The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks review (DS)  CNET Editors'
Rating  4.0 stars Excellent Review Date:  Average User Rating
3.5 stars 1 user review  Spirit Tracks' exciting new mechanics
and classic gameplay make it one Zelda adventure that has got a
full head of steam.  There is something immensely appealing
about the simple act of blowing your train's horn in The Legend
of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. You'll find yourself making the classic
"toot-toot" sound often as you travel around the world of
Hyrule, reveling in the way it makes your inner 10-year-old kid
giggle with glee. Playing Spirit Tracks brings up similar
feelings; it's fun and familiar, basking you in the nostalgia of
the Zelda series' well-trodden gameplay formulas while adding
enough changes to make it feel exciting again. And while its
look will undoubtedly bring up comparisons with 2007's superb
Phantom Hourglass, Link's new adventure does away with its
predecessor's repetitiveness and pacing issues, making Spirit
Tracks the superior of the two Z