The newest Zelda!
Story-
You start off as Link, the farmer. You aren't even in your green hero tunic yet! And everything is pretty peaceful. After a good 30-180 minute prologue introducing you to various things such as fishing and swordplay, you and your female-friend are suddenly attacked by a huge beast on a boar. Just before slipping into the sub-concious realm, you see your friend get carried away... This causes Link to begin his journey to rescue her. And the first place he visits is the frightening Twlight Realm, where he meets Midna, a strange little girl with a hand for hair. With her, Link is able to escape, and once her does, he learns about what the Twlight truly is. It's a terrible, almost disease, that ravages the power of the four Light Beasts of Hyrule. The worst part is, once you've been consumed by the Twilight, you don't even know it's happened. This is the product of the Usurper King of the Twilight, Zant, and it's up to Link to travel through Hyrule, banishing the Twlight, and finding a way to wage war against Zant himself.
Gameplay-
The gameplay of Twilight Princess is fantastic. The Wii motion controls are tight and very responsive (sometimes a little too responsive when your attempt at a shield attack becomes a spin attack, much to the player's dismay). Also, the bow and arrow is surprisingly acurrate, and with the Hawkeye, even Zelda can turn into a fun game of military tactical sniping! In battle with the various creatures of Hyrule is where the controls truly shine, however. With the hordes of items you can use for combat, the simplistic Wii-mote makes transitioning from boomerange, to sword, to arrow more easy and fun that it's ever been! On top of that, the myriad of Sword techniques make your battles more cinematic than ever before.
The only complaint I have is the games simplicity. It is almost as if you have to try to die in this game, which is saying a lot considering the difficulty of games like Teh Legend of Zelda, and A Link to the Past. Even the childish Wind aker gave me more trouble than Twlight Princess, and for that reason, I'm a little disappointed.
Graphics-
Hyrule's never looked this pretty. Even in the Twilight realm, the grpahics are nice...But every once in a while, we get a good look at faces, and we see just how under par the graphics really are.
Sure, the enviroments, water effects, and detailed brickwork are fantastic, but the faces are a little pixely, and transitions of emotion are a little...well bad (I'm looking at you, Link).
Conclusion-
With epic boss battles, a huge selection of quirky items, a story that would impress any veteran Zelda player, and a very long play time, Twilgiht Princess is definitely an elit Zelda game. I just wish it were a little harder and looked a little better. It is the Wii after all.