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 Customer Reviews 
A Beautiful Uncluttered Aid
Rating: 4
I have both Zelda Guides (this and the Prima) I personally far prefer this (the Nintendo) guide but YOUR preference depends on what you're looking for. What makes this guide superior (IMHO) is the clean, simple layout/directions. The focus is on the basics - you can quickly scan this, to figure out what to do next if you get stuck, view the excellent maps to get a sense of where you are, and accomplish all important tasks.
For me the Prima Guide is so cluttered, busy and unfocused, I find myself studying the guide more than playing and enjoying the game. The maps are barely ledgible in low light, and cluttered with graphics of every item (major and minor) including every bloody ruppee found in a chest - making it necessary to seriously study the map just to locate the vitals (keys, hearts etc).
The walkthrus in the Prima guide are considerably more detailed leading you to every golden bug, rupee patch etc. Many will prefer this approach, I just found that it interfered with enjoyment of the game - since you become victim of strict adherence to the guide. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-cheats heck, I buy these guides since there's nothing more frustrating than getting stuck in a massive game like Zelda.)
That said, the Prima Guide had one thing I really liked: a list of hearts/checklist. It also had some nice overviews of techniques, and more strategies on boss killing.
SUMMARY
Which guide you prefer, will likely depend on how you like to play the game. I prefer to meander a bit, search around, try things for myself and turn to a guide when I'm stuck - I'm also (obviously) really bothered by cluttered graphics - and find the Nintendo truly elegant looking, and useful for my style of play. The Prima guide is more geared to those who don't want to miss a single item at the first possible opportunity - follow it to the letter, and you'll won't miss a thing, and won't need to retrace your steps.
PS: If you can, buy both
Zelda's the Best!
Rating: 5
This Zelda player's guide is the Best! Very clear and helpful and best of all FUN!!!
Avoid this guide....go with the Prima guide instead!!!!!!
Rating: 1
I love Nintendo to death, they have great games, and I have been a Nintendo Power subscriber for years. With all that said, they should really stick to what they know, because they are not good at writing game guides. At least not for people who just are not good at video games. Maybe this guide is good enough for people with some skill, but if you are like me, and you need lot's of help, this is not the guide for you. I'm terrible at video games, and usually only get through them with lots of patience and a good guide from Prima. They lay everything out for you so you can beat the game in a timely manner.
One of the problems with this guide is that it says that it is written for Wii and Gamecube, but in reality it isn't. Everything is reversed in the GC version of the game, and they don't tell you that right off the bat, the info is buried somewhere way in the back of the book. It's like this guide was written for Wii, then they threw in the GC stuff at the end as an after thought. This can cause problems because when they say east, if you are playing the GC version, they mean west and vice versa.
In conclusion, this guide sucks, especially if you are playing the gamecube version. Go and get the Prima version, you will be glad that you did!
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