibilities for problem solving, adventure and fun to both longtime and new fans of the franchise alike.Amazon.com… More >>

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Today’s awesome geekery: It’s a Secret to Everybody , an amazingly extensive article on the origins of various video game character names. Ever wondered where the name Zelda (from The Legend of Zelda ) came from? How about Link? How about Mario, Luigi, Bowser (aka Koopa), Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, and many, many more? Read this article to find out . Some choice snippets: The [Legend of Zelda] series hero, Link , deserves a bit of onomastic speculation too. His n