Game Overview:
Most
Zelda fans have actually never heard of these...very unique...Zelda
games. Nintendo, in a bogus law suit ended up actually releasing
the rights to make Legend of Zelda games to Phillips. Phillips,
released not only their own game system, the Phillips CD-i system,
but three Zelda games: Link: The Faces of Evil, Wind of Gamelon,
and Zelda's Adventure.
The first, Link: The Faces of Evil, was not only an embarassing
game for the Legend of Zelda series, but it was a major flop
for Phillips too. In this game, where Link appeared to be wearing
lipstick, Link seeks out Ganon on the island of Koridai, where
he has kidnapped Princess Zelda. With the power of the Book
of Koridai, Link defeats Ganon, but is refused a reward kiss
for Zelda. He then leaves her on Koridai and flies to an island
with stone statues called "The Faces of Evil." Overall,
one of three strange games.
The
second game, released simultaneously with Link: The Faces of
Evil, starts with both the King of Hyrule and Link disappearing
to the power of Ganon on Duke Onkled's island, Gamelon. You,
Zelda, set off to save them. The game is set up like one giant
map, where you click on the place you would like to visit and
you end up there. This game features a very weird ending: all
you must do is just throw Zelda's Wand of Gamelon at Ganon,
then talk to the king and you win the game. And if you think
that's sad then it's even worse that this game won the number
one spot on G4TV's Filter 10 Worst Games of All Time.
And
the final of the three games, Zelda's Adventure, took a completely
different approach to the games. The game is played with a top-down
view similar to that of The Legend of Zelda. The land of Tolemac
is covered in darkness when the minions of Ganon capture Link,
and you once again take the role of the Princess Zelda to save
Link. You must travel through seven underworld dungeons and
collect seven celestial signs that will lead to the defeat of
Ganon and the beginning of Tolemac's "Age of Lightness."