I loved this game, because it keeps going and going. There are so many things that you can do. Very good game and that
The touch screen has a massive impact for Zelda's first game on the DS. It makes the game 10 times as fun as before, because now you can direct where everything goes, which makes things a little more fun. Also, the attack techniques are more fun, now that you can tap on enemies to defeat them.
The items consist of the boomerang, bombs, arrows, bombchus, the grapple, the hammer, and, finally, the shovel. The boomerang is easier to control, since the touch screen is now available, you can now draw a path for your boomerang to follow. The same follows for the bombchus. Most of the items, you receive in dungeons, but some, not.
Yes, this is another sea-type game, like Wind Waker. Although, the sailing is a lot easier. You can draw a path with your stylus to command where you ship goes. Also, you can fight enemies later on once you get the cannon. You also encounter a couple of semi-hard bosses in your ship. Another thing you can do with your ship is to customize it. Once you get a ship part, you can go to a guy in a store, and he will let you customize your ship, free of charge! Later on, you also get a salvage arm that lets you dig up treasure from the bottom of the sea.
I would give the dungeons in Zelda:Phantom Hourglass, a 10/10. They have very good concept, and are semi-tough. The bosses are fun, and challenging. There are also a lot of puzzles in the game. Boy, are some of them hard!
The last part of my review is the online battling. Over Wi-Fi, you can connect to some of you friends, or strangers, and battle. While one person is link, someone is a phantom. The point is for link to get as many gems as possible without time running out or getting hit by a phantom. I wouldn't recommend it unless you play with friends, because usually people quit playing.
That concludes my summary and review of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass. I hope you buy it, if you haven't already! Believe me! It is a very good game.