As a Zelda fan it is safe to say, in my opinion, this is possibly the worst Zelda game yet... Here we go...
Aw heck, its Zelda theres great things. For starters it picks up from the Wind Waker which I thought was a fantastic game. This has more customization to your ship, sacrificing controls though. You set a route, it goes along, and you shoot enemies as its going so you can't just set the DS down have a drink and come back and be at your next destination.
The Zelda tunes are fantastic as always, as are the whole production values period. Except for the graphics which aren't that great...
Theres a stupid dungeon that has to be revisited time and time again, and it has a time limit (again with the time limit... it wasn't great the first time around!). The top down action is ok, as it is a hand held, but its given them an excuse to not put detail into the environments. Its all basic walls, some plants here and nothing to further any visual joy.
Controls are ok when shooting arrows and at times the boomerang, but using the sword is a horrible task and gives the player a handicap right from the beginning adding a very unnecessary difficulty. Some puzzles are ridiculous too, requiring that you think of closing your DS to copy a map...
Characters are annoying except for Link, controls are a chore and the game doesn't look that great. By now I'm pretty pissed going into some pretty sub par dungeons, and one with a time limit. No thank you Nintendo, no thank you.
I'm going to suggest you get this for your DS anyways, theres some good parts amongst all the muck, although right now with FFXII RW out and some other DQ and FF games you could spend your money a little wiser.